Mrs Holly Hurt is excited to announce the next student trips:
Eco-Havens of Costa Rica in June 2027!
We will be visiting: San José • Tortuguero National Park • Arenal Volcano area • Monteverde Cloud Forest • Manuel Antonio area
France - Coast to Coast - Côte à Côte in June 2028!
We will be visiting: Paris, Normandy D-Day Beaches, St Malo, the Loire Valley and the French Riviera!
There will be a parent meeting for student travel on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at 6:00 pm, in Mrs. Hurts classroom.
Current 8th graders and up are eligible to travel to France.
Current 8th graders and up are eligible to travel to Costa Rica.
Please email Mrs. Holly Hurt at hhurt@cusd17.com for more information.
Eco-Havens of Costa Rica in June 2027!
We will be visiting: San José • Tortuguero National Park • Arenal Volcano area • Monteverde Cloud Forest • Manuel Antonio area
France - Coast to Coast - Côte à Côte in June 2028!
We will be visiting: Paris, Normandy D-Day Beaches, St Malo, the Loire Valley and the French Riviera!
There will be a parent meeting for student travel on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at 6:00 pm, in Mrs. Hurts classroom.
Current 8th graders and up are eligible to travel to France.
Current 8th graders and up are eligible to travel to Costa Rica.
Please email Mrs. Holly Hurt at hhurt@cusd17.com for more information.
Mrs Holly Hurt is excited to announce the next student trips:
Eco-Havens of Costa Rica in June 2027!
We will be visiting: San José • Tortuguero National Park • Arenal Volcano area • Monteverde Cloud Forest • Manuel Antonio area
France - Coast to Coast - Côte à Côte in June 2028!
We will be visiting: Paris, Normandy D-Day Beaches, St Malo, the Loire Valley and the French Riviera!
There will be a parent meeting for student travel on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at 6:00 pm, in Mrs. Hurts classroom.
Current 8th graders and up are eligible to travel to France.
Current 8th graders and up are eligible to travel to Costa Rica.
Please email Mrs. Holly Hurt at hhurt@cusd17.com for more information.
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Eco-Havens of Costa Rica in June 2027!
We will be visiting: San José • Tortuguero National Park • Arenal Volcano area • Monteverde Cloud Forest • Manuel Antonio area
France - Coast to Coast - Côte à Côte in June 2028!
We will be visiting: Paris, Normandy D-Day Beaches, St Malo, the Loire Valley and the French Riviera!
There will be a parent meeting for student travel on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at 6:00 pm, in Mrs. Hurts classroom.
Current 8th graders and up are eligible to travel to France.
Current 8th graders and up are eligible to travel to Costa Rica.
Please email Mrs. Holly Hurt at hhurt@cusd17.com for more information.
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Annual Purple Out Taylor Tomazzoli Memorial Scholarship Volleyball Game is October 2nd. Order your Purple Out Shirt! Orders are due 9/25. Please turn orders in to the High School Office with money due at time of ordering.
Order your Appleknocker Baseball Fan Gear!!! Please turn in all orders to the HS office with money due at time of ordering.
Game time changes for today:
JH Softball start time is now 5:30pm at home.
JH Baseball start time is now 6:00pm at Century. Bus leaves at 4:30pm, be at the school by 4:20pm.
JH Softball start time is now 5:30pm at home.
JH Baseball start time is now 6:00pm at Century. Bus leaves at 4:30pm, be at the school by 4:20pm.
Thank you to everyone who ordered mums! You can pick them up TODAY, September 15th from 3:00-4:00 behind the band room near the Lions Club area. Colors are first come, first served. Thank you to Bass Farms for donating the delivery cost!
Congratulations to the Cobden Jr. High Cross Country Team!
Our runners had a successful meet at Camp Ondessonk! Congratulations to Harper Stringer and Johnny Mason for earning 3rd place medals, and to Eva Bridges for her impressive 8th-place finish. Girls Varsity team also won 2nd place overall
Job well done, Appleknockers! It’s great to see how hard work, dedication, and determination pay off!
Our runners had a successful meet at Camp Ondessonk! Congratulations to Harper Stringer and Johnny Mason for earning 3rd place medals, and to Eva Bridges for her impressive 8th-place finish. Girls Varsity team also won 2nd place overall
Job well done, Appleknockers! It’s great to see how hard work, dedication, and determination pay off!
Congratulations to the Jr. High Baseball Team for placing 3rd in the SIC Conference Tournament!
Class of 2030 Fundraiser & Yard Sale!
We have lots of amazing vendors and yard sale participants signed up and ready to help make the Class of 2030 fundraiser a huge success! We are so excited to see everyone on Saturday, September 26, 2026!
Vendor & Yard Sale Information:
Arrival: Vendors and yard sale participants may arrive as early as 7:15 AM. Upon arrival, you will receive your assigned parking spot. If you still have a payment due, please take care of that at this time.
Sale Hours: 8:00 AM–2:00 PM
End-of-Day Reminder: Beta Club will be available to take care of any unsold items for $25 at the end of the sale, so you don't have to haul everything home!
Class of 2029 & Class of 2030 Booths: Both classes will have booths set up with goodies for sale and will also be accepting donations to help support their classes.
We are looking forward to a fun-filled day of shopping, yard sale finds, delicious goodies, and supporting our students! Thank you to everyone who is participating, donating, and helping make this fundraiser possible.
We can’t wait to see you all on September 26th!
We have lots of amazing vendors and yard sale participants signed up and ready to help make the Class of 2030 fundraiser a huge success! We are so excited to see everyone on Saturday, September 26, 2026!
Vendor & Yard Sale Information:
Arrival: Vendors and yard sale participants may arrive as early as 7:15 AM. Upon arrival, you will receive your assigned parking spot. If you still have a payment due, please take care of that at this time.
Sale Hours: 8:00 AM–2:00 PM
End-of-Day Reminder: Beta Club will be available to take care of any unsold items for $25 at the end of the sale, so you don't have to haul everything home!
Class of 2029 & Class of 2030 Booths: Both classes will have booths set up with goodies for sale and will also be accepting donations to help support their classes.
We are looking forward to a fun-filled day of shopping, yard sale finds, delicious goodies, and supporting our students! Thank you to everyone who is participating, donating, and helping make this fundraiser possible.
We can’t wait to see you all on September 26th!
Cobden FFA Finds Success at Section 24 Horse Judging!
Cobden had several outstanding performances at the recent Section 24 Horse Judging Competition!
Tristan Wilson placed 5th overall in the Varsity Division out of 74 competitors.
Piper White placed 5th overall in the Junior Varsity Division out of 57 competitors.
Our Junior Varsity team placed 2nd overall out of 14 teams! Team members included:
• Stevie Peterman
• Gus Stevens
• Piper White
• Lilly Clutts
• Annabelle Kruse
Alternate Julio Cruz Santiago also had an excellent day, ending up 7th overall out of 37 individuals!
Congratulations to all of our members on their hard work and impressive results! We are extremely proud of the way you represented Cobden FFA!
Saturday 40 members of Cobden Youth & Community Advocates (CYCA) volunteered at the annual Cobden Suicide Prevention Walk. It was a great turnout for the cause, and their help was much appreciated by the organizers.
Wednesday, Sept. 16th
Congratulations to our Marching Appleknockers who won 2nd place on Labor Day at the David Hannan Marching Classic in Metropolis. 🏆 🎺 🥁 🎷 🍎
