Ellis High School/Junior High

Ellis is sending 4 girls to State and after Saturday will know how many boys, but the State apparel store is open now! Support the Railer Wrestlers AND the EHS Railway Apparel Store by purchasing state gear today! https://ehswrestlingstate2026.itemorder.com/shop/sale/ Store closes promptly at noon on Monday, February 23 so apparel is ready for competition on Friday!

URGENT MESSAGE - Today's basketball games at Hoxie have been postponed due to the high winds and low visibility. The games have been rescheduled for Thursday, February 19.

The Lady Railers are traveling to Hoxie this evening to compete against the Indians. Please note that there will be no JV games tonight. The Varsity Girls' game will kick off at 6:00 PM, followed by the Varsity Boys' game.

You can find more information about tonight's games online at https://aptg.co/m61p9n.

Additionally, Varsity games at Hoxie are live-streamed through Open Spaces. To watch the live video, please visit https://openspacessports.com/wp/ and select "Watch Live Video."

Good luck, Lady Railers! #RAILROADERPRIDE

The Ellis Railroaders are traveling to Hoxie this evening to compete against the Indians. Please note that there will be no JV games tonight. The Varsity Girls' game will kick off at 6:00 PM, followed by the Varsity Boys' game.

You can find more information about tonight's games online at https://aptg.co/m61p9n.

Additionally, Varsity games at Hoxie are live-streamed through Open Spaces. To watch the live video, please visit https://openspacessports.com/wp/ and select "Watch Live Video."

Good luck, Railroaders! #RAILROADERPRIDE

Attention incoming 7-12 graders for the 2026-2027 school year. If you are interested in JH or HS cheer next year see the information below!

Ellis High School had its Annual KAY Snowball Dance on Saturday, February 7, 2026. Snowball Royalty class winners are as follows:
Freshman Queen, Maggie Downing, daughter of Marc and Savannah Downing; Sophomore Queen Mackinley Rhoden, daughter of Kristy Rhoden and Jeff Rhoden; Junior Queen, Jersee Fabrizius, daughter Chad and Jessica Fabrizius; Senior Queen, Leah Reed, daughter of Darin and April Reed; Senior King, Brody Fischer, son of DJ and Julie Fischer; Junior King, Wyatt Dixson, son of Tanner and Jill Dixson; Sophomore King, Asher Haag, son of Ron and Latisha Haag; Freshman King, Carter Jimenez, son of Javi and Jessica Jimenez.

*Attention: Ellis Parents and Students*

We are excited to announce that USD 388 will offer Driver's Education this summer! There will be a mandatory meeting to explain the program expectations and complete the required paperwork. This meeting will take place at Ellis Jr./Sr. High School on Thursday, March 26, 2026, starting at 6:30 PM in the Ellis Jr./Sr. High School Lobby.

If you have any questions, please contact the instructor, Mark Cook, via email at mark.cook@usd428.net. You can find an interest form and additional information about the program, including dates and times, at the following link: https://aptg.co/RMMvB4. This information will also be available in the school office and can be picked up during Student-Led Conferences next week.

We look forward to seeing everyone interested next month!
~ Maria Mick, Ellis Jr./Sr. High School Secretary, (785) 726-3151, mmick@usd388.com.

On Friday and Saturday, the Lady Railers competed at the toughest 321A Regional in the state. This tournament boasted 9 of the top 10 teams in state. Lady Railers showed up with their best of the whole season. As a small team of only 5, the Lady Railers finished 14th out of 50 teams.Maggie Downing finished 2-2, just a win short of going to state, in quite possibly the toughest bracket of the tournament. Four Lady Railers found the podium and earned a trip to state, qualifying the highest number of girls for the state tournament in school history. Piper McClung (6th), Kia Mader (4th), Lyla Richards (4th), and Hannah James (4th) will compete at the state tournament.

On February 4-5, Railer wrestling set out on an adventure to Eastern Kansas. The first stop was West Franklin High School. Both the boys and girls wrestled a variety of teams from the Eastern Kansas area, including 6A teams from KC. All the boys faired well, posting a record of 2-1 except for Kooper Hankins who went 3-0 on the day. Many of their opponents were ranked in one of the classes as 1 or 2. Girls wrestled equally well, all ending 2-1. It was a great day for the Railers. The teams loaded up and headed for the hotel in Topeka, where they started the next day with a 2-hour study session as a team in the hotel lobby before heading to Onaga. The Lady Railers competed in a mixer, where as a team they went 4-5 on the day. On the boys side, the boys wrestled in a dual tournament. In 3 of the 5 duals, the boys did not lose a match, seeing schools like Basehor-Linwood and other Eastern Kansas schools. The boys posted a record of 17-4 on the day.

Forensics had a big day at their first meet of the season in Norton. All of our team broke finals in each of their events! Mason Rohleder and Haylee Comer qualified for State, placing 1st in IDA. Mason also qualified for State individually in Impromptu, placing 2nd. Kinzie Sunley qualified for State, placing 2nd in Prose. Emma Dowing qualified for State in both of her events. She placed 1st in Oration and 2nd in Poetry. Way to go Railers! 🎭🏅

Ellis Chess had an outstanding outing today at Concordia. The JH Team won 1st place! The HS Team finished just short of a trophy of their own in 4th. Beckem Jimenez and Henry Brull both finished 5th in their respective categories. Maverick Swagerty finished 7th in the K-8 bracket. Brie Keller, Izzy Fondoble, Graeme Matzke, Brandon Gilbert, Beckett Longbine, and Carter Starns all finishing in the top 15. Maverick, Brie, Izzy, and Graeme have also earned their spots at the State tournament. So proud of all of our players!

The Ellis High School Forensics team is heading to its first meet of the season at Norton High School. The competitive meet will start at 8:00 AM. Good luck, Railroaders!

The Ellis Jr./Sr. High School Chess Team is on the road today for a tournament in Concordia, Kansas. The tournament will be held at Concordia Elementary School and will start at 9:30 AM. More information can be found online at https://aptg.co/PJkM-h. Good luck, Railroaders!

"I don't blunder pieces—I'm just stress-testing the concept of material advantage."

It's Game Day for our Railroaders! This afternoon, they will be on the road to face the Oakley Plainsmen. The junior varsity boys' game will start at 4:30 PM, followed by the varsity games. For more information about tonight's games, please visit https://aptg.co/_t9k1_.

Open Spaces Sports has been contracted to stream all of Oakley High School's games. To watch tonight's games, please go to https://openspacessports.com/wp/ and click on "Watch Live Video."

Good luck, Railroaders! #RAILROADERPRIDE

It's Game Day for our Lady Railers! They are on the road this afternoon to face the Oakley Plainsmen. The varsity girls' game will follow the JV boys' game at 4:30 PM. For more information about tonight's games, please visit https://aptg.co/_t9k1_.

Open Spaces Sports is contracted to stream all of Oakley High School's games. To watch tonight's games, please visit https://openspacessports.com/wp/ and click on "Watch Live Video."

Good luck, Lady Railers! #RAILROADERPRIDE

It's Regional Wrestling Tournament Day for our Lady Railers! They will make the short trip west to the 3-1A Regional Wrestling Tournament at Trego Community High School. The start time on Friday, February 13th, is 12:00 noon, and on Saturday, February 14th, it is 10:00 AM.

For more information, please visit the KSHSAA website and select 3-1A - Trego Community HS: https://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Wrestling/GirlsRegAssignments.cfm?Class=3-1A.

To follow this event and view results, please visit https://www.flowrestling.org/nextgen/events/14590898/information.

Good luck, Lady Railers! Let's earn a spot at state! #ITSAGREATDAYTOBEARAILER

The Ellis Junior High Wrestling team will be in Stockton this afternoon for a tournament that begins at 4:00 PM. More information about this event can be found online at https://aptg.co/lpKRbK. Unfortunately, this event cannot be followed online through Flowrestling.

Good luck, Railroaders! #ITSAGREATDAYTOBEARAILER

Congratulations to the 7th Grade Scholars Bowl Team for going 4-2 at our home meet, tying for 1st, but taking 2nd after the tie-breaker! Way to go Scholars Bowl!!

This week the Junior High Kay Club is hosting a Valentines
Day dance! Our dance will be this Friday, February 13th, in the commons area of the school, 7-9pm.

Dress code is semi formal. We encourage students to wear church clothes or game day dress up clothes!

An email has been sent out to all Kay club parents!

The Ellis Junior High Scholars Bowl team is hosting a home tournament this afternoon, starting at 4:00 PM. This will be a 7-team round-robin tournament for 7th- and 8th-grade students. You can find tonight's schedule online at https://aptg.co/4qHLs0.

We want to extend our gratitude to all the volunteers, including coaches, readers, judges, and scorekeepers, who make these events possible for our students and community. We are fortunate to host events such as Scholars Bowl!

Good luck to our brilliant EJH Railers!