The Varsity Football team is one of 12 area teams that received the “Team of the Week” honor this fall on KRCG. Now, by voting them “Team of the Season” we can help the booster club win a $500 prize! You may vote once per day, every day until December 13th. Click the “SPORTS” link to vote, and share it with your friends!
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The High School Drama students will be presenting their fall play:
Annie Play Will Do
Thursday and Friday
November 17th and November 18th
7:30 pm
Eldon Fine Arts Building
Tickets are available at the door.
Marching Mustangs Lending a Helping “Band”
Benefiting the Joplin Band Program
Hotcake Dinner
Eldon McDonalds
Tuesday, November 15
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Tickets $5
Tickets available from High School Band Members or at the door.
All Proceeds will be matched by the Eldon Friends of Music and then sent to the Joplin band program.
Congratulations to the following Tri County All Conference Team Members:
1st Team
Running Back Brad Dinwiddie
Offensive Line Kyle Pitman
Tight End Matt Pehle
2nd Team
Offensive Line Kody Taylor
Defensive Line Kyle Pitman
Outside Linebacker Brad Dinwiddie
Inside Linebacker Logan Shinn
Defensive Back James Ellis
Kicker Sheyne Stafford
Honorable Mention
Defensive Line Kody Taylor
Defensive Line Matt Pehle
Defensive Back Dalton Lister
In October, around 330 students from all over Central Missouri auditioned for the Central District Honor Bands.
Eldon was honored to have 14 students, who as a result of a rigorous audition process, were selected for one of the two bands. The following students were selected and participated in the bands this past Saturday:
Honor Band (top band):
Leah Simpson – 1st chair Clarinet
Olivia Sparks – 3rd chair Clarinet
Amber Witt – 3rd chair Bass Clarinet (chose honor band contra-clarinet)Amber Witt – 1st chair Contra Clarinet
Andrew Kempker – 4th chair Alto Saxophone
Lauren Graves – 1st chair Tenor Saxophone
Andrew Kempker – 2nd chair Tenor Saxophone (chose honor band alto Saxophone)
Cassie Visser – 2nd chair Baritone Saxophone
Emily Willingham – 2nd chair French Horn
Brittni Wyatt – 5th chair French Horn
Katie Partridge – 6th chair French Horn
Gillian Brundin – 9th chair Trombone
Aaron Hill – 3rd chair Option 1 Percussion
Concert Band (2nd band):
Olivia Sparks – 2nd chair Oboe (chose honor band clarinet)
Darcee Espinales – 7th chair Clarinet
Cody Bishop – 1st chair Trumpet
Mason Larson – 3rd chair Trombone
This year’s honor band conductor was Dr. Scott Lubaroff, Director of Bands at the University of Central Missouri. The concert band conductor was Ms. Lori Hutton, band director from Marshfield High School.
Pictured from left to right: Darcee Espinales, Lori Hutton, Mason Larson, Cody Bishop
The Speech and Drama team started the new season this past Friday at Stover High School. Out of the fourteen schools EHS came home with the 1st Place team trophy. Warrensburg High School came in second followed by Helias High School at third place. Individual winners include:
Humorous Interpretation:
Tori Baigi – 2nd Place Medal
Dramatic Interpretation:
Danielle Opie – Finalist
Brittni Wyatt – 3rd Place Medal
Tanner Atteberry – 2nd Place Medal
Children’s Story Telling:
Micaela Vogeli – Finalist
Emily Willingham – Finalist
Tori Baigi – 2nd Place Medal
Duet Acting:
Katie Partridge and Madison Balch – Finalist
Jon Smith and Tori Baigi – 3rd Place Medal
Sean Devine and Tim Vanderveld – 1st Place Medal
Original Oratory:
Gina Heck – Finalist
Mikayla Petchell – 1st Place Medal
Improvisational Duet Acting:
Sean Devine and Jon Smith – Finalists
Tim Vanderveld and Katie Partridge – 3rd Place Medal
Radio Speaking:
Tanner Atteberry – Finalist
Micaela Vogeli – Finalist
Mikayla Petchell – 3rd Place Medal
Poetry Reading:
Micaela Vogeli – 3rd Place Medal
Original Works:
Rachel Seek – Finalist
Extemporaneous Speaking:
Jessica Hendricks – Finalist
The Eldon Mustangs next tournament will be December 3 at Cole Camp High School.
Three members of the Eldon Volleyball team were named All Conference. Congratulations to Megan Humphrey, Alex Griffith, and Kendra Harwood!
On Thursday, November 10, 2011, the 5th Grade of Upper Elementary will be honoring our veterans with their grade level program, “Salute to Veterans”. The program will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the Upper Elementary Gym.
Eldon School District
112 S Pine St, Eldon, MO 65026 – Phone: (573) 392-8000 – Fax (573) 392-8080