The CHS Environment Club plans to host a coffee cart for the students, and they are seeking donations. Donations are due by April 12. For more information, contact Mrs. Gibson at tgibson@cusd77.org.
The CHS softball game scheduled with Tuscola on May 9 has been canceled.
The Bio 100 students made their annual trek to the Greenup Cemetery. Each year the class collects population data for a population ecology class.
Today's baseball game (4/4) will now be played at John's Hill Magnet School in Decatur. The address is 1025 E. John's Avenue, and the field is on the corner of Jasper and Whitmer. Start time is still 4:30.
Students in the district will receive eclipse glasses to use at home on Monday, April 8. Here is some information about the eclipse and viewing it safely.
The Foods II classes made homemade soft pretzels this week. Yum!
The softball game at St. Elmo today (4/4) has been canceled.
Reminder: There is no school on Monday, April 8.
The Junior class is selling raffle tickets to help offset the cost of their prom and graduation. The raffle will be held on April 19, .2024. You may go to any Junior student or Mr. Roedl to purchase tickets.
Tickets are $10 each and only 500 tickets will be sold. There will be 4 winners drawn. The winner does not have to be present to win.
1st Prize: $300 Gift Certificate to McMahon's Meat
2nd Prize: 25 lb Meat Bundle from McMahon's Meat (valued at $150)
3rd Prize: $75 Gift Certificate to Revitalize Med Spa in Mattoon
4th Prize: Free haircut by Kandice at Renegade
The softball and baseball games for today (4/3) vs Oblong have been canceled.
Cultural Homestay International wants to bring high school exchange students to our area for an academic school year, and they are searching for families to host students for the 2024-2025 school year. For more information on how you can make a child's dream come true, please contact Amy Hensley at (618) 508-2076 or chiamyh@chinet.org.
The high school track meet at Robinson today (4/2) has been canceled.
Looking ahead? Here is a preview of next year's school calendar. https://5il.co/vyoj
The Foods II classes baked some delicious sugar cookies this week!
The baseball game scheduled today (3-26) at Lawrenceville has been canceled.
The softball game today (3/26) at Altamont has been canceled.
The Cumberland National Honor Society is looking for donations of fleece to make tie blankets. These blankets will be donated to Project Linus, an organization that provides blankets to children who are ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need. These blankets will be distributed to children in the Central Illinois area.
Donations can be sent with your child to school or can be dropped off at the high school office by April 9. Questions may be sent to Mrs. Becker at tbecker@cusd77.org.
Reminder: School will dismiss at 2:20 on Wednesday, March 27. Easter Break is from March 28 - April 1. School resumes on April 2.
The Dual Credit Speech students attended the LLC Communications Open House where they practiced recording ads, using a green screen, and speaking on the radio.
CHS students in Mrs. Lee's physical science class are learning about simple machines. The students were asked to build something with a lever and a fulcrum to launch a marshmallow. The students researched different styles of launchers before they began to build. The furthest marshmallow launched was 238 inches!
