Cobden ESL Dance Team would like to cordially invite everyone to the Day of the Dead Folkloric Dance Performance on Tuesday, October 31st at 7pm. Cobden Art Club and Beta Club will also be at the downtown park doing face painting and giving out candy to trick-or-treaters. Please Share!!
Due to the overwhelming response to our Appleknocker Eclipse shirts, CYCA/Mrs. Nashberry and Silkworm are opening the Eclipse shirts sales back open until 3 pm Thursday for those who missed the first sale and expressed interest in buying. If you are interested in purchasing the Appleknocker Eclipse shirt pictured below, available in youth and adult sizes for $15 each (+$2 for 2x, +$3 for 3x), this is your last chance. If interested, please comment below with what sizes and how many you will buy, and Mrs. Nashberry will get back to you with payment details
Reminder early dismissal today and Thursday for Parent Teacher Conferences. Parent Teacher conferences are from 3:30-7pm.
Home basketball games-When attending all home basketball games this year everyone must enter through the main entrance of the High school.
Tonight the Jr. High girls basketball at home against Vienna. Game time 6:00 p.m. Come out and support the girls for their first home game!
Congratulations to Abby Pitts and Ryder Ronna for making all conference for Junior High softball and baseball! 🥎⚾
Parents please check your email regarding physicals needed by October 15, 2023. Parents were notified by email regarding what students need physical completed. If you have any questions or concern please contact Nurse Holly by phone or email.
Freshmen in Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences class have been learning about dining etiquette. Students participated in an etiquette dinner to practice their skills! 🍽️
Congratulations to the Varsity and JV Cobden High School Scholar Bowl teams on their season opening wins versus Egyptian this morning!
Happy birthday Coach Wheeler! The truest example of Appleknocker Pride! We appreciate your dedication and hard work coach! Enjoy your day, you deserve it!
Blood Drive Tuesday October 31, 2023 11am-4pm
https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=Cobden
Students in Art and CYCA clubs made great progress Tuesday on the postcards that will become part of the mural on the side of the Alto Pass fire station.
Congratulations to the junior high girls cross country team for a fantastic season, and CONGRATULATIONS to the junior high boys cross country team for advancing to state! Come cheer on the boys on October 14 in DuQuoin!
Parent-teacher conferences are scheduled on October 17th and 19th from 3:30 to 7:00 pm. Parents of high school students are welcome to walk in to speak with teachers on both nights.
Mrs. Reiman will contact the parents of jr. high students to schedule meetings on Tuesday, October 17th. If you do not receive a phone call for a scheduled meeting, we welcome you to attend conferences on Thursday, October 19th.
Please contact Mrs. Reiman with any questions.
Mrs. LeFevre and the Agriculture Department enjoyed a day at the SIUC Ag Career Day! Rain or shine, the students enjoyed their experience!
Cobden Receives Democracy School Recognition: Mrs. Nashberry and Mr. Self recently returned from the Democracy School conference near Naperville, where they accepted on behalf of the school the Illinois Democracy Schools award. Illinois Democracy Schools are schools recognized for school-wide commitment to promoting civic learning by all students, focusing on fostering participatory citizenship and emphasizing the fundamental ideals and principles of our constitutional democracy. This honor will appear on Cobden's Illinois school report card. The team consisted of 3 faculty members- team chair and social science teacher Jamie Nash-Mayberry, Spanish teacher Kevan Self, and Jr. high social science teacher Ashley Taylor, along with Superintendent Edwin Shoemate, and 5 students- Grace White, Tess Brummer, Dora Funes, Sam Ingold, and Kaylee Hall. The team identified many school strengths but those elements which stood out the most included:
Teaching/Design Strategy- Teachers design curriculum and utilize democratic teaching strategies in order to cultivate students’ civic knowledge, skills, dispositions, and critical thinking across disciplines and extracurricular activities.
Simulations of Democratic Processes- teachers provide opportunities for students to participate in simulations (mock elections, trials, case studies, problem solving, etc.) that allow students to learn about issues and practice civic skills in multiple disciplines.
Extracurricular Activities- School staff lead structured, organized, regular, and long-term extracurricular activities that foster civic learning and engagement and are accessible to, representative of, and attend to the needs and interests of the student body.
School Community Partnerships- School leaders and staff ensure that the school and its community are a resource for each other and that there are frequent and meaningful interactions with families and community partners.
The Cobden Junior-Senior High School Democracy Team is proud to have been recognized for this honor, thanks all of the great teachers across the various disciplines at both the Junior and Senior high levels for their commitment to these elements, and plans to celebrate by holding a democracy school week at the school TBA.
Jr. High Cross Country Regionals are today in Anna, at the Anna park. The bus leaves at 3:10, students dismissed at 2:55. The meet start time is 4:30.
The Cobden FFA would like to give a shout-out to the Baseball team and parents for grilling and sponsoring their fundraising event. The time and money is greatly appreciated!
On Wednesday, October 4th at 1:20pm CT, FEMA will be conducting a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and the Wireless Emergency Alert System (WEA). This test will send out alerts through all consumer cell phones and across radio and television stations. We want to remind parents and guardians of this test as to avoid any concerns or worry.
We would also like to remind our students to double check their phones are turned off to prevent any classroom disruptions.
For more information concerning this nationwide test please visit the FEMA website. https://bit.ly/NationalEmergencyTest
Correction!!!
So very sorry for the inconvenience.
Thursday, October 5th
Regular 3:00 Dismissal
Appleknocker Club available
Tutoring ends at 4:30
Upcoming Dates:
Thursday, October 5th
2:00 Dismissal
No Appleknocker Club
Tutoring from 2:15-3:15 (Parents must pickup tutoring students)
Friday, October 6th
No School
Teacher Institute Day
Monday, October 9th
No School
Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day