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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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, ...
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. ...
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...
January 8, 2024
Last school year, local artist and alumni Jim Clements visited USD 490 elementary schools to demonstrate painting portraits with oil paint. This year, Clements is returning to eac...
December 14, 2023
USD 490 fifth grade students received Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) completion certificates during a ceremony on December 14. El Dorado City Police Chief Mike Holto...