Scott M. Ellis (2001)

Born in Lamb’s Corners in 1898, Scott Ellis embodied the spirit of that made 20th century Greenville Central School District.

He married Elgirtha Ingalls in 1917, and started teaching at Sunside for two years. He then taught one year at Norton Hill to all eight grades before moving on to the Greenville Free Academy where he taught elementary grades as well as high school math. In 1929, Scott was appointed Principal of the Greenville Free Academy for one year until centralization created the Greenville Central School District when he was appointed the Supervising Principal. For the next 34 years, Scott Ellis guided GCS as it became a central part of the community fabric. He oversaw the building projects of 1932, 1949, and 1954, and was instrumental, although not administrating at the time, in the building of the high school. Regarded as conservative, demanding, and fair, Scott Ellis expected quality from his staff and students until he retired in 1964.

Residing on South St, Greenville, Scott was always in reach of his life work, and set the example for the rest of the community. The school community honored Scott Ellis by memorializing his life work in the naming of today’s elementary school – the Scott M Ellis Elementary Building. He passed away in 1981.

- by Don Teator, Greenville Town Historian