Camden Central School District -

On Monday, we had the honor of hosting our Tri-Valley League peers for the 2024 TVL Girls' Modified Track and Field Meet. Thank you to our volunteers, officials, families, and everyone who came together to support this undertaking, and most of all, congratulations to our athletes!

Registration for our 2024 season of the Camp Sum-More-Fun Summer Enrichment programs has been moving quickly. Between our "Happy Campers" (Current K-2 Students) and "Adventurers" (Current Grade 3-6 Students) programs, an impressive 339 students have been signed up in under six days across both of those programs! If you still need to register your child, check ParentSquare for the link. Registration questions can be directed to Amanda Mitchell (amitchell@camdencsd.org) and Sarah Roth-Trnchik (sroth-trnchik@camdencsd.org) for the Adventurers program, and Craig Ferretti (cferretti@camdencsd.org) can answer any "Happy Campers" program questions.

On Friday and Saturday, the CHS Auditorium was transformed into a small, unincorporated piece of the Pine Tree State as the CHS Drama Club presented "Almost, Maine." While the place was named Almost, we hope you had an absolutely good time. Great job, cast and crew!

McConnellsville Elementary School Families: Bingo on The Lawn will be held in the early evening on Tuesday, May 21st. Please check your parentsquare messages to RSVP if you are attending with your child. This is an outdoor event, and the rain date will be Wednesday, May 22nd.

The Camden Central School District will host the May meeting of the "Look at Me, I'm Three" program on Wednesday, 5/15. If you are attending with your child, please contact Patti Ferretti to RSVP if you have not done so already. Contact information is included in the attached image.

To all the moms, and anyone who has ever played the role of mom in a child's life, today we salute you. Happy Mother's Day!

Join the CHS Drama Club for Saturday's performance of Almost, Maine! 6 PM. Free Admission!

Miss Stone and Mrs. Fasulo’s class at CES finished their insect unit by spending the week researching different insects on the computer, completing a flip book of facts, and building their insects out of various supplies!

Need something to do if it rains Saturday? Might we suggest Saturday's 6 PM performance? Free admission!

Night 1: ✔️ Night 2: 6 PM Saturday. Be here!

Warmer weather is coming! Want to win a bench from this weekend's shows to enjoy it? Raffle tickets will 2 for 5 dollars at the CHS Drama Club performances this weekend!

WE ARE AN HOUR AWAY from the CHS Drama Club's Opening Night performance of Almost, Maine! Free Admission!

In the spirit of Teacher Appreciation Week, Camden Elementary School held a role reversal dress up day on Friday! Teachers dressed as students, and students dressed as teachers! No word on whether or not the students tried to assign any homework today.

The McVille 4th Grade Book Club is sponsoring a food drive to benefit the Camden Food Pantry! Please consider supporting this endeavor if you can do so by bringing in a non-perishable food or toiletry item or two from now until May 17th. Shelley Malenowski, MES Library Media Specialist, is your point of contact for questions at (smalenowski@camdencsd.org).

We are a week away!

The McVille PTO will meet today (May 7) at 4:30 PM. Also, Bingo on the Lawn at McVille will be May 21st!

The Budget 2024 edition of Camden Connections will be on its way to mailboxes soon. Want to see it ahead of time? It's online now at https://5il.co/2krfd!

On Tuesday, May 7th, the Camden Central School District will hold its Public Hearing regarding the 2024-25 proposed budget going up for vote on May 21st. The hearing will begin at 7 PM in the CHS Library Media Center (Tuthill Learning Commons). More Information: https://www.camdenschools.org/page/business-office-2024-budget

Congratulations to the staff, students, and families at McConnellsville Elementary School! McConnellsville was selected as a Capturing Kids' Hearts National Showcase School for its work in character education! https://www.camdenschools.org/article/1586117

Camden FFA spent two days moving “FORWARD” with the NYS FFA Convention in Buffalo NY! Over 2,100 FFA members attended this years convention from all across NYS! Six outstanding FFA members represented Camden to the highest degree. Camden FFA attendees were Matthew Albrecht, Alexis Albrecht, Luke Eveleth, Patrick Eveleth, Izabella Johnson, and Colton Brown. Convention started out with four students attending tours regarding silo history, and equine racing. One student spent Thursday afternoon “living to serve” with a “Day of Service” project cleaning up the Tift Nature Preserve. Day 1 ended with a big bang for Camden FFA. Matthew Albrecht received his very own FFA Jacket on stage of “session.” The entire crew of six students also were recognized on behalf of Camden FFA receiving an award for leaving a lasting legacy as a new FFA Chapter. FFA members then spent the remainder of the night absorbing all the impactful moments from guest speakers to Commissioner Ball. Camden FFA members finished out NYS FFA Convention on May 3rd with a heavy schedule. Alexis Albrecht, Izabella Johnson, Colton Brown, and Luke Eveleth spent the morning in various workshops and delegate meetings. They ended the day with participation in the Floral Design CDE competition. The four students applied new knowledge to the Floral CDE and also learned new things to apply next year in their competitions. Patrick Eveleth spent the morning touring SUNY Niagara, where he found a passion for the Animal Management program and ended the day with leadership workshops. Matthew Albrecht started the day with his Agriculture Education CDE where he developed a different appreciation for educations and developed a new skill set of educating others. All Camden FFA members did an amazing job representing Camden and the community. Students left the convention eager for next years opportunities and a new motivation to move Camden FFA “FORWARD” towards new success!