Tons of fun at Ellis Middle School
Published 9:52 am Monday, March 7, 2016
By Jason Senne
Ellis Middle School Principal
There are lots of fun and exciting opportunities for Ellis Middle School students and parents in the next few weeks.
March 8 is the Ellis music concert. The band, orchestra, and choir students will perform at staggered times. The Art, Chemistry and Peer Power Partners Clubs will have displays and presentations for those waiting between performances. The event starts at 5:30 p.m. at Ellis Middle School.
Jason Senne, Ellis Middle School principal
March 10 and 15 are registration conferences with advisory teachers. Parents and students have the opportunity to review their elective choices for the 2016-2017 school year. Ellis electives choices include: band, orchestra, choir, woodworking, industrial technologies, clay, draw/paint, chemistry, physics, graphics, and Project Lead the Way courses. Ellis Middle School PLTW courses are automation and robotics along with flight and space. Videos of both seventh- and eighth-grade elective options are available on the Ellis homepage at www.austin.k12.mn.us.
Spring sports will start on April 4. Ellis spring sports practice five days a week and travel to other Big 9 and local schools for competitions. Spring sports include: baseball, softball, girls and boys golf, girls and boys track, boys tennis, and a clay target team. Registration is open now until April 11. Questions about registration can be directed to Kelly Lang at 507-460-1529 or email kelly.lang@austin.k12.mn.us.
The Ellis Robotics teams, coached by Tom Fritz, will be traveling to a national competition in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in April. The teams earned this opportunity along with participation at the state meet during local competitions. The teams are made up of 14 seventh- and eighth-graders. They meet after school to design, create, test and modify their competition robots. The teams fundraise throughout the year to purchase equipment, a competition field and t-shirts.
You can keep up on all the exciting things happening at Ellis Middle School by following us on twitter @EllisMiddle492 or watching the student-produced and -edited Ellis Show. The Ellis Show can be found on the Ellis Home page at www.austin.k12.mn.us/ellis/default.aspx.
