Congratulations to Jarret Mader on his decision to continue his athletic and academic education as a Cougar next year. Jarret will wrestle for Barton County Community College. EHS is proud of you!! 🚂🤼
A huge thank you to Mrs. Maria Mick for being amazing! We appreciate all she does for our faculty, students, and parents!
Music theory students have been learning about recording and sound creation the last few weeks! They have written songs for film clips for and this week began learning about Foley artistry--using things found in the room to create the sounds for a video!
The HS KAY Club celebrated a great year and recognized the officers for their hard work. Cupcakes are always a good thing!
Congratulations to the track teams on their excellent performances yesterday and a big THANK YOU to those who volunteered their time and endured the conditions to assist in hosting the event!!
EHS Architecture and Engineering students were tasked with researching, designing, building and testing a bridge structure. Today was test day, and it was pretty impressive how much weight their designs could hold!
Ellis Track and Field came out swinging at our home track meet yesterday. Our Girls absolutely dominated, taking first out of seven teams, raking in over 200 points. The Boys had a tight race for first but ended up in 2nd as a team. We had dozens of personal records set and we placed a significant amount of athletes.
Individual/Relay Placers:
Natalee North - Shot Put - 1st
Sienna Schmidt - Triple Jump - 1st
Metzler, Rohleder, North, Johnson - 4x400m - 1st
Isabella Eck - High Jump - 1st
Madi Russell - 800m - 1st
Eck, Kohl, Schmidt, Pfeifer - 4x100m - 1st
Addison Kohl - Pole Vault - 1st
Reagan Jimenez - 200m - 1st
Rex Johnson - Jav - 1st
Makenna Kohl - 400m - 1st
Kylee Pfeifer - Hurdles - 1st
Avery Boydston - 1600m - 1st
Avery Boydston - 3200m - 1st
Reagan Jimenez - 100m - 2nd
Aron Benzce - Discus - 2nd
Dakota Metzler - Pole Vault - 2nd
Payten Burd - Triple Jump - 2nd
Makenna Kohl - 800m - 2nd
Isabella Eck - Pole Vault - 2nd
Payten Burd - 200m - 2nd
Metzler, Younger, North, Johnson - 4x100m - 2nd
Kylee Pfeifer - 400m - 2nd
Addison Kohl - Hurdles - 2nd
Rylan Cass - 200m - 2nd
Mason Younger - Pole Vault - 3rd
Leah Reed - Triple Jump - 3rd
Sienna Schmidt - 800m - 3rd
Natalee North - Jav - 3rd
Rylan Cass - 100m - 3rd
Tayler Schmidt - Hurdles - 3rd
Natalee North - Discus - 3rd
Emily Whyte - 1600m - 3rd
Gus Peine - 200m - 3rd
Kamden Keller - Pole Vault - 4th
Layton Martinson - Shot Put - 4th
Kayla Boatwright - Jav - 4th
Logan Russell - Jav - 4th
Gus Peine - 100m - 4th
Carson North - 400m - 4th
Gracelynn Hamel - Shot Put - 5th
Reagan Jimenez - Jav - 5th
Tage Cass - 100m - 5th
Mason Rohleder - 200m - 5th
Mason Younger - Long Jump - 6th
Kayla Boatwright - Discus - 6th
After Prom was held at Cunningham Hall in Hays, lots of fun was had by all!
2023 Prom was a huge success! We would like to thank staff and parent volunteers who were involved with Prom and After Prom, we couldn't have done it without all of you.
Much appreciated,
Mrs. Nilhas & Mrs. Erbert
The Ellis Softball and Baseball games for today have been postponed to May 9. The originally scheduled softball game for May 9 will be moved to a date to be determined. The High School Track & Field meet today will go on as scheduled.
A few more pics from JH track today.
JH competed at Hill City today. Here are a few photos from running events.
Ellis Track and Field traveled to Plainville last Tuesday (4/18/23). Out of 10 teams present our Girls placed 3rd, while the Boys placed 5th. We had a few personal records set and placed well individually.
Individual/Relay Placers:
Avery Boydston - 800m - 1st
Avery Boydston - 1600m - 1st
Boydston, Russell, Kohl, Schmidt - 4x800m - 1st
Isabella Eck - High Jump - 1st
Natalee North - Shot put - 2nd
Natalee North - Discus - 2nd
Dakota Metzler - Polevault - 2nd
Rex Johnson - Javelin - 2nd
Kylee Pfeifer - 400m - 3rd
Makenna Kohl - 800m - 3rd
Eck, Pfeifer, Kohl, Schmidt - 4x100m - 3rd
Mason Younger - Polevault - 3rd
Madi Russell - 800m - 4th
Natalee North - Javelin - 4th
Johnson, Younger, Metzler, North - 4x100m - 4th
Johnson, Rohleder, North, Metzler - 4x400m - 4th
Kamden Keller - Polevault - 5th
Addison Kohl - 100 Hurdles - 6th
Carson North - 400m - 6th
Mason Younger - High Jump - 6th
Mason Younger - Long Jump - 6th
Lady Railer's Softball pick up two wins tonight in Russell. Game one 13-3 and game two 17-6.
Congratulations to Austin Carroll for placing tied for 3rd at the Norton Golf Invitational today!
Read the EJH/EHS Weekly Announcements for the week of April 23rd:
https://www.smore.com/7j3vt-ejh-ehs-weekly-announcements-4-23
Prom 2023 decorating is underway....
Looking for a fun activity the Friday evening of the EHS Alumni weekend? Join the EHS STUCO for a Color Run - Railer Style! There is a 1-mile Fun Run/Walk/Bike OR you can do the self-timed 5K. Would be a great activity for parents and kids. $10 for adults & $8 for kids will get you registered with a white t-shirt included. Then, get your white shirt covered in Railer colors as you make your way through the course! Email sdowning@usd388 to register!
Congrats to Kayla Julian on being selected for the Kansas State FFA Band for the 2nd year in a row! She will perform alongside students from all over the state during State Convention in May.
Students got to showcase their art at the Fort Hays art day today. Many came away with awards for excellence in art and got to tour the art and design building on campus!
