Congratulations to Dakota Metzler who inked with Bethany College today! Dakota has "vaulted" into his next chapter as a member of the Swedes' Track and Field program. We wish him all the best! 🚂
Attention Ellis High School Students and Parents: Don't forget to order your ELLIS HIGH SCHOOL RAILROADER YEARBOOK today! https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1070972/ELLIS-HIGH-SCHOOL/2023-Yearbook/20220603141523733103/CATALOG_SHOP
2022-2023 Ellis Boys Basketball Awards night! Thank you to all the players for a great season! Pictured are award winners and lettermen for this season. #AllAboard #EarnIt
Over the last few weeks, EJH students have competed in the Choir Olympics. The events worked on their creativity, song writing, rhythm, breath control, music knowledge, and teamwork. Today was the closing ceremonies with prizes being awarded to the top 3 "countries".
Jamie Richards was our latest JH career speaker. She spoke to the students about her job in radiation and oncology at Hays Med. Thanks Jamie!
Two seniors had to recognize their role models a couple days late and here are those pictures.
⭐️ STATE QUALIFIER ⭐️
Harlie Bittel qualifies with 1st Place in Prose!
Emily Whyte - 3rd in Prose
Harlie Bittel - 3rd in Humorous Solo
Ava Reed - 6th in Oration
AND
5th Place as a TEAM at League!!!! ❤️
The Washington Grade School PTO invites all USD 388 students to participate in Pajama Day on Thursday, March 9th. Bring $1 to your 1st period teacher to participate! PTO is raising money for a new playground at the grade school and appreciates your support.
2023 ELLIS RAILROADER BASEBALL STORE is open and ready for orders: https://ellisbaseball2023.itemorder.com/shop/home/! Order deadline is 12:00 noon on Sunday, March 12th. Thank you for your support of the Ellis Railroader Baseball team! Go Railers!
You can watch this morning's BOE meeting as well as previous BOE meetings on the USD388 Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/USD388
We hosted 12 teams for our home Forensics meet today, and it was a great success. This team did an amazing job helping, and I’m extremely proud of them!
Thank you to all the community members who helped judge! We couldn’t do something like this without you!
We head to our league tournament in Oakley on Monday.
Go Railers!
Read the EJH/EHS Weekly Announcements for the week of March 5th:
https://www.smore.com/b9314-ejh-ehs-weekly-announcements-3-5
The EHS Choir presents Girl Power: Songs by Female Artists for the 2023 dinner theater performance! Tickets for dinner & show can be purchased from the EHS office or a Choir student for $15. Tickets for the show only will be available at the door the night of for $10
Congratulations to the 7th grade scholars bowl team for going 7-2 and placing 2nd at the Phillipsburg meet today!
Ellis Jr./Sr. High School is hosting a blood drive on Monday, March 6th!
The EJH Band performed at MCEL contest today. Solo scores and band scores:
Dora Bencze, Clarinet: Outstanding I
Dom Fondoble, Timpani: Excellent II
Talon Pyle, Snare: Excellent II
Libby Schiel, Trumpet: Excellent II
Wyatt Dixson, Trumpet: Excellent II
Cole Yates, Trumpet: Excellent II
EJH Band average score: Excellent II
WAY TO GO RAILERS!
Help needed. We are looking for additional help with admissions for the sub-state games scheduled for this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Shifts are 3 hours in length,
5-8pm on Thursday and Friday, and 4:30-7:30pm on Saturday. If you are interested and available for one or more dates, please contact dschoenthaler@usd388.com. Your help is greatly appreciated! Please note that inclement weather is in the forecast, and there is a chance that Thursday's and Friday's scheduled games could be adjusted.
Congratulations to the 7th grade scholars bowl team for going 6-3 and placing 3rd at the Hill City meet today!
Track season is off and running on this beautiful day!
JH Band will travel to TMP tomorrow for MCEL Regional contest. Parents/Guardians with students performing a solo should have an email about what time their student performs. The full band performs at 1:30. Students will need to wear their band shirt and bring money for lunch.