CHS semester exams are scheduled for Thursday, December 19, and Friday, December 20. School will dismiss at 2 PM on those two days.
Students in the Orientation to FACS class made peanut butter blossom cookies. They were tasty! 🍪
Congratulations to Larissa Ramirez and Kaliyah Browder! Their gingerbread house won the teen division at the Candy Canes on Main festival in Casey. The two will split the $150 prize.
Each year, Ms. McCown's Geometry students build cities as their second quarter project. The students voted to determine the top three. 1st place was a tie between Greasy Grove (Wyatt Scales and Lance Lock) and Kitty City (Lauren Stevens and Raegan Hollingsworth). 2nd place went to Legoland (Cody Ferris and Alaina Tipsword). There was a tie for 3rd place between Heisenberg (Stevi Nichols and Addison Johnson) and Spring Meadow (Leah Olmstead and Molly Harper).
On December 7, the CHS Scholastic Bowl team competed at Granite City in the South Central Scholastic League Fall League Tournament. There were two tournaments in one day, the Varsity tournament and the JV tournament. The varsity team placed 3rd out of 16 teams! Camden James and Rylan James were named to the All-Tournament Team. The JV team placed 2nd out of 14 teams! Addison Johnson was named to the JV All-Tournament Team. Congratulations to all!
The CHS Band and Choir groups kicked off the holiday season with their performances at the Holiday Concert yesterday!
Foods III students created some beautiful Christmas magic this week! Students and staff voted selecting their favorite. The winner of the contest was "The Cozy Cabin." It was made by Larissa Ramirez and Kaliyah Browder. It featured Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, peanuts, pretzels, mini candy canes, gumdrops, Sweet Tarts mini chews, cotton candy, and LOTS of frosting! Mrs. Thomas and Ms. Tran are proud of all three projects that were made.
Foods III students have been busy making Christmas magic! They designed & built gingerbread houses. First, they made homemade gingerbread, royal icing and buttercream frosting. Then, they got to work assembling their creation and decorating it with edible items. Students used cereal, candy and other small props to personalize their houses. Mrs. Thomas and Ms. Tran are so proud of their amazing work! If you would like to see them, the gingerbread houses were entered in the Candy Canes on Main competition that is being held this weekend. You can vote for your favorite entry at the Wildflour Bakery in downtown Casey.
The CHS Chess Club went to Mattoon to play in a friendly tournament. This is their 3rd year of playing with Mattoon's IHSA Chess team!
Senior members of boys basketball, girls basketball, wrestling, cheer and band
will be recognized along with their parents on December 6 between the JV and varsity
basketball games with OPH.
In Biology, Mrs. Steber's students have been exploring how to use microscopes and have located cells on their slides.
After making a few design changes, rebuilding, and recalculating, the Math Applications class took their new boat to the Neal Center YMCA and were successful! Not only could it hold one student, but it held two! Thank you to the Neal Center YMCA for allowing us to use your pool.
Are you ready for some holiday music? The Cumberland music department can help you out! They have concerts scheduled on the following dates:
12/8 - 2 PM in the HS Gym: High School Winter Band and Choir Concert
12/9 - 6:30 PM in the MS Gym: 3rd Grade Concert
12/12 - 7 PM in the MS Gym: Middle School Band and Choir Concert
12/16 - 6 PM in the MS Gym: 1st Grade Concert
12/16 - 7:15 in the MS Gym: 4th Grade Concert
Congratulations to Cameron Roedl on being selected for the Cumberland Thanksgiving Tournament All-Tournament team!
Congratulations to the Lady Pirates on a 3rd place finish in the CHBC Thanksgiving Tournament defeating Dieterich 60-36. Jude Miller was named to the All-Tournament team!
In Earth Science, students made barometers and went outside on different days to measure how the air pressure changed. The students were most impressed by the change caused by last week's cold snap!
The CHS Scholastic Bowl team competed in the Mattoon David L. Riley Kickoff recently. They went 6-1 for the day and placed second overall. Camden James and Rylan James made the All Tournament Team which is the top ten players of the tournament. Congratulations to the team!
Cumberland High School's Student Council donated over 1000 rolls of wrapping paper to One Stop Christmas with the help of our students and community! Thanks to everyone who helped out!
Happy National Substitute Teacher Day! We are thankful for all of our substitute teachers who fill in when our staff is away. Their dedication, flexibility, and hard work is greatly appreciated!
Join our team! Cumberland Unit #77 is hiring for the following positions. Please share with those who may be interested.
Cumberland District:
3 Special Education teachers with LBS1
Send credentials to Christine Mock, special education director, at cmock@cusd77.org
Cumberland Elementary:
Elementary Teacher
Send credentials to Daniel Huffman, principal, at dhuffman@cusd77.org
Cumberland Middle School:
Math Teacher
Head Girls Track Coach
Send credentials to Stacy Keyser, principal, at skeyser@cusd77.org
Cumberland High School:
Spanish Teacher
Certified Athletic Trainer
Send credentials to Kevin Maynard, principal, at kmaynard@cusd77.org
