USD 388 News
Open Public Forum
This is just a reminder about the Open Public Forum tomorrow night at the EHS auditorium at 7 p.m. The administration and the Board of Education will be giving an overview of the District budget situation, and receiving comments and questions from District patrons.
Steve Taylor
3/22
Sixth Street Road Work Scheduled
Beginning March 29th, East 6th St. will be closed from Madison St. to St. Mary’s St. for resurfacing. More. . .
Ellis Public Works Dept.
3/22
FFA Farm Safety Day
On Wednesday, March 10th, a number of FFA
students traveled to the KSU Ag Research Center in Hays for Farm Safety Day. The students read through some accident scenarios, and viewed a slideshow presentation of pictures that showed the aftermath of farm accidents. More . . .
Devin Jacques
3/11
FHSU Visits EHS
Professor Kenton Russell, from the Department of Justice Studies at FHSU, came to EHS for the past couple weeks to teach the 9th grade PE class self-defense tactics. More...
Amanda Drennon
3/10
3rd Grader Wins Art Contest
Mrs. James’s class entered the “Art From the Heart” contest put on b
y The Nex-Tech Directory last month. Students were to draw a picture of their favorite season, hobby, or summer activity to be featured in the Nex-Tech phonebook yellow pages this coming fall. More . . .
Alice James
3/10
Driver Education Meeting
Driver education and student enrollment and parent information meeting will be held on Thursday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Ellis High School commons area. Both students and parents must attend to enroll for the summer session. Contact Chris Rorabaugh at (785) 726 3554 for more information.
Chris Rorabaugh
3/10
Railer Men Fall In Finals
The Railroaders faced off vs the Oakley Plainsmen on Friday, March 5th, winning 59-45. Ellis advanced into the championship game with this win. More. . .
Kyle Fox
3/9
Night at the Wax Museum
Friday, March 12th, the Junior class will be presenting their play, Night at the Wax Museum at 7:30 in the EHS Auditorium. Ticket cost is $3 for those attending the Friday evening performance. More . . .
Isaac Robbins
3/9
Midwest Energy Presentation
Midwest Energy representative Brian Dreiling presented a program on electricity to Mr. Wolf’s ninth grade Physical Science class Tuesday March 9. More . . .
Dylan Pfeifer
3/9
Railers' Last Stand
On Saturday, March 6th, the Lady Railers entered into finals of sub-state, playing Hill City. Unfortunately, the Railers fell short, losing with a score of 48-63. More. . .
Chelsea Leiker
3/9
2nd Annual FFA Labor Auction
The Ellis FFA chapter held its 2nd annual labor auction on Sunday, March 7th. Starting at 6 pm, a free meal was served for all who attended. More . . .
Devin Jacques
3/8
Career Speakers Visit Junior High
Junior high students at WGS are learning about various careers and why being a person of good character is important in those positions. More . .
Nicole Carroll
3/8
JH Wrestlers Have Three Champions
The junior high wrestling team traveled to Osborne on Saturday March 6, for the MCEL tournament. The team finished in 5th place out of the 9 league schools with 8 out of the 9 boys that wrestled placing in the top four. More . . .
Brandon Armbruster
3/8
Fuller Breaks Meet Records
The power lifting meet Saturday, March 6th was held at Trego. Scott Fuller represented Ellis and dominated in the power lifting meet. Fuller broke two meet records with a squat of 475 and bench of 325. More. . .
Rachel Mick
3/8
Sweet Revenge
On October 12th, 2009, the Lady Railers were looking for the gold at The Castle Rock Classic in Quinter. About 5 months later, the Lady Railers are looking to take it all once again with a third consecutive trip to state. However, Oakley didn't stop the Railers this time. More. . .
Chelsea Leiker
3/5
Western Cooperative Electric Announces Youth Winners
Western Cooperative Electric’s annual youth contest was held February 28, 2010. The contest winners were selected based on a combination of interview, quiz, and essay scores. More . . .
Dylan Pfeifer
3/5
Railer Men Advance
On Tuesday, March 2nd, the Ellis Railroaders defeated the Trego Eagles in the first round of the substate tournament. More. . .
Kyle Fox
3/3
State Band
On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of last week, Feb. 25th, 26th, and 27th, Maggie Zody and Erin Groff went to Wichita and participated the 1234A State Band. They rehearsed, along with about 100 other students, all day Thursday, Friday, and Saturday morning. More . . .
Darrell Cox
3/3
Lady Railers Pull It Off
First round of sub-state basketball turned out to be a nail-biter. Though down the entire game, the ladies pull out a victory with a score of 61-55. More. . .
Chelsea Leiker
3/3
First Grade Fun
First grade practiced their spelling words with some messy fun. The students enjoyed having shaving cream spread all over their desk to help them prepare for their upcoming test. More. . .
Kerrie Wahlmeier
3/2
Yearbook Students Dominate Regionals
On Thursday, February 25th, Ellis yearbook students competed in KSPA Regional Journalism. Ellis sent six entries in, qualifying two for state. More. . .
Chelsea Leiker
3/2
Snoball Pictures
Pictures are now available for vewing and purchasing. You can click on the link to view and order your photos. www.backprint.com/ellishighschool
Dylan Pfeifer
3/2
3-2-1A State Wrestling Website
The Ellis Webteam will be once again updating brackets at the 321A state wrestling tournament. Click Here to view the brackets.
Gideon Fuchs
2/26
EJH Rocked MCEL Music Fest
Wednesday, February 24th proved to be a very successful and educational day for the Ellis Junior High Music Department. 63 students from the 6th ,7th, and 8th Grades traveled to Norton for the Annual MCEL music festival and came out with 2 AP ratings, 8 I ratings, 3 II ratings and 2 III ratings. More. . .
Isaac Robbins
2/25
Sub-State Basketball Brackets
Click the link below to see the offical 2010 2a sub-state tournament brackets for the boys and girls basketball teams at Wakeeney.
View Bracket
Corey Burton
2/25
Lady Railers Come Out on Top
On Friday, February 19th, the Lady Railers played the Norton Bluejays for the final home game of the season. More. . .
Chelsea Leiker
2/24
EJH Wrestlers Compete at Stockton
The team traveled to Stockton on Thursday February 18th for competition with Trego, Norton, and the host Stockton team. There were five rounds of wrestling with many of the wrestlers getting valuable mat time to improve their skills. More . . .
Brandon Armbruster
2/23
Railer Men Claim MCL Title
The Ellis Railroaders finished their regular season as MCL champions finishing 8-1 in the MCL. More. . .
Kyle Fox
2/22
USD 388 Monthly News
Click here to view the latest intallment of USD 388 Monthly News by Desiree Basgall, Kevin Robb, and Jakeual Delaney.
Kevin Robb
2/22
