Cobden Junior High & High School

Blood Drive March 4th 10:30-3:30 in the High School Library.

Congratulations to Amelia Long, Grant Miller, Alyssa Fabian, Natalie Marks, Autumn Ebersohl, and James Eagle for being voted as our Class of 2026 Outstanding Seniors! These students were selected by faculty and staff for their outstanding commitment to academics, community service, and leadership.

National FFA Week at Cobden High School! Cobden FFA is excited to celebrate a full week of fun, leadership, and agricultural pride! We invite everyone to participate in our dress-up days and activities throughout the week. Dress-Up Days: Monday – ‘Merican Monday Wear your red, white, and blue! Tuesday – Camo Day Wear your favorite camo outfit! Wednesday – Hat Day ($1 Donation) Bring $1 to wear your favorite hat. Proceeds support Cobden FFA! Thursday – Western Day Boots, buckles, and western wear! Friday – FFA Apparel Day Wear Official Dress or your favorite FFA merch! Advisory Activities All Week: • Lasso the Bull • FFA Trivia Day • Team-Building Activity • FFA Relay Race • Sit-In Learning about FFA & Ag Education School-Wide Game: Find the FFA Phrase! We’ve hidden mini ducks around the school with letters on the bottom. If you find the letters F-F-A, bring them to Mrs. Smith’s room to win a prize! Keep your eyes open and start searching! We’re proud to celebrate what FFA stands for — premier leadership, personal growth, and career success. Thank you for supporting Cobden FFA! #NationalFFAWeek #CobdenFFA #LivingToServe #AgEducation

Hot New Items at Cobden Village Shops: Dog Hoodies and T-shirts! Available in sizes XS (0-4 lbs) to 3XL (86lbs and up). Hoodies are $18, t-shirts are $16. Available with other Appleknocker sweatshirts, t-shirts, and onesies. Proceeds benefit Cobden High School CYCA and ESL Dance Team. If these sell well, we will restock sizes.

This was Ms. Seever's first year in junior high hosting a Cobden Spelling Bee. The winners were able to participate in the ROE district spelling bee February 17th at Murphysboro Middle School. Maeve Kell, Austin Hawthorne, and Zander Craig represented the district well! We are very proud of them and look forward to what they are able to accomplish next year!

Thirteen Jr. High Appleknockers joined several Jr. High bands from Union County at Shawnee Community College to participate in the Honor Band performance.

Now is your chance to stock up on Spirit Wear! Grab all the sizes for 75% off!

UPDATE-Senior Night tomorrow
As we are navigating the change of date for Senior Night, we have decided to acknowledge the Seniors pre-game. If your schedule allows, please be in the gym by 5:45 on Friday, February 20. Our goal is to start acknowledging seniors at 6:00 pm. (We will not start until all parents/guardians are in attendance.) We will acknowledge the seniors in alphabetical order. I will have a list to ensure everyone is lined up in the correct order.

Thank you for being flexible. This change has been a challenge for all involved.

Tami Ury, AD

Congratulations to the 2026 Homecoming King and Queen, Jansen Nance and Amelia Long! 👑

The Appleknocker Cafe cooked up some breakfast pizza this week!

Pre-K Screening will be taking place this spring, and we look forward to meeting our newest Little Appleknockers! Please see the attached flyer for more information and call the elementary office to schedule your appointment. For students currently enrolled in our Pre-K program, there will be no Pre-K classes held on this day.

Happy Homecoming! Watch the Battle of the Classes happening now https://player.nfhsnetwork.com/#/events/cobden-high-school-cobden-il/evt3fce2acb6f

The Teen Leaders presented their lessons at SCC today. They were also formally interviewed and judged on their Leadership Poster Presentations. Congrats Teens! Projects will be on display next week at school.

Student Midterm Progress Reports were handed out to students today to bring home.

Congratulations to the High School Scholar Bowl team for securing another JV win versus Joppa today!

Cobden Spirit Gear brought to you by the Jr. High Cheerleaders. Orders due February 28th!

Junior High Cheer Fundraiser

💚 Support Organ Donor Awareness with CYCA 💚

CYCA is selling Organ Donor Awareness shirts, with orders due by February 10. This cause is especially meaningful to our community, inspired by staff member Bridget Flick, who is currently on the transplant list, and CYCA alum Kyle Hall, who has received a kidney from Sarah Kilpatrick — the mom of CYCA President Alivia Kilpatrick. 💚

If you’re interested in learning more about becoming a living donor for Bridget, please visit:
👉 http://livingdonorsluh.org/

We invite everyone to wear green for our Green Out on Tuesday, March 3 to show support and awareness.

🛍️ Order your shirt here (select ship to school for free shipping):
👉 https://shopsilkworm.com/cobdenhscyca

Thank you for supporting our CYCA family and helping spread awareness 💚🍀