Its Homecoming Game Day! Come out tonight and support the Railers!
EVENT: MCEL Volleyball Tournament Quad
TIME / DATE: 9:00am – Saturday, October 7, 2023
LOCATIONS:
Ellis High School, 1706 S. Monroe St., Ellis, KS 67637
Washington Grade School, 100 E. 13th Street, Ellis, KS 67637
TEAMS: Ellis, TMP, Plainville, and Smith Center
SCHEDULE:
We will be playing contests at both Ellis High School and Washington Grade School. Play will begin at 9:00am. All contests will be played as the best-of-3 sets played to 25 points, with the third set going to 15 if necessary. 15 minute warmups for both 9am games. 10 minute warmups for both 10am and 11am games.
ORDER OF PLAY:
Game 1- Ellis vs. Plainville EHS 9:00am
2 - TMP vs. Smith Center WGS 9:00am
3 - Ellis vs. Smith Center EHS 10:00am
4 - TMP vs. Plainville WGS 10:00am
5 - Ellis vs. TMP EHS 11:00am
6 - Smith Center vs. Plainville WGS 11:00am
ADMISSIONS: $6 Adults / $5 Students.
League passes will not be accepted.
EJH VOLLEYBALL RESULTS (10/5):
Ellis Junior High competed at home tonight and took on Hoxie. Both Varsity and JV were able to play!
Varsity beat Hoxie in a close two set game! These girls truly fought til the end and it finally showed with the win. First set score was 25-22 and second set was 25-23.
JV started off strong in the first set against Hoxie with a 25-19 win. The second set the girls were unable to hold their own and fell 21-25. Going into the third set they were feeling good, but we're unable to pull away with the win ending with a 13-15 score.
Varsity: 13-8
JV: 6-4
The Ellis XC team traveled to Phillipburg to compete in the MCL/MCEL meet. Several runners set new PRs on a challenging course. Taryn Boydston is your MCEL champ with a new course record. Avery and Cayson Boydston finished in 2nd. Maggie Fitzgerald and Nora Andrews placed 5th while Talon Pyle and Wyatt Dixon came in 9th. Way to go Railers!!
Ellis Junior High Football and Volleyball are at home tonight!! Come cheer them on as they compete against Hoxie! Volleyball action begins at 4:30 PM followed by football kickoff at 6:00 PM! Good luck, Railers!!
The EHS/EJH Cross Country teams are headed to Phillipsburg for league action! Good luck today, Railers!
The soccer contest versus Hays HS has been moved from October 9 to October 17. The game will be played at Hays HS, beginning at 6:30pm.
It's game today for the Lady Railers!! Good luck tonight as they take on Victoria and TMP! BUMP - SET- SPIKE!
Thank you all for sharing! We found another convertible! 😃
One of our convertibles for homecoming had to back out at the last minute. Please share this post! We are in desperate need of one convertible for our homecoming parade on Friday, October 6th! Please contact the high school office if you can help out, 785-726-3151! Thank you!
*BONFIRE*
Bonfire start time has been moved back to 9:00 pm!
This way we can ensure volleyball girls are back from their game!
It’s almost that time!
Thank you to Riddle’s Jewelry of Hays for donating our Homecoming crown!
Festivities kick off tomorrow night with the bonfire at 8:30 pm at the fairgrounds!
The parade is set for 2:30 on Friday, and it looks to a be a brisk fall day! If you’re riding on a float, dress accordingly!
Booster Club BBQ is before the football game, and the crowning will be at 6:30!
Railer Pride!
The Ellis FCCLA chapter traveled to Hoisington today for Fall District Conference. Members enjoyed breakout sessions learning about competitive events, the importance of giving gratitude, a main speaker who encouraged them to dream bigger and lift others up. We also got to see our own Ellis member, Taegan Shannon, shine on stage as the District President! A fun day was had by all!
School picture proofs were distributed to all students. Instructions on how to order on-line are included on this form. An email was also sent to each family from Leann’s with order information. As a reminder, orders will be placed on-line at https://www.leannsphotos.com.
Ellis Public Library Rocket Launch Information
EJH VOLLEYBALL GAME INFORMATION:
Event: Junior High Volleyball
Date/Time: Thursday, October 5, 2023 @ 4:30pm
Where: Ellis Jr/Sr High School
1706 S. Monroe, Ellis, KS 67637
Teams: Hoxie and Ellis
Warm-up:
Before each contest we will have a 10-minute warm-up session. Warm-up sessions will be…
- 2 minutes shared court time for ball handling
- 4 minutes for the visiting team to use the court and serve (no home team skill work)
- 4 minutes for the home team to use the court and serve (no visiting team skill work)
Order of Play:
Hoxie JV vs. Ellis JV
Hoxie V vs. Ellis V
ADMISSION:
$5.00 for adults // $4.00 for students (K-12).
EJH VOLLEYBALL RESULTS (10/3):
Varsity traveled to Phillipsburg tonight to compete in a dual with Smith Center, Norton, and Phillipsburg.
We started off the evening playing Smith Center. The girls beat them in the first set 25-21. Second set they couldn't hold on and lost 22-25. Taking it into the third set the girls fought, but couldn't take the win losing 16-18.
They went on to face Norton. They lost the first set to Norton 18-25 and also the second set 18-25.
To round out the night the girls final match was Phillipsburg. The girls won the first set 26-24. They had a slow start second set and were unable to come back at lost 19-25. They competed with good energy the third set, but again were unable to win falling 13-15.
Both Varsity and JV will play at home this Thursday. Please come out and support these girls!
Varsity: 12-8
JV: 6-3
Registration deadline for Pee Wee Cheer Camp has been changed to October 10th!! We would love to have your littles join us! These forms were sent home with your kiddos today. Please feel free to reach out with any questions!
Ellis FFA is selling Seitz and Zak's products! Orders are due Oct 31st. Please reach out to an FFA member to make your order. Products will be delivered in mid-December. Contact Ms. Hausler at dhausler@usd388.com or 785-726-3151 with any questions you may have.
Thank you Mr. Ken Eberle for once again working with the EHS woodworking students on the lathe!
