Foods I students completed their end of the semester meal project. Each lab group prepared an appetizer, entree, dessert, beverage, centerpiece and menu all tied to a theme. Great job everyone!
Semester Exam Guidelines for Junior and Senior High School
December 21st & 22nd
Junior High
6th Grade-All 6th graders are exempt from all exams as long as the semester average is a passing grade. Students that have a failing semester average will be required to take the exam in the class that student has a failing grade.
7th Grade-All students will be required to take a math, reading and Language Arts exam. Students that have a failing semester average will also be required to take the exam in the class that the student has a failing grade.
8th Grade-All students will be required to take all of their exams, regardless of the semester average grade.
High School
All High School students will be required to take all exams the first semester , regardless of attendance, behavior or grades.
Exam Schedule December 21st and 22nd
Congratulations to Tess Brummer this year's school winner of the VFW's Voice of Democracy speech contest. Pictured with her is Linda Jackson with the Anna VFW and government teacher Mrs. Nashberry.
Congratulations to Caroline Taylor for being chosen by the local VFW Post 3455 as this year's Patriot's Pen Essay Contest winner.
Day 1 in the new lunch area is in the books!
HALF A HOG RAFFLE!!
We look forward to seeing you all on Saturday! Please join us for the ribbon cutting and open house for our new gym! Open to the community.
Jr. High GSH Field Trip Monday December 18th! Please contact Mrs. Taylor with any questions.
Beta Club presents 50/50 Raffle
Tess Brummer attended the Dale Fowler student advisory council Thursday on behalf of Cobden High School.
Reminder- School picture retakes will be tomorrow Friday, December 8. These are for individual school portraits only.
Congratulations to Agent Inman on her acceptances to Illinois State, Mizzou, University of Kentucky, Murray State, SEMO, SIUC, and Texas A&M. Agent is excited to pursue a degree in either Animal or Veterinary Science once she makes her selection this spring. We are proud of you, Agent!
The Cobden Agriculture Department has had a very busy past few weeks. Students have helped the elementary with the butterfly garden project, hosted a guest speaker from the Lincoln Tech Mechanics School, participated in the Veterans Day Parade, and hosted a s'mores booth at Christmas in the village. Keep up the great work Appleknocker Agriculture students!
Let's get into the Holiday spirit Appleknockers! This calendar will show you how we plan to celebrate the season leading up to Christmas break!
Educators Rising Club is collecting Toys for Tots. If you would like to donate, bring a new, unwrapped gift to the high school office by Monday, December 11th.
8th grade had the privilege of visiting the Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum in St. Louis today. The highlight of the day was meeting a survivor, Rachel Miller, and hearing her story.
Picture Retakes are next Friday, December 8th. The office has extra order forms if needed.
Congratulations to Grace White on being selected for the Future Music Educators Seminar. She will be attending the All State Music Conference in January.
Reminder- this fundraiser ends Tuesday Dec. 5th. The Sophomore Class of 2026 is selling Quatro's gift certificates for $10 each. For every certificate sold, Quatros donates $3 back to the class. There is no expiration on the certificates, and they can be used for anything on the menu at Quatros in Carbondale such as pizza, salads, pastas, and sandwiches. These make great stocking stuffers! Please see a Sophomore for some certificates to help support the Class of 2026. If you don't know one, feel free to leave a comment and we'll connect you. The deadline for certificate money to be turned in is Tues Dec 5th.
