To bring awareness of Patriots' Day today, Carrie Verdeyen brought to each school an artifact from the September 11 attacks in New York for the students to view. The metal she brought was part of a beam from one of the Twin Towers. The artifact will soon be housed at the Veterans Memorial in Toledo.
Ms. Booth’s Mathematical Applications class was challenged to design, build, and test their version of a box car over the last week. Each group had a mock budget of $100 to purchase items for their build. The box car had to meet dimensional requirements in order to race down the ramp to compete for the highest velocity in the class!
The Cumberland High School boys cross country team placed 1st today at the Shelbyville Invitational! Placing in the top ten were Cameron Roedl 2nd, Kaleb Bierman 9th, and Riley Morgan 10th. Way to go!!
The Cumberland High School Marching Pirates marched in the Newton Fall Festival parade today. The band placed first in their class out of three bands, and the colorguard placed first in their class! Congratulations to all!!
Today, Mrs. Neal's students experimented with vinegar and baking soda to blow up a balloon!
We continue to partner with ROE 11 to promote attendance awareness this month. School attendance matters. Attend today. Achieve tomorrow!
There are a few copies of the 2022-2023 high school yearbook still available! If you are interested in purchasing one, please stop by the HS office.
Eastern Illinois Foodbank's new Foodmobile will be visiting Cumberland County to distribute free groceries this week. They will visit Cumberland County on the first Thursday of the month. The Foodmobile will be at these locations Thursday, September 7:
Montrose: Montrose Village Hall (203 National Rd.) 10:30-11:15 AM
Jewett: Jewett Community Center (806 Adams St.) 11:45am-12:30 PM
Greenup: ERBA (115 S. Kentucky St.) 1-2 PM
Toledo: Toledo Christian Church Pantry (501 S. Maryland St.) 2:30-3 PM
Neoga: Neoga Community Food Pantry (641 W. 6th St.) 4-5 PM
Reminder: There is no school on Monday, September 4, for the Labor Day holiday.
National School Attendance Awareness Month kicks off today! Every school day is a learning opportunity. School attendance matters for every student every day!
Congratulations to the 2023-2024 CHS class officers! They were elected to represent their class this past Friday.
Tonight is the home opener for the CHS football team! If you can make it, note the start time is now 8 PM. The seniors in Cross Country, Volleyball, Cheerleading, and Football will be recognized tonight beginning at 7:25 PM. Go Pirates!!
Photos: Cumberland Pirates HS Sports
Update: Tomorrow night's football game vs. Cerro Gordo/Bement has been moved back to an 8:00 PM start time. Senior activities will begin at 7:25 PM.
Good luck to the Lady Pirates as they open their volleyball season at home tonight against Oblong! Game time is 6 PM.
The CHS Pirate Keys team is selling t-shirts through September 1 to promote school spirit and help with mid-semester celebrations. The shirts are $15 each, and order forms are located in the high school office. Shirts should be in around 9/25. If you have any questions, contact Mrs. Plummer at splummer@cusd77.org.
The Cumberland vs. Cerro Gordo/Bement football game scheduled for Friday, August 25, will now start at 7:30 PM. Cumberland High School will be recognizing senior participants in Cross Country, Volleyball, Cheerleading, and Football. Senior activities will begin at 7:05 PM.
The 2022-2023 Cumberland High School Yearbooks are now available. If you purchased one last year, please stop in the HS office or see Wendy Peters for your copy. If you still need to purchase one, there are a limited number available for purchase.
Cumberland High School Volleyball is holding a Car Wash this weekend!
Please see the following message regarding free lunches with the Community Eligibility Provision program.
Picture Day is scheduled for Friday, August 18! Order forms are coming home this week. You can also order online at https://inter-state.com/. The order codes for each school are:
Cumberland Elementary - 80095G
Cumberland Middle School - 80095P
Cumberland High School - 80112M
