Time Change: Per the ParentSquare sent by AD Josh Mazzaferro, tonight's Boys JV/Varsity basketball games against Clinton will now start at approximately 5:30 and 7:00 PM. These times are 30 minutes later than originally scheduled.
Happy New Year from all of us at the Camden Central School District!
Happy holidays from the Camden Central School District!
Members of the CHS Select Choir have been busy this month! The group has been out caroling at the Holiday Stroll, and Toys for Tots! Last night, they brought their talents to a few households around the village!
It's always great to see our student musicians spreading cheer around the community, and we're certainly excited about the upcoming musical and spring concert seasons that await us!
On the evening of Thursday, 12/21, the Connected Community Schools team will be hosting Open Hub hours at CHS! This is a great opportunity for our families to get anything they may need for the upcoming break. Contact information for the site coordinators is included in the attached image if you have questions.
The Blue Devil had to call for a sub last night. As it turns out, he knew just the person to ask.
The Cooper's Angels initiative has experienced incredible support from the CCSD community, including at CHS! All of these items, many of which were Cooper's favorites, are on their way to their new home in Canastota soon at the Wanderer's Rest Humane Association.
The Drama Club will host a "Photos with Santa" initiative on Thursday for their fellow students to help ensure the donation being made in memory of Cooper is even larger!
Mrs. Libertella's college chem students went with her today to the MVCC Utica Campus today to analyze silver solder samples using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer.
Want to know what that does? Here's an explanation of the process:
https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/industrial/spectroscopy-elemental-isotope-analysis/spectroscopy-elemental-isotope-analysis-learning-center/trace-elemental-analysis-tea-information/atomic-absorption-aa-information.html#:~:text=Atomic%20absorption%20spectrometry%20(AAS)%20detects,absorbances%20are%20measured%20against%20standards.
On Friday, December 8th, Camden High School was fortunate to be selected to pilot a new presentation for the nationally renowned Rachel's Challenge Program. The Chain Check event was designed to follow the popular Chain Reaction portion of Rachel's Challenge. During this time, adult facilitators worked to do activities that checked in with the students and discussed ways to promote a positive and kind environment at CHS. The event was well-received and a great experience for the students and staff.
Congratulations to CHS Senior Emily Bird!
Emily was selected to receive All-Star honors as part of the Apex Division III Field Hockey showcase held in Spooky Nook, Pennsylvania on November 18th. As an All-Star, she was deemed to be one of the best eleven players out of over 80 attendees while competing in front of dozens of college coaches.
Emily recently committed to attend York College in the Fall of 2024.
Congratulations!
Images from Wednesday's season-opening win for the girls' varsity basketball team! The Blue Devils won 38-34 over Carthage, fueled by a 22 point night from senior guard Emily Bird. Skylynn Kilgore added six points, and Layla Killino tacked on five for Camden.
Congratulations are in order for the Camden Boys Varsity Basketball team. The Blue Devils are 2-0 to start the year after defeating Carthage and Watertown to win the Watertown Tournament last weekend. Ryan Leos averaged 18.5 points per game to lead Camden. Camden plays its first home game, and first TVL game this Friday when the Blue Devils host CVA at the JV and Varsity levels.
Did you know that CHS Student-Athletes can play ice hockey? It's possible through an arrangement with the Mohawk Valley Jugglers program, which is a regional co-op team for players across the area whose schools do not sponsor their own team. If you have the chance to do so, come on out and support CHS student-athletes Brodie and Evan Buckingham this winter!
The Girls' Varsity Wrestling team picked up a fourth place team finish at the Andersen tournament hosted by CNS this past weekend!
The following Blue Devils secured podium finishes in their classifications.
McKenzie Aldridge - 2nd
Aziyah Calderon - 3rd
Abigail Hebble - 4th
Astro Johnson - 4th
Peyton Kelley - 3rd
Rylie Meagher - 5th
Great start, team!
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As a reminder, you can also get it at any time by using the free Camden CSD App available on the Apple App Store (iPhone/iPad) and Google Play Store (Android)!
Calling all rising stars!!!!
The Camden High School musical is looking to include some younger students in portions of this year's production of Oliver! The show will be held on March 1st and March 2nd. They will be having open auditions for students in grades 4-6 at the High School Auditorium Thursday, Dec 7th from 5-6:30 PM. No signups are required, we hope to see you there!
Any questions please contact directors Kimberly Bird (kbird@camdencsd.org) or Amanda Hughes (ahughes@camdencsd.org)
We have some ADDITIONAL good news! We have just been informed by WKTV that they now intend to air Friday's episode of Jeopardy! on TWO occasions to help serve you better.
For those who get their local channels out of Utica, you will be able to see Dr. Brianne Barker '98 compete in the Champions Wild Card tournament quarterfinals on Friday, 12/1 at 5:30 PM, or on Saturday, 12/2 at 7:30 PM.
WKTV has special programming airing through the show's regularly scheduled time slot of 7:30 PM on Friday, so they elected to add a special same-day airing for local viewers.
If you receive your local channels from Syracuse, you can find the show at its regularly scheduled time slot. It will air on the Syracuse FOX affiliate on Friday, 12/1 at 7:30 PM.
If she wins, we will let you know when her next show airs as soon as we have details.
November 29th, 2023
This afternoon, the District was made aware of an odor of natural gas in the vicinity of Camden High School and Camden Elementary School. Building Administrators were able to immediately determine that the odor was originating from outside the buildings. As a precautionary measure, a call was placed to 911, and the Camden Fire Department and Camden Police Department immediately responded. It was promptly determined that students and staff were not in any danger, and the odor dissipated while the agencies were at the scene. With that understanding, the District was able to facilitate a safe, on time dismissal from both buildings.
The District would like to thank the Camden Fire Department and the Camden Police Department for their immediate response, as well as our Building Administrators and Building Safety Teams for following safety protocols. In addition, we are grateful to our Buildings and Grounds and Custodial staffs for their prompt attention and professionalism.
Camden Schools have a 2 hour delay on Wednesday, November 29 due to poor weather conditions. Our AM PreK and AM Boces classes are cancelled for the day.