Camden High School -

Our 2026 Senior Spotlights continue with Kesden Smith, Jacob LeBreux, and Harley Kenyon!

This is a new feature for us this year. We'll be running these throughout the spring on the way to graduation week. If your student wishes to participate, have them check the Senior Class google classroom for a link. The deadline for seniors to fill out the form is Friday, June 5th. No late submissions will be accepted.

Please join us in congratulating these seniors on their accomplishments, and in extending best wishes on their futures!

We're about to start the month of May.... and that means that the CHS Spring Play is just around the corner! Two performances, free admission, come and see us!

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Softball one weekend, and baseball the next!

Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 9th as the Camden Blue Devils Baseball program presents the 2nd Annual Tom "Cat" Stevens Alumni Invitational!

Join us on Saturday as the Camden Blue Devils softball program presents its third annual "Swing Into Spring" Softball Invitational! With games all day at the JV and Varsity levels, a bake sale, and food trucks on site, it's a day of fun for the whole family!

Amidst a remarkable group of actors, a spot in the finals wasn't in the cards today. But the journey and the experience were a prize all their own. This weekend, Gage Grinnell got to live out a dream held by so many, but accomplished by so few. He studied in workshops at Julliard, saw a performance of the 2025 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, performed at Lincoln Center, and became the first Camden student in 33 years to reach this level of the National Shakespeare Competition. He has done so well by all that have come before him, and has set an incredible example for all who will follow in the CHS Drama Club and CHS Theater Classes. Way to go!

We have a new school record! Congratulations to Brenden Chennells on setting a new track and field program benchmark in the 400 Meter Hurdles, which he achieved on Friday at the Cahill Classic hosted by Sauquoit Valley! His time of 57.68 seconds broke the previous school record by .59 seconds, and was the winning time at the meet by nearly three seconds!

Brenden is a junior, but we'd also like to take a chance to tell you that Senior Day festivities for Track and Field will be held at Wednesday's home dual meet. Come on out!

Last week in Intro to Solid Modeling with Mr. Calkins, we also saw ongoing work taking place on the furniture for the upcoming "Senior Lounge" at CHS. Technology students have been working hard on the furniture components between other projects throughout the year. The pieces you see here are getting welded together to form table legs!

LIVE from Lincoln Center!

Today is Competition Day at the National Shakespeare Competition, and senior Gage Grinnell is at the center of the action! We'll share an update on the competition as soon as we get one today. Stay tuned!

Friday evening was a beautiful one for baseball, and the Camden varsity took advantage with a road matchup under the lights at Murnane Field in Utica. With the game on the line in the seventh, the Blue Devils scored three to pull ahead of Utica Notre Dame, and ultimately prevail by an 8-7 score.

Our 2026 Senior Spotlights continue with Drewe Griffin, Zachary Giarrusso, and Krystle Plummer!

This is a new feature for us this year. We'll be running these throughout the spring on the way to graduation week. If your student wishes to participate, have them check the Senior Class google classroom for a link. The deadline for seniors to fill out the form is Friday, June 5th. No late submissions will be accepted.

Please join us in congratulating these seniors on their accomplishments, and in extending best wishes on their futures!

Let's Talk Tech!

This week in Intro to Solid Modeling with Mr. Calkins, students are working on this steel flower sculpture project. The stem of the flower is built from a short length of 1/4 inch diameter steel rods. The petals, which are done in layers, are created with 20 gauge sheet steel that is cut out using tin snips. Six holes are tapped and drilled in each cutout, with the center providing a pilot for the stem, and the five additional holes providing extra separation between the petals to make them easier to adjust and manipulate. From there, students use pliers to bend the petals into their desired shape, and a coat of paint is applied. For a finishing touch, students are tasked with creating a base using leftover material of their choice.

The Camden Central School District Art Department is seeking donations for its annual art auction to be held at our K-12 art show on May 13th (Save that date, folks!) Donations do not need to be traditional visual art like drawings and paintings. Crafts like handmade jewelry, greeting cards, etc would be great donations too!

If you have any questions, contact Amy Andrews (aandrews@camdencsd.org)

Players and coaches from the Camden Baseball and Softball programs spent their morning helping others by participating in the Oneida County Youth Bureau's Intergenerational Spring Cleanup. The Blue Devils were out and about helping some area seniors with some spring yardwork so they can enjoy the nice weather to its fullest in the weeks and months ahead. Cleanups are held each Fall and Spring with area schools, colleges, and youth groups working throughout the county. Camden students have often participated in this important effort, including the last four years under Director of Athletics Josh Mazzaferro. For more information on the intergenerational cleanup events, including how you can get involved in the future, the Oneida County Youth Bureau website is located at https://ocgov.net/departments/youth-bureau/. If you know someone who would like assistance as part of future cleanup events, contact the Oneida County Office for Aging and Continuing Care. Their website can be found at https://ocgov.net/departments/office-for-aging-and-continuing-care/news-and-events/.

The Camden Central School District Art Department is seeking donations for its annual art auction to be held at our K-12 art show on May 13th (Save that date, folks!) Donations do not need to be traditional visual art like drawings and paintings. Crafts like handmade jewelry, greeting cards, etc would be great donations too!

If you have any questions, contact Amy Andrews (aandrews@camdencsd.org)

-Spotlight On Science-

On Wednesday, April 15th and Thursday, April 16th, students completed a laboratory activity in Mr. Scholz's physics class at Camden High School. The laboratory was an exploration of the relationship between electricity and magnetism, where students had to formulate a hypothesis, then use provided materials to create a simple battery-powered circuit, and determine if that circuit created a magnetic field.

Mrs. Dacey’s MVCC Marketing Class (BM120) joined in on the Madness of March - The Marketing Madness, that is.

Throughout the month, students participated in a research and debate project in the form of a bracket-style competition, with an “Athletes vs. Influencers” theme. Each student needed to select one of these figures and conduct research about how they market themselves, and how they may influence consumer behavior.

The first round vote was a simple popularity contest, but each round became increasingly focused on marketing behaviors. In round 2, students researched brand endorsements for their subject, presented their findings, and went through elimination. In round 3, students researched total audience size by analyzing their chosen person’s followers and the number of impressions they create across platforms. Round 4 was an analysis of philanthropy, charity work, and community initiatives.

After the first four rounds, the final round was a sales pitch to the class on the two remaining subjects. Bart Seidl presented about online influencer Mr. Beast, while Karter LaFlair presented about boxing champion Muhummad Ali. Seidl was the winner and received a gift certificate for some frozen lemonade.

Mrs. Dacey would like to thank Reagan Arnold, Ella Winters, Isaiah Franco, Bella Keller, and Natalie Hotaling for their help with the bulletin board throughout the unit.

On Wednesday, March 18th, a group of ninth and tenth grade students took a trip to SRC in North Syracuse to participate in an interactive program entitled “High School Students in the STEM Workplace”.

Throughout the day, students learned about coding, codebreaking, and more through an array of activities. They broke into teams to do a decoding activity with logic puzzles and a lock box, completed a binary code name bracelet activity, and met with engineering professionals from one of the region’s highest-profile firms.

SRC is a non-profit research and development company working with the defense/intelligence sector, and also does business in the arena of environmental protection. They employ over 1,100 people in facilities across seven states, but are headquartered in Syracuse.

This morning, two teams representing Camden High School are taking part in this year's MOBOCES Battle of the Books! Hosted by the MOBOCES School Library System staff, the Battle of the Books is a regional team trivia competition that tests student knowledge on a hand-selected list of books they've been reading throughout the year to get ready.

Our 2026 competition teams are named the Grim Readers and the Reader McEntires!

Please join us in congratulating these students on putting their best foot forward to represent Camden with pride!