We appreciate Dan Silver with the SIUC Paralegal Department for taking the time to visit CHS today. Students listened to him explain about the wide variety of career opportunities in paralegal and law. He also explained how students can benefit by staying local and getting their school potentially paid for if they choose to attend SIUC.
The Agriculture Department is ready for spring! Students in Horticulture class have been maintaining the new hydroponic systems, and have planted the first tomatoes of the year under the grow lights. Students also have planted tulips in the raised garden beds. Wildlife management class created Ducks Unlimited drawings to enter into the stamp competition. Agricultural mechanics class have recently began blueprint and design, starting with building a model house. Animal science students have been learning how to give IVs and take blood in the vet science unit, along with incubating and collecting data on chicken eggs. Keep up the good work Appleknockers!
7th graders created dioramas portraying key scenes from their novel in reading class. They also completed a written report and presented their projects to the class. They worked hard and were very creative!
Please use this link to ORDER and PAY for your Alumni Game/Purple Out shirts online. If you are ordering and plan to pay with check or cash, please pick up an order form in the high school office. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScOqzUHJv575ZxZYxJU0dlfMOchcqAQKGOf8D7TZb8aZZTaPg/viewform?usp=sf_link
If you would like to sign up to PLAY, please use this link! Players are needed to make this day a success. The $10 fee includes a shirt. https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSfR76L1z55.../viewform...
If you are a business owner and are interested in sponsoring, please contact Kim Howell at howell.kj@gmail.com
Students were busy in U.S. history finishing their history fair projects that are due Monday.
Tonights Jr. High Volleyball game is canceled due to illness and it will be rescheduled.
The Masonic Academic Bowl Tournament was a competitive event today. Coach Hurt is very proud of her team and their effort. Thanks to all the teams that participated, the Cobden Masons for lunch, and all the volunteers that helped make this event a success. Our next match is this next Wednesday vs. Trico at Cobden. Come support your Appleknocker Scholars at 9:00 am.
The CNA Pathway Students would like to thank Southern 7 Health Department for the donation of hygiene kits. These kits will be available in our food pantry this weekend. If you would like to donate, check out our Amazon Wishlist
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/dl/invite/2MX4BYi?ref=cm_sw_em_r_un_un_F0UirAZXKH0kh
The Educators Rising Week celebration continues today! Ed Rising members made Taylor Swift inspired friendship bracelets for the teachers to thank them for all that they do.
Menu Lent Adjustments
Wednesday, 2-14 ASH WEDNESDAY
Main: Spaghetti Bake with Marinara Sauce
Friday, 2-16
Main: WG Cheese Quesadilla
Friday, 2-23
Main: WG Cheese Pizza
Friday, 3-1
Main: WG Grilled Cheese
Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences students prepared pancakes from scratch today for their first lab of the foods unit. Students practiced measuring ingredients correctly as well as food safety and sanitation. 🥞
Congratulations to our 2024 Outstanding Seniors! From left to right, Sam Ingold, Grace White, and Isaac Reiman are in the back row. The front row is Tess Brummer, Emma Kilpatrick, and Kaylee Hall. Seniors are selected based on GPA, community service, and extracurriculars in school. They will attend the SISHSA Banquet at SIUC and be recognized at our Academic Awards Ceremony in May.
CNA students are collecting health and hygiene items for our food pantry. Items can be dropped off in the box outside of the elementary entrance. Please checkout our Amazon Wishlist to see what items we are collecting. https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2ZPATAMM53ABE?type=wishlist
February is Career and Technical Education month and this week is Educators Rising week. Today Ed Rising members were supposed to dress like a teacher or wear an Educator Rising shirt. We will continue to celebrate our current and future teachers all week long! 🍎 👩🏻🏫
Members of our Jr High FCA huddle attended Faith and Family Night at the SIU Men’s Basketball game on Saturday along with about 100 other FCA members from Southern Illinois.
Congratulations to our 2024 Homecoming King Mitchell Howell and Queen Kaylee Hall!
IMPORTANT UPDATE TO HOMECOMING DANCE- The Coronation will be at 7:30pm. The dance will start at 6:30pm tomorrow February 10th.
Here's this year's 2024 Homecoming Basketball Players and Cheerleaders Dance Off- https://youtu.be/QyuQM4o4c2M
Hollywood, you look good, and the juniors may be at the top of the class with their hallway and wagon. The seniors, though, may just ride off into the sunset with the spirit stick tomorrow. This town is not big enough for the four of them.
The Freshman and Sophomore classes killed it on their hallway decorations and wagons. I think they may be the stars of the show! The Freshman had the Musicals genre, and the Sophomore was Horror.
