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The Camden Schools are closed today due to inclement weather.

The Camden High School Science Olympiad team recently completed in their regional tournament at LeMoyne College. The students did fantastic and earned a spot in the Science Olympiad State Tournament in March. Some highlights of the event include: 1st in Detector Building 1st in Trajectory 2nd in Astronomy 2nd in Codebusters 3rd in Environmental Chemistry 4th in Flight 4th in WiFi Lab 4th in Scrambler 5th in Remote Sensing 5th in Green Generation 6th in Experimental Design 6th in Forensics 8th in It's About Time 9th in Rocks and Minerals

On January 31st, students at Camden High, participated in the English Speaking Union’s Shakespeare competition. This year marked the 30th anniversary for Camden in the event. Students had to memorize and perform a 20 line monologue from a Shakespearean work. In the school-wide competition, Camden presented awards to six honorees. Marley Hilliker, Trevor Young, and Dylan Keyes earned an honorable mention. Isabella Wing took 3rd place and 2nd place was awarded to Alyssa Vera. This year’s winner was Owen Carr, who portrayed Shylock from The Merchant of Venice. The competition proved to be a challenge for the finalists, all of whom aspired to place first, and earn the chance to serve as Camden’s representative for the regional round in Syracuse. Next month, Owen will head to Syracuse Stage to perform his monologue and a Shakespearean sonnet. The winner of the regional competition will advance to nationals in New York City. Theater teacher Stephanie Heath is honored to take over this annual competition that began 30 years ago under the direction of Mrs. Robin Edkin and Ms. Joni Deperno-Zahas. Congratulations to all participants and thank you to judges Joni DePerno-Zahas, Robin Edkin, and Patti Kimball. 1st Picture: Winner Owen Carr and Teacher and Drama Advisory Stephanie Heath 2nd picture: (All finalists) Bottom row: (left to right)- Trevor Young and Dylan Keyes Top Row- (Left to right) Stephanie Heath (Theater Teacher and Drama Advisor), Marley Hilliker, Isabella Wing, Owen Carr, Alysssa Vera, Amanda Hughes (Theater Teacher) 3rd picture (All contestants) Bottom Row- Stephanie Heath, Hailey Hicks, Jacob LaBreux, Annaka Stauring, Trevor Young, Amanda Hughes Top Row- Dylan Keyes, Marley Hilliker, Ayden Kuc, Owen Carr, Isabella Wing, Aylssa Vera, Ryan Brown

All After-School Activities are cancelled for today, Wednesday, January 25th, due to forecasted poor weather conditions.

The Camden Alpine Skiing team is competing today at McCauley Mountain! Go Blue Devils!

Connected Community Schools coordinator Cole Brown recently worked with students at the high school's Connected Community Schools hub to work on goal-setting for the new year! We love seeing our students strive to be the best they can be!

Congratulations to CHS seniors Marjorie Castilla and Ean Sweeting on receiving "Honorable Mention" status for their work in the 2023 CNY Scholastic Art Awards! Go see their work at Onondaga Community College from now until March 3rd as part of the CNY Scholastic Art Show! https://www.syracuse.com/hslife/2023/01/cny-scholastic-art-awards-2023-see-winners-by-school-district.html?fbclid=IwAR3_VBokF2Et8Z_TS0ihgiQ0SoMVx76pczrTeCQZqOdvlwhqB4MAVZSsmLs

Mrs. Libertella's College Chemistry students visited MVCC in Utica. They analyzed their silver solder samples that were they prepared at CHS by utilizing the college's atomic absorption spectrophotometer. In addition, students were provided a tour of the MVCC facilities.

Wednesday night was a special and historic night for Camden athletics! The girls' varsity wrestling team got a chance to show the community what it can do with its first-ever home meet! The Blue Devils hosted a quad meet with athletes from Holland Patent, Fulton, and Mexico! We're excited to see what you do next! Go Blue Devils!

Congratulations to CHS Student Musicians on last evening's concert! Everyone did a fantastic job!!!

The Camden Central School District is pleased to fully release the first issue of our new digital magazine called "Internet Connections". Published as a companion to our existing Camden Connections newsletter, this new 30 page publication features more photos, a chance to look back on community events and student achievements, and feature stories you won't find anywhere else! Want to be the first to know about the release of future editions? Be sure to download the "Camden CSD" Mobile App available for iPhone and Android devices. Click the following link to get started! https://5il.co/1lurs

Camden Chorus and Alumni gather to spread holiday cheer as they went caroling last evening throughout Camden.

Mr. Petrie's Computer Integrated Manufacturing students have been tracking the FIFA World Cup and maintaining their own bracket.

The Camden Central School District has canceled all after school activities today, Thursday, December 15, 2022.

A message from the CHS Camden Corner Store! "Orders from the November apparel sale will be available for pickup at Camden High School in the Camden Corner store location, Room 109 beginning Friday, 12/16 through next week. Please remind your student to grab your order ASAP. Any questions or concerns, please email or ParentSquare message Judy Dacey. Happy Holidays, and thank you for your support for our fundraiser!"

Drama students at Camden High School performed monologues they prepared for class to small audiences of their fellow students last week! Monologue performance gives students an opportunity to polish their presentation skills, move further out of their comfort zones, and gain a new perspective on a major aspect of the theatrical arts. For some students, this opportunity also marked the first time they've performed a dramatic or comedic work on stage.

Members of the Camden High School Select Choir participated in the Camden Holiday Stroll on Friday Night! They went caroling at participating businesses. The group will be doing some door-to-door caroling in town Monday, December 19th as well!

Our varsity athletes brought home some hardware this weekend!!! Congratulations to our boys varsity bowling team on a home tournament win on Friday, and to the boys varsity wrestling team on capturing second place at the CNS Anderson Tournament. Trey Kimball captured the 132 pound title as part of an impressive team performance by the Blue Devil grapplers. Congratulations to both teams!

On Friday, a group of Camden High School student-athletes made history as they took part in the first-ever match for our brand new girls' varsity wrestling program! The match took place at Fulton. 7th Grader Rylie Meagher and 10th Grader Abigail Douglas both picked up victories in their respective bouts. Congratulations on taking this huge step for our athletics program!

Today is an exciting and historic day for athletics in the Camden Central School District! The Camden girls varsity wrestling program participates in its first match tonight at Fulton! Good luck, and enjoy the moment!