September Employee Birthdays

Happy Birthday!

Mrs. Armstrong--12th
Mrs. Turner--13th
Ms. Webb--22nd
Mrs. Morris--24th
Mrs. Wood--24th

Volleyball Schedule

Coach Keith invites you to check out our 2011-2012 volleyball schedule! Click the page link on the left.

Labor Day Holiday

School will be closed
September 5th for Labor
Day.

Pep Rally !!!

Ellis cheerleaders will host the school's very 1st pep rally for the football season.

When: Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Where: Mary Dumas Stadium

Time: 2:35 p.m.

Students may purchase spirit ribbons ($1.00), temporary tattoos ($1.00-1.50), and red and white shakers ($1.50) during school and fans may purchase at the game.
Support the Tigers! Go Big Red!!

FREE! FREE! FREE!

Who says,"Nothing is free."? 

 A Dress Day and a homework pass could be!! 

Students who sell 5 or more cases of Coke products during our Coke Sale will earn a FREE Dress Day. Students who bring in canned goods for our Red Door Kitchen project will earn a FREE homework pass. Now these are two easy ways to get something for free!

Open House

Join us September 1st, 6:00 p.m., at Harwell auditorium where we will meet initially for our 2011-2012 Open House. After a brief session, parents and students will be dismissed to Ellis.

Thanks, Talladega City Fire Department

A special "thank you" to Mark Edwards and Nich Cochran for replacing our flag rope. We appreciate your cooperation with helping to meet the needs of our school.

Be a Champion and Read Contest

Would you like to be eligible to win tickets to the Iron Bowl? Check with Mrs. Carroll to find out how. (Hint: It involves reading 8 reading-level appropritate books.)

Answering the Call

After reading an article titled, "Food Program Needs Your Help," in the August 17th edition of the The Daily Home, Mrs. Carroll's Builder's Club decided to jump into action. (To view the article in its entirety, click here.) They decided to begin a donation drive by asking Ellis students to bring canned food items to school. We are hoping that ALL students will participate! Donations will be collected during 1st period. As Helen Keller once stated, "Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much."     

Coca-Cola Sale

Our annual Coke sale will be August 22-September 2. A variety of coke products are available. Order forms will be sent home with students and extra forms may be picked up at the front office. This is our only school-wide fundraiser for the year, so please help! 

Breakfast Program Begins

Our Breakfast Program will begin August 22nd at 7:15. Students should arrive no earlier. Please review the Ellis handbook regarding morning bus room rules.

Congratulations, Ms. Morris!

Ms. Morris, Special Education teacher, recently applied for and received a $179 grant from The Arc of North Talladega County. She plans to purchase reading and math materials to enhance the functional academic skills of the students enrolled in her class. The grant was titled, "The Arc Grants for Special Education." We are very proud of Ms. Morris, Ms. Truss, and their students for their hard work and positive attitudes.   

Terrific Tuesday

Make plans to attend our First Terrific Tuesday Parent Day, August 30th at 11:00. The topic is "Getting a Good Start to the School Year." Ms. Smith plans to discuss homework, STI, dress code, attendance, and our system-wide cell phone policy.

First Day 2011

We had a GREAT first day!

Certification Statements Due

Students,

The Certification Statement located at the back of your Ellis handbook is due August 19th. Please make sure your parents have signed it, and you return it to your homeroom teacher.