Cobden Hs/JR High is wrapping up YAM, Youth Arts Month with a window mural and a month long after school art program with Jr. High.
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Order forms will be available soon
Don't forget, school dismisses at 2:08 tomorrow. Have a GREAT SPRING BREAK!
Caps, gowns, and tassels are being sent home with seniors today! Graduation pictures will be taken on April 13th. Order forms will be available soon.
Members of CYCA participated in the Cobden Clean-up Day on Sunday. CYCA would like to thank Shane Bruce for organizing the event & providing pizza, Becky Bass for providing water, and Danielle Murry of Colors N Spices for hosting the gathering. Also, thanks to all the community volunteers who came out and helped in any way they could.
Mrs. Nash-Mayberry and Mrs. Taylor are pleased to announce the following awards from history fair regionals which were held Saturday at SIUC. For the Junior High Division, 1st place overall for a group exhibit Evaline Kaszubski & Alivia Kilpatrick, 2nd place overall for a group exhibit Allison McGee & Anna Lucille Brehm, both advance to state. Also advancing to state with superiors were Layla West, Zonia Zamora, and Guadalupe Zamora. For the High School Division, 1st place overall for an individual exhibit Nicole Basler, 1st place overall tie for a group exhibit Grace White & Kaylie Adams, 3rd place overall 3-way tie for a group exhibit Dora Funes, Kylee Clover, & Yanet Romero Hernandez, Jada Furlow & Agent Inman, and Kaylee Hall & Cheyenne Felder. 3rd place overall for a group documentary Isaac Reiman, Eric Guijon, & Andres Amezquita. All mentioned advance to state, as well as Tess Brummer with an individual board project superior rating.
Orders are due on Monday
Congratulations to this week's Seeds of Happiness winners, Miguel Mendez, Makenzie Hilliard, and Mr. Wheeler!
The Cobden FFA enjoyed organizing and presenting Agriculture Education activities for elementary students in celebration of National Ag Day. Students taught lessons about Pollinators and Apples. Way to go Appleknockers!
We are excited to have Haley Knight with the National Job Workers Program to discuss how families in migrant or farmwork can receive benefits to help pay for college or postsecondary career options. This program helps parents and any dependent that qualifies.
Cobden ESL Dance Team started off their Spring Season performing at Trico Elementary School today.
Cobden Elementary Kindergarten Screening 2023-24
Friday, April 14, 2023
Please call Cobden Elementary at 618-893-2311 to make an appointment for your child to be screened. To be eligible for a screening your child must be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2023 and live in the Cobden Unit School District #17.
Please bring the following wth you to the screening: Proof of parent/guardian's residency in CUSD #17 (tax bill, utility bill, property deed, lease, etc), Child's certified birth certificate, and child's current immunization record.
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Today's high school baseball and softball games have been rained out
Today's high school track meet at West Frankfort has been canceled. A decision on baseball and softball games will be made at 1:00
The cause chosen by the Cobden Youth & Community Advocates (CYCA) to raise awareness and funds for this year is Anna PAWS. We will hold a district-wide Purple Out For PAWS on Tuesday May 2nd. T-shirt forms are due to the school office by 3 pm Wednesday April 12th. Orders may also be placed through the online store, which closes April 11th. Link to store-https://shopsilkworm.com/cobdenhspaws Proceeds from the t-shirts will go toward supporting the PAWS animal shelter in Anna. We'll take a large group picture in our purple with some cute pets from the shelter the day of the purple out, and try to help get the pets adopted.
High school staff completed a team building challenge today. Prepared by Mrs. Engelmann and Mrs. Reiman…it was a slay!
It’s scholarship season! Students in Adult Living class are hard at work applying for scholarships with assistance from Mrs. Reiman and Mrs. Engelmann. Since adding Adult Living class in 2018, the amount of scholarship money awarded to Cobden students has increased exponentially. The average grew from $350,000 to $750,000 in scholarships awarded. We even hit one MILLION dollars in 2021! Students in Adult Living are also supported if they choose a trade, military or go straight to work! 💰
