El Dorado High School

Each year, we rely on parents to feed the faculty and staff during CATS Conferences. CATS Conferences are APR. 7 from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. If you are interested in helping out, please sign up with the link below: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040944a8ac2ba1fb6-cats1

ANNOUNCEMENTS MARCH 31: Book Club: EHS Book Club will meet to discuss VERIFY next Wednesday, April 6 @ 7:15am in the library Students: If you are looking for a quieter place to sit before school, check out the arena. There is room for you there. Basketball: If you are interested in trying out for girls basketball, you need to stop by the arena and see Mrs. Coach Curtis CATS: Attention students - It's time for you to sign up for chorus next year. Yes, you! As you are selecting classes for next year, one of our fun choirs should be on your list. Students interested in joining the Oratorio Singers or Show Choir or Select Ladies Ensemble should email Mr. Oden. The beginning choir requires NO audition - just add Vocal Music. Art: Please return Mrs. Harwell's Glue Gun. March Madness: Don't forget to vote for the Final Four round of March Madness... this round closes today! Guidance Office: Seniors - The application deadline for the Union County Community Foundation Scholarships is March 31 and the deadline for the Arkansas Community Foundation scholarships is April 1. Prom: Mrs. Amy Miller will continue to sell Prom tickets every day this week during all 3 lunch shifts. Friday is your last opportunity to purchase a ticket to prom, tickets will NOT be sold at the door. Tickets for prom are $15. Prom is this Saturday, April 2 from 8-midnight at MAD. Seniors: Stop by the Prom table during lunch THIS WEEK and sign the "22" so your signature can be on the shirt for all night party.

SENIORS and SENIOR PARENTS: Don't forget to celebrate yourself or your student by filling out and turning in a graduate form for the News-Times! The form is attached below and available in the EHS Guidance office. DUE DATE: April 15, 2022. https://bit.ly/NewsTimesForm

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ANNOUNCEMENTS MARCH 30: Basketball: If you are interested in trying out for girls basketball, you need to stop by the arena and see Mrs. Coach Curtis Ladycats Soccer: Congratulations to the Girls Soccer Team on there 6-0 victory over Hot Springs last night job well done ladies keep up the good work CATS: Attention students - It's time for you to sign up for chorus next year. Yes, you! As you are selecting classes for next year, one of our fun choirs should be on your list. Students interested in joining the Oratorio Singers or Show Choir or Select Ladies Ensemble should email Mr. Oden. The beginning choir requires NO audition - just add Vocal Music. Art: Please return Mrs. Harwell's Glue Gun. March Madness: Don't forget to vote for the Final Four round of March Madness... this round closes today! Guidance Office: Seniors - The application deadline for the Union County Community Foundation Scholarships is March 31 and the deadline for the Arkansas Community Foundation scholarships is April 1. Football: Anyone interested in being a manager for the football team? Please email Coach Jones. Prom: Mrs. Amy Miller will continue to sell Prom tickets every day this week during all 3 lunch shifts. Friday is your last opportunity to purchase a ticket to prom, tickets will NOT be sold at the door. Tickets for prom are $15. Prom is this Saturday, April 2 from 8-midnight at MAD. Seniors: Stop by the Prom table during lunch THIS WEEK and sign the "22" so your signature can be on the shirt for all night party. FBLA: There will be an FBLA State competitors meeting in room 1510 on Thursday, March 31 at 7:30 am.

ANNOUNCEMENTS MARCH 29: Varsity Boys Basketball: The varsity boys basketball team will be hosting tryouts TODAY from 6:00-7:30PM. Students wanting to try out must have a physical form filled out, and sign up at Coach DeSoto's classroom (room 2604). Guidance Office: Seniors - The application deadline for the Union County Community Foundation Scholarships is March 31 and the deadline for the Arkansas Community Foundation scholarships is April 1. Football: Anyone interested in being a manager for the football team? Please email Coach Jones. Prom: Mrs. Amy Miller will continue to sell Prom tickets every day this week during all 3 lunch shifts. Friday is your last opportunity to purchase a ticket to prom, tickets will NOT be sold at the door. Tickets for prom are $15. Prom is this Saturday, April 2 from 8-midnight at MAD. Seniors: Stop by the Prom table during lunch THIS WEEK and sign the "22" so your signature can be on the shirt for all night party. FBLA: There will be an FBLA State competitors meeting in room 1510 on Thursday, March 31 at 7:30 am. CATS Conferences: Attention students - Check one, two, three - Hey, it's time for you to sign up for choir next year. Yes, you! As you are selecting classes for next year, one of our fun choirs should be on your list. Students interested in joining the Oratorio Singers or Show Choir or Select Ladies Ensemble should email Mr. Oden. The beginning choir requires NO audition - just add Vocal Music.

ANNOUNCEMENTS MARCH 28: Varsity Boys' Basketball: The varsity boys basketball team will be hosting try outs on Tuesday March 29th from 6:00-7:30 PM. Students wanting to try out must have a physical form filled out and sign up at Coach DeSoto classroom (room 2604) Guidance Office: Seniors - The application deadline for the Union County Community Foundation Scholarships is March 31 and the deadline for the Arkansas Community Foundation scholarships is April 1. Football: Anyone interested in being a manager for the football team? Please email Coach Jones.

Each year, we rely on parents to feed the faculty and staff during CATS Conferences. CATS Conferences are APR. 7 from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. If you are interested in helping out, please sign up with the link below: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040944a8ac2ba1fb6-cats1

Students interested in SAU: consider a college visit by registering for SAU's Preview Day, April 6, 2022! Register at: saumag.edu/RSVP

It's officially SPRING BREAK! All ESD buildings are closed until March 28th. Over the next week, the El Dorado School District social media pages, including all school pages, are also taking a break. You may see some posts here and there that have been scheduled, but the pages/inboxes will not be monitored for questions. We encourage our students and staff to use this time to rest and re-energize for the remaining quarter of the school year! Let's Go Cats!

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SAVE THE DATE: El Dorado High School CATS Conferences are APRIL 7, 2022 from 9 AM - 6 PM! Your student(s) will be able to schedule a time slot during homeroom, TODAY.

ANNOUNCEMENTS MARCH 17: Boys Soccer: Congratulations to the Boys Soccer team on their 1-0 win at Lakeside last night. Ladycat Soccer: Congratulations to the Ladycats Soccer team on their 5-3 victory at Lakeside last night. Job well done Ladies keep up the good work. PROM: ATTENTION ALLL SENIORS!!! Check your email TODAY for an email from Mrs. Amy Miller regarding an app where you can submit your Prom song requests. The app will only be live for 48 hours so it will close at noon Friday. Check your email today and submit your request for songs to be played at prom. Music Department: Did you know that one of the world's most accomplished physicists and mathematicians, Albert Einstein, was also a musician who loved playing Mozart's violin sonatas? He once wrote... if I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I daydream in music. I live my life in terms of music. Varsity Boys' Basketball: The varsity boys basketball team will be hosting try outs on Tuesday March 29th from 6:00-7:30 PM. Students wanting to try out must have a physical form filled out and sign up at Coach DeSoto classroom (room 2604) History Department: Ukraine Refugee Fund. Collection box is in the front reception area for the International Relief Committee for Ukraine refugees. Please give what you can. All donations appreciated. Yearbook: SENIORS! Yearbook ad payments and art are due by March 18. If you paid a deposit in December, the remainder must be paid by March 18 to guarantee you keep the size ad you ordered. If you haven't ordered yet, you have ONE WEEK to get your order in to Mrs. Cross. Space is limited. You may also still order a yearbook. Books start at $60. Both ads and yearbooks may be ordered online at www.jostensyearbooks.com. Seniors: Senior banquet tickets will be sold during all 3 lunch shifts. Tickets are $15 per person. Prom tickets will also be sold at the same table and are $15 per person. Last day for tickets will be March 18th. Senior banquet will be held in commons on Saturday April 2nd from 5:30-7:30 and prom will be held at MAD starting at 8pm.

SPRING BREAK LUNCHES The Salvation Army will have sack lunches available Monday, March 21st through Friday, March 25th for school-age children. These lunches can be picked up at the following locations: Arnold’s Upholstery (Rock Island Area) Wildwood (Roving) Haygood Neal Apartments Calion (City Hall) The Vineyards (El Dorado) Huttig (City Hall) Bradley Woods Apartments Fairview (Roving) Hudson Place Apartments Murmil Heights (Roving) Norphlet (Methodist Church) Smackover (First United Methodist Church) Plant-a-Seed (Camden)

The El Dorado Band Parent Association is having our 3rd annual Mattress Fundraiser. High quality mattresses at great prices. All profits go toward our 2023 trip to Washington DC. We will be representing the State of Arkansas in The National Memorial Day Parade.

The EHS band performed at the ASBOA Region III Concert Assessment Tuesday night in Magnolia. They earned a 1st division rating on stage and a 1st division rating in sight reading, and are headed to state in Bentonville! CONGRATULATIONS!

ATTENTION SENIORS: The deadline to purchase tickets to the Senior Banquet and Prom is MARCH 18! Don't miss out!

ANNOUNCEMENTS MARCH 16: Reading Challenge: If you are participating in the Wildcat Reading Challenge for March, please e-mail brady.mcduffie@esd-15.org for more information March Madness: Don't forget to vote for the best books in the Elite 8 round of March Madness! Voting will close at noon on Friday and we will have another drawing for gift cards and snack bags Varsity Boys' Basketball: The varsity boys basketball team will be hosting try outs on Tuesday March 29th from 6:00-7:30 PM. Students wanting to try out must have a physical form filled out and sign up at Coach DeSoto classroom (room 2604). Band: The EHS band performed at the ASBOA Region III Concert Assessment Tuesday night in Magnolia. They earned a 1st division rating on stage and a 1st division rating in sight reading. That along with their 1st division at Region Marching Contest has made them an Arkansas State Sweepstakes Band for the 8th year running, AND has qualified them for Arkansas State Concert Assessment in Bentonville next month. Orchestra: To coincide with the Music In Our Schools Month celebration, we want to congratulate the band and orchestra on their performances at Region Concert Assessment yesterday evening. The orchestra received good ratings on stage and superior ratings in sight-reading. The band received superior ratings on stage and sight-reading. Way to go band and orchestra, keep up the great work!!! History Department: Ukraine Refugee Fund. Collection box is in the front reception area for the International Relief Committee for Ukraine refugees. Please give what you can. All donations appreciated. Yearbook: SENIORS! Yearbook ad payments and art are due by March 18. If you paid a deposit in December, the remainder must be paid by March 18 to guarantee you keep the size ad you ordered. If you haven't ordered yet, you have ONE WEEK to get your order in to Mrs. Cross. Space is limited. You may also still order a yearbook. Books start at $60. Both ads and yearbooks may be ordered online at www.jostensyearbooks.com. Seniors: Senior banquet tickets will be sold during all 3 lunch shifts. Tickets are $15 per person. Prom tickets will also be sold at the same table and are $15 per person. Last day for tickets will be March 18th. Senior banquet will be held in commons on Saturday April 2nd from 5:30-7:30 and prom will be held at MAD starting at 8pm.

The El Dorado School District School Based Health Center would like to highlight the new services they offer! The services are for all students, staff, and their immediate family members. Check out the flyer attached!

ANNOUNCEMENTS MARCH 15: eXtreme: eXtreme will meet in the Commons on Tuesdays at 3:30 pm Global Classroom: Final pre-departure meetings today and tomorrow. All Galapagos Travelers need to attend one or the other. Get ready to fly on Friday! Music Department: Music In Our Schools Month Thought of the Day: Music is a science; music is mathematical; music is universal but also a foreign language; music is history; music is physical education; music is expressive and emotional; music develops insights and demands research; music is a reflection of humanity; music is all these things but most of all, music is art. History Department: Ukraine Refugee Fund. Collection box is in the front reception area for the International Relief Committee for Ukraine refugees. Please give what you can. All donations appreciated. Yearbook: SENIORS! Yearbook ad payments and art are due by March 18. If you paid a deposit in December, the remainder must be paid by March 18 to guarantee you keep the size ad you ordered. If you haven't ordered yet, you have ONE WEEK to get your order in to Mrs. Cross. Space is limited. You may also still order a yearbook. Books start at $60. Both ads and yearbooks may be ordered online at www.jostensyearbooks.com. Seniors: Senior banquet tickets will be sold during all 3 lunch shifts. Tickets are $15 per person. Prom tickets will also be sold at the same table and are $15 per person. Last day for tickets will be March 18th. Senior banquet will be held in commons on Saturday April 2nd from 5:30-7:30 and prom will be held at MAD starting at 8pm.