Ellison High School

Ellison High School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Ellison High School

motto =
established = 1978
city = Killeen
state = Texas
country = USA
campus =
type = Public
affiliation =
principal = Marvin Rainwater
founder =
faculty = 121cite web| url =http://tx.localschooldirectory.com/schools_info.php/school_id/83277| title=Local School Directory: Ellison High School| publisher=LocalSchoolDirectory.com | accessdate=2006-12-01]
students = 2,300
grades = 9th - 12th
address = 909 Elms Road
district = Killeen Independent School District
mascot = Eagle
colors = Green and White
newspaper =
yearbook =
website = [https://www.killeenisd.org/schools/high/ellison/index.html Official Website]

Ellison High School is a public high school in the community of Killeen, Bell County, Texas for grades 9-12. It is one of four high schools in the Killeen Independent School District. Ellison High School was started in 1978 and the first graduation class was in 1979. The current principal of the high school is Marvin Rainwater. The Ellison High School football program received a donation of US $25,000 from the American television channel NBC and automobile maker Toyota, for their participation in the Friday Night Lights Hometown Sweepstakes contest. Ellison High school was voted in the "top public schools" in the state of Texas. [citation|date=December 1, 2006 |title=Officials discuss schools' success |url=http://www.kdhnews.com/archives/results.aspx?sid=13115&q=ellison+high&t=def |first=Hillary |last=Meeks |publisher=Killeen Daily Herald |accessdate=2007-11-27] The current University of Kentucky head basketball coach, Billy Gillispie, was the head coach at Ellison in the early 1990's, leading the school to the 5A state basketball tournament in 1993.

Academics

Available AP Coursework

Currently, the following Advanced Placement (AP) exams are available to the students: [The College Board, 2005-2006]

*Biology
*Calculus AB
*Microeconomics
*English language & Composition
*English literature & Composition
*Government & Politics: U.S.
*Music Theory
*Physics B
*Psychology
*Spanish language
*U.S. History
*World History
*French Language

Notable alumni

* Tommie Harris - American football player for the NFL's Chicago Bears
* Donald Ray Sellers - American former football player
* Amerie - R&B singer

References

External links

* [https://www.killeenisd.org/schools/high/ellison/index.html Ellison High School official website]
* [http://ellison.alumniclass.com Ellison High School alumni website]
* [http://www.eduhoundschoolsontheweb.com/schsshowlinks.cfm?fstate=Texas&city=Killeen Eduhound schools on the web]


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