Cumberland High School

Mrs. Walk recently took a group of high school students to Barnes & Noble in Champaign to select books for their library. All of the new books are displayed in the library and ready to be checked out!

The Orientation to FACS students made chocolate chip cookies this week. This was their first venture with a homemade cookie recipe. They did an amazing job!

Due to a scheduling conflict, the CHS girls wrestling tournament on January 2 has been canceled.

Over the last few weeks, the science club has been building a hovercraft that they could ride. Yesterday was the first trial. It successfully hovered, but it needs a few adjustments. The science club is looking forward to improving it in January. A second leaf blower for more power was discussed!

The Foods I students were in the holiday spirit when they made a batch of holiday pretzels recently! 🥨

Congratulations to CHS's Alyssa Dittamore on reaching 1,000 career rebounds in tonight's game against WSS! She also set the school record in career rebounds in last week's game at ALAH!

Due to a scheduling conflict, the girls basketball team will now be playing Nokomis on Jan. 10th instead of Casey. The game will still be varsity only, starting at 2:00 PM. The complete schedule for the day is below.

2:00 PM Cumberland Girls vs Nokomis Girls
4:30 PM Cumberland Boys vs CORL Boys
6:00 PM Casey vs North Clay (Turkey Tourney Championship)

The NHS members volunteered at the Mouse House recently! They helped shoppers make their selections, and they helped prepare the event by wrapping gifts. 🎁

Mrs. Roewe's Intermediate Algebra students put math to work by designing parabolic solar ovens using shoe boxes and tin foil. By identifying the focal points of their parabolas, they determined where food would heat up the fastest and hottest. They also connected their lesson to how satellites use parabolic shapes to create focal points like their ovens!

12/12 Athletics Update: The basketball games against Neoga at Lake Land College are ON for tonight. The JV game begins at 5PM, followed by the girls Varsity and then boys Varsity.

Cumberland CUSD #77 will be closed today, December 12, due to the road conditions. All after school events will be cancelled, as well.

Basketball fans, if you are going to Lake Land tomorrow night for the games, there are a few facility rules to keep in mind.
1. Children must be supervised at all times. Please ensure that younger students are seated with an adult and are not roaming the gym or hallways.
2. Please remain off the court after games. Street shoes are not allowed on the gym floor, and teams and officials need clear space to exit.
3. Lake Land staff are required to remain until the facility is cleared. To respect their time, we need everyone to exit promptly after the game concludes.
4. The gym should be completely cleared when the visiting team bus departs.

Students in Foods III made fettuccine alfredo with chicken. They sauteed the chicken breast pieces in olive oil and seasoning. The homemade sauce was made from heavy cream, minced garlic, butter, asiago, and parmesan cheese. Students grated their own cheese. They found out how delicious a homemade sauce can be!

The basketball games against Neoga on Friday, December 12, will be played at Lake Land College. The boys JV teams play at 5 PM, the girls varsity teams play at 6:30 PM, and the boys varsity teams play at 8 PM.

CCUSD 77 parents and guardians,

Thank you for being flexible and understanding as we work through our water issue.

In preparation for tomorrow’s school day, we will be under a boil water order.
We will have bottles of water available for our students as necessary. If you are able to, please send a water bottle with your student to school tomorrow.

Our restrooms will be available for use, but our drinking fountains will not be available.
Food will be available like normal for breakfast and lunch in our cafeterias. Thank you for your support, CCUSD 77 Family!!

The CHS Student Council and NHS groups are holding a food drive! Their goal is to pack Mr. Huffman's office from floor to ceiling with food donations by Wednesday, December 17th! All food collected will go to a local food bank before Christmas! If you would like to help, drop off items at the CHS office.

January 10 Basketball Update: We have added a boys varsity game for Cumberland.
2:00 PM Cumberland vs. Casey, Girls Varsity
4:30 PM Cumberland vs. CORL, Boys Varsity
6:00 PM Casey vs. North Clay, Turkey Tourney Championship

Congratulations to Reed Miller and Cameron Roedl for being selected for the All-Tournament team of the 2025 Cumberland Thanksgiving Tournament!