Ellis High School is looking for interested individuals to help with the baseball and softball games this spring. Available positions are pitch count (baseball), announcer (softball), and a group or organization to operate concessions (baseball/softball). These are paid positions. Games start at 4:00pm. Dates for the home games are...
(Softball: March 25; April 4, 7, 8, 29; May 2, 9)
(Baseball: March 25; April 8, 11, 17, 29; May 2, 9, 12)
Please reach out to EHS Activities Director at dschoenthaler@usd388.com if interested. Thank you.
Ellis Jr./Sr. High School is proud to recognize an outstanding educator this week: Miss Katie Crawford! As a first-year teacher at Ellis, we are thrilled to welcome her to our school community. Miss Crawford has a busy schedule, teaching English to all junior high students, as well as freshmen and some juniors. While being a first-year teacher comes with its challenges, Miss Crawford has approached her role with eagerness and positivity. She arrives prepared each day and brings enthusiasm to her classroom.
In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Miss Crawford is also sponsoring two activities: Junior High KAY (Kansas Association for Youth) and the Junior Class, which means she is the Prom sponsor. We appreciate her active involvement, as her knowledge and talents greatly enhance our school. She is making a meaningful impact both inside and outside the classroom.
One thing we consistently hear from her students is how much she cares and how excited she is about teaching. How wonderful is that! A fun fact about Miss Crawford is that she is a dedicated Swiftie (Taylor Swift fan) and recently got engaged, with her wedding planned for May 2026. It has been wonderful to hear about her wedding planning and to admire her beautiful ring!
We are truly fortunate to have a teacher like Miss Crawford. She is valued in our community and school, and we are honored to celebrate her contributions as part of our Railroader family. Thank you, Miss Crawford!
Boys basketball recognition awards night. Congrats to our letter and award winners for this season! Way to #EarnIt
On Monday, March 10th, the Ellis High School forensics team traveled to Smith Center to compete in our league tournament. As we all know, we are part of an insanely talented and competitive league. This holds true for forensics as well.
Placers were as follows:
Mason Rohleder - 6th in impromptu
Kenzie Sunley - 5th in prose
Elie Brull - 3rd in poetry
Emma Downing - 6th in poetry
Emma Downing - 3rd in oration
As a team, we missed 4th place by just a few points. Our small but mighty team was able to hold their own thanks to each and every one of our competitors.
These kids rocked it today!
Video premiere! This morning's BOE meeting premieres today at 6pm on the USD388 YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@USD388
Visit https://go.boarddocs.com/ks/usd388/Board.nsf/Public to view the meeting's agenda
Reminder!!! Cheer Tryouts start tomorrow evening at 6:30pm @ EHS gym!
**Parent Information Meeting @ 6:00pm Monday in EHS Gym**
On Saturday, March 8th, the Ellis High School forensics team traveled to Norton for the Northwestern Kansas Winter Jam. As a team, Ellis placed 4th!
Placings:
IDA: Maggie Fitzgerald & Madison - 2nd (qualifying them for state!)
Oration: Emma Downing - 6th
Humorous Solo: Journey Swaggerty - 4th
Poetry: Elie Brull - 3rd
Way to go, Railers!
Congratulations to Hannah James (freshman) for earning All-State Honorable Mention in wrestling! #itsagreatdaytobearailer
Congratulations to Kia Mader (junior) for earning All-State Honorable Mention in wrestling! #itsagreatdaytobearailer
Congratulations to Piper McClung (sophomore) for earning All-State Honorable Mention in wrestling! #itsagreatdaytobearailer
Congratulations to Asher Haag (freshman) for earning All-State Honorable Mention in wrestling! #itsagreatdaytobearailer
The Ellis Junior Senior High Booster Club is seeking your feedback on how we can encourage greater involvement and effectively support our students now and in the future. We would greatly appreciate it if you could take a moment to complete the short, anonymous survey linked below. The survey will be open from March 7 to March 19, 2025.
We will review the results and discuss how we can make improvements at our next scheduled meeting on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at 7:00 PM in the lobby of Ellis Jr./Sr. High School. We invite you to join us in making improvements for our students!
https://forms.gle/FUs95EuoLwSxXz678
Thank you,
Ellis High School Booster Club Officers
2025 Railer Softball 🥎 store is open. Order here soon as we are closing March 12th 11:59 pm so we can hopefully have them before our first game. The players will all need to order a black hoodie with their number on the back.
https://ellissoftball.itemorder.com/
Ellis Jr./Sr. High School would like to take a moment to recognize our Office Aides for the 2024-25 school year. These remarkable young women bring joy to the office and brighten the days of both Maria and Mr. Vincent. We truly appreciate their assistance, knowledge, and the smiles they share each day. Thank you to Maleah, Morgan, MaKenzie, Kaycee, and Natalee! We value and appreciate all that you do!
Congrats to our Dane G. Hansen Scholarship Winners! Taegan Shannon, Addison Kohl, Morgan Armbrister, Maleah Vine, Gavyn Wildeman, Chance Jimenez, and Kamden Keller.
Don't forget about the junior high wrestling team end of the season get together tomorrow after school till 5:00.
Ellis High School A & P students are enjoying a day of engaging career speakers at HMC with various health/medical professionals. The sessions include Respiratory Therapy, Speech Language Pathologist, Social Worker/Counseling, Radiology, Biomedicine, OB Nursing.
There will be a Class of 2025 Project Graduation Parent Meeting on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at 7:00 PM in the EJH/EHS Lobby. We hope to see all senior parents attend!
High School Boys Basketball Awards Night will be Monday evening at 7:00PM in the auditorium.
Ellis Jr./Sr. High School is hosting its first Chess Club Duel today! The Railroaders are competing against the Victoria Knights. Good luck to all the players!
