The Camden High School Business Department is proud to announce Ellie Hite as our Business Department "Employee of the Month." Ellie is currently taking MVCC Business/Personal Law and MVCC Financial Accounting. She is also a current member of the Business and Marketing Honor Society and was a big part of our Apprentice Challenge charity bake sale.
Ellie displays many employability skills in our business classes including planning/organizing, teamwork, leadership, attention to detail and work ethic. Congratulations Ellie!
After learning about Picasso this week, students played a dice game in Miss Archibee's Studio in Art! Given a sheet of paper with facial features, students rolled a number that told them which style to add to their piece. They cut their results out of cardboard, painted with watercolor, and added finishing touches with oil pastel. Come see more work by the Studio in Art students on Wednesday, May 14th at the K-12 Art Show in the High School Auditorium Foyer from 6:00-8:00PM!
The Camden Athletes of the Week Program is back! Winners for the week of 4/28-5/4 were as follows:
Camryn Shenk: Camryn is the starting shortstop for the Varsity Softball team. Her peers nominated her for her performance during games and practice. Cam holds a .615 batting average with 4 home runs, and 27 RBIs. Cam will be playing Division I softball at Leymone next spring.
Kendall Musch: Kendall starts at second base for the Varsity Softball team. She currently holds a .375 batting average and has played a solid second base for the Blue Devils this spring. Kendall will be playing Division I softball at St. Bonaventure University.
Todd Wilson: Todd is number 1 in the lineup for the Boys Varsity Golf Team. Todd was nominated for being a great teammate, along with his performance during matches, and focus during practice. Todd currently averages a score of 38.1 for 9 holes, and has not shot more than 5-over all season. Todd is set to play Division III golf next year at Nazareth.
Children's Book Week 2025 is this week (May 5-11)!
Thanks to Dr. Baker, the CMS Library has a poster to mark the occasion!
The slogan this year is "An Ocean of Stories".
Children's Book Week started in 1919 and it's the longest-running national literacy campaign in the US. You can celebrate by reading with your child, or engaging in a discussion about what you or your child are currently reading!
The Camden unified basketball team held its home opener against New Hartford on Thursday, May 8th. The Blue Devils locked up a 44-29 win over the Spartans, led by Jayden Osborne's 24 points. Stephen Parry finished with 14 points of his own. Other key contributions came from Peter Trautner, Charles Vaillancourt, and Angelina Kersey!
The Unified Basketball program has become a favorite within our school community, and with great reason. Held in conjunction with NYSPHSAA and Special Olympics New York, Unified Sports empower all students to be part of a team's success. Students with and without disabilities partner together to build skills, have fun, observe the highest standard of sportsmanship and pursue a common goal. And if you've never been to a game, the enthusiasm is truly infectious.
The Blue Devils are headed to Central Valley Academy today for a 4:30 PM tipoff. They also visit Whitesboro on Tuesday. You can see the team in action at home as they celebrate senior day on Thursday, May 15th against Oneida. That game tips off at 4 PM.
On Thursday, May 9th, the Camden softball program celebrated its class
of 2025 with the annual senior day observance. Ahead of a 25-0 win over Holland Patent, the Blue Devils recognized Camryn Shenk and Kendall Musch for their contributions to the program.
In this matchup, the seniors certainly were a part of the show. Shenk homered and tripled en route to five runs scored and four runs batted in. Musch hit three doubles and added a triple while also scoring three runs. In the circle, Abby Hebble rang up five Golden Knight
hitters on strikes, and Aubree Turk struck out four in relief. The Blue Devils' pitching duo combined for a two hit shutout.
Both senior athletes on the team are bound for Division I programs in
the fall of 2025. Camryn is headed to Le Moyne, and Kendall will lace
up the cleats for St. Bonaventure.
Just some of the many great moments that made up tonight's Opening Night performance of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"! Miss it tonight? Want to see it again? See the CHS Drama Club deliver its second and final performance on Saturday at 7 PM!
Project Crenshaw is back at McConnellsville! The 4th Grade Book Club and Student Council are sponsoring a Food Drive to benefit the Camden Food Pantry. Can you help them reach their goal of 200 items? Send in nonperishable foods or toiletries to school starting Monday until May 23! Reach out to Shelley Malenowski (smalenowski@camdencsd.org) if you have any questions.
Tonight is Senior Night for the Camden softball class of 2025! The Blue Devils will recognize seniors Kendall Musch and Camryn Shenk prior to a 6 PM scheduled first pitch against Holland Patent!
There's even more great student theater heading your way next week!
The Camden Middle School Drama Club is preparing its 2025 Spring Production, "Rotten Apples" by Tracy Wells! A parade of familiar fairy tale characters features in this mystery/comedy that is sure to have you laughing - and thinking about what happens next! The show will be held on Friday, May 16th at 7 PM in the Camden Middle School Auditorium - ONE NIGHT ONLY, don't miss it!
Admission is free!
Whether it's on stage or in the classroom, Shakespeare has taken over at CHS! Mrs. Carpenter's 9th Grade ELA Class has been using dictionaries to define vocabulary ahead of their upcoming Romeo and Juliet unit. Not a phone or computer in sight for this lesson!
Come on out and see Unified Basketball in its 2025 home opener today, Thursday May 8th! The Blue Devils will meet New Hartford at the CHS Gymnasium, with tipoff set for 4:30!
Camden won on Tuesday with a 29-27 win over VVS. Jayden Osborne led the Blue Devils with 12 points.
Any Ag/FFA students planning to show poultry at the County or State Fair: the information regarding the mandated medical test for your birds is below!
The 2024 and 2025 CHS Shakespeare Competition winners performing a full-length Shakespeare production? You can only see it this weekend at Camden High School!
Come see Owen Carr, Sydney Matthews and the cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream on Friday and Saturday at 7 PM!
District Statement - May 7th, 2025
We are proud of the high-quality opportunities we provide for our children in the Camden Central School District. Of equal importance is sharing information about how those opportunities are provided to our students and families. Therefore, we would like to address rumors related to missing money, which have circulated throughout the community.
The District is unaware of, and has no knowledge of, any missing money. The District has internal and external auditors who monitor our finances, and we are currently working with the Office of the New York State Comptroller on a focused audit.
The current deficit we are projecting in our proposed budget is solely due to rising operational costs and decreasing revenues. We are working with our Budget Committee, administration, staff, financial advisors, and the Board of Education to address the deficit through reductions in all areas of the budget, while preserving the exceptional learning opportunities throughout the school year which our students and community are proud of and deserve.
With our community’s support, and the dedication of our faculty and staff, our schools stand as places of tremendous opportunity, with programs as unique as the aspirations of our students. Through our shared commitment to our students, the Camden Central School District will continue to be an exceptional place to learn and grow.
Down to two days! We have two performances: Friday at 7, and Saturday at 7. Free admission.
Come support the CHS Drama Club!
Fairies? Athenians? A group of actors rehearsing a play? You'll find it all in the CHS Drama Club production of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
Admission is free for both shows!
This week, we celebrate some very special staff members who are at the heart of what we do every day! A happy Teacher Appreciation Week to our awesome educators, past and present!
The next meeting of the "Look at Me, I'm Three!" program will be held on Wednesday, May 14th at 5:30 PM! Contact Patti Ferretti to secure your spot in this month's session!
Congratulations to Carter Keller '21 on his work to help the UAlbany Five Quads agency receive several national recognitions this year! Five Quads is UAlbany's student-run EMT agency providing frontline medical assistance to the campus community, and Carter is currently serving as chief!
Way to go!
https://ualbany.meritpages.com/stories/UAlbany-Five-Quad-Member-Carter-Keller-of-Camden-Receives-Multiple-National-Awards/158820736