Cumberland High School

At the Martinsville vs. Cumberland basketball game on December 20, fans are asked to bring a small toy in place of admission. Donations will go to Shriner's Children's Hospital.

CHS Student Council is sponsoring dress up days before Christmas and today was dress as your favorite Christmas movie or character day!

CHS has released the 1st Semester Exam Schedule. School will dismiss at 2:00 PM on the exam days.

The CHS Chess Club had the opportunity to play in a friendly tournament with Mattoon High School.

Mr. Sappington's students in his Ag Mechanics class are learning to wire lamps this week.

The Knights Holiday Tournament begins on 12/21 for Girls Varsity Basketball.

The St. Elmo Holiday Tournament begins on 12/14 for Boys Varsity Basketball

Reminder: Football awards are this Thursday, December 8, at 6:30 P.M. at the Toledo Christian Church.

Game Time Change: The JV game at Casey will start at 6:00 PM instead of 6:15 PM tomorrow (12/6).

Congratulations to Kennedy Stults on signing her letter of intent to play volleyball at Rend Lake College.

Students in Biology II learned about the leopard frog's external anatomy.

Students in the CHS Intro to Art class have been painting Stella Sculptures this week. They are making good progress on their projects!

High school seniors and their parents are invited to get assistance completing the FAFSA with a trained representative on FAFSA Completion Night. FAFSA Completion Night: December 13 3:00 - 5:30 High School Library

Reminder: The class of 2023 Senior pictures are due to Mrs. Peters by January 27, 2023.

Cooper Stewart recently completed his Geometric Wooden Wall Art project in Mr. Owen’s woodworking class.

Congratulations to Gavin Hendrix for making the All-Tournament team in the Cumberland Turkey Tourney. The Pirates placed 4th in the tournament.

Congratulations to Paige Dittamore for making the All-Tournament team in the CHBC Thanksgiving Tournament. The Lady Pirates placed 4th in the tournament.

All business advertisements for the high school 2022-2023 yearbook are due by December 9th. All senior ads will be due the following week by December 16th. If you need paperwork or have any questions, please contact Wendy Peters at wpeters@cusd77.org

Mr. Horath’s English classes are using this holiday season as an opportunity to write letters to Veterans. Each student is writing a letter, and the classes’ letters will be mailed to Veteran nursing homes. The classes hope to spread holiday cheer to Veterans that may be alone during the holidays.

Cumberland High School will host the Boys Basketball Turkey Tourney this week. Cumberland will play its first game against Marshall on Tuesday at 6 PM.