Eureka Springs School District

We've got another great Wonderful Wednesday planned this week! This time, we will be exploring bubbles!! How big can we make bubbles? How little? Come explore with us from 10am - 2pm this Wednesday!!

We are proud of our elementary school team who presented at the National Model Schools Conference last week in Orlando. The team conducted two sessions on creating a positive school culture.

ES High School 2024-2025 online registration is now OPEN

Great news from Atlanta! 🎉 Our SkillsUSA students did an amazing job at the National Competition. Special shoutout to Evan Agresto for placing third in the nation for plumbing! We are so proud of all of them. 💪✨ #SkillsUSA #EurekaSpringsHighSchool

Please help us 'officially' welcome Anna McIntyre to the district! Anna joined us last spring and will start her full year in August serving as our K-6 School Counselor! Here's more about Mrs. Anna! - What inspired you to join our team? Coming from a small town in Southwest Missouri, I've always known I wanted to work in a smaller school district that values the individual and fosters a strong community. Eureka Springs is an excellent illustration of this and was one of the main factors that inspired me to join the ESSD team. When the opportunity to apply for the K-6 school counselor position arose, I felt I couldn’t pass it up. I am so excited to be a part of the ESSD team! - What are you most excited about in your new role? What excites me the most is getting to know the students, helping them overcome social and emotional obstacles, offering them assistance, and creating a welcoming and safe school atmosphere. - What are your hobbies or interests outside of work? Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with friends and family, outdoors, going on hikes, and camping. - What do you enjoy most about working in this industry? I am driven as a school counselor by the chance to positively impact students’ lives and promote their academic and overall well-being. I enjoy the rewarding fulfillment of watching students flourish, forming trusting relationships with them, and sharing in their academic and personal growth. - One fun fact! When my husband and I were in college, we took many day trips to Eureka Springs and always jokingly talked about how we could work in the Eureka Springs School District, and now that constant conversation has become our reality.

📣 Exciting News! 📣 Four SkillsUSA students and their instructor, Mr. Hill, are on their way to Atlanta!! These students earned the right to compete in the NATIONAL SkillsUSA competition this week. Aiden, Kameron, Evan, and Riley- We wish you the best of luck and know you’ll make us proud!! 🔨🪚🔩 Go team! 💪✨

Hello everyone! Thank you so much to Mrs. Shelby for taking over Wonderful Wednesday for Mrs. Amy last week! Mrs. Amy is back and this week we will do our first STEM activity. Did you know that water could "walk"? Join us this Wednesday from 10am - 2pm to find out how! We hope to see you then!

This is a message for families who have a child who will be starting kindergarten at ESES in August 2024.

Help us welcome Mrs. Ashley Silzell to the district! She will be teaching 2nd grade at ESES. Here's more about her! - What inspired you to join our team? My family and I have always loved NWA, specifically Eureka, due to the community being so welcoming and rich with history. - What are you most excited about in your new role? I am very excited to be teaching elementary again! I cannot wait to meet all of my new students! - What are your hobbies or interests outside of work? Outside of work, I enjoy spending time outdoors with my husband, 3 boys, and our dog. I also enjoy reading, drawing, and video games. - What do you enjoy most about working in this industry? I love helping students reach their goals and achieve goals they did not think were possible. - One fun fact! Science is my favorite subject!

The ESHS Cheer Squad attended a 3-day UCA camp and was awarded superior ratings after their evaluations. We are proud of their hard work and we are excited for the upcoming season!

Please join us in celebrating these teachers who were recognized by the state for high student achievement, high student growth and/or teaching in a shortage area: Susan Ragsdale, Eric Hearth, Tilenna Hill, Misty Holloway, Kyle Farrar, Carrie Gay and Shawna Miller (not pictured).

A big welcome to Mr. Aaron Standridge! He will be teaching music at ESES and ESMS, grades K-8! Here's more about him! ⁃- What inspired you to join our team? Eureka Springs is an arts driven community but also a small town. It’s a perfect place for me and my wife to settle down. ⁃- What are you most excited about in your new role? I’m most excited about becoming a music teacher: having my own classroom, my own program, and making ESSD my home. ⁃ - What are your hobbies or interests outside of work? My hobbies or interest include spending time with my wife, watching movies, and playing video games. When I get the time I love to work on classic cars. ⁃- What do you enjoy most about working in this industry? The thing I love most about teaching is being able to make a difference through building a community in music. I love being able to enrich students’ lives. ⁃- One fun fact! I am an Eagle Scout. I went from being to a Tiger Cub in the Cub Scouts to an Eagle Scout. Only 7% of kids who start Boy Scouts as a Tiger Cub become an Eagle Scout.

Mr. Jarrett McIntyre will be joining the ESMS as a 5th grade language arts and social studies teacher! Here's more about Jarrett! - What inspired you to join our team? I come from a small town in Oklahoma, because of my upbringing I have always wanted to to teach in a community that is close and values the individual. Eureka Springs seems to be the epitome of this. - What are you most excited about in your new role? I am excited to make learning personal in the classroom, both between myself and the students and with the students and their education. - What are your hobbies or interests outside of work? I genuinely like camping, and watching classic films. - What do you enjoy most about working in this industry? I enjoy the opportunity to educate young minds and facilitate original thought in the classroom. One fun fact! Although I am not originally from the area I have often visited Eureka Springs and was love with the town before I ever knew I would be a local.

Help us welcome a dynamic duo to the district! Mrs. Brandie Taylor will teach 4th grade at ESES and Mr. Cody Taylor will teach 5th/6th grade science at ESMS! Here's more about them! What inspired you to join our team? We have loved NW Arkansas for many years and finally decided to relocate there. We’ve enjoyed Eureka Springs from our many visits and we felt very welcomed by the staff and superintendent. We knew this was the right fit for us. - What are you most excited about in your new role? We are looking forward to teaching on smaller campuses than we’re accustomed to, which will give us the opportunity to get to know our students, parents, and community better. - What are your hobbies or interests outside of work? We are avid outdoors people and we enjoy tent camping as well as in our RV. One of our bucket list goals is to visit every national park in the lower 48 states. We are now well over halfway to meeting that goal. - What do you enjoy most about working in this industry? We enjoy the relationships we build with our students. It’s rewarding in itself to see students achieve success through the effort they put forth. - One fun fact! We met while working on the set of an NBC Miniseries featuring Sally Field. Cody worked in the camera department and Brandie worked in costumes. We both worked on feature films and TV productions before leaving that glamorous industry for the glamour of teaching.

Hello everyone! Our Wonderful Wednesdays have been going great so far! Next week, Mrs. Amy will be away at a conference so our fantastic art teacher, Mrs. Shelby, will be taking over! Please plan on joining us on June 19th from 10am - 2pm for a surprise craft and all kinds of fun! We hope to see you then!

Please help us welcome our new Child Nutrition Director, Ms. Halli Ceola! Here's more about Halli and her desire to work with the nutrition team!! -What inspired you to join our team? I have always loved Eureka and how beautiful the area is. I have 16 years experience in child and adult nutrition and I love working with children, food, recipes and nutrition . I'm all about scratch homemade meals and trying new recipes. - What are you most excited about in your new role? I am most excited about working with my staff in creating new recipes and making good from scratch meals. - What are your hobbies or interests outside of work? I love being out in nature, gardening, spending time with family , friends and my animals. - What do you enjoy most about working in this industry? I like making connections with the students and of course baking/cooking and experimenting with different recipes - One fun fact! I am Italian , my family came here with from Italy and were some of the first settlers in Tontitown and later started the Venesian Inn.

Parents - If you have already signed up for this program or would like to, please fill out the form only one time! Thank you FREE summer meals for kids!! ESSD staff and volunteers are hard at work to provide meals for kids 18 and under. If you would like to participate please follow the link provided to sign up: https://ss.ly/OKaFdz "The Federal Government is allowing rural schools, such as Eureka Springs, to provide non-congregate, free meals to children under the age of 18. "Non-congregate" means that we can provide up to 5 breakfasts and 5 lunches, each week during the summer. ANY child aged 18 and under qualifies, even if they don't attend a public school. "

📣 Hey Highlanders!! Come meet your new principal! 👨‍🏫 Join us for a Meet and Greet on the available dates. We can’t wait to see you there!

We'd like you to meet and welcome our new school counselor for grades 7-12, Mrs. Gena Wenger! Here's more about her: -What inspired you to join our team? After completing 28 years in education and school counseling in Missouri, it was my desire to continue to advocate for children and foster and strengthen their social, emotional, and academic well-being. - What are you most excited about in your new role? Being new to the area, I'm most excited about planting roots in the community. Getting to know the staff, the students, and their families is extremely exciting to me. I love people and I already love this area so much after living here just two short years. I hope to add to the positive school climate and continue the tradition of fostering a supportive community. It's extremely important to me to contribute to this type of environment. - What are your hobbies or interests outside of work? Oh Goodness, well we live on the lake...so you can imagine. We love to boat, we love to jeep, and we love to spend time with our friends and family (especially our two grandbabies). My husband is retired but still does a lot of coaching basketball so we are extremely busy! We also own two short term rentals called "It's a Match Cottages at Table Rock Lake" in Eagle Rock that we love sharing with those that are looking for a relaxing and fun time on the lake, or exploring Eureka Springs. - What do you enjoy most about working in this industry? To me that's a pretty easy question to answer because it just comes down to caring for and serving kids. The opportunity to guide and influence young people during their formative years, helping them to build resilience, make informed decisions, and achieve their potential, can be incredibly fulfilling. - One fun fact! I was born and raised in Colorado and love the Rocky Mountains, just built our dream home on the lake, love music and in my mind I can sing a mean karaoke...but again, that's only in my mind! Welcome to the ESSD family, Gena!

Important information regarding ES Elementary School Kindergarten registration... If you were unable to attend our recent kindergarten registration event, please contact Ms. Kim at 479-253-8704 to make an appointment as soon as possible. It is important to register now so we may plan accordingly for the 24-25 school year. This will also ensure that your child has been assigned to a classroom for our Open House event to meet their new teacher. *** If Ms. Kim is unable to answer your call or on another line, please leave a message!!