Success & achievement
The Eudora School District enjoys remarkable success both inside and outside of the classroom. From academics to extra-curricular activities, our students and teachers prove themselves to be among the very best.
In 2009, Eudora Public Schools was awarded the standard of excellence on 14 categories of the Kansas state assessment tests, including nine building-level awards. This outstanding achievement reflects success across grade levels and subject areas. Official scores are released from the Kansas State Department of Education each October.
Teachers are committed to excellence in the classroom and in their own professional development. EHS math instructor Scott Keltner was selected to attend the Texas Instruments Leadership Institute in July 2010. Fifth grade teacher Holly Bohardt was named Eudora's elementary teacher of the year, and science teacher Eric Magette took the district honors at the secondary level.
The district's commitment to technical education excellence was evident when Ron Abel, principal of the Eudora-De Soto Technical Education Center, was named 2010 Kansas SkillsUSA High School Administrator of the Year.
Eudora High School was again named in the U.S.News and World Report annual survey of the best American high schools. Read more here!
Eudora Elementary School was given the 2010 Development Award, given by the K-10 Association for a project that engages the local community in economic development in the region. This flagship project of the 2007 bond has also been recognized for excellence in design and construction. Read more here!
Students in extracurricular activities and sports also have received recognition in the state of Kansas and beyond. Here is just a small sample of recent extracurricular excellence:
- Boys and girls varsity teams took high honors at the league, regional and state levels. Dance and cheer squads placed in several regional competitions.
- Individual athletics honors included several all-metro, all- and all-state athletes, in a variety of sports.
- Technical education students had a banner spring in 2010, including several awards and top finishes at the state SkillsUSA contest. Two of these students went on to bring home top-ten finishes from the national contest in June.
- The middle and high school bands brought home numerous Superior (I) ratings from regional and state solo and ensemble festivals.
- EHS student artists had an impressive showing at the top in the annual Frontier League Art Contest. Over the history of the event, EHS has never finished lower than third place.
The district is experiencing unprecedented levels of success with a number of projects that will carry student programs well into the future. A $45 million bond was passed in November 2007, which includes a new elementary school for grades 1-5, a center dedicated to early childhood education and a new technical education center and a new district stadium, as well as additions and renovations to Eudora Middle School and Eudora High School.
In addition, Eudora Schools was named a recipient of a federal Safe Schools/Healthy Students grant in 2008— the only agency in the state of Kansas to receive funding in that award cycle. The grant will bring as much as $3 million over four years to build programs that will help provide services to increase student learning, decrease the need for intervention and further engage families in our public schools.
Additional achievements and recent awards may be found in the district's news section.
