Ellis High School/Junior High

REMINDER: July 3-9 is the KSHSAA Summer Moratorium. During this time, coaches are prohibited from engaging in any type of activity involving student athletes whether it be practice, training, weight lifting, conditioning, competition, or travel. All athletic facilities will be closed during this period to school personnel and students grades 7-12. If member school athletic facilities also serve as non-school community recreation facilities, these facilities may remain open during the moratorium so long as no school teams are playing and no school coaches are coaching the teams/ individuals. During this one-week dead period, students may attend camps or competitions but may not do so with their school coaches. This moratorium does not impact fine arts or spirit activities.

The cheerleaders recently did a fundraiser for Railer Yard Signs, if you would like to purchase one we have some more on order just let Kristi Bittel know. Thank you in advance.

Come see our EHS Boys Basketball team from 11-3 today at Riverfest! Thanks to our guys for representing our community! #AllAboard

Last day of volleyball camp, it was a great 3 days! I hope the girls had fun and learned at least a little something! Keep working on your volleyball skills and have a fun rest of your summer!! 🧡🏐🖤🏐🧡

Just a few pictures from today's vb camp! 🏐 🧡🖤

Some exciting news! These THREE of the seven grant applications our seniors worked on have been awarded! The projects were not fully funded, but three organizations will be receiving grant money for their projects. The other organizations are able (and encouraged) to apply again in the fall. Sarah Meitner, executive director of The Heartland Community Foundation, had great things to say about the quality of all of our applications! Great job, Railers! Makenna Kohl, Carson North & Dakota Metzler - Ellis Jr. Free Fair (Sunflower Arena) Hannah Schiel & Kayla Julian - Ellis Nutrition Center Harlie Bittel, Alex McGuire & Rylee Burns - Community Foundation of Ellis (Railroad Museum)

You can watch yesterday's BOE meeting as well as other USD388 content now on the USD388 YouTube Channel at https://youtube.com/c/USD388

Ellis Jr/Sr High School has the following coach/sponsor positions available for the 2023-24 school year. We will accept applications until positions have been filled. To apply, visit the USD 388 website (usd388.com); select Menu and scroll under Employment to Job Opportunities; then scroll to Supplemental Positions and select the link under the designated heading. All inquiries or completed applications can be sent to dschoenthaler@usd388.com. - Asst. HS Football - Head HS Cheer - Head Scholars Bowl - Head JH KAY - Head HS Track & Field - Head JH Track & Field

Last day to register for 3rd-8th volleyball camp!!

HS Girls Soccer Camp: June 26-30 from 8-9:30am HS Boys Soccer Camp: July 10-14 from 8-9:30am Camp location is Shively Field (504 W. 12th St., Hays, KS 67601). Camp cost is $20. Contact Coach Shawn Larson, 785-432-2042 or lawsons@tmpmarian.org

3rd-8th volleyball camp, next week! Sign up though the rec!

Below is the current list of practice/training sessions being offered by our coaching staffs at this time… Cross Country – M/W beg. July 10 – 7am @ Track HS Football – M/Tu/Th/F beg. May 30 – 7:30am @ FB Field – Camp is July 10-14 @ 7:30am JH Football – M/Tu/W/Th beg. June 7 – 8:15am @ FB Field HS Volleyball – Th beg. June 1 – 7am @ EHS – Camp is June 13-15 @ 9am (6-8) and @ 10:30am (3-5) JH Volleyball – Tu/TH beg. June 6 – 7am @ EHS (Tu) and @ WGS (Th) HS Boys Basketball – M beg. June 5 – 7:30pm @ EHS – Camp is June 1-2 @ 8-10am HS Girls Basketball – M/W beg. May 31 – 6:45am @ EHS JH Boys Basketball – Tu beg. May 30 – 3:30pm @ EHS JH Girls Basketball – Th/F beg. June 1 – 9am (Th) and 7am (F) @ OHS Wrestling – M beg. June 5 – 7pm @ WR Room Cheer – Tu/Th beg. May 30 – 8am @ EHS – Camp is July 10-13 @ Coffeyville

The Ellis High School Cheerleaders are selling Railer Spirit Signs! Contact any cheerleader to order! Support these awesome young ladies as they head to camp in July! Signs are $20 and can be purchased now through June 15th. RAILER PRIDE!

High School Boys Basketball Camp will be June 1-2 at the high school. Camp start time will be at 8:00 AM.

Parents, There have been daily updates on coaching hires and coaching schedules that have impacted the summer activity schedules for summer weights and practices. Currently the summer weight programs will be as follows: High School Boys (Beginning May 30th) Monday 6:30-7:30 AM and 6:30 -7:30 PM Tuesday 6:30-7:30 AM Thursday 6:30 -7:30 AM and 6:30-7:30 PM Friday 6:30 - 7:30 AM and 6:30 - 7:30 PM JH Boys (Beginning June 7th) Monday-Thursday 7:30-8:15 AM High School Girls and JR High Girls (Starting June 5th) Monday-Thursday 8:15-9:15 AM These training sessions are great opportunities to enhance strength and agility, but more importantly to build trust, team cohesiveness and pride. These programs are available to students involved in any extra curricular sports and activities at the appropriate gender/grade level. Team practice and league information will be released as it becomes available. Thank you for your patience and flexibility.

High School Volleyball Parents & Players Tomorrow June 1st, summer gym begins at 7 - 8 am. We will be in the gym every Thursday from 7-8 am except July 6th, ending July 20th. Summer Volleyball League begins Monday, June 5th. The schedules are included, we have 3 teams. Parents I will need help with coaching as I'm the only coach consistently available this summer. Please contact me if you are willing to help out. Junior Railer Volleyball Camp is June 13-15 (9-12 each day) all High School Volleyball Players are strongly encouraged to help with camp. I have not received confirmation on a summer weights schedule, but as soon as I have a schedule confirmed I will post that as well. Coach Berens

Update for the JH weight schedule June 6-8! Coach Werth and I have some conflicting schedules. Weights and skills will still start at the same time, but as I have a teaching job in Hays at 9 and Coach Werth will be out of town this week, we will end early at 8:30 for this week only! Thank you all for understanding! We will resume the original schedule the following weeks after. -Coach Crawford

Graduation pictures are ready to be picked up in the office! The senior graduation video (https://www.usd388.com/o/ehs/page/graduation) and ceremony (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLhkYj7b4Ag&t=1859s) are both posted online! Congratulations and best wishes to the Class of 2023!

EJH SUMMER WEIGHTS & VOLLEYBALL GIRLS: We cannot wait to get back in the gym and weight room! We got final word that Junior High weights will begin at 8:15am and finish at 9. Us coaches will head over to the gym following our skills (Tuesdays and Thursdays) at the high school. Players/students are welcome to come with us, the program will just not begin til 8:15! Attached below is the summer schedule for Ellis Junior High Volleyball! Anyone interested is welcome to join us this summer and get a feel for being back on the court! For our skills, we will work on fundamentals and simply getting back into the sport! Along with skills we will be having weights! This is not mandatory (same with skills), but again is a great opportunity to further athletic performance and agilities!

Congratulations to Makenna Kohl for earning her second trip to the podium today with an 8th place finish in the 800M Run! Makenna’s time was 2:30.85. 🚂🚂 Avery Boydston also competed well in the race, earning 12th place with a time of 2:33.26. 🚂🚂 Awesome job Lady Railers!!