Cobden Junior High & High School

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS January 29, 2021 Happy Birthday: Zonia Zamora Lunch: BBQ pork roast, chips, carrots, fruit, and milk Please see Ms. Mindy for parking permits if you are driving to school. FCS Club members check Google Classroom. You have an opportunity to earn 2 more service points. Reminder- students are not allowed to stay after school without coach supervision. Homecoming court, please check your email and complete the autobiography form by Monday. There is a JH cheer sign up sheet outside the office for those interested.

Picture Day is coming! February 22nd - High School In-Person students February 23rd- Elementary In-Person students February 24th- Remote students Elementary students 10am-12pm Junior High/High School 12pm-2pm February 25- Junior High In-person students Order forms will be available outside the office the week prior to picture day and will also be available on picture days. All pictures will be taken in the high school gym lobby.

ALL PRACTICES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED FOR TODAY!

Student Council has been busy planning this year's Homecoming activities. The theme is "Save the Last Dance" and is scheduled for February 1st-5th. In keeping with Covid guidelines, we are working to have the traditional games and activities while also keeping safety a priority. Students will be allowed to dress up throughout the week and sign up to participate in Battle of the Classes on Friday, February 5th. The games will be in the morning hours instead of the afternoon and will be live-streamed on YouTube. Students will watch the games from their classrooms, and parents are also encouraged to watch. At this point, a Homecoming dance will not be planned but may be allowed later in the year if mitigations allow it. We have added a Homecoming parade to our schedule of events for Saturday, February 6th, at 11:00 am. The Court candidates will be escorted by the Marching Appleknockers and they will follow the Peach Festival parade route. We ask all who attend the parade to maintain 6 ft social distancing and wear a mask. Coronation will be at 6:00 pm and will be for court candidates and parents only. A live stream feed will be posted on our school website for members and students to view the ceremony. Student Council has done a fabulous job planning new and creative activities for this year's Homecoming.

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS January 26, 2021 Happy Birthday: Orlando Juarez Lunch: Ham/cheese potato soup, crackers, fruit, and milk Please see Ms. Mindy for parking permits if you are driving to school. Make sure your cell phones are turned off and please leave your phones and hats in your locker, backpacks, or vehicles. FCS Club members check Google Classroom. You have an opportunity to earn 2 more service points. Reminder- students are not allowed to stay after school without coach supervision. Homecoming court, please check your email and complete the autobiography form by Feb 1st. HS cheer will start this week. Practices will be in the small gym Wednesday and Thursday 1:15-3:15. Must attend one practice and tryouts will be on Friday. JH cheer will meet during advisory on Thursday in the gym lobby. High School Scholar Bowl practice will be Thursday in Mrs. Hurt’s room during lunch.

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS January 25, 2021 Happy Birthday: Mrs. Morrison Lunch: Grilled chicken sandwich, green beans, chips, fruit, and milk Please see Ms. Mindy for parking permits if you are driving to school. Make sure your cell phones are turned off and please leave your phones and hats in your locker, backpacks, or vehicles. Jr High Boys basketball tryouts are today 3:30-5:30. Bring a mask! FCS Club members check Google Classroom. You have an opportunity to earn 2 more service points. Reminder- students are not allowed to stay after school without coach supervision. Juniors will be taking the PSAT in the new gym tomorrow. Please report to the side entrance of the small gym no later than 8:06. Testing will end around noon. Homecoming court, please check your email and complete the autobiography form by Feb 1st. HS cheer will start this week. Practices will be in the small gym Wednesday and Thursday 1:15-3:15. Must attend one practice and tryouts will be on Friday.

Foods II students were able to complete their first in person individual lab today. They made individual mason jar salads! They even saved the left overs for Madison’s chickens so they will give us nice eggs to use for the egg noodle lab next week

Join the team! Let's have some fun!

Students in Mrs. Nash-Mayberry's Civics classes today and Thursday received the opportunity to speak via a Google Meet with author, retired policeman, and teacher Paul Echols. Echols was very instrumental in solving the cold case of 9 murders committed in the last 1970s/80 by a criminal throughout southern Illinois and Missouri. He also worked with the Innocence Project to clear a person's name who was wrongly convicted for a crime in southern Illinois that they didn't commit. Students appreciated him answering all of their questions about criminal justice.

Mrs. Engelmann is excited to receive all of this new cooking equipment that was purchased with a grant through Five County Regional Vocational System

Cobden Homecoming Update: Student Council has been busy planning this year's Homecoming activities. The theme is "Save the Last Dance" and is scheduled for February 1st-5th. In keeping with Covid guidelines, we are working to have the traditional games and activities while also keeping safety a priority. Students will be allowed to dress up throughout the week and sign up to participate in Battle of the Classes on Friday, February 5th. The games will be in the morning hours instead of the afternoon and will be live-streamed on YouTube. Students will watch the games from their classrooms, and parents are also encouraged to watch. The homecoming court will be announced next week, but the coronation will look a bit different this year. Coronation is scheduled for Saturday, February 6th, at 6:00 pm in the gymnasium. All members of the court will attend, along with their parents. The ceremony will be live-streamed as well for others to view. At this point, a Homecoming dance will not be planned but may be allowed later in the year if mitigations allow it. Student Council has done a fabulous job planning new and creative activities for this year's Homecoming. Further details will follow as we continue to get closer to February 1st.

Additional information about Homecoming week 2021. February 1st-5th

Student Council has been busy planning this year's Homecoming activities. The theme is "Save the Last Dance" and is scheduled for February 1st-5th. In keeping with Covid guidelines, we are working to have the traditional games and activities while also keeping safety a priority. Students will be allowed to dress up throughout the week and sign up to participate in Battle of the Classes on Friday, February 5th. The games will be in the morning hours instead of the afternoon and will be live-streamed on YouTube. Students will watch the games from their classrooms, and parents are also encouraged to watch. The homecoming court will be announced next week, but the coronation will look a bit different this year. Coronation is scheduled for Saturday, February 6th, at 6:00 pm in the gymnasium. All members of the court will attend, along with their parents. The ceremony will be live-streamed as well for others to view. At this point, a Homecoming dance will not be planned but may be allowed later in the year if mitigations allow it. Student Council has done a fabulous job planning new and creative activities for this year's Homecoming. Further details will follow as we continue to get closer to February 1st.

Cobden Unit School Dist 17 strives to keep parents informed and up to date on school happenings. We are excited to announce another way that we are bringing information to you. Download our app today! You can find it in the App Store for iOS and Android users.

The high school lobby will be open until 5pm today and tomorrow for remote material pick up.

We are aware that some Mediacom customers are having internet issues today. If you are a Mediacom customer and are having issues, please have your child attempt to log in and complete work when service is restored. All other students should be logging in as usual today.

Please remember that tomorrow, January 7th, and Friday, January 8th, will be remote learning days for all students. Students will log in for classes following the current class schedule. Remote/In Person learning following the current schedule will resume on Monday, January 11th. Please contact the office if you have decided over break that your child will be remote for 3rd quarter so that we may update our rosters. Also, please contact the office if any issues have developed over break that will cause your child to miss school. Please return textbooks as soon as possible for necessary classes if your teacher has instructed you to do so.

Join us in google meet for next Monday's board meeting. meet.google.com/ucu-ohnq-gtt

We are back online. Internet service has been restored!

Our internet provider is experiencing a major outage in our area. All Jr high and High school remote students should log in to Google Classroom to work on posted assignments until we have an update from Mediacom.