Ellis High School/Junior High

IT'S GAME DAY! Our Lady Railers are heading to Victoria for a Triangular with the Victoria Knights and the TMP Monarchs. The first serve is at 4:00 PM, with the Railers hitting the court for the 2nd game. All matches will be played in the Victoria Jr./Sr. High School gym.

More information, including tonight's schedule, can be found online at https://aptg.co/zNtjlg.

Good luck, Lady Railers! Let's Serve It Up! #RAILROADERPRIDE

IT'S MCL/MCEL MEET DAY! The Ellis Jr./Sr. High School Cross Country team heads to Phillipsburg for the Phillipsburg Invitational/2026 MCL at the Phillipsburg Golf Course. The start time is 4:00 PM, with the following order: JH Boys/Girls, Varsity Girls, Varsity Boys, JV Boys/Girls.

More information about today's meet, including the schedule, is available online at https://aptg.co/rKVHTd. Additional meet information and results can also be found online through Kansas MileSplit: https://ks.milesplit.com/meets/783468-phillipsburg-invitationalmcl-2026/info.

Good luck, Railroaders! Let's bring home some medals! #ITSAGREATDAYTOBEARAILER

IT'S GAME DAY! The Ellis Junior High Football and Volleyball teams host the Hill City Ringnecks tonight. Volleyball action begins at 4:30 PM in the Ellis Jr./Sr. High School gym, with the order of play B-A-C. Football kicks off at 6:00 PM at the North Campus field.

Tonight's program is available online at https://aptg.co/z2NF76. Come out and support your Junior High Railroaders! #RAILROADERPRIDE

Seniors used a class period in Financial and Career Prep to apply to a college during Apply Free Days. This week all Kansas colleges waive the application fee.

Attention students and parents we have a couple lunch menu changes for Thursday, October 8th and Monday, October 12th.

October 8th
Cheese Filled Breadsticks
Marinara
Corn
Tossed Salad
Peaches

October 12th
Pretzel Dog
Baby Bakers
Broccoli & Cheese
Apple Wedges
Snickerdoodle

REMINDER!

We sent National Honor Society application forms to eligible students in May 2026. Applications are due at the office by Monday, November 2, 2026.

Please note that National Honor Society membership requires 40 hours of community service. You may complete these hours between November 1, 2025, and October 31, 2026. To qualify, you must also have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher and be a junior or senior.

The NHS induction ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, November 24, 2026, at 2:30 PM. Please contact Maria Mick at 785-726-3151 or at mmick@usd388.org with any questions.

Attention Ellis High School Students, Parents, and the Ellis Community!

The Annual Trick or Treat So Others Can Eat is scheduled for this Sunday, October 11, 2026! It will begin at the Ellis Food Pantry (210 Madison, behind Casey’s) at 4:00 PM. Students who are members of FCCLA, FFA (FFA members are especially encouraged to attend), or KAY, as well as anyone needing community service, are highly encouraged to participate! KAY members will receive points. All students will receive community service hours.

If you have any questions, please call the school office at 785-726-3151 or the number on the flyer.

Ellis USD 388 Parents, Students, and Community:

The Ellis FFA Chapter is selling Seitz products until November 4th! Orders should arrive by the second week of December. Examples of Seitz products can be found online: https://www.myseitz.net/Marketplace.php.

If an FFA member has not reached out to you and you would like to make a purchase, please contact Ellis High School/FFA at 785-726-3151 or by email at dschmidt@usd388.org. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year. Thank you for supporting Ellis FFA!

Mrs. Dani Schmidt
USD 388 Ag Teacher/FFA Advisor
1706 Monroe, Ellis KS 67637 | (785) 726-3151 | dschmidt@usd388.org

Congratulations to King Colton Metzler and Queen Piper McClung, who were crowned at our football game on Friday, October 2, 2026. Ellis High School had an amazing week celebrating homecoming! The seniors from the Class of 2027 were the overall spirit winners. The senior class also won best float and powder puff football. Faculty and staff came together as a strong team and easily defeated all the student classes in volleyball, except the juniors, Class of 2028. It was a fantastic week to be a Railer!

2026 Ellis High School Homecoming Royalty Court (picture attached)
(Back Row, L to R): Candidate Baylor Born, son of Brock and Coleen Born; King Colton Metzler, son of James and Becky Metzler; Candidate Aiden Aschenbrenner, son of Gary and Tara Aschenbrenner.

(Front Row, L to R): Candidate Jersee Fabrizius, daughter of Chad and Jessica Fabrizius; Crown Bearer Kolt Werth, son of Brayden and Kristin Werth; Queen Piper McClung, daughter of Windy Still and Ryan McClung; Flower Girl Ava Mattheyer, daughter of Jordan and Emily Mattheyer; Candidate Jocelyn Eck, daughter of Mark and Sarah Eck.

The Ellis Junior High Lady Railers head to Phillipsburg for an A Team Volleyball Quad with Phillipsburg, Norton, and Smith Center. The first serve is at 4:00 PM, with all games played at Phillipsburg High School in both gyms! Find more information and tonight's match schedule online at https://aptg.co/bZSXz2.

Good luck! Let's Serve It Up, Railers! #ITSAGREATDAYTOBEARAILER

!!!ORDERS ARE DUE ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7th!!!

Attention Fall Sports Parents and Students:

The EHS Journalism/Yearbook Staff is excited to offer sports pictures for all Ellis Jr/Sr High School athletes, including Junior High and High School Football, Volleyball, and Cross-Country. Fall Sports pictures are ready to order, and we'll send order forms home this week! Please note that Cheer will do something different, so they are not included in this order.

To order a Memory Mate or an individual picture of your athlete, please use the order form sent home. We took pictures of all participants at picture days. If an order form did not make it home with your student this week, please use this link: https://aptg.co/g77z57. Additional forms are also available in the office. The cost is only $20! Orders are due by Wednesday, October 7, 2026.

Ellis High School Volleyball Senior Night is scheduled for Tuesday, October 6, 2026! The Ellis Lady Railers will host a triangular with the Trego Golden Eagles and the Plainville Cardinals, starting at 4:30 PM. Seniors and their parents will be honored before the evening's final match against Trego.

Volleyball Seniors (pictured L to R): Taylor Kohl, daughter of Jeff and Emily Kohl, and Jersee Fabrizius, daughter of Chad and Jessica Fabrizius.

Congratulations to our seniors!

Ellis FCA's next meeting is this Tuesday during the seminar. Please attend, as we are working on our Fields of Faith night. If you want to receive messages and keep in touch with this organization, you can join us on the BAND App. Here is the link: https://band.us/n/a7a7bdKdCbt2i

Boydston excels on Saturday, reaching her PR.

The Ellis Railroader XC team crushed it at the Ness City Inv. today. 12 of our 15 runners hit personal-best times. Most of them improved by more than a minute. Medals didn't come easy at the large meet, with most area teams moving to Ness City because of Thursday's weather cancellations. Taryn and Shayden Boydston finished 1st, with Taryn beating the #2 runner in 1A and setting a personal-best time. Chevy Morton placed 6th while Cayson Boydston finished 15th. The high school boys team improved their team average time by 55 seconds, moving them up in the team regional seeding from 7th to 4th. Here is the link for the live results: https://milesplit.live/meets/770099/schedule

The Ellis Jr./Sr. High School Chess Team is ready to hit the road for its first tournament of the year in Ellinwood. The event will be held at the Ellinwood Library, located at 210 N Schiller Ave. The first round begins at 9:00 AM. For more information, you can visit https://aptg.co/YMpkQ-.

You can also find more details about the Kansas Scholastic Chess Association at https://sites.google.com/view/kscachess/home.

Good luck, Railroaders! Checkmate! #RAILROADERPRIDE

The Railroader Cross Country team is heading to the 20th Annual Clyde T. McCracken Ness City Cross Country Meet today! The meet will start at 10:00 AM and will follow this schedule: Junior High Girls, Junior High Boys, Varsity Girls, Varsity Boys, and the Open Race. The competition will take place at the Ness County Golf Course, located 6 miles north of Ness City on Highway 283.

For more information, visit https://aptg.co/9cqygz.

Results and additional details are available on Kansas MileSplit at https://ks.milesplit.com/meets/770099-clyde-t-mccracken-ness-city-cross-country-invitational-2026.

Good luck, Railroaders! #ITSAGREATDAYTOBEARAILER

WGS Newsletter - October 2nd