Mrs. D. McElravy’s science class is learning about the nervous system. The students figured out how their reaction time is affected when they are paying attention and when they are distracted.
Cumberland Elementary and Middle School will be celebrating Read Across America next week. Mrs. Walk, our District Librarian, has several activities planned for the students including the dress-up days listed below!
The Cumberland Middle School volleyball team will play Marshall Junior High in the Regional on Saturday, March 2, at 10 AM at Teutopolis Junior High School. If they win that game, they will play Teutopolis on Tuesday, March 5, at 6 PM. Good luck to our Lady Raiders!
The Middle School Kindness Ambassadors visited the preschool rooms Friday to share a story.
What’s for lunch today? Our schools have three online options to view the lunch menu. From the district webpage, choose the school, click Explore, and then click Dining. The menus are also found on our apps, Cumberland CUSD #77, IL and TeacherEase-Parents/Students. Both can be found in your phone’s app store.
Cumberland Middle School track practice will begin on Monday, March 4, for any 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students interested in participating. A current school physical MUST be on file prior to students being allowed to participate. Packets of information were distributed to students on Monday, February 26. If your child did not receive one, please contact Mr. Watkins at lwatkins@cusd77.org or Ms. Cox at ccox@cusd77.org.
The Cumberland Middle School 7th grade volleyball team will enter regional play on Saturday, February 24, at 10:45 AM against Teutopolis Junior High School. The game will be played at Nuttall Middle School in Robinson. Good luck, Lady Raiders!
Many students in the district enjoyed visiting the petting zoo today! The petting zoo was sponsored by the Cumberland FFA.
Due to the weather conditions, the 8th grade LEIC volleyball tournament at Martinsville on Saturday, February 17, has been canceled. The tournament will not be rescheduled.
Freshmen Orientation for the current 8th graders is scheduled for Wednesday, February 21, at 6:00 PM in the high school cafeteria.
Reminder: There is no school on Monday, 2/19, in honor of Presidents' Day.
Blake Sponsel, a Civil War reenactor, visited with the 5th grade today as part of their Civil War unit in Social Studies. He brought several artifacts for the students to see. The students enjoyed learning what the Civil War was like from Mr. Sponsel!
The Cumberland Middle School 8th grade volleyball team will enter LEIC tournament play on Friday, February 16, with a game time of 5:30 PM. The tournament will be held at Martinsville. If they win this game, they will play again on Saturday, February 17, at 11 AM.
The Cumberland Middle School boys basketball team and basketball cheer awards will be on Tuesday, February 20, in the grade/middle school cafeteria. The awards will begin at 5 PM.
The Cumberland County Broadband Committee is hosting a public meeting on Thursday, February 15, 2024, at 5:30 PM at the Cumberland County Life Center Building, 507 E Main Street, Toledo, Illinois.
The committee has developed a survey to demonstrate the overall need for reliable and affordable broadband. This meeting will help residents better understand the committee’s mission and goals and explain how you can help encourage participation in the survey and the BEAD challenge. Contact cumberlandbroadband2023@gmail.com for more information.
Today during Career Day, Cumberland Middle School students got a glimpse of what some careers are like. Students picked careers they were interested in and attended sessions to receive firsthand information from experts in each field. It was a very positive experience for the students and the presenters! Thank you to all of our guest presenters today!
Kelly Cox, Automotive Mechanics
Sarah Livesay & Jacob Atkinson, Environmental Biology
Chad Miller, Evapco Manufacturing
Erica Beals, Childcare
Amanda Gunter, Medical Nurse, RN
Amy Pfeiffer, Microbiology
Dion Buzzard, LLC Engineering and Robotics
Dustin Salmons, 1st Class Wrecker
Erin Gahimer, LLC Dental Hygiene
Loyd Mock & Dreyton Ruholl, Law Enforcement
Tom McGinnis, Peter Koester, Sawyer Keyser, & Josh McElravy, Trades
Jeff Hilligoss & Josh Welling, Paramedic and Firefighter
Justin Holsapple & Brian Stierwalt, Agriculture
Doug McDevitt, Pilot - Effingham Co. Airport
Lane Blickem, WMCI media broadcasting
Jeff Schrock, CEO, Business, Woodworking
Sarah Holsapple-Miller, Lawyer
Blake Ozier, Military
Reminder: Cumberland schools will dismiss at 12:15 on Friday, February 9, for a teacher in-service.
Mrs. Walk, the District librarian, took a group of middle school students to Barnes and Noble to pick out new books for the school library last week. The students came back with a nice collection of books that the students will enjoy!
Congratulations to our February Raiders of the Month! Great job being Respectful, Responsible, and Reliable. Keep up the great work being exemplary students in our school!
The Cumberland 7th grade girls' volleyball team will enter LEIC tournament play on Friday, February 9, at 4:30 PM at Martinsville. If the team wins on Friday, they will play again at 9 AM on Saturday, February 10. This is a single-elimination tournament. If they continue to win on Saturday, games will be played throughout the day. Admissions for Friday's games will be $3.00 for adults and $2.00 for students. Admissions for Saturday's games will be $6.00 for adults and $4.00 for students regardless of whether your team only plays one game or multiple games. Go Lady Raiders!