As school comes back in session next week, El Dorado s commuters have reason to rejoice - new parent pick-up lanes at Northwest Elementary School, Washington Middle School and Hugh Goodwin Elementary School are set to cut down on after school traffic on College Avenue, Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, and 5th Street respectively.
Keep El Dorado Beautiful has worked with El Dorado City Council members to coordinate two ward cleanups this year and the effort has been placed on hiatus until the fall.
Weather permitting, Ward 3 will host a community cleanup at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, and organizers are encouraging the public, particularly residents of Ward 3, to participate.
Hugh Goodwin Elementary School students participated in a History Parade on Friday, dressing up as historical figures and regaling the audience with facts about the person at El Dorado High School s auditorium. Kindergarten through second-grade students held their presentation at the auditorium Friday morning, while third- and fourth-graders joined in Friday afternoon. Students chose figures ranging from sports heroes such as Nolan Ryan to American history luminaries including Rosa Parks and Orville and Wilbur Wright to world historical figures such as Albert Einstein.