The 5th and 6th Grade Eco Team placed 1st today out of 11 teams at the Douglas Hart Eco Meet! Team members include Amelia Colnar, Paige Wolke, Adam Wolke, Shelby Nichols, and Maybree Harper. Adam earned the best scores in Natural Disasters and Raptors!
The Middle School Student Council is collecting books from November 15-29 to donate to One Stop Community Christmas. If you would like to help support the cause, please send a NEW book to school with and Grade School or Middle School student.
Monday's menu at the grade school has changed.
Monday's Menu: Deli Sub, Sun Chips, Carrots, Apples, and Milk.
On Monday, November 13, we ask that all Cumberland students and staff wear Cardinal gear or red in honor of Mike Oakley, our beloved transportation director. Thank you!
Thank you to all who have served!
The Cumberland community lost a beloved employee Thursday. Mike Oakley spent thirty years serving our community and school district. His work ethic and dedication were exceptional. Our prayers and love go out to Mike’s family. He will be forever missed.
The Cumberland Middle School boys basketball team has rescheduled their game against Marshall for Tuesday, January 16 at 6 pm in the Cumberland Middle School gym. Additionally, the home volleyball game scheduled for that date has been canceled at this point with the possibility of being rescheduled. That new date will be announced once it's finalized.
The middle school boys' basketball game tonight (11/9) vs. Marshall has been canceled. It will be rescheduled at a later date.
All practices in the District have been canceled for Thursday and Friday.
Due to circumstances beyond our control, school will be canceled tomorrow, November 10. The Veteran’s Day program is also canceled. Please note that school safety is not an issue. More information will be released later.
The Cumberland Middle School 7th grade boys basketball team will be adding a game to their 2023-2024 schedule. This game will be part of the St. Elmo Shootout on Saturday, December 9, at 10:45 AM. The game will be played at St. Elmo High School against St. Elmo-Brownstown.
Cumberland schools will dismiss at 12:15 on Friday, November 10.
The sixth graders in Mrs. D. McElravy’s social studies class have been studying about Egypt and the pyramids. Today, they completed a STEM project to build the tallest pyramid out of toothpicks, marshmallows, and glue!
Congratulations to our November Raiders of the Month! Great job being Respectful, Responsible, and Reliable. Keep up the great work being exemplary students in our school!
Many Cumberland musicians submitted video auditions for the annual ILMEA (Illinois Music Educators Association) District 5 music festivals that will take place at Eastern Illinois University in November. These students will prepare several selections and perform concerts with other top musicians in this region of the state. Representing Cumberland Middle School band and choir are Addison Johnson, Chase Burns, Cameron Coleman, Cody Farris, Amber Lewis, Ethan Matthew, Konnor McKelvey, Shelby Nichols, Chloe Roedl, and Alyssa Yocum. Students who will represent Cumberland High School are Austin Becker, Austin Carlen, Maddy Cutright, Gwen Dunn, Ani Edwards, Stevi Nichols, Rachel Starwalt, and Lauren Stevens. Congratulations!
The Middle School Kindness Ambassadors, with the help of the student body, created a Kindness Chain. They wanted to fill the halls with kindness and hopefully start a chain reaction. "People never know how far a little kindness can go." -Rachel Joy Scott.
On Tuesday, October 31, the 8th grade girls' basketball players and their parents will be honored between games. Parents of players should arrive by 7:00 PM.
Reminder: There will be no school on Friday, October 20.
Family Engagement Night is happening tonight and Thursday during Parent-Teacher Conferences. We hope to see you there!
At the IESA State Cross Country meet this weekend, Aydan placed 30th and Gavin placed 44th in a race that had about 230 runners! Congratulations to the entire team on a great season!
The middle school held a pep rally today to show their support as the cross country team headed off to the State meet. Fire trucks escorted the team out of town in style!
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