Eureka Springs School District

🎉✨ 100 Days Smarter! ✨🎉 Today we celebrate 100 days of school, filled with: 📚 Learning new things, 🎉 Fun moments together (including dressing like we’re 100 years old!), 🌱 Growing as individuals, 🤝 Building connections that last a lifetime. Classrooms celebrated in a variety of ways: ✏️ Writing 100 reasons they love their school, ➗ Working with 100 math facts, 🔷 Exploring 100 shapes, and 💖 Discussing 100 acts of kindness. Here’s to the students, teachers, and staff who make every day count! 💯❤️ #100DaysOfSchool #LearningAndGrowing

🌟 Staff Spotlight: Cheyenne Fortson 🌟 Meet Cheyenne Fortson, our Year 3 Agriculture and FFA Advisor! 🌾🐄 Cheyenne’s creative teaching methods and real-world experiences keep students engaged and inspired every day. She’s dedicated to preparing them for success, setting the foundation for potential careers after high school. We’re so lucky to have her leadership! 💡💚

ESHS Highlanders...here's the news for the week!

🌟 Staff Spotlight: Hannah Rankin 🌟 Meet Ms. Hannah Rankin, our amazing 6th-grade ELA and History teacher! Ms. Rankin is always putting her students first and creating a supportive classroom environment. She works hard to inspire her students to love learning, explore history, and grow in their writing skills. We are so grateful to have her as part of our school family! 💙

🏀 Athlete of the Week: Bentley! 🏀 Sponsored by Island Airco "Bentley is a fine young man and an outstanding basketball player who exemplifies what it means to be a HIGHLANDER! He works as hard as you ask, shows a strong commitment to growth, and has a true passion for excelling on and off the court." We’re proud to celebrate his dedication and leadership. Keep shining, Bentley! 🌟

We are so proud of our 3rd-grade leaders! Each Friday, they step up to help distribute weekend meal bags to classrooms for students in need. A huge thank you to our food bank and area organizations for supplying, packing, and delivering these bags to our schools. Your generosity is making a big difference in our community! 🥦🍎

Today, our FBLA students attended the FBLA Student Leadership Conference, and we couldn’t be more proud of their hard work and dedication! A special highlight was seeing Owen Reynolds and Holley Wood practice their speeches in preparation for the district competition coming up next Friday, January 31. This was a fantastic opportunity for them to sharpen their skills and gain confidence before the big day. Thank you to FBLA for putting on such an impactful event! Stay tuned for updates on our students’ progress.

The Highlanders face off against the warriors this evening in Highlander Arena! Pack the stands for this rematch against our tough conference opponent, Life Way Christian. Jr. Boys at 5:00pm Sr. Girls at 6:00pm Sr. Boys at 7:30pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #Highlanders #Scots #BeattheWarriors #EurekaSprings #FAMILY #ArkansasBasketball #AAA

🌟 Staff Spotlight: Brandie Taylor 🌟 Please join us in welcoming Mrs. Brandie Taylor to Eureka Springs! With 18 years of experience in education, this is her first year with us, and we’re thrilled to have her as part of our 4th-grade team. Mrs. Taylor is a true team player who fosters a calm and collaborative classroom environment. She engages her students with fun activities and emphasizes cooperative learning, making every day an opportunity for growth and connection. Welcome to Eureka Springs, Mrs. Taylor! We’re lucky to have you on our team! ❤️🍎

FAMOUS AUTHOR COMING TO EUREKA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY! Mark your calendar now! You will not want to miss seeing Dr. Ashley Wellman and her amazing books.

🏀 Congratulations to Madison Partee, our Athlete of the Week! 🏀 Sponsored by Island Airco Madison is a leader on and off the court! As a team captain, she showcases her skills with strong shooting, solid defense, and an average of 9 points and 9 rebounds per game. Her coach shares, "We appreciate her and all her hard work so far this season!" Way to go, Madison!

♟️ Eureka Springs Chess Team Shines Again! ♟️ Our incredible chess team hit the road this Saturday, traveling to Little Rock for a USCF-rated tournament. Despite the early morning and long drive, we swept the scholastic podium! 🏆 🥇 1st Place: Sonny Thao 🥈 2nd Place: Riley Chapman 🥉 3rd Place: Christian Thao A special shoutout to Bonus Shock, who narrowly missed the podium due to computer tiebreaks—amazing effort! We also want to recognize the outstanding performances of JD Eckman, Kaleb Heintzelman, Roman Schuber, Finn Van Sickle, Chase Abendroth, Amber Kirk, and Xandy Martin, who represented Eureka Springs with skill and pride. Thank you to our dedicated coaches, Jerry Wells and Arron Oliver, for leading this talented group. Go Eureka Springs Chess Team! 💙♟️

🌪️ Real-World Problem Solvers in Action! 🌪️ Our Physical Science students faced a tough challenge: How would you deliver critical supplies like food and medicine to hurricane victims when bridges are washed out, roads are blocked, and helicopters can't fly due to debris and high winds? 💡 The Task: Build a small-scale catapult to deliver supplies with precision! Using their semester’s worth of knowledge, students calculated force, acceleration, velocity, air resistance, and both potential and kinetic energy to perfect their designs. Accuracy was key, and their efforts didn’t disappoint! 🎯 After lots of hard work, testing, and troubleshooting, they created some amazing catapults. The most accurate team walked away with bragging rights and a fabulous prize!! 😁🍟 We’re so proud of these future engineers and problem-solvers. Way to bring science to life! 🙌

The Highlanders play the Alpena Leopards at home today in a conference matchup. Get out of the cold and help us pack the stands at Highlander Arena! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #FAMILY #GoScots #Highlanders #EurekaSprings #AAA #ArkansasBasketball #highschoolhoops

🎉 **Staff Spotlight: Eric Hearth** 🌟 Say hello to Mr. Eric Hearth, one of our incredible high school science teachers! 🧪🔬 Mr. Hearth's classroom is where learning meets laughter, and labs become unforgettable experiences. With his super fun lessons, hands-on experiments, and a great sense of humor, he keeps students engaged and excited about science every day. Thank you, Mr. Hearth, for making science fun, engaging, and memorable for our students! 🌟👨‍🏫

DID YOU KNOW?? At Eureka Springs Schools (Grades 5-12), we’re proud to partner with Naviance to create personalized Student Success Plans! 🎓✨ These online plans empower students to: ✅ Explore their interests and strengths ✅ Set academic and career goals ✅ Research colleges, technical careers, military paths, or direct-to-work options ✅ Build a roadmap for post-secondary success Our mission is simple: ensure every student is career, college, technical, or military-ready upon graduation. 💼🎓

🚍 Staff Spotlight: Earl Hyatt ⚽ Meet Earl Hyatt, our bus driver for the Orange Patch Route and dedicated ESHS Soccer Coach! Earl truly loves his time driving along the beautiful Beaver Lake route, where he enjoys chatting with students and hearing about their day. As he marks his 9th year coaching ESHS soccer, Earl reflects on the joy of teaching teenagers valuable life lessons like resilience, teamwork, tenacity, and dedication. His positive impact both on and off the field is something we deeply appreciate. Thank you, Earl, for your hard work and commitment to our students! 🧡

The Highlanders are on the road this afternoon to Decatur for a four game, conference matchup. Let's go Scots! Jr. Girls at 4:00pm Jr. Boys at 5:00pm Sr. Girls at 6:00pm Sr. Boys at 7:30pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #highlanders #beatthebulldogs #EurekaSprings #highschoolbasketball #AAA

Abi Killion, the daughter of Kole and Sheila Killion and a senior at Eureka Springs High School, has been named the Eureka Springs Rotary Student of the Month for December 2024. Abi has maintained a 3.97 GPA. She serves as Class President. Abi enjoys Mountain Biking, Shooting Sports and Soccer and serves as Soccer Team Captain. She enjoys trail maintenance and clearing for mountain biking. She works at the front desk for the Eureka Springs Community Center. In her spare time she enjoys long bike rides and weight lifting. Following graduation, Abi plans to attend college and major in nursing.

📢 Reminder: No School on Monday, January 20th 🗓️ In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, there will be no school on Monday. 🩶 "The time is always right to do what is right.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.