Students in Foods III made homemade pizzas recently! They made the dough and refrigerated it overnight. On the second day, students added sauce, cheese, and their favorite toppings. The boys got creative and made stuffed-crust pizza! 🍕






Football Playoff Information: The IHSA has set the price for the playoffs at $8 for ALL fans, regardless of age, except babies that parents carry into the game. Students and those with passes will have to pay to attend the playoff games. We cannot livestream the playoff games per IHSA rules.
The Grissom Family Orchard donated apples to the FACS classes. The Foods I students made apple crisp with them. Thank you for supporting our students! 🍎








The Cumberland High School Band just wrapped up its competitive marching band season. They spent time this week unloading the trailer from their performance in the Oblong Spooktacular on Saturday. In the parade competition, the color guard earned "best auxiliary," and the band placed 3rd in Class 3A competition!
The band received multiple awards at competitions this fall. They competed in four field show competitions and two parade competitions. They will perform again on Saturday in the first round of the football playoffs.
The band received multiple awards at competitions this fall. They competed in four field show competitions and two parade competitions. They will perform again on Saturday in the first round of the football playoffs.





The Lady Pirates defeated Hutsonville 2-0 in their first regional match! They will play Oblong tonight, 10/29, at 6 PM in Windsor. Good luck, Lady Pirates! 🏴☠️

Good luck to the Lady Pirates as they begin IHSA Regional play tonight! Cumberland takes on Hutsonville at 7 PM in Windsor. Let's go, Lady Pirates! 🏐🏴☠️

Cumberland will host Sullivan for the first round of the IHSA playoffs on Saturday, November 1, at 2:00 PM. Go Pirates! 🏴☠️

On Thursday, the Cumberland FFA traveled to Mattoon, where they competed in the Section 20 Food Science CDE! Congratulations to the team on placing 2nd overall, and huge congratulations to Ellie Strader for placing 6th individually and Jacob Lamb for placing 1st individually!

A message from the CHS S.A.D.D. group:
DID YOU KNOW?
Children of parents who talk to their teens regularly about drugs are 42% less likely to use drugs than those who don’t; yet, only a quarter of teens report having these conversations.
Red Ribbon Week (October 23-31), the oldest and largest drug prevention campaign in the nation, is your opportunity to get the ongoing conversation started.
Life is a puzzle. Don’t let drugs be the piece that doesn’t fit. Stay focused, stay strong, and solve your future with drug-free choices. You have the power to complete the picture.
#RedRibbon2025 #LifeIsAPuzzleSolveItDrugFree
DID YOU KNOW?
Children of parents who talk to their teens regularly about drugs are 42% less likely to use drugs than those who don’t; yet, only a quarter of teens report having these conversations.
Red Ribbon Week (October 23-31), the oldest and largest drug prevention campaign in the nation, is your opportunity to get the ongoing conversation started.
Life is a puzzle. Don’t let drugs be the piece that doesn’t fit. Stay focused, stay strong, and solve your future with drug-free choices. You have the power to complete the picture.
#RedRibbon2025 #LifeIsAPuzzleSolveItDrugFree

Congratulations to our IHSA Sectional Qualifiers! The Cumberland Co. boys cross country team advanced to next week's sectional placing second overall. Individually, Cameron Roedl placed 1st, and Colby Roedl placed 3rd. Paula Hoehn advanced to sectionals as an individual for the girls.


The Lady Pirates volleyball team will play in the Windsor Regional. Their first game is on Monday, October 27, at 7 PM against Hutsonville. The games are being played at Windsor High School. Good luck, Lady Pirates! 🏴☠️
Mr. Lewis's physics students worked this morning on creating and testing their design projects. There were many creative plans!






Some of the CHS Yearbook Club members attended a workshop in Springfield on October 8, where they discussed themes, marketing strategies, and photography elements. 📸



The BIO 1 students worked in stations to discover homeostasis and negative feedback loops!



The Ceramics 3 students went to the John Graves Pottery Studio on October 16, where they enjoyed a day of making pottery. John showed them several new techniques, including how to make his famous egg maker.



The students in the Orientation to FACS class have been learning about textiles. They've learned how to sew on buttons and how to repair a seam. Currently, they are making a small pillow! 🧵



The Foods III students made fried cheese curds recently. They made a homemade batter for the fresh curds that were purchased recently at Marcoot Jersey Creamery in Greenville, IL. One batch was a special garlic herb flavor, while the other was a simple plain cheese. 🧀



Students in the high school choir participated in the South-Central Youth in Harmony Festival at EIU on Monday, October 20th. They spent the day learning to sing barbershop quartet music, listening to live performances of quartets, and performed a concert that evening.


Roll up your sleeve if you dare and give blood this October - no tricks, just lifesaving treats! Donors snag a new Halloween tee from our rewards store, a donation to a charity of your choice, or a gift card! The National Honor Society is sponsoring this event on Thursday, October 30, from 11:30 - 4:30 in the high school study hall. Book you appointment at this link: https://login.bloodcenter.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/141792

A freshman/sophomore football game has been added at Newton on Thursday October 23, at 6:00 PM.
