Camden Middle School -

Heads up - It's about to get musical around here! Our Camden Elementary School, McConnellsville Elementary School, and Camden Middle School ensembles will be entertaining audiences with their Spring Concerts over the next two weeks! Mon. 6/2 - CMS 5th Grade 7 PM, Camden Middle School Tues. 6/3 - Camden Elementary 6 PM, Camden High School Wed. 6/4 - CMS 6th Grade 7 PM, Camden Middle School Tues. 6/10 - McConnellsville Elementary 6 PM, Camden High School Wed. 6/11 - CMS 7th and 8th Grade 7 PM, Camden Middle School

The Book Fair is coming! The Book Fair is Coming! Thank you to a generous donation from the Virginia Tutthill Foundation, the Middle School is once again offering our students a chance to shop at the Scolastic Book Fair for books for their summer reading. Next week (June 2-5) the students will visit the Fair during their ELA classes and select their books. It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Eighth Grade Families: Save the date for the CMS Moving Up Ceremony!

Therapy dog Oaklyn is working overtime today giving extra love!

The CMS Marching Blue Devils are back in action, and they're hitting the road this weekend in observance of Memorial Day. Catch them in Oneida on Friday, and in Vienna on Monday!

Need something important ahead of the upcoming weekend? Connected Community Schools can help! They are having Open Hub hours at CHS from 4 PM to 6 PM on Wednesday, 5/21. Please enter through the front bus loop entrance. Contact Valarie at the number listed on the flyer if you have questions.

Polls are now open at CHS for the budget vote and Board of Education elections! They will run from noon to 9 PM.

Bravo to the cast of "Rotten Apples" on a wonderful show tonight at Camden Middle School! This group took a great script and knocked it out of the park under the direction of Chelsea Light and Micayla MacDougall! More show photos coming next week!

Budget Update 5/16/25 We would like to inform you that in the 2025–26 budget notice, the amounts listed in the program and capital components are reversed in the contingency budget column only. This does not impact the total amount of the contingency budget as listed. You can click here ( https://5il.co/3er3p ) to view an updated version of the notice. The update will also be reflected in the online version of our budget newsletter.

We've got a great show for you tonight! Come and see the CMS Drama Club's spring production "Rotten Apples" tonight, Friday, May 16th! One night only! You'll laugh and cry throughout this absolutely enchanting production! 7 PM curtain. Doors open at 6:30. Free admission!

Schedule Note: The CMS 7th/8th Grade Spring Concert originally listed on Monday, June 9th will be held on Wednesday, June 11th. The start time remains 7 PM.

FFA member and agriculture student Mary Hall brought in her baby cavy today to educate students on guinea pigs. Mary also educated students on her Supervised Agricultural Experience that is on cavy production.

The team that makes it all happen. We are lucky to have some of the best art teachers around here in the Camden Central School District!

One of our favorite parts of the District-Wide Art Show is getting photos of the artists with their outstanding work!

You won't have to wait much longer to see what's brewin' for the CMS Drama Club! Two days until they perform "Rotten Apples" by Tracy Wells! 7 PM Friday. Free Admission. This is your one and only chance to see this show in full, so don't miss out!

On Thursday, May 15th, join CFLR and Connected Community Schools for "Make Your Own Calendar" night! Contact Valarie Mudrie with any questions at the number listed on the graphic!

Here's your first look at the upcoming CMS Spring Play: Rotten Apples! This clever play authored by Tracy Wells is a mystery with characters you know and love, and a plot line full of twists and turns. One night only! Friday 5/16. 7 PM. Free Admission!

This is coming up on Wednesday!!! All are welcome to attend! There will also be our annual silent auction, with proceeds benefit the Art Scholarship Fund. We hope to see you there!

It's officially show week for the CMS Drama Club!

Children's Book Week 2025 is this week (May 5-11) and thanks to Dr. Baker, wr have a poster to mark the occasion in our CMS Media Center. 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. 💕📚