Cobden Junior High & High School

28 CYCA members with volunteer sponsors Mrs. Nashberry, Mrs. Coplea and chaperones Mrs. Reiman and Mrs. Parr, spent the day volunteering at Special Olympics Friday. They helped run the track serving as stagers, timers, and escorts to awards. Their help was much appreciated by organizers and the students found it very rewarding! They went above and beyond, helping ensure participants felt celebrated-high fiving, hugging, cheering, and clapping! We even had 3 alumni return to help. Here's a few pics photographers at the event snapped that included some of our crew.

⚠️ Transportation Update ⚠️

Mt. Glen Rd currently has trees down, which has caused some delays. A few students are still on buses at this time, but they are en route and will be home shortly.

The 5th and 6th grade team participated in the regional Brain Games competition. They placed first in the costume contest and had a lot of fun throughout the day.

Sr. Beta Club is participating in the Community Wide Yard Sale on May 9th. We will have tables set up in the small gym at CHS, and we are accepting donations. We are raising money to compete at the National Convention in Nashville, Tennessee.

We would appreciate donations of clean and gently used:
clothing and shoes
small to medium-sized home decor and furniture pieces
sports equipment
Toys
books
yard and outdoor equipment
Donations can be dropped off at Mrs. Reiman's office beginning May 4th during school hours.

Sr. Beta Club appreciates your support!

The Beta Club Easter Egg Hunt is rescheduled for Saturday, April 25th at 11:00 in Cobden New Park. Bring your kids ages 10 and younger to hunt for eggs and take pictures with the Easter Bunny. The Daffodill Festival hosted by the Cobden Lions Club will follow at 1:00 pm.

Congratulations to Lin for winning 3rd place today at chalkalpse chalk art contest at SIU.

FFA Pizza Villa Night Monday!

AJ Youth Football League Spring Flag Football 2026

No High School Softball game today, it will be rescheduled. Practice after school.

Educators Rising Club had a successful trip to the state conference at Illinois State University in Bloomington today!
1st Place JV Children’s Literature: Natalia Godinez. She wrote a children’s book in Spanish!
2nd Place JV Children’s Literature: Belle Kruse & Autumn Mosley
2nd Place Educators Rising Moment Speech: Ada Morber
Honorable mentions: Zonia Zamora and Elisa Vicente wrote a children’s book in Spanish at the Varsity level and Amelia Long and Asher Miller competed in Job Interview. Way to go, future teachers!

Jr. High Spring Fling Dance

The Easter Egg Hunt hosted by the CHS Beta Club and Cobden Fire Department scheduled for tomorrow at 2:00 pm will be rescheduled to a later date due to weather. Mrs. Reiman is working with the Village Hall and Cobden Lions Club to secure another date and will send out communication when she has that confirmed.

School Nurse Vacancy

Jr. High students enjoyed popsicles at the park to celebrate completing state testing this week 🌞

Prom Theme Announcement!!! Created with help from AV Club. https://youtu.be/qfxjBEHQxw8

REMIDER:
Early Dismissal Thursday, March 26 at 2:08pm for Parent/Teacher Conferences from 3:30pm-7:00pm.

Early Dismissal Friday, March 27 at 11:30am for Parent/Teacher Conferences from 12:30-2:00pm.

Parent/Teacher Conferences are by walk-in, no appointment for Jr. High and High School.

Spring Break March 30-April 6, return to school Tuesday, April 7th.

Jr. High Students will be doing IAR testing tomorrow through Thursday. Please make sure all chromebooks are charged ready to use.

Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Nash-Mayberry, and Ms. Osmond (student teacher) are excited and proud to announce this year's SIUC Regional history fair winners, who will now be advancing to State at Springfield. Cobden Junior High swept all 3 places- Group Exhibit Boards- 1st place Caroline Taylor, Clara Long, & Annaleigh Kaszubski(Carter's Cafe), 2nd place Addie Lawrence & Layla Leek (Women WWII), 3rd place Oliver Shalosky & Liam Uteg (Emmett Till). Cobden Senior High Group Exhibit Boards- 2nd place Yasmin Flores, Brisa Calderon, & Isabella Bartolo (Hispanic Immigrants), 3rd place Zonia Zamora & Mariana Palmerin (Hispanic Education Pathways- Su Casa & Amigos).

Sixth grade attended Maple Syrup Demo Days at SIU’s Touch of Nature on Thursday as part of a cross-curricular lesson in Science and Social Studies. Students learned about the origins of maple syrup production and participated in the process from start to finish.

Educators Rising Club has been busy! Last Friday, our future teachers spent the day job shadowing teachers in PreK-8th grade. Students gained valuable hands-on experiences and learned what it is like as a teacher behind the scenes. Yesterday, Educators Rising Club hosted a reading event with Appleknocker Club. The Southern IL Future Teacher Coalition provided a Dog Man book, snack, and a superhero themed art activity for each student. I'm not sure who had more fun, the high school students or the elementary students!