About Eudora Schools: Achievements

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 2007, Eudora Public Schools was awarded the standard of excellence on nine categories of the Kansas state assessment tests, including three building-level awards. This outstanding achievement was accomplished by students and teachers in grades 5, 6, 8, 10 and 11, and reflects success in the subject areas of reading and math. To read more, click here.

Teachers are committed to excellence in the classroom and in their own professional development. Director of Choirs Angela Yarnell was named 2007 Kansas Choral Directors Association young director of the year. In January 2007, second grade teacher Courtney Heigele was the district's first-ever recipient of the Sunflower Bank Award. In 2005, two district teachers were recognized as leaders in the field. Jason Gray, state culinary arts teacher of the year, and Jim Lynch was named national teacher of the year among graphic communications instructors.

Students in extracurricular activities and sports also have received recognition in the state of Kansas and beyond. Here is just a small sample of the extracurricular excellence from 2006-2007:

Boys and girls varsity teams took high honors at the league, regional and state levels, including a first-ever state championship for the Cardinal volleyball team. 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, as well as two cross-country runners winning academic all-state accolades.
The high school choir and band brought home numerous Superior (I) ratings from regional and state solo and ensemble festivals.
Seventh and eighth grade students from Eudora Middle School took home several top-ten finishes in the annual League Math Relays. The event draws participation of 250 students from the area.
Students studying in the graphic communications and culinary arts programs took home three first-place finishes in the state contest, qualifying them to compete at nationals.
More than 100 student science projects were displayed at the Eudora West Elementary science fair, demonstrating the scientific process.
EHS student journalists took second place in sweepstakes for Class 4A at the Kansas Scholastic Press Association state contest, including a first place award for sports photography. There were 128 schools competing with more than 1,000 entries.
Agriculture science program student Amber Sanders placed 23rd out of 178 competitors in dairy foods, a remarkable achievement for a first-time participant.
The EMS seventh and eighth grade band took home a superior rating trophy from the Lawrence Middle School Band Festival, the band's first contest performance in several years.
EHS student artists finished third at the annual Frontier League Art Contest, marking yet another consecutive year with an EHS finish in the top three, a streak that has been in place since the contest's inception.
For the third consecutive year, a student from the district's graphic communications program won a statewide pin design contest that picks a trading pin to be produced and traded at the national convention.