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January 20, 2012
Five years after the El Dorado Promise scholarship program was introduced to the students of the El Dorado, Arkansas School District, the program’s impact has reached further than the pocket books of college-bound students. Students from Kindergarten through twelfth grade are shifting trends in enrollment, test scores, drop-out rates and graduation rates.
On January 22, 2007, residents of El Dorado, Arkansas learned that a unique initiative called The El Dorado Promise would allow graduates of El Dorado Public Schools the opportunity to earn college degrees tuition-free as a result of a $50 million commitment by Murphy Oil Corporation…
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April 20, 2011
U.S. Senator Mark Pryor will be the keynote speaker for Academic Signing Day, which will feature recipients of the El Dorado Promise scholarship program.
The fifth annual Academic Signing Day will be held at 1:30 p.m. on April 28 inthe El Dorado High School gymnasium. The event will celebrate more than 260 graduating seniors who will be receiving El Dorado Promise scholarships, as well as others.
The Promise, announced in January of 2007, is a $50 million scholarship programfunded entirely by Murphy Oil Corp.
Pryor serves on six Senate committees, including the Senate Appropriations Committee, which controls how taxpayer dollars are spent. He also…
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January 21, 2011
On January 22, 2007, residents of El Dorado, Arkansas learned that a unique initiative called The El Dorado Promise would allow graduates of El Dorado Public Schools the opportunity to earn college degrees tuition-free as a result of a $50 million commitment by Murphy Oil Corporation to El Dorado’s greatest resource – its children.
Now, four years later, the impact has been seen in several ways. For decades, El Dorado schools faced a slow, but steady decline in enrollment much the same as other communities throughout the South due to the loss of traditional industry.
“Nothing short…
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March 30, 2010
The Honorable George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States, will be the keynote speaker for Academic Signing Day, for recipients of the El Dorado Promise scholarship program.
To take place Thursday, April 22, in the El Dorado High School (EHS) gym, the fourth-annual event will celebrate more than 250 graduating seniors who will be receiving El Dorado Promise scholarships, as well as others. The agenda will also feature Dr. Tom Kimbrell, Arkansas State Commissioner of Education. Announced in January of 2007, the El Dorado Promise is a $50 million scholarship program funded entirely by Murphy Oil…
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January 22, 2010
Three years have passed since the January 2007 announcement of the El Dorado Promise scholarship program that took the hardworking southern community of El Dorado, Arkansas by storm. Murphy Oil Corporation’s $50 million investment in El Dorado’s students was the result of a long term vision of enhancing this community’s quality of life. A place-based scholarship, the El Dorado Promise pays tuition and mandatory fees for graduates of El Dorado public schools. The Promise is available to all students who graduate from El Dorado High School, reside in the district, and have been an El Dorado Public School student since…
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January 22, 2009
Murphy Oil Corporation announced today that it is expanding the El Dorado Promise Scholarship program to allow more flexibility for students and families in El Dorado looking for ways to afford a higher education.
Established in January 2007 and funded by Murphy Oil Corporation, the El Dorado Promise is a scholarship program covering tuition and mandatory fees that can be used at any accredited two- or four-year, public or private educational institution in the US. The maximum amount payable is up to the highest resident tuition at an Arkansas public university.
Students with scholarships or grants…
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January 18, 2009
The meaning of the word “promise” has been redefined for students in El Dorado since an incredible scholarship program was announced in the gymnasium of the El Dorado High School two years ago this week, according to Cindy Langston, marketing director for the El Dorado Promise and El Dorado Forward.
When asked what a “promise” means, El Dorado kindergartners have said that it means they get to go to college for free. Because of the El Dorado Promise, students enrolled in the El Dorado School District now have hope that college is an option.
Announced Jan. 22, 2007,…
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