Ellison High School

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Ellison High School
Established 1978
Type Public
Principal Marvin Rainwater
Faculty 121[1]
Students 2,300
Grades 9th - 12th
Location 909 Elms Road,
Killeen, Texas, USA
District Killeen Independent School District
Colors Green and White
Mascot Eagle
Website 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.[2] 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.

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[edit] Academics

[edit] Available AP Coursework

Currently, the following Advanced Placement (AP) exams are available to the students:[3]

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ Local School Directory: Ellison High School. LocalSchoolDirectory.com. Retrieved on 2006-12-01.
  2. ^ Meeks, Hillary (December 1, 2006), Officials discuss schools' success, Killeen Daily Herald, <http://www.kdhnews.com/archives/results.aspx?sid=13115&q=ellison+high&t=def>. Retrieved on 27 November 2007 
  3. ^ The College Board, 2005-2006

[edit] External links


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