SENIOR NIGHT!! Please join us in honoring our Seniors on Senior Night for all Athletes, Band members, Scholar Bowl, ESL Dance on TUESDAY FEBRUARY 6th after the JV game and before the Varsity game. Parents and Seniors please be here by 7:00pm Tuesday February 6th.
Homecoming is next week! Please see the attached flyers for more details about the game, dance, and dress days. There will be a Presentation of the Homecoming Court before the Varsity Game on Friday, Feb 9th. Coronation of the Homecoming King and Queen will be on Saturday, February 10th at 6:30.
Co Op student, Steven Brown works at Southern FS in Ullin. Steven will be hired on full time after graduation and will soon be operating heaving equipment. Congrats Steven! 🚜
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Beginning January 30, 2024, students and teachers across Illinois will have an opportunity to participate in the eleventh annual statewide Illinois 5Essentials Survey. This survey is designed to generate a detailed picture of the inner workings of your child’s school. As a parent, this opportunity will allow you to share your thoughts on the important elements of school effectiveness in a survey about Cobden School District.
On behalf of the Illinois State Board of Education, the 5Essentials Survey will be administered online by UChicago Impact at the University of Chicago. The survey gathers data related to five indicators that can predict important student outcomes, including improved attendance and larger test score gains. These five indicators that affect and predict school success are:
• Effective Leaders
• Collaborative Teachers
• Involved Families
• Supportive Environments
• Ambitious Instruction
Prior research in more than 400 schools has shown that schools that were strong on at least three of these “5Essential” indicators were 10 times more likely to improve student learning gains in math and reading than those that were weak on three or more Essentials.
All teachers and fourth through 12th grade students will be responding to this survey. 5Essentials Reports will be generated for schools if their teachers and/or students meet the response rate threshold of 50 percent. These reports will be sent to schools and districts in May 2024 and will also be included in our Illinois School Report Card.
Additionally, Cobden School District has chosen to provide the optional supplement parent survey. If at least 20 percent of Cobden parents complete this survey, a parent report will also be generated. The parent data will not be included on the State Report Card.
Your participation in the parent portion of the survey will help us understand the conditions at Cobden School District and guide improvement. Your identity and survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child.
The Illinois 5Essentials Survey for students and teachers will be conducted January 30, 2024 through March 31, 2024. The Parent Survey Supplement will be conducted during that same period. To take the survey please visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ and select the appropriate survey to begin.
For more information about the Illinois 5Essentials Survey, or to view previous years’ Reports, please visit https://www.5-essentials.org/illinois. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact UChicago Impact Survey Support at 1-866-440-1874 or impact-surveys@uchicago.edu.
Thank you for your input!
Congrats to the Cobden High School Scholar Bowl for another win! Both the JV and Varsity teams pulled in wins over Shawnee today. Way to go!
Appleknockers help support our Pitts-Tomas Family!!!!
February Menu
CNA pathway students are collecting health and hygiene items to add to the food pantry. Donations are accepted in front of the elementary building 24/7 or in the high school office during school hours. Thank you for helping our community!
Please mark your calendars! Let's pack the gym for a great cause.
Calling all little cheerleaders!
Vacancies for the 2024-25 School Year
Mrs. Reiman's Psychology class was delighted to have Melise Oakley with Southern Illinois Hospice visit class today to teach us about dementia and Alzheimer's. The students are currently studying how memory and the brain work in our curriculum. Melise's interactive Dementia Demo helped us understand how our senses, memory, and behavior can change for someone diagnosed with dementia. She also brought her therapy dogs, Millie and Blue, to help us learn about the critical role they can play in dementia care. Thank you, Melise, for your time today!
5th/6th Grade Girls Basketball Team- All girls currently in grades 5 through 6th are welcome to attend. First practice is Monday January 22, at 2:30pm in the small gym. There are flyers in the office with all the information for anyone interested.
Congrats to the Cobden High School Scholar Bowl for another win! Both the JV and Varsity teams pulled in wins over Sesser-Valier today. Way to go!
Mr. Grossman is excited to announce the cast for this year's play: Puffs, or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic! The cast is excited to get started, and we hope to see you all at the Varsity Theater on May 3rd and 4th!
Todays menu will be:
Grilled Chicken
Baked Potato
Steamed Broccoli
Peaches
Choice of Milk
School will be in session tomorrow (Wednesday, January 17).
Dress warm Appleknockers!
No school tomorrow, Tuesday January 16th
Stay warm Appleknockers!
Tonight's High School Boys basketball game at the Zeigler-Royalton Tournament between Cobden and Dongola is postponed until Friday.
Educators Rising Club welcomed alumni, Rhylee Sauerbrunn to speak with Educators Rising members about her experience as a Golden Apple Scholar at ISU. Rhylee shared valuable information about applying to Golden Apple as well as how to be successful in college 🍎
