Mr. Hall's senior civics class held a mock election for the high school students today during lunch. The election gave the students the experience of the voting process when they checked in, voted in booths, and deposited their vote.
The Foods III students went to Mattoon recently for a field trip. They visited Holey Moley where they were given a tour and watched a demonstration of donut making. Students iced and decorated a freshly made cake donut. They ate lunch at Luigi's. Other stops included the culinary floor at LIFT, Lytle Park , and Burger King for ice cream. It was a fun day!
Join us to honor our veterans at Cumberland's Veterans Day Program on Monday, November 11, at 9:15 AM in the high school gym. Rolls and Coffee will be served to visitors beginning at 8:15 AM. We hope to see you there!
Mrs. Neal’s Life Skills 2.0 class spent a beautiful afternoon at Douglas-Hart Nature Center on Friday!
Congratulations to the football team for their victory on Friday! Cumberland now plays at Camp Point Central next Saturday, Nov. 9, at 2:00 PM. Go Pirates!
The CHS Student Council held a costume contest today! Maddy Cutright won Best Costume, Nevaeh Peddycoart won Most Creative, and Jaxon Daugherty and Mikalah Belford won Best Group. Congratulations!
The Junior class fundraiser is open! Click the link, choose a student's name, then select the product you would like to purchase. There are Butter Braid pastries and rolls, cookie dough, and pizzas! The fundraiser ends November 18.
https://tinyurl.com/CHSJrClass24
Cumberland CUSD #77 would like to invite our veterans and their families to join us for an all-school assembly on Monday, November 11 at 9:15 AM in the high school gym to honor those who have sacrificed so much for all of us. Rolls and coffee will be served to our visitors in the high school cafeteria beginning at 8:15 am. If you would like to update your veteran's information for our PowerPoint presentation, please send that information to Mr. Daniel Huffman at dhuffman@cusd77.org or call 217-923-3132 extension 1100. We will announce those veterans who are in attendance during the program and have all names given to us in a PowerPoint presentation prior to the event. Other questions about the event can be directed to Mrs. Stacy Keyser at skeyser@cusd77.org or 217-923-3132 extension 1200.
Reminder: There is no school on Tuesday, November 5 for General Election Day.
Cumberland will take on Tuscola in the first round of the playoffs on Friday, November 1, at 7 PM. Admission to this home game is $6 as set by the IHSA. Season passes cannot be used for playoff games. This game will not be livestreamed on HUDL TV per IHSA guidelines. Let's go Pirates!!
Mrs. Lee’s Algebra classes have been learning about like terms. The students got to prove that they knew the like terms by playing “combine like terms” UNO!
The Anatomy students completed tasks to discover their senses for their nervous system unit.
Cumberland High School raised $200 at their Pink Out game last week! These funds will go to individuals fighting breast cancer. Cumberland went on to defeat Villa Grove 2-1!
The Cumberland County Cross Country teams competed at the Robinson Regional on Saturday. The boys placed 1st! This was the first time since 2007! The boys were led by Cameron Roedl, Regional champion, with a time of 15:54! The teams will compete at Sectionals next Saturday at 11 AM at Lake Land College! Good luck to all!
The first round football playoff game vs. Tuscola will be on Friday, November 1, at 7:00 PM at Pirate Field. Go Pirates!
The HS girls volleyball regional will be held at Newton High School. Cumberland plays Teutopolis on Monday, October 28, at 7 PM. Admission is set by the IHSA at $6.
Math Applications visited the Neal Center YMCA today to test their cardboard boat. While unsuccessful, the experience gave them ideas for improving their design and the determination and excitement to try again. As a student said, "Failure is part of the learning process." Thank you to the Neal Center YMCA for allowing our students to test their ideas in your facility.
The Volley for the Cure game is set for tomorrow, October 24, at 6 PM. We hope to see you there!
Mrs. Gibson's ecology class learned about GPS and GIS for their biodiversity lesson. Today, they tried geocaching, which uses GPS to find treasures.
Cumberland CUSD #77 would like to invite our veterans and their families to join us for an all-school assembly on Monday, November 11 at 9:15 AM in the high school gym to honor those who have sacrificed so much for all of us. Rolls and coffee will be served to our visitors in the high school cafeteria beginning at 8:15 am. If you would like to update your veteran's information for our PowerPoint presentation, please send that information to Mr. Daniel Huffman at dhuffman@cusd77.org or call 217-923-3132 extension 1100. We will announce those veterans who are in attendance during the program and have all names given to us in a PowerPoint presentation prior to the event. Other questions about the event can be directed to Mrs. Stacy Keyser at skeyser@cusd77.org or 217-923-3132 extension 1200.