Ellis High School/Junior High

Congratulations to Colton Metzler for carding a career best round of 84 and earning an 11th place medal today. The team played well shooting 358 and placing 5th! Great job Railers!

We have more pictures from Fort Hays Tech's Annual 8th Grader Day! We even spotted a recent graduate in one of the pictures. We love seeing our graduates succeed at the next level! Great job, Kamden Keller!

The 8th graders from Ellis Junior High had an enjoyable time at Fort Hays Tech's Annual 8th Grader Day! They explored various programs and took part in numerous activities. It was a fantastic day! Thank you, Fort Hays Tech!

Seniors, Sienna Schmidt, Leah Reed, and Avery Boydston, were featured on radio messages for the 2026 graduating class! Here's the link to listen to their recordings: https://youtu.be/X0svSuplwMo.

The Lady Railer Softball team is traveling to Plainville this afternoon to take on the Cardinals in a doubleheader starting at 4:00 PM. The games will be held on Field #3.

For more information about this event, please visit https://aptg.co/7Vq2S2.

Good luck, Railers! Batter up! #RAILROADERPRIDE

The Railroaders baseball team is heading to Plainville to face the Cardinals this afternoon in a doubleheader starting at 4:00 PM. The games will be played on Field #1. More information about this event can be found online at https://aptg.co/7Vq2S2.

Good luck, Railroaders! Batter up! #ITSAGREATDAYTOBEARAILER

Railroader Golf is set to compete in the Hill City Invitational Golf Meet today at the Prairie Hills Golf Course, located at 2649 260th Ave. and Elk's Club Rd. This will be an 18-hole tournament, teeing off at 1:00 PM on this beautiful Friday!

More information about today's tournament is available online at https://aptg.co/M_Pdsx. You can also access live scoring and additional details on PrepGolf at https://ks.prep.golf/tournaments/1974/print-tee-sheet#cards or visit https://ks.prep.golf/ and select the Hill City Tournament through the Live link.

Good luck, Railroaders! Remember, the most important shot is the next one! #RAILROADERPRIDE

The Ellis High School Track and Field team is heading to the Dighton High School Invitational Track Meet today. This competitive event will begin at 3:00 PM with the field events, followed by the running events starting at 5:00 PM. You can find more information about the meet and the order of events online at https://aptg.co/sPKh_1.

Results and additional information will also be available on KS Milesplit at https://ks.milesplit.com/meets/725738-dighton-hs-invitational-2026.

We would like to give a special shout-out to our senior athletes for their outstanding leadership this year! Congratulations to the seniors in the back row: Kinzie Sunley, Avery Boydston, Payten Burd, and Sienna Schmidt. In the front row, we have Tracyn Bollig, Carson Schartz, and Mason Rohleder. Our senior manager, Leah Reed, is not pictured. Thank you, seniors! You will be greatly missed!

Good luck, Railroaders! Keep shining! #ITSAGREATDAYTOBEARAILER

Attention 2026 HS Volleyball Parents - summer league money ($35) is due to Coach Berens by May13th. Please look at the flyer for our summer schedule.

Ellis High School's Class of 2026 invites you to their graduation on Saturday, May 9, at 2:00 PM in the Ellis Jr./Sr. High School Gymnasium. The Class of 2026 would like to express their gratitude to their parents, families, teachers, staff, administration, Board of Education, and the Ellis community!

You can find the Ellis High School Graduation Program online at https://aptg.co/x6Bs5-. Additionally, Hays Post features a section on their website to recognize our graduates: https://hayspost.com/posts/dd2d4680-4a90-46e0-baff-562c4269d001. The Ellis Review has just published its Graduation Edition!

Eagle Radio has been highlighting several of our students during their radio broadcasts. You can check out the clips online at (Avery) https://aptg.co/3znCtx, (Leah) https://aptg.co/D4hmhY, and (Sienna) https://aptg.co/MgMHcB.

We are proud of our Class of 2026! Go out and do great things! #RAILROADERPRIDE

The JV Golf team will compete in the JV Golf Showcase today at the Rooks County Golf Club in Plainville. The tee-off time is set for 9:00 AM for this 18-hole tournament. For more information about the event, please visit https://aptg.co/dXRbjk.

Good luck, Railroaders! Remember, the most important shot is the next one! #RAILROADERPRIDE

12th Grade Site Council Award (20 hours of Community Service)
Kia Mader, Raegan Jimenez, Kinzie Sunley, Tayler Schmidt, Carson Schartz, Sienna Schmidt, Mason Rohleder, Leah Reed, Owen Richards, Gus Peine, Ashlyn Kroeger, Payten Burd, Avery Boydston, Jaren Frickey, Ethan Carroll, Elie Brull.

11th Grade Site Council Award- (20 hours of community service)
Colton Metzler, Evelyn Merriman, Taylor Kohl, Wyatt Dixson, Maggie Fitzgerald, Madison Birdsong, Jersee Fabrizius, Jocelyn Eck, Aiden Aschenbrenner.

10th Grade Site Council Award (20 hours Community Service)
Mackinley Rhoden, Journey Swagerty, Emma Downing, Hannah James, Talon Pyle, Asher Haag, Haylee Comer, Rylan Aschenbrenner.

Ashlyn Kroeger and Gracie Ball received the Math and Science Award that also comes with scholarship money.

Carson Schartz and Tracyn Bollig received scholarships courtesy of The Railway t-shirt business.

Ethan Carroll and Raegan Jimenez were recognized as CTE scholars!

Mason Rohleder, Carson Schartz, and Kia Mader received scholarships from the Ellis Federated Wrestling Club.

Kia Mader received the Gary Luea scholarship.