LIFT is holding an open house on March 9 from 5 PM - 7:30 PM. It is open to all current and prospective students and parents. For more information, visit https://www.mattoon.k12.il.us/o/lift/page/open-house.
Thank you to all of the bus drivers that help get our students to and from school safely each day! We appreciate your time and dedication to our students!
This is the last week to send in donations for the courtyard renovation. If you have any questions, email Mrs. McElravy at dmcelravy@cusd77.org. We appreciate any help you can give!
Donations may be sent to:
Cumberland Middle School
℅ DeDe McElravy
1496 IL Rte. 121
Toledo, IL 62468
This weekend, the high school Scholastic Bowl team placed 1st at the Masonic Sectional. In the championship round, they defeated Casey-Westfield 220-190. The team now advances to Masonic State at Bloomington High School on March 4. Congratulations!
Congratulations to Noah Carl on his 6th place finish at the IHSA State Wrestling Finals!
Reminder: No School on Monday, 2/20, in honor of Presidents' Day.
This week, Mrs. Becker's Speech class wrote tribute speeches and created Valentine's boxes as a visual aid.
Toledo (Cumberland) Regional
Sat., Feb. 18
Game 1 at 6:00 pm: (16) Moweaqua (Central A & M) at (2) Casey (C.-Westfield)
Game 2 at 1:00 pm: (8) Martinsville at (7) Neoga
Game 3 at 1:30 pm: (11) Beecher City [Coop] at (3) Strasburg (Stewardson-S.) [Coop]
Game 4 at 4:00 pm: (10) Macon (Meridian) at (5) Toledo (Cumberland)
Wed., Feb. 22
Game 5 at 6:00 pm: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 6 at 7:30 pm: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4
Fri., Feb. 24
Game 7 at 7:00 pm: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6
CHS will host Macon Meridian on Saturday, 2/18, for the first round of the boys basketball regional. Game time is 4 PM. This game will not be streamed due to IHSA policy. Good Luck!
Today is National School Resource Officer Day! We appreciate our school resource officers, Dan Kimble and Steve Ozier. Thank you for all you do for our schools!
Congratulations to Ty Bradley on signing his Letter of Intent to play football at Aurora University today!
Sawyer Keyser, a student in the woodworking program at CHS, built a base cabinet for a microwave in the FACS classroom with the assistance of Mr. Owens. The cabinet is functional yet beautiful, and it allows for additional storage space.
Last week, Biology 2 students worked on their pipetting skills in preparation for their biotechnology unit.
The CHS girls basketball team defeated Ramsey in the first round of the Regional Saturday. They advance to play CHBC at Neoga on Tuesday, Feb 14, at 7:30 PM.
Congratulations to Owen McGinnis and Noah Carl. They each placed 4th yesterday at the IHSA Wrestling Sectional and now advance to state tournament in Champaign on February 16-18! Good luck!!
The Cumberland High School Scholastic Bowl team placed 1st in LPC Tournament at Cerro Gordo. Their record for the season is 35 - 5. Their next tournament is on February 18 at the Masonic Sectional.
Congratulations to Natalie Beaumont on her 3rd place finish at the Peoria sectional. She's headed to the IHSA state meet!
Tonight is Senior Night at the high school basketball game. The seniors in winter sports will be recognized before the varsity game.
Reminder: On Friday, 2/10, school will dismiss at 12:15.
The CHS girls basketball team will play the first round of the regional at home against Ramsey on Saturday, 2/11, at 4 PM. The winner will advance to the Neoga regional and play on Tuesday, 2/14, at 7:30 PM. Good luck Lady Pirates!