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!
Advanced art students took a field trip to Indiana State University on March 21 where they received a demonstration of different wheel techniques. Students were able to throw several pieces and were invited back to participate in a raku fire in the summer. They also went to the Swope Art Museum, where they received a tour from the Director of Education.
The Foods II students made cinnamon rolls with cream cheese icing this week. They were so good!
Cumberland is hosting the 31st Annual Boys Central Illinois All-Star Basketball Game featuring senior basketball players from the LPC and the NTC on Sunday, March 24. The 3-point contest begins at 6:05 PM and game tip-off is 6:30 PM.
