February 7, 2025
Grandview fifth grader Blake Dunbar was named first runner-up at the Butler County Spelling Bee on February 7, 2025. The county bee lasted for seven rounds. Blake correctly ...
February 4, 2025
The Coutts Museum of Art is hosting their annual Student Art Show Feb. 8 – Mar. 20, 2025, and several USD 490 students will have artwork on display. There will be receptions on Fe...
![Operation Holiday Magic wrap party](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/el_dorado_public_schools_usd_490_ar/article/image/large_bd336ba8-d941-4f0c-9a76-ba344e9dbde0.jpeg)
December 17, 2024
Operation Holiday Magic is once again spreading holiday cheer by providing Christmas gifts to USD 490 students who have been recommended by school staff based on need. The projec...
![Skelly dictionary deliery](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/el_dorado_public_schools_usd_490_ar/article/image/large_4d5ae25f-c781-4d79-95f7-a0099571931b.jpeg)
December 4, 2024
Third-grade students at Skelly and Blackmore Elementary Schools received a special gift on Dec. 4, 2024: their very own dictionaries, courtesy of the local Rotary Club. The dictio...
![DARE Graduation](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/el_dorado_public_schools_usd_490_ar/article/image/large_cd6cd29b-739d-41c3-a4d3-ec871362ffcd.jpeg)
November 22, 2024
Fifth grade students from Blackmore, Grandview, and Skelly gathered in Skelly’s gym on Nov. 22, 2024, to be recognized for completing the ten-week Drug Abuse Resistance Education ...
![GE Family Fun Night](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/el_dorado_public_schools_usd_490_ar/article/image/large_13f82c88-7b4a-43df-b09d-77c1c5ad7033.jpeg)
November 22, 2024
Grandview Elementary welcomed students and families to its Fall Carnival Family Night on Nov. 21, 2024. The event included educational games, crafts, and fun activities centered a...
![Butler County Conservation District Poster Contest winners](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/el_dorado_public_schools_usd_490_ar/article/image/large_85711a6c-ccbf-4ab2-8343-5d41cd908090.jpeg)
November 13, 2024
Grandview fourth grade students participated in a poster contest for the Butler County Conservation District and the winners were announced on Nov. 13, 2024. This year’s poster th...
![Pennies by the inch tape ball](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/el_dorado_public_schools_usd_490_ar/article/image/large_628ed19d-42ec-4420-a470-57b4fc2a09c5.jpeg)
November 12, 2024
During the annual Pennies By the Pound Campaign, USD 490 schools raised $3,847.67 to donate to United Way of El Dorado. Each school hosted a competition Nov. 4-8, 2024, to encoura...
![GE kindergarten with Brian Hiatt and his quilt](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/el_dorado_public_schools_usd_490_ar/article/image/large_f8de2c49-094e-4683-b434-8aeb69afa80f.jpeg)
November 11, 2024
In honor of Veterans Day today, Grandview kindergarten classes presented Student Support Liaison Brian Hiatt with a special quilt to thank him for his 20 years of military service...
![District Teachers of the Year Jamie Ball and Anna Arpin](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/el_dorado_public_schools_usd_490_ar/article/image/large_623f93da-a94d-46b8-be5a-9e6a611555e7.png)
September 25, 2024
USD 490 announced the 2024-2025 District Teachers of the Year on September 26, 2024. The elementary awardee is Jamie Ball and the secondary awardee is Anna Arpin. These exception...
![HF Sinclair Tim Underwood Memorial Golf Tournament grant money](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/el_dorado_public_schools_usd_490_ar/article/image/large_d600ba32-6aa2-4edb-ac8f-38dfe42a399c.jpeg)
August 26, 2024
USD 490 schools were awarded nearly $54,500 in grants from this year’s Tim Underwood Memorial Golf Tournament. Teachers can request grants each year to purchase materials, furnitu...
May 10, 2024
Explore 490 is a summer academic enrichment camp offered exclusively to current USD 490 students identified as at-risk who are in grades K-5. Students will rotate between classroo...
![GE fifth grade historical exhibit](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/el_dorado_public_schools_usd_490_ar/article/image/large_e83312db-d936-4a8c-8111-46d363413412.jpeg)
May 9, 2024
Grandview fifth grade students took a deep dive into American History for social studies and presented a Historical Exhibit for the school and parents on May 9, 2024. Each studen...
![PLTW Distinguished School 23-24](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/el_dorado_public_schools_usd_490_ar/article/image/large_5b25eb1d-3f1e-4828-8ca4-c15c09ec6e73.jpeg)
May 6, 2024
El Dorado Public Schools USD 490 announced today that all three USD 490 elementary schools have been recognized as a 2023-24 Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Distinguished School. This...
![Hadley Williams first place art winner](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/el_dorado_public_schools_usd_490_ar/article/image/large_1497680b-5e59-4e37-932b-1a8c48fd6933.jpeg)
March 25, 2024
Grandview fifth grade student Hadley Williams won first place in the elementary level at the Blick YAM State Art Competition. Out of all the amazing submissions, only six element...
![Leeann Morris KAKE Golden Apple Award](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/el_dorado_public_schools_usd_490_ar/article/image/large_e1985df9-0f4b-474b-be22-72f19c52e4d1.jpeg)
March 13, 2024
Grandview Elmentary Fifth Grade Teacher Leeann Morris received a KAKE Golden Apple Award on Mar. 8, 2024. For more information or to nominate a teacher, please visit KAKE's websi...
![K-8 Student Art Show Reception](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/el_dorado_public_schools_usd_490_ar/article/image/large_3896ed8f-4e4b-4ad8-8bc9-448b66ffa6b3.png)
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, ...
![Butler County Spelling Bee Winners](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/el_dorado_public_schools_usd_490_ar/article/image/large_91c81e55-b65a-4542-bfe7-303df39216ac.jpg)
February 2, 2024
Congratulations to Blake Dunbar, Grandview fourth grade student, for winning third place in the Butler County Spelling Bee on Feb. 2.
The county bee lasted nine rounds total, ...
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. ...
![BE receives money from Tim Underwood golf fundraiser](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/el_dorado_public_schools_usd_490_ar/article/image/large_0c873f9c-02d9-4017-9780-88577c005f3b.jpg)
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...