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.
Here is the up-to-date school calendar for the remainder of the school year including any emergency day changes. If you have any questions, please contact the school office.
Friday, April 26 - School In Session
Friday, May 3 - Built In Emergency Day- No School
Friday, May 10 - Built In Emergency Day- No School
Friday, May 17 - HS Semester Exams – 2:20 Dismissal
Monday, May 20 - HS Semester Exams – 2:20 Dismissal (Last day of School)
These and all other events, including graduations and concerts, can be found on the District webpage at https://www.cumberland.k12.il.us/events.
The softball games tomorrow (4/13) at Cumberland have been canceled.
This week, the Foods II students made homemade chocolate cakes with chocolate buttercream frosting!
Baseball today (4/11) at Neoga is canceled.
Reminder: School will dismiss at 12:15 on Friday, April 12, for a teacher in-service.
Softball Updates: The softball game vs Arcola has been canceled for today (4/11). They are working on finding a possible make-up date.
The softball game at Mattoon yesterday (4/10) has been rescheduled for May 6 at 4:30 PM.
The softball game for today (4/10) at Mattoon has been canceled.
Kenley Carr placed 2nd in the ACES Biology Test at the state competition today at Eastern Illinois University! Congratulations!
The baseball game today (4/10) vs. Altamont has been canceled.
HS Fine Arts Night (Band and Choir concert - Art and Industrial Art displays)
Tuesday, May 7
7:00 PM
High School Gym and Cafeteria
Music students report at 6:30 PM.
MS Band and Choir Concert
Thursday, May 9
7:00 PM
New Gym
Music students report at 6:30 PM.
Kindergarten Musical "Bunnies"
Monday, May 13
6:15 PM
New Gym
Students report to the cafeteria at 6:00 PM.
2nd Grade Musical "It's a Hit!"
Monday, May 13
7:00 PM
New Gym
Students report to the cafeteria at 6:45 PM.
Today's softball game (4/5) has been moved to the Roundhouse Softball Complex in Mattoon. Game time is still 4:30.
The CHS Lady Pirates are hosting a basketball camp May 22-24. Girls in grades 1-8 for the 2024-25 school year are invited to attend. All schools are welcome.
The cost of the camp is $40, and this includes a camp t-shirt. To guarantee a t-shirt, money must be turned in to the school by May 10. Use this link to register for the camp: https://forms.gle/QUvT5ryrViQWAouN9. Forms will also be sent home this week.
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.
