USD 388 News
Railairres Host Dinner Theatre
The Ellis High School Railairres hosted their annual Dinner Theatre on November 14th and 15th. This year's theme was "Railairre Luau."
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Jennifer Kinderknecht
11/20
EHS H1N1 Immunization Clinic
The H1N1 Flu Clinic for EHS students has been scheduled for next Tuesday, Nov. 24th @ 1:30. The Ellis County Health Dept. will be administering shots only. More . . .
Mary Parke
11/19
Junior High Lady Railers Dominate Stockton
The junior high lady railers won all three games on Thursday November 12 against Stockton. On the eighth grade side it was Ellis defeating Stockton by a score of Ellis 29 and Stockton 23. More. . .
Coach Wolf
11/19
Lady Railers Take on Smith Center
The Ellis lady railers won one and lost two to Smith Center. The eighth grade was defeated by Smith Center by a score of Smith Center 28 and Ellis 21. More. . .
Coach Wolf
11/18
Students Make District Band
Kansas Music Educators Association Mini Convention for Northwest Kansas was held at Hays High on Saturday, November 7. It involved band, orchestra, and choir. More . . .
Darrell Cox
11/17
JH Railers Roll Forward
Ellis Played Stockton on Thursday. 8th grade won 32-19. So far this is the best game the boys have played and are off to a 3-0 start. More . . .
Randy Herman
11/16
October Students of the Month
Ellis High School is proud to announce the “Students of the Month” for October 2009. Students are nominated and voted on by EHS faculty based on academic effort and positive attitude during the month of October. More . . .
Bethany Polifka
11/16
Victories over Victoria
The Junior High Boys Basketball team took on Victoria Tuesday night, winning all three games. 8th Grade won a barn burner 36-35. Josh Townley scored with 15 seconds left giving us the winning bucket. More . . .
Randy Herman
11/11
JH Girls Basketball Gets a Victory
The 8th grade Lady Railers were defeated by Victoria on Tuesday by a score of Victoria 40 and Ellis 23. More . . .
Jack Wolf
11/11
Railers Win Regional
The Railers traveled to Brooksville on November 7th and came out with a win to take the Regional Championship with a score of 34-16. The Railers ran for a total of 300 yards, to put their season rushing total over 3,000 yards. In the first quarter Gideon Fuchs ran for a 1 yard touchdown, and the 2 point conversion was unsuccessful. More. . .
Dylan Pfeifer
11/11
JH Season Begins With Wins
The boys opened the season at Trego and came away with 3 victories. In the 7th Grade game Brandon Bollig led the way with 12 points, followed by Eli Lohrmeyer with 10, Brandon Groff 7, and Chris Browning 2.
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Randy Herman
11/10
EHS Football Vs. Oberlin Highlights
Click Here for highlights fromt he Oberlin game.
Scott Fuller
11/10
Eagle Communications Sponsor BBQ
Eagle is sponsoring a BBQ for the first 200 people with a free-will donation going to the Ellis Booster Club. It will be from 5:00 to 6:30 before the football game on Friday, November 13.
Rachel Mick
11/10
Football Playoffs
The Railers play here on Friday, November 13 at 7:00. A sectional game against Oakley. View Backet
Rachel Mick
11/10
Junior High Girls Basketball Traveled to Wakeeney
The Ellis Junior High lady railers traveled to Wakeeney on Thursday November 5 to play their first basketball game of the year. In the first game it was the seventh grade coming up on the short end as Wakeeney defeated the Ellis seventh grade by a score of Wakeeney 26 Ellis 18. More. . .
Coach Wolf
11/9
WGS 1st Quarter Honor Roll
Washington Grade School announces the students on the honor roll for the first quarter of the school year. Click here for the list.
Donna Schoenthaler
11/4
EHS Football Regionals vs Ell Saline
The regional football game vs Ell Saline on Saturday has been set for 6:00 p.m. at Brookville View 2-1a State Football Bracket
Corey Burton
11/4
Shed Construction Project
Throughout the first nine weeks of the school year, Mr. Carroll’s junior and senior woodworking students engaged in a shed construction project. This is the second time that students from Ellis High School have worked on such a project. The class constructed this shed for an Ellis community member, and students worked on it both in class as well as on site.
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Matt Carroll
11/4
1st Quarter Honor Roll
Ellis High School announces the students on the honor roll for the first quarter of the school year. Click here for the list.
Troy Dale
11/3
Railers Battle For Win
The Railers made the trip up to Oberlin on Thursday, October 29th, beating the Devils 8-6. As the game was very a cold and wet there was not much for either team. The scoring didn’t start till the 3rd quarter, when the Red Devils ran back the kickoff to start the 2nd half, and the 2-point conversion was unsuccessful. More. . .
Dylan Pfeifer
11/3
FFA Team Finishes Runner-up in National Contest
During the week of October 19th-23rd in Indianapolis, three 2009 EHS graduates and one senior competed in the National FFA Agriculture Mechanics Career Development Event. Logan Stanton, Monte Honas, Justin Henrickson, and William Poland more . . .
Bob Kohman
10/29
Railers Stomp Trego
Friday, October 23rd, the Railers stomped on the Trego Golden Eagles 50-12. In the first quarter the Railers put up 22 points on the board. Aaron Gnad put Ellis on the scoreboard first with an interception for a 35 yard TD. Next with scores for Ellis was Gideon Fuchs with a TD run of 9 yards, and Dylan Pfeifer topped it off with a 34 yard TD run. More . . .
Dylan Pfeifer
10/28
Railairre Dinner Theatre Tickets On Sale
Railairre dinner theatre tickets are now on sale for Saturday, November 14th and Sunday, November 15th. This year we will have “Railairre Luau” featuring selections from the Beach Boys, South Pacific, Sheryl Crow, Avril Lavigne, Bryan Hyland and many more. More. . .
Isaac Robbins
10/28
EHS Football Vs. Plainville Highlights
Click Here for highlights against plainville.
Scott Fuller
10/26
Regional Cross Country at Hill City
The Ellis boys and girls cross country teams competed at the 2A regional cross country meet on Saturday October 24 at Hill City. More. . .
Coach Wolf
10/26
Joe Coles Comes to WGS
On Thursday, October 22nd, the students of WGS and EHS had the privilege of listening to Joe Coles speak on bullying. Mr. Coles has spoken to groups all over the country about leadership and bullying behavior and is very well known here in Kansas for his dynamic and interactive approach with kids. More. . .
Nicole Carroll
10/23
Ellis vs. Smith Center Football Highlights
The Railers had a battle with Smith Center. Click Here to watch the highlights
Gideon Fuchs
10/22
Railers Roll Plainville
Last Friday, October 16th, the Railers took down the Plainville Cardinals 42-8. In the first quarter Ellis put up 26 points, and didn’t look back. Gideon Fuchs ran in for two first quarter TD’s, Matt Cunningham caught a 32 yard pass from Jacob Kinderknecht for a TD, and Riley Hunsicker scored from 4 yards out. More. . .
Matt Erbert
10/22
Junior High Olympics Postponed
The Junior High Olympics scheduled for Friday, October 23rd has been postponed to a later date due to illness.
Nicole Carroll
10/22
EHS Volleyball Substate
Substate Bracket
Chantel Gabel
10/21
Freshmen Volleyball Finishes Strong
Monday, October 19th concluded the freshmen volleyball season on a strong note. Defeating Plainville (25-13) and (25-16) and Stockton (25-16) and (25-15) clinched a memorable, winning season. More. . .
Shelly Hensley
10/21
September Students of the Month 
Ellis High School is proud to announce the “Students of the Month” for September 2009. Students are nominated and voted on by EHS faculty based on academic effort and positive attitude during the month of September. More. . .
Bethany Polifka
10/20
H1N1 Consent Forms
Attention Parents/Guardians of USD 388 students, the H1N1 Vaccine Consent Form has been sent home with all students this week. If you haven’t seen it, please check with your child. More. . .
Chelsea Leiker
10/16
Cross Country Teams Compete at Wheatland
The girls and boys ran cross country at Wheatland on Thursday October 15. Kyle Weber placed 26tth on varsity in a time of 22:39. Kelsey Butler took home the 10th place medal on varsity in a time of 19:32.
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Coach Wolf
10/16
