Cumberland High School

The FFA Plant Sale begins today at the greenhouse from 4-6 PM!

BIO 100 made their annual trek to Douglas-Hart Nature Center in Mattoon. They learned about different ecosystems and invasive species. They even got in some zip-lining before they left!

Here are the winners of the Cumberland Class of 2025 raffle drawing. Prizes can be picked up at the high school office. Thank you to all who bought tickets and supported the Class of 2025! 1st Prize: $300 Gift Certificate to McMahon's Meat (Vanessa Haney) 2nd Prize: 25 lb Meat Bundle from McMahon's Meat (Nick Watkins) 3rd Prize: $75 Gift Certificate to Revitalize Med Spa in Mattoon (Lori Stults) 4th Prize: Free haircut by Kandice at Renegade (Beth Koester)

On April 20, the IHSSBCA held their annual banquet at Illinois State where Camden James of CHS was awarded a medal for making the All-State Class A 2nd team. Congratulations Camden!

Zack Buescher and Katelyn Shoemaker represented Cumberland High School at the Lincoln Prairie Conference senior luncheon at Kaskaskia Country Club in Arcola today.

The Foods II students took a field trip to Effingham. They visited Niemerg's restaurant where baked goods were served for breakfast, and then they toured the bakery. Next, they went to Firefly Grill where they ate lunch and toured the kitchen. Students learned about various aspects of each restaurant's business.

Due to the National Guard having their drill weekend, fan parking will not be allowed at the Armory for the upcoming softball game at Sullivan on 4/29. Fans need to park on the street or on the grass lot next to our football field.

On Wednesday, April 17, Cumberland High School's Jon Flier and Zack Buescher were invited to attend Senator Chapen Rose's Youth Advisory Council in Springfield. The students spent the day learning about our state government.

Congratulations to Cumberland High School's 2024 Prom Court: Braydon Olmstead, DJ Nebel, Warren Claybaugh, Lillian Ryan, Kaylah Boswell, and McKenzie Matteson!

Last week, the BIO 100 class took their annual venture to Yocum Pond to perform a BioBlitz. A BioBlitz aims to get an overall count of the species living in a certain environment. While they were there, the students got to do some catch and release fishing.

Biology II students solved a "crime" with biotechnology! With the help of blood typing and DNA found at the scene, Mrs. Peters was found to be the guilty party.

Join our team! The Cumberland schools have openings in the following areas. Please share with those who may be interested. *Elementary School Teacher *Anticipated Middle School Math and Social Studies Teacher *MS Assistant Girls Basketball Coach *HS Head Volleyball Coach

Mr. Sappington's Natural Resource Management students are preparing tree saplings for Arbor Day next week.

The baseball and softball games at Cumberland today (4/18) have been moved up to a 4:00 PM start time.

On Friday, April 12, the Cumberland HS Art Club went to EIU for the LOVE for the Arts annual conference. Local schools compete in a juried art show and the students participate in workshops in the morning and afternoon. Cumberland High School tied with Blue Ridge for first place for the most awards given. The following students placed individually: Mara Ferguson: Beginning Drawing - 3rd place Rachel Starwalt: Advanced Drawing - 1st place Ani Edwards: Beginning Painting - 2nd place/Advanced Painting - 2nd place Maddy Cutright: Mixed Media - 1st place Mara Ferguson: Digital Art - 2nd place Lillian Ryan: Ceramics - 1st place Jadynn Kearns: Ceramics - 3rd place Kaylah Boswell: Functional Arts - 1st place and "Best of Day"

The high school choir students visited The Little Theatre on the Square to watch The Lion King, starring two of our own, Austin Becker and Rachel Starwalt!

High School Sports Updates (4/16): **The start time for the softball game has been moved up to 4:00 PM. **The start time for the Pirate Invite track meet has been moved up to 4:00 PM.

Last Friday, Jon Flier, Jonah Tibbs, Issac Venatta, and Mitchell Blade attended the first technology challenge at EIU. Jon placed first in coding, Jonah placed first in resume building, and Issac placed 2nd in engineering. The group placed 3rd in the team challenge. Overall, it was a great day and a great experience!

Softball has added a Varsity and JV softball game tomorrow (4-13) @ Flora. The first game will begin at 10:00 AM.

The Arcola softball game has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 20, at 10:00 AM. We will no longer be playing Hutsonville-Palestine on that date.