To Oz? To Oz!
On Saturday, June 1st, the Camden Middle School Marching Blue Devils appeared in the prestigious Oz-Stravaganza parade in Chittenango. This weekend-long festival celebrates the "Wizard of Oz" story authored by Chittenango native L. Frank Baum, and features a wide range of honored guests such as Gita Dorothy Morena, who is Baum's great-grandaughter, and Jane Lahr. Lahr is the daughter of actor Bert Lahr, who played the Cowardly Lion in the famous 1939 motion picture.
CMS Marching Band represented Camden at the Oz Parade in Chittenango today. Great job to all!
Camden agriculture students attended Farm Fest at DiNitto Dairy Farm. Students spoke regarding calf health and care to multiple groups of elementary students. The DiNitto family is a huge advocate for the dairy industry and Camden is lucky to be apart of Farm Fest that they host every year!
FFA member Kayla Winn is actively working through her SAE. Kayla recently started selling her homemade candles and goods at a local farmers market! Way to go Kayla!!
FFA member Luke Eveleth spent Memorial Day weekend working on his SAE! Luke's SAE is carding for the agriculture programs tortoise Elena! Luke is learning new ways to help Elena grow new shell and become more social. Way to go Luke!!!
Greenhouse management students are gearing up for ANOTHER project! Students are learning about fungi and growing mushrooms! Let the "fun-gi" begin!
See these cutouts? They're a sign that the Summer Reading Book fair isn't just for elementary students.... Middle School students are also getting in on the fun next week! Thanks to a generous grant from the Virginia Tuthill Foundation, Camden Middle School will host its free summer reading book fair in the upcoming week!
As part of the fair, each student receives a free 25 dollar credit to spend on heavily discounted books, and will have the opportunity to visit during school hours with their ELA Classes! No other purchases beyond the 25 dollar credit will be allowed, so there is no need to send money in with your student.
It's that time of year again! Thanks to a generous grant from the Virginian Tuthill Foindation, all Camden Middle School Students will receive up to $25 of free books from the Scolastic Book Fair.
Students will visit the fair with their ELA classes next week. There will be no other purchases allowed at this time.
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YMH Day 2024
A large group of Camden Middle School students participated in NYSSMA Solo Festivals recently. Festivals were held at Central Valley Academy on May 10th and 11th, and Mexico Academy on May 17th and 18th.
The festivals put students' musical skills to the test in a comprehensive manner. These students prepared a solo piece, and did scales and a sight reading exercise in front of highly qualified NYSSMA judges and adjudicators. Following their performance, they receive ratings and feedback from those individuals that they can use to become a stronger musician. This is a long process and an outstanding achievement for our young musicians!
Also, while we're here, let the record show that it makes us very proud to see students rocking the "Schools to Watch" commemorative t-shirts they received at the Middle School's recent initial certification assembly. Don't they look GREAT?!?
The CMS Marching Blue Devils went on an impressive weekend performance tour for Memorial Day! The band played at parades and ceremonies in Oneida, North Bay, and Taberg throughout the weekend.
If you saw them perform, we're glad you did! If you're looking for your chance, there are some big parades coming up!
On Saturday, June 1st, the band will follow the Yelllow Brick Road to play the Chittenango "Oz Parade" at 2 PM.
On Saturday, June 8th, they will play halftime at the Syracuse FC UPSL Game happening here at the CHS Stadium. Opening kickoff is set for 7 PM.
And on Sunday, June 9th, the band will play for a group of fourteen honorees, numerous other boxing greats, and legions of locals and supporters from all over the world at the Boxing Hall of Fame Parade in Canastota. That parade begins at noon.
A quick note from CMS Principal Brittany DerCola regarding construction's effects on ingress/egress at the Middle School.
6th grade English Language Arts students in Mrs. Gilsenan's classes embarked on an exciting and educational project that combined their love for food with their growing knowledge of grammar. The result? A creative and delicious venture called "Grammar Grub" — a food truck restaurant where every item on their custom made menus not only tantalizes the taste buds but also showcased various parts of speech!
The Camden Middle School Media Center honors those made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Happy Memorial Day, to our Camden Central friends and families.
Greenhouse management students know what all the "buzz" is about! Stay tuned!
Today, (Tuesday 5/21/24), The Camden Central School District will hold its vote on the 2024-25 proposed budget, its Board of Education elections for two available at large vacancies, and a vote on ballot proposition II regarding a transportation limit adjustment.
Voting will be held from Noon until 9 PM in the Camden High School Auditorium Lobby. In addition, any outstanding absentee ballots are due to the District Clerk by 5 PM today, Tuesday, May 21st, 2024.
For more detailed information about what’s on this year’s ballot, along with voter eligibility requirements, visit https://www.camdenschools.org/page/district-clerk.
For more information about the budget proposed for the 2024-25 school year, visit https://www.camdenschools.org/page/business-office-2024-budget
Today students from Mr. Janes (3rd grade CES), Mrs. Lapier (6th grade CMS), Mrs. Wilcox (6th grade CMS), Mrs. Turner's (7th grade CMS) classes participated in their fish release in Mad River behind CMS.
This year the classes celebrated their 10th year working with the Fish Creek Atlantic Salmon Club and Tug Hill/Black River Chapter of Trout Unlimited to raise Atlantic Salmon and Brook Trout in class!
Each year the clubs provide funding, equipment and learning opportunities to support classroom curriculum.
Students worked cooperatively with club volunteers today and learned more about the fish, their surrounding environment, and restoration efforts.
Students also rotated through educational stations learning about effects of overfishing, macroinvertebrates and stream health, and learned more about fish pathology via the Rome Fish Hatchery.
As always, the experience was a memorable one for our students and staff alike. Special thanks to Paul Miller and all the volunteers with the Fish Creek Atlantic Salmon Club and Tug Hill/Black River Chapter of Trout Unlimited!
At the Sports and Fitness Career Day station, some of our middle school students tested their strength against Dr. Mitch from the MVPT Camden Office!
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Then....... and Now.
Thanks to Jacob Clark '11 for visiting us at CMS for eighth grade career day! Jacob came by to discuss his work with the New York State DEC Environmental Conservation Police as one of many speakers we had today.
