
Wildcat Connections

DATES TO REMEMBER
It's FINALLY March!! ! There are LOTS of events going on over the next few weeks. Please check your school's calendar or follow up with your student's teacher to ensure you do not miss any of the great activities! Here's a few upcoming dates to remember:
- Read Across America Month
- Women's History Month
- Music in our Schools Month
- National Nutrition Month
- March 3: Classified School Employees Week
- March 4-8: Custodian & Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day
- March 4-8: National School Social Worker Week
- March 4-8: National School Breakfast Week
- March 8: International Women's Day
- March 6: 2:30 PM dismissal
- March 10: Daylight Savings Time Begins
- March 11: School Board Meeting 6 PM
- March 13: 2:30 PM dismissal
- March 13: Kindergarten Open House 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
- March 14: Pi Day
- March 15: 3rd Quarter Ends, 2:25 PM dismissal
- March 18 - 22: Spring Break - No school
- March 27: 2:30 PM dismissal
- March 29: Good Friday - No school
- Thespian Theater Camp 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
You can view ESD's event calendar online here.
ALL AROUND ESD
Our schools are buzzing with exciting activities all year long, and we want you to be part of the fun! If you haven't already, make sure to follow each school on social media. We regularly share fantastic glimpses of the vibrant happenings inside our schools—way more than we can capture here!
Hugh Goodwin Elementary
Spring is in the air!! HG 1st graders spent time outdoors soaking up the sunshine!
Northwest Elementary
NW held its annual Dr. Suess Night in honor of Read Across America Week! Our Roadrunners had a blast!
Yocum
Kindergarten students took a field trip to Barton Library for Read Across America Week!
Washington Middle
6th graders had the amazing opportunity to learn all about weather from Meteorologist Alex Noel! It was an enlightening experience for our students, and they had a blast soaking up all the weather knowledge.
Barton Junior High
BJH choir attended choral performance assessment and received all excellent scores in performance and a superior score in sight reading. Congratulations Wildkitten Choir!!
El Dorado High
These EHS seniors received an award for scoring 25 or higher on the ACT.
These EHS seniors received an award for scoring 30 or higher on the ACT.
Congratulations to the ESD winners of the ACTM Regional Math Competition!!
Barton:
Algebra 1, 2nd Bryce Taylor, 3rd Zohan Bhamani
EHS:
Geometry, 1st Ethan Bridges, Honorable Mention Victor Marquez
Algebra 2, 1st Jonah Lemley, 3rd Kayla White
Pre Cal, 1st Diana Obiozo, 3rd Matthew Langston, Honorable Mention Ana Saleem
Calculus 3rd Sebastian Marquez
Statistics, 1st Paul Boerwinkle, 2nd William Obiozo, 3rd Mattie Nash, Honorable Mention Emma Parker
As always, it was a great day to be a Wildcat! We are very proud of all of you for representing ESD!
PROMISE PODCAST - NEW EPISODE LIVE NOW!
The Promise Podcast!
Episode 3 of this season of the Promise Podcast features a lively discussion with students from Washington Middle School's Competition Shake Class. Host Scarlett Gully sits down with 13 enthusiastic students who share their recent learning experiences and insights from the class. They discuss fun projects, group activities, and the skills they've been developing, highlighting how these skills will be useful in the real world. The students also talk about their fundraising efforts for the upcoming Amazing Shake competition in Atlanta, Georgia.
📌 Stay Connected: New episodes can be found here.
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