Cobden Junior High & High School

The Cobden boy’s golf season came to an end today, with Landon Cavaness representing the team at the sectional in Effingham, after placing 7th at regionals. The team finishes the season with a 5-4 record, and 3 different match medalists (Landon Cavaness, Matthew Howell, and Jaxson Boutwell). Great season, boys!

More pics from the CYCA Cobden Clean-up Sunday! (see previous post for more info)

CYCA volunteer co-sponsors Carlee Coplea & Jamie Nash-Mayberry would like to thank all those who helped make this year's Cobden Clean-up a success! 34 students from Cobden Youth & Community Advocates (CYCA) collected trash throughout the town on Sunday Oct 5th. Thanks to Shane Bruce for organizing the event, and a special shout-out to Cobden Village Hall, Chief Smith, Cobden Village Shops, and Anna Pizza Hut for supporting the event. Also, thank you to the following adult chaperones- school staff LJ Hackethal, Guillermo Vera, and Laura Romero, parent volunteers Kate Stevens, Sarah Kilpatrick, and Anne Kaszubski, and community volunteers John West, Jillian Miller, James Pope, Shawna Pope, Hadassah Chapman, Amy Sweitzer, and Joey Sweitzer. More pics to come!

Cobden FFA took 10 qualifying students to the SIU Invitational District 5 Horse Judging CDE! We had a young and eager team—many of whom competed for the very first time—and they represented our chapter with pride. A special shoutout to standout freshman Ryan Buckner, who placed 8th overall individual out of 479 students! That’s an incredible achievement, especially for a first-year competitor! Our kiddos gave it their all, and by the end of the day they were plum wore out—a true sign of hard work and effort. We are so proud of every one of them! #CobdenFFA #HorseJudging #FutureIsBright #AppleKnockerPride

October Menu

Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences students prepared meals today. They did a great job preparing honey mustard chicken, salad, cheddar biscuits and brownies!

Landon Cavaness placed 7th at the boy’s regional at Franklin County, and will advance to sectionals next week at Effingham! Matthew Howell closed out his season finishing just one stroke away from advancing as well.

Sophomore and junior FFA members made their way to SEMO for SEMO Field Day!


Students rotated through exciting sessions exploring careers, livestock handling, FFA knowledge, farm survival games, and more. Afterward, they enjoyed walking tacos provided by SEMO Ag for the Ag Olympics. While we didn’t walk away as champions, friendships were built stronger brick by brick! #Appleknockerpride

Last week, Mrs. Smith took Cobden AG/CTE students to the Southern Illinois Career and Trade Fair!

Students had the opportunity to dive into hands-on activities like brick laying, sheet metal work, welding, and pipe fitting. They also connected with local unions to learn not just about the trades themselves, but also the pay and benefits these careers offer. A fantastic experience exploring future pathways!

#CareerFair #CTE #SkillsForSuccess

Co Op student, Mariana Palmerin works at Subway in Anna. Mariana is a ray of sunshine and brightens everyone's day while she is at work!

October is Socktober, the National Beta Club’s annual sock drive — Jr. and Senior Beta Club are hoping to collect 200 packages of new socks to help those in need. (Yes, 200 packages of socks!) Because socks are one of the most requested items by shelters, your donation can really make a difference.

Here’s how you can help:

Bring new, in-package socks of any size (children, youth, adult)


Drop them in the donation bins placed at the front hallway and back hallway


The drive runs throughout October, so you have the whole month to donate


Invite your friends, classmates, and teachers to donate too

Let’s show our school spirit and kindness by filling those bins! Every pair counts, and together we can help our community stay a little warmer this season.

We will be having the sock bins out at the Purple Out Game this Friday too - feel free to bring in those socks!

Thank you — and happy Socktober!

Reminder: Tomorrow, Monday, September 29th is Picture Day! We are ready to see those smiles 😊

🚜Cobden FFA x The Green Mug ☕️ ☀️ Rise & Shine, Cobden! Join us September 29th from 7–9 AM by the baseball field concession stands for some of the BEST iced coffee in town! We’ve partnered with The Green Mug to bring you locally made, all-organic iced coffee — and every cup sold helps Cobden FFA members get to the National FFA Convention! 🙌 ✨ Flavors to fuel your morning: Mocha Maple Mocha Vanilla Vanilla Maple Salted Caramel Brewed with: 🌱 Organic Crimson Coffee Beans 🥛 Organic Grass-Fed Whole Milk 🍁 All-Natural Cane Sugar Syrups 📣 Come thirsty, leave energized — and help us turn coffee into opportunity! #CobdenFFA #TheGreenMug #SupportLocal #FuelFFA

Due to not having enough teams this year, we will be canceling Saturdays golf scramble.

Reminder: Tomorrow, Friday, September 26th, students dismiss at 11:30 am. Lunch will be served before students depart.

Picture Day is Monday, September 29th!

Education Pathway students, Mason Lyerla and Maddie Merriman have been busy acting as teaching assistants with Mrs. Taylor in Social Studies and Ms. Bartolo in Art. Both Mason and Maddie have gained hands-on experiences leading lessons to test out if teaching is the career for them. Way to go Maddie and Mason!

Cobden boys golf team defeated Egyptian today by 15 strokes. Matthew Howell was the Medalist, shooting a 40, while Tyler Jackson posted his personal best score of the season!

Over 50 Cobden students, staff, and community members gathered this morning for "See You At The Pole," an annual global event where students gather at the flag pole before school starts to pray.

Game updates:
Tomorrow Sept. 25th games-
Jr. High Softball at Marion Oasis Complex. Field A1 against Cairo-Regionals, game time 4:30pm. Dismiss at 2:30pm, bus leaves at 2:45pm.

Jr. High Baseball at Century against Egyptian-Regionals, game time 4:30pm. Dismiss at 2:45pm, bus leaves at 3:00pm.