Ellis High School/Junior High

REMINDER! Deadline to sign up is tomorrow!

It's that time of year again!!! Get your child signed up for Pom Poms and Pillows 2026!!! We plan to have camp on January 3, 2026, at Ellis High School from 9-11:00 AM. The mini cheerleaders will perform on January 6, 2026, between the girls' and boys' games vs. Russell. Forms to sign up should be coming home today! We ask the forms be turned in by December 19, 2025! Forms can also be found online at https://aptg.co/-6svGH.

If you have any questions, please email me at lhaas@usd388.com or call me at 785-635-4323. Can't wait for our future Railer Cheerleaders to perform again!!🖤🧡 Coach Lacie

All seniors are required to do a job shadow 1st semester and today they each shared their experiences with the whole senior class.

With school finishing up this week and the holidays approaching, we will not be holding any open gyms for the remainder of the month. Open gym for JH/HS students will resume on January 4 at 2:30pm.

FCCLA Parent's Night Out was a success!! Everyone enjoyed all the games and activities and we hope parents got to enjoy their evening too! Wishing everyone Happy Holidays!

REMINDER!!
The Ellis High School KAY Club invites parents and the community to the Annual Food Box Auction on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, at 10:00 in the Ellis Jr./Sr. High School Auditorium. KAY Club members will have homemade baked goodies and decorated boxes for auction. All proceeds will go to the KAY Club to support future projects and help members attend KAY camp in the summer. If you have any questions, please call the high school at 785-726-3151.

HS KAY Club honored our first responders tonight at the basketball games. Thank you to all first responders for all that you do!

Ellis High School has announced its Finals Schedule for Fall 2025, which will take place on Thursday, December 18, and Friday, December 19, 2025! As a reminder, we will have a 12:30 PM dismissal on Friday, December 19, and lunch will be served. Route buses will run. If parents have any questions, they should contact the school office at 785-726-3151. Christmas break is almost here!

The Ellis Lady Railers will be competing this afternoon against the Phillipsburg Panthers. The first game is scheduled to begin at 4:00 PM, with the following lineup: JV Girls (2 quarters), JV Boys, Varsity Girls, and Varsity Boys. All games will take place at Ellis Jr./Sr. High School. You can find the program for tonight online at: https://aptg.co/v0xG5F. Good luck, Lady Railers! #RAILROADERPRIDE

The Ellis Railroaders will be competing this afternoon against the Phillipsburg Panthers. The first game is scheduled to begin at 4:00 PM, with the following lineup: JV Girls (2 quarters), JV Boys, Varsity Girls, and Varsity Boys. All games will take place at Ellis Jr./Sr. High School. You can find the program for tonight online at: https://aptg.co/v0xG5F.

Additional activities this evening include:
- The Ellis High School Alumni Association is hosting its annual soup supper in the lobby from 4:30 to 7:00 PM. Be sure to stop by!

- The EHS KAY Organization is proud to host the First Responders Recognition ceremony between the varsity games. We extend our gratitude to all First Responders for their service to the community!

- The EHS Cheer team will perform their state routine during halftime of the boys' varsity game. Let's congratulate them on their impressive 3rd-place finish at the KSHSAA Game Day Championships!

Good luck, Railroaders! #RAILROADERPRIDE

Ellis Junior High School proudly announces its Scholar Bowl Team for 2025-26! Good luck this season, Railroaders!

The EHS Scholars Bowl team is on the road to Norton High School today. Meet time is 4:00 PM. Good luck, Railroaders!

The MCEL Basketball Tournament is taking place this week! Since Saturday's games were canceled, the games will be played today. Dismissal time for basketball players and cheerleaders will be at 2:20 PM.

The Boys' team will be traveling to Norton to compete in game #3 against the winner of the TMP/Russell matchup. You can find more game information online here: https://aptg.co/_JGv0Q.

The Girls' team will head to Plainville to play Norton in game #2. More details about the game can be found here: https://aptg.co/xZsdZc.

The MCEL brackets have been updated and are available online: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1U5MRKHF2WFBRyiO8uToP8OXeas1rxnWhcAd2SBqQNoM/edit?gid=0#gid=0. All games will start at 3:00 PM.

Good luck, Junior High Railroaders!

Open Gym today will be held at the North Campus and not EHS.

Railer boys wrestling hit the road bright and early after wrestling until 9pm on Friday, leaving Ellis at 4:50am to compete in the Jeff Giles Memorial tournament in Minneapolis. To say it was a successful day is an understatement, finally returning home at 11pm. As a whole team, they picked up a combined 15 wins while only wrestling in 5 weight classes. 120: Korbyn Kroeger finished 2nd in his pool, going 2-1 on the day. 126: Carter Jimenez won his pool, going 3-0. 144: Kooper Hankins won his at 3-0. 138: Asher Haag went 4-0 on the day, and was crowned champion in a 16-man bracket. 150: Jack Reed went 3-0, winning his pool. The Railers are in action next at the Russell Invitational on December 20. #itsagreatdaytobearailer

The Lady Railer Wrestlers hit the road early at 4:50am to compete in the Jeff Giles Memorial tournament in Minneapolis, finally returning home after a very successful day at 11pm. They picked up a combined 15 wins while only wrestling in 5 weight classes due to illness and injury. While the ladies were short-handed, they still finished 7th out of 20 teams. Starting the team off was Piper McClung, finishing 3-1, bringing home the silver medal. EHS’s lone senior posted 4 wins on the day for a 2nd place finish. In her weight class, Lyla Richards also brought 4 wins for a 2nd place finish. Keliah Heit wrestled her first varsity competition of her career, gaining much knowledge and improvement with each match. Hannah James boasts a runner-up finish with 4 wins on the day. The Lady Railer resume action on Dec. 20 at Russell. It goes without saying, but we’ll say it anyway #itsagreatdaytobearailer

JH MCEL Basketball Update - Today's games have been postponed to Monday. Monday's games will begin at 3:00pm. Our girls are scheduled to play Game 2 in Plainville and the boys will play Game 3 in Norton. Monday's schedule has been moved to Thursday. Those games will all be played in Plainville. Thursday's games have been moved to Friday. Those games will all be played in Norton. Games on Thursday and Friday will also begin at 3:00pm.

JH girls bball MCEL tournamnet has been canceled for today due to inclement weather. Will update as soon as we have more information. Thanks!

Today is the final day of the Castle Rock Tournament! Both the girls and boys will be in action today.

For more information about the Castle Rock Tournament, you can visit: https://aptg.co/VC04QV. You can also find the tournament brackets at: https://www.quinterschools.org/pages/uploaded_files/Castle%20Rock%20Classic%202025.pdf.

Please note that Quinter High School is finishing up construction, so all teams and fans should use the front entrance on the west side of the school this week during the tournament.

Good luck, Railers! #RAILROADERPROUD

The Railroader Wrestling team is on the road today for the Jeff Giles Memorial Tournament in Minneapolis! The boys' competition begins at 9:00 AM, followed by the girls' competition at 9:30 AM. For more tournament information, visit: https://aptg.co/rdCCRD.

You can also watch the event livestreamed on the MJSHS YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@mjshssports2357/streams.

Brackets and results for the tournament are available on FLOWRESTLING at the following links: [Boys](https://www.flowrestling.org/nextgen/events/14830608/information) and [Girls](https://www.flowrestling.org/nextgen/events/14830684/information).

Good luck, Railroaders! #ITSAGREATDAYTOBEARAILER

Our young Men’s Railer Wrestlers conducted the train in the familiar territory of home in the annual Railer Round Robin. This group of freshmen and a sophomore continue to improve and find success in week 2. All members of the team finished in the Top 6. 144: Kooper Hankins finished big with 3 wins, finishing 6th. 150: Jack Reed looked equally impressive with a 6th place finish. 126: Carter Jimenez found the podium in 4th place. 120: Korbyn Kroeger won 3 matches to put him on the podium in 3rd place. 138: Asher Haag worked his way to the finals, going 4-1 on the day, where he took his only loss to the #1 ranked wrestler in 321-A. A big shoutout to all the tables workers, volunteers, and administration who helped create success in hosting 12 visiting teams in a packed gym. A special shoutout to our lone senior wrestler, who was honored at the tournament, Kia Mader. Thanks for 4 successful years of wrestling. Both Men’s and Women’s wrestling departs bight and early for the Jeff Gile’s Memorial Invitational in Minneapolis on Saturday