Cumberland High School

Good luck to the Lady Pirates track team as they compete in the IHSA Sectional tonight at Newton. Field events begin at 4:00 PM. 🏴‍☠️

Cumberland is hosting the IHSA Softball Regional beginning with round 2 on Tuesday, May 19. Cumberland will play the winner of the Okaw Valley/Neoga game at 6:00 PM on Tuesday. Go Lady Pirates! 🏴‍☠️

Speech class ends with a special occasion speech. Students write speeches according to their role, and the class puts on a wedding. This year, they had a Duck Dynasty wedding and Married at First Sight! 💍

Wabash Catch TV plans to broadcast the Pirates baseball game against the South Central Cougars at Kinmundy this afternoon. The broadcast can be seen at:
📺Facebook - Catch TV Live Broadcasting: https://www.facebook.com/wabashcatchtv
📺YouTube - Wabash Catch TV Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@WabashCatchTV/streams

The Lady Pirates softball team captured the National Trail regular season championship last night with a 3-2 win over Windsor/Stew-Stras! The Lady Pirates finished conference play with a perfect 9- 0 record. Congratulations! 🏴‍☠️

The girls high school sectional tickets for Thursday’s meet are available at GoFan. Good luck, Lady Pirates! 🏴‍☠️ https://gofan.co/event/6549274?schoolId=IL3359

Reid Carlen broke the high school 100M record at last night's meet with a time of 10.86! Congratulations, Reid! 🏴‍☠️

Hannah Shoemaker broke the high school record in the 100M hurdles with a time of 16.38 last night at Altamont! Congratulations, Hannah! 🏴‍☠️

Our seniors took a trip down memory lane as they opened letters they had written to themselves back in 8th grade. They shared plenty of smiles and laughs as they revisited their middle-school mindsets.

Time is running out! Cumberland High School yearbook sales end June 30th. Order yours at yearbookforever.com.

The Foods II students made buckeyes last week! This candy features a peanut butter filling with a milk chocolate shell. The filling was made with crushed cereal, peanut butter, and a few other ingredients. Students used a double boiler to melt the chocolate to dip them. This was a fun cooking lab!

If you are experiencing financial hardship, complete this form, and qualifying students will receive a free pair of shoes. Shoes will be given to the students in August at Meet Your Teacher night or on the first day of school. Please complete the form below by May 14, 2026.

Shoe Tree is sponsored by Shoe Tree Program, Corp., Rosalyn Gresens, President.

https://forms.gle/vyfeDnvXudDKjtTg8

The baseball game on May 15 at Central A&M will begin at 3:30 PM.

Sports Updates 5/8: The baseball game vs. Okaw Valley has been cancelled. The NTC softball games are still on.

Congratulations to the following Cumberland High School softball players for their selection to the National Trail All-Conference team. Mia Holsapple and Ashton Tolen were selected for First Team All-Conference. Jude Miller was named Second Team All-Conference, and Lauren Schnepper received Honorable Mention. Congratulations, Lady Pirates! 🏴‍☠️

Mark your calendar for the SBL sports physicals dates! They will be held at the Toledo Clinic on Wednesday, June 3, and Wednesday, July 1. Physicals cost $20. Immunizations will not be given, and the sports physicals DO NOT meet the kindergarten, 6th, or 9th grade health physical requirement. Please call 217-849-3151 to make an appointment.

http://www.sarahbush.org/sportsphysicals

The high school held Fine Arts Night on Tuesday, where art was displayed, and the band and choir performed. During the program, several individuals were awarded for their work. In the art show, Alaina Tipsword won 1st place with her Masquerade Mask, Kaelin Edwards placed second with her Plaster Hand, and Maddy Cutright placed third with Majora's Mask.

Art awards went to Cameron Coleman, Art Room MVP, Jaylynn Bone, Freshman Outstanding Art Student, Kaelin Edwards and Addison Johnson, Sophomore Outstanding Art Students, Reagan Hollingsworth, Junior Outstanding Art Student, Sophia Thornton, Senior Outstanding Art Student, and Maddy Cutright, Outstanding Art Student of the year.

The senior band students were recognized. Alan Shellenbarger won the Woody Herman Jazz Award, and Jesse Osborne won the John Phillip Sousa Award. Maddy Cutright and Austin Becker won Outstanding Choir Student Awards.

Big night for CHS Track in Altamont! Our boys are NTC Champions, and our girls took a hard-fought 2nd place. It was great to see so many of our athletes ringing the victory bell after their 1st-place finishes. Huge congratulations to the entire team and coaching staff!🏴‍☠️

The softball fields are unplayable for the NTC tournament today, 5/6. Everything scheduled will be played on Thursday, 5/7.