February 21, 2024
The El Dorado Middle School girls wrestling team was named Patriot League Champions at the meet in El Dorado on Feb. 20, 2024. This is the first season for girls wrestling at EMS...
February 14, 2024
USD 490 middle and high school students attended a substance abuse and mental health presentation by Tony Hoffman on Feb. 14, 2024. Middle school students and the community were i...
February 6, 2024
USD 490 elementary and middle school students will have art exhibited at the Coutts Museum of Art’s 30 th Annual Butler County K-8 Student Art Show from Feb. 10 through Mar. 23, ...
January 18, 2024
Each year, students compete against their classmates to be named the school spelling bee champion and earn the right to represent their school at the Butler County Spelling Bee. ...
January 17, 2024
USD 490 classrooms received over $50,000 from the HF Sinclair Tim Underwood Memorial Golf Tournament fundraiser. The tournament raised over $265,000 for local non-profits and awar...
December 12, 2023
The El Dorado Middle School seventh grade girls basketball team were named Patriot League Champions at the tournament in Augusta on December 11. They completed their season with a...
December 11, 2023
Several El Dorado Middle School wrestlers placed at the Patriot League meet in Haysville on December 9. Noah McLaren- 2nd (134) Trapper Conrad- 3rd (127) Kyndall Johnson- 3rd ...
November 10, 2023
El Dorado Middle School students in Mrs. Vides’ Social Skills classes learned about opportunities available to teens through the Workforce Alliance’s Youth Employment Project (YEP...
November 6, 2023
USD 490 announced El Dorado Middle School Science Teacher Dawn Rush as the 2023 Secondary District Teacher of the Year and Blackmore Kindergarten Teacher Jessica Denner as the 202...
October 23, 2023
The EMS seventh grade volleyball team finished an undefeated season
and won the Patriot League tournament at Haysville West on October 14.
October 5, 2023
The middle school girls tennis team participated in the Patriot League tournament in Ark City on October 3. Overall, the team tied for fifth place with Ark City. In Singles, Elea...
September 15, 2023
EMS Weights Teacher Drew Carney has been selected as the USD 490 nominee for the 2024 Kansas Horizon Award. This state recognition focuses on exemplary first-year teachers in Kans...
August 18, 2023
It’s been great having students back in school this week! As expected, the start of school means more traffic on roads and sidewalks, so we want to share some reminders to help ou...
August 15, 2023
This year’s school COVID protocols were approved during the USD 490 Board of Education meeting on August 14, 2023. There were no changes from last year to the exposure guidelines....
August 4, 2023
Have you ever wondered what a school principal does at work before the teachers and students come back? Well, here’s a peek behind the curtain.
There is a lot of planning that...
May 11, 2023
El Dorado Middle School students competed in the Patriot League track meet at Haysville West on May 9. The seventh grade girls team placed third. The seventh grade boys team place...
May 11, 2023
The El Dorado Middle School boys tennis team competed in the Patriot League tournament here in El Dorado on May 10. Overall, the team placed third. Theron Mays placed first in #1...
May 2, 2023
El Dorado Middle and High School students attended a Think Before You Post assembly on May 2. Presenter Chet Kuplen spoke to students about the importance of how they present them...
April 24, 2023
Jenifer Davis, Executive Director of Instructional Support for USD 490, was the guest speaker for the April 20 meeting of American Association of University Women (AAUW) El Dorado...
April 20, 2023
Middle school students in Mrs. Brobst’s Contemporary World Issues class presented solutions for water pollution Shark Tank-style on April 20. Based on the format from the televi...