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On Saturday, Oct. 22, Corban Collins and Kentley Rieder traveled to Joplin High School to participate in All District Honor Choir. They were selected to be members of the All District Honor choir after auditioning earlier this year in September. As a junior, Corban was eligible to move on the next round for All State

Minutes of Executive Meeting Oct. 13. The meeting was convened at 6:10 p.m. in the Library Members present: J. Jacobs, M. Schmitt, N. Murry, M. Burley, RJ Kinnett, J. Floyd and C. Carpenter. I. Executive session Motion FY 2022-23 Mr. Kinnett moved and Mr. Burley seconded a motion to go into Executive Session. Roll call

The El Dorado Springs R-2 Board of Education met on Thursday October 13, 2022. At 6:30PM, the board held a public hearing on the use of School Protection Officers in the district. The following people commented to the board: Roger Moore, Chance Cyr, David Rogers, Debra Marsh, Michelle Leroux and Tedi Payne. Regular Open Session

by Brinley Janes, 12 On Oct. 2 and 3, Ms. Swopes took four of our DECA officers to the State Fall Leadership Conference in Branson, Mo. Seth Christie, 12, Hannah Carpenter, 12, Alyssa Irvin, 12, and Juris Leroux, 11, were in attendance. The purpose of the conference was to elect our district’s vice presidents for

by Bella Wooldridge, 9 Photo By Bella Wooldridge, 9 The back-to-school bash was the first meeting the FFA had this school year. The bash was an opportunity for freshmen members to meet the officers and for freshmen parents to meet the advisors. During the meeting, there was free ice cream, water games, cow tongue volleyball,

by Alexis Moore Imagine joining a foreign exchange student program to travel to some random location, anywhere in the world, to learn for a year. Well, for Takhmina Buitekova, she didn’t have to imagine, because this year, she joined the El Dorado Springs Students this 2022-23 school year, coming all the way from Kazakhstan. For

by Brinley Janes, 12 For the second year in a row, the El Dorado Springs middle school and high school yearbooks have ranked among Josten’s National Program of Excellence! The high school yearbook earned silver, while our middle school earned bronze. The program awards yearbook staff that shines in the creation and distribution of their

El Dorado Christian School participated in “See You at the Pole” on Wednesday, September 28th. Pastor Miles, from the El Dorado COGH, spoke to the students and staff about how there are no coincidences with God. He reminded us that God orchestrates our paths, and He will do BIG things for our school if we

by Jayden Berten, 9. Saturn is easily one of the most recognizable planets in the solar system, because of its ring being the most observable. Saturn’s ring is definitely a big part of space science, but it is losing a battle between gravity and the Sun’s radiation. Since nature brought it in to this universe,

It was all smiles at El Dorado Christian School while celebrating Grandparent’s Day on Wednesday, Sept. 14. With a variety of poems, songs and even a play written and performed by the 5th grade class, the students were able to share their love and appreciation for their grandparents. Following the program, the grandparents had an