USD 490 eNews

USD 490 Board of Education members Tom Storrer and Norm Wilks received commemorative plaques for their years of service during their last BOE meeting on December 11. Storrer served on the board for 16 years and Wilks served on the board for eight years.

Skelly students launched their first episode of Panther Productions on December 5. This program was assembled by the Skelly Street Leaders (student leadership) team. They will be making videos to share information about what is happening in their building and community. Click here to watch the second episode.

The equipment was purchased with a grant written by Mrs. Culbertson and funded by Partners In Education Foundation (PIE). The equipment is the same technology used at El Dorado Middle School for broadcasting purposes, so students will gain valuable experience that will be useful as they transition into middle school.

El Dorado High School senior Quinn Houseman was named the EHS High School Heisman Award winner.

Houseman was also named a Wichita State University Distinguished Scholarship Invitational Semifinalist.

The Grandview EXCITE choir performed at the Coutts Museum of Art on December 1.

Several El Dorado Middle School wrestlers placed at the Patriot League meet in Haysville on December 9. Visit our website to view individual results: https://www.usd490.org/article/1373069

Blackmore encourages families to participate in a One Book, One School activity each year. This year’s book was Little Owl Rescue by Rachel Delahaye. The main character in the book, Callie, finds herself with a barn owlet that needs help after its mother leaves it behind.

Students who read the book and answered the related questions were rewarded with a special presentation on December 11, thanks to Librarian Luana Lewis and grants from the Partners In Education (PIE) Foundation and South Central Kansas Libraries.

Visit our website to read more: https://www.usd490.org/article/1374014

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 13-1 record.

The eighth grade girls basketball team placed sixth at the tournament and completed their season with a 1-5 record.

Three El Dorado High School students led a project as part of Youth Leadership Butler (YLB) 2023 that donated over 400 new blankets to Sunrise Children’s Home in Andover in November.

Koda Emler, Kaylinn Hoover, and Sophia Beggs worked together to come up with the idea for and to organize the blanket drive to benefit local children who have been removed from their homes.

Visit our website to read more: https://www.usd490.org/article/1375246

Students from Casey McGraw's Butler Community College class visited Grandview to host holiday-themed craft and activity stations for kindergarten students. Visit Grandview's Facebook page to see photos: https://www.facebook.com/GEGatorsUSD490/videos/1122280352090298

Blackmore Elementary hosted Breakfast with Santa on December 2. The event was open to all of the children in the community and offered warm coats, hats, and gloves to attendees. They served hot chocolate and donuts, had an opportunity for free photos with Santa, and had a book fair available for families to purchase new reading material for the winter break.

Visit Blackmore's Facebook page to view photos: https://www.facebook.com/blackmoreelem

Blackmore fourth grade students recently read a story that is also a play put on by a local children's theater. Thanks to a grant from Mrs. Banks' Closet, students had the opportunity to visit Newman University to see the play. Blackmore counselor Dr. Christie Henderson had a role in the play this year, so students were able to see her perform on stage.

Visit Blackmore's Facebook page to view photos: https://www.facebook.com/blackmoreelem/posts/pfbid0Y8QTnqHuiZXZ7ZzCsk6kC1XoSpw5dWVAMDxKmCBqgNqKqYmwFfsSTsMyi8XRhRpEl

USD 490 fifth grade students received Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) completion certificates during a ceremony on December 14.

Visit our website to read more: https://www.usd490.org/o/usd-490/article/1379256

Calling all USD 490 alumni!

We will be highlighting a different USD 490 alumni each Tuesday on our website Live Feed and district social media for #TellOurStoryTuesday. We want you to help us tell our story by sharing yours!

Please take minute to participate in this fun celebration: https://forms.gle/kY2wzUSzxuLLNQmn9

Did you know homeschool students can participate in USD 490 athletics and activities? Reach out to one of our athletic directors or check out the KSHSAA website for more info: https://www.kshsaa.org/Public/PDF/SB113.pdf

January 3 Classes Resume

January 15 No School; Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday

January 18-20 Bluestem Classic Boys Basketball Tournament

January 25-27 Lady Cat Classic Girls Basketball Tournament

January 29 No School; Staff Development; Kansas Day

January 31 100th Day of School

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