Ellston High School

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Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 6/3/2009 at 06:02:46

ELLSTON HIGH SCHOOL

Ellston's first high school was built in 1886.

During the second decade of the 1900's, several school districts in Ringgold County considered consolidation. Although the citizens of Redding School District voted in favor of consolidation in 1913, the vote was cast out on a technicality. The following year, a new school was erected in Redding. In 1915, another election was held in Redding and the citizens again voted to consolidate. In 1917, a large addition was constructed to accomondate an increase in pupils attending the Redding School. In 1915, the residents of Delphos voted to consolidate; Maloy residents voted for consolidation in 1917; and the Beconsfield residents cast their vote for consolidation in 1920. Although the residents of Ellston voted to consolidate, it was annulled on a technicality when the bonding company realized that the election notice had been advertised solely by public notices and not published in the newspaper. A second vote was called which resulted in a vote against consolidation.

BOYS' BASKETBALL
The first Ringgold County Boys' Basketball Tournament was held February 28 - March 1st, 1919, at the Mount Ayr high school gymnasium. Ellston High School won the first championship game, defeating Diagonal 62-19. Player Harley WILHELM was the star of the game> Ellston's teach captain George ANDERSON accepted the trophy.

The 1922 Ringgold County Tournament was played at Arispe due to severe winter weather, bad roads, and a small pox epidemic which has swept through western Ringgold County. Ellston lost the champsionship game to Diagonal, 38-35. Ellston's center PERISHO was named to the all-county first team.

Ellston's forward JOHNSTON and guard JACKSON were named to the all-county first team during the 1923 tournament.

Ellston's LENT was selected for the all-tournament first team during the 1934 Ringgold County Tournament.

During the 1941 Ringgold County Tournament, Ellston defeated Delphos 43-36 in the consolation game.

Ellston lost the consolation game to Benton during the 1950 Ringgold County Tournament.

SOURCES:
Mount Ayr Record-News, Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa, February 10, 2007

Ringgold County History Compiled and written by the Iowa Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Iowa, Sponsored by Ringgold County Superintendent of Schools, Mount Ayr, Iowa. 1942.

AVITT, Mike. Pages and Pictures from the Past. . .Ringgold County, Iowa 1855-2005 Pp. 60-4. Paragon Publications, Inc. Mount Ayr. 2009.

Compilation by Sharon R. Becker, June of 2009