The Animal Science class enjoyed a beautiful day at the zoo today! Students chose an animal to research and created an informational presentation. Students were happy to meet the animals they researched and completed a fact scavenger hunt while at the zoo today!
Athletics today Friday, April 19
Jr. High Track at A-J. Bus will leave at 8:30 a.m. Start time 10:00 a.m.
High school track at Carbondale. Please dismiss at 2:15 p.m. Bus will leave at 2:30 p.m. Start time 3:30 p.m.
Cancelled-High school baseball at home against Vienna
Cancelled-High school softball at home against Elverado. Game time 4:30 p.m. No practice today.
4-Way Volleyball Tournament April 27th
Patriotic Out Tuesday May 7th
Schedule changes today:
HS Boys Baseball game cancelled-will have practice after school in the building.
HS Softball-No practice today
ESL Dance Team practice cancelled
Play practice cancelled
Track practice cancelled-please bring your stuff for the track meets tomorrow.
The Appleknocker Agriculture Department Students have been busy! Students in Mrs. LeFevre’s Horticulture class enjoyed breaking ground in the school garden this week. Vegetables will be planted over the next week and maintained during the summer for SAE projects. Mechanics class have enjoyed working on small engines, tearing them down and rebuilding.
Jr. High Golf Match at Union County Country Club has been cancelled for today and no golf practice today.
6th and 9th grade students that have not turned in a Dental Exam must do so by May 15th.
High School Softball game is cancelled today.
Reminder- Due Today by 10 am if you want to purchase tickets for the fish fry! Contact a Jr. Beta member or email sbrumleve@cusd17.com for more information.
Tickets for the Spring play will be on sale starting Monday, April 22nd!
Puffs, Or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic runs Friday, May 3rd and Saturday, May 4th at 7:00pm at The Varsity Theater in Carbondale. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased at the school starting April 22nd or at the theater the nights of performances. Get your tickets before they sell out! Hope to see you all there!
Todays Athletic schedule Tuesday, April 16
Jr. High Golf at Harrisburg. Dismiss at 1:00 p.m. Bus leaves at 1:15 p.m.
High school baseball and softball at home against Agape. Game times 4:30 p.m.
The Cobden FFA had a busy week! Thursday afternoon students participated in the Section 24 Horticulture Career Development Event held in Carbondale. The team placed 3rd, with Kingston Kuhn placing 8th individual and Tommy Quertermous placing 10th individual. Friday, students pictured above participated in the SIUC Livestock Competition. Congratulations to the Varsity team placing 12th out of 39 teams and the JV team placing 4th out of 24 teams. Congratulations to Kingston Kuhn placing 15th out of 95 students in JV and Kylie Baker-Hale placing 9th out of 178 in the varsity competition. Mrs. LeFevre is very proud!
Todays High School Softball and baseball games are cancelled.
Let your student know that they're CRUSHING IT! Send them a sweet treat!
Class of 2024- Senior Week is ONE month away. Here is a heads up of the schedule.
Tess Brummer attended the Senator Dale Fowler Student Advisory Council in Springfield, IL on Wednesday. She had the honor to serve as a committee chairwoman for the mock bill committee debate.
Spring Picture Day tomorrow! All students will have photos taken. Graduation, Spring sports, and club pictures will also be taken.
Illinois State Police Special Agent and Appleknocker Alum Jeff Stroehlein spoke to both Civics classes today about his grandfather Gene Clutts, who was a Marion prison guard murdered by an inmate in 1983. Jeff also talked about being a homicide detective. This fits into the course unit on arguments for and against the death penalty.
Schedule change today Jr. High Golf and High School Baseball game cancelled today.