5/10 From the Principal's Desk

We were greeted with cold and rainy weather to start our week.  I am sure warmer weather will be here to stay soon enough.  We are in our final two weeks of the 2009-2010 school year.  There will be several things happening in our final days.  On the 17th, students that met their AR goal all four quarters are going to lunch at Sonic.  Lunch is at the students expense.  We will hold our 8th grade recoginition on the 18th at 7:30 p.m. in the high school gym.  The fourth quarter AR reward, "fun in the sun" will be on the 20th.  Continue to work hard at finishing the school year on a positive note.  Have a great week. 

5/3 From the Principal's Desk

I greatly enjoyed the middle school band and vocal music concert last night.  We have so many gifted students and it is great to see those talents showcased.  We have set our last two AR reward dates.  If you met your AR goal all four quarters of the school year, we will take you to lunch at Sonic on May 17.  Lunch is at the students expense.  Our fourth quarter reward, "fun in the sun" will be on May 20.  Remember that 8th grade recoginition is on May 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school gym.  Get out and enjoy this beautiful weather we are having.  I love this time of year.  Have a great week.

4/26 From the Principal's Desk

                Thanks for setting a great example for EMS!!

I want to start by thanking Darion Hammond for displaying such a great example of citizenship.  Darion found and turned in a substantial amount of money and the rightful owner was located.  It is situations like this that reinforce what great students we have at El Dorado Springs.  We are extremely proud of Darion.  We are on the down hill side of our school year.  It is hard to believe that we only have four weeks remaining.  I enjoyed watching our middle school track students compete last night in our track meet.  Great job to all of those students.  Remember that 8th grade recognition is on May 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school gym.  Continue to work hard in the classroom so we can finish the school year strong.  Have a great week. 

4/21 From the Principal's Desk

MAP testing is complete!!!  I have received positive feedback from the teachers regarding the effort that the students put into testing.  Congratulations to our middle school choir program for earning two 1+ ratings at Fort Scott last weekend.  That is outstanding!!!  Congratulations to the sixth grade band program for earning a 2 rating at Nevada last weekend.  Great Job!!!  The El Dorado Springs middle school track meet is on Monday, April 26th.  Our track teams have been performing well, keep it up.  What great weather we are having.  This is a great time of year to get outside and enjoy your surroundings.  My wife, daughters and I have been planting flowers and shrubs around our house and have enjoyed our time outdoors.  We have less than five weeks remaining in the 2009-2010 school year.  Continue to work diligently at keeping your grades up.  Have a great week. 

4/12 From the Principal's Desk

One week down and one week to go with MAP testing.  I want to encourage all students to make sure they are getting plenty of sleep at night and eating a good breakfast.  Remember, on MAP testing days breakfast is provided free of charge to all students.  Our track teams will travel to Nevada on Thursday for their only meet of the week.  Middle school choir students will be competing in a choral competition at Fort Scott on Saturday and our sixth grade band will participate in the Nevada Band Festival on Saturday.  Good luck to those students.  Have a great week.

4/6 From the Principal's Desk

2010 M.A.P.  Survivor  Assembly Winners - 8th Grade

Congratulations to the 8th grade for their victory in our 3rd annual MAP Survivor Assembly.  With their win they become the first two time winner, because they also won as sixth graders.  MAP testing is up and going.  We will be testing for two weeks.  The following middle school student's placed at the Missouri Southern Regional Science Fair: Rachel Cross- 1st place, Kylie Goodwin- 2nd place, Emily Ford- 3rd place and Ben Vickers- 3rd place.  Congratulations to those students and to all of the students that represented our school and community at this competition.  Have a great week.

3/29 From the Principal's Desk

I hope that the 200 students and the 17 faculty members that attended and helped at this year's lock-in got some rest over the weekend.  That was the largest group of students we have had in attendance at our lock-in and I want to commend you on your behavior.  It is hard to believe that this is our last week of school before MAP testing starts.  Remember breakfast is provided free of charge to the students during MAP testing.  I would encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity and start your day off with a healthy meal.  Good luck to the track team this week.  A special thank you to Ms. Walsh and her students for working so diligently at developing our middle school website and creating a place for me to write this blog.  Have a wonderful week.