Some alumni visited Mrs. Nashberry's seniors in Civics today to talk about their experiences currently in college. Pictured left to right are Kaya Coleman (John A Logan), Joe Brumleve (SIUC), Callie McGee (SIUE Pharmacy), Makenzie Howell (Fontbonne University STL), Kennedie Marks (SIUC), Alyssa Penrod (Belmont University), Brianna Eads (SCC), and Tania Zamora (SEMO). They discussed topics such as advantages/disadvantages to living on campus vs commuting, community colleges vs universities, balancing sports and academics, different majors, getting involved on campus, handling the workload, etc.
High school student Karleigh Ellis and Jr High Student Keela Kaszubski received recognition today from the Anna V.F.W. for their participation in the Voice of Democracy (High School) and Patriots Pen (Junior High) speech contests.
Congrats to Ayden Hallett on winning the Career & Consumer Economics stock market game in Mrs. Nashberry's course this semester. He received from her an Amazon gift card for making the most money in the virtual stocks game.
Help, I’m lost! There is a sweet puppy on school campus today and we are trying to track down the owner. If you know who this dog belongs to please let them know. The dog was last seen near school. Call 618-893-2311 with information. Thank you!
Congratulations to the cast of Radium Girls!
If you accept the part(s) given to you, please see Mr. Grossman to pick up your scripts!
Members of Educators Rising collected Toys for Tots. Toys will be donated to local families.
In seventh grade, we learned how Christmas is celebrated around the world. Each student picked a different country. They wrote research papers. After they finished their research, they created posters and gave presentations to teach the class about their country.
Need a last minute gift for the Appleknocker fans in your life? We’ve got you covered! Stop by the office today!
Parents- picture retakes, girls and boys basketball (Jr and sr high), cheer(Jr and sr high), and soccer pics will be taken on Friday, December 9.
Tonight’s JHG basketball game has been canceled due to illness at the opposing school.
See a Beta Club member to purchase your poinsettia
Congratulations to this week’s Seeds of Happiness winners!
The Cobden Agriculture Department would like to give a huge Thank You to DTM Custom Applications for their donation of time and equipment. Dylan Duty and John Fuhrhop, employees of DTM and Cobden Alumni, did a great job preparing the future greenhouse site!
If you ordered tickets for tomorrow's games; Cobden vs Meridian at the Fed Ex Forum in Memphis, you may pick them up in the office today before 4:00. We still have a few for sale as well, call the office for yours today!
December Menu
We currently have 9 tickets in the office for sale! $48 each. You don’t want to miss this amazing experience! Call the HS office for yours today!
Mrs Holly Hurt is excited to announce the next student trip:
The Emerald Isle - A Tour of Ireland in June 2024!
We will be visiting: Dublin, Cashel, Blarney, Killarney, Limerick, Bunratty, Galway and Shannon.
Sights include: St. Patrick's Cathedral, Trinity College to view The Book of Kells, St. Patrick's Rock, the Rock of Cashel, Caisleán na Blarnan, Blarney Woollen Mills, the Ring of Kerry, Skellig Michael Island, Bog Village, the Shannon River, Bunratty Castle, Folk Park, St. Mary's Cathedral, the Cliffs of Moher, Corcomroe Abbey, Eyre Square, Lynch's Castle, St. Nicholas' Church, the Bowling Green district with the house of Nora Barnaclethe, and the River Corrib,
Overnights: Dublin 2 • Killarney 2 • Limerick 1 • Galway 2.
There will be a parent meeting for student travel on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at 5:30, in Mrs. Hurts classroom. Current 8th graders and up are eligible to travel. Please email hhurt@cusd17.com for more information.
On Saturday, November 19th, Grace White participated in the All-District Festival at Belleville West High School in Belleville, IL. She practiced with the Senior Band and Senior Orchestra for 6 hours. Grace is pictured here holding the plaque she received from All-District. From this event, Grace was selected to participate in All-State as one of the state's top band students. All-State is scheduled for January 25th-28th in Peoria. Congratulations, Grace!
Homecoming information!
Co Op students have been job shadowing this past month. Students then researched their career and presented to the class. Students shadowed at:
McBride Mack Sales
Duckworks
Rural Health
SIH-medical translator
Southern Roots
Shear Encounters
International Union of Operating Engineers
