These Blue Devils are state competition ready, and coming soon to a (Salt) City near you!
Camden Middle School Science Olympiad makes its first appearance at the state level this weekend, with a limited number of events set for Friday, and a full schedule on Saturday at East Syracuse-Minoa High School!
The Middle and High School Odyssey of the Mind teams will be on the other side of town at the New York State Fairgrounds for the 2025 New York State Odyssey of the Mind Association Championships on Saturday. If you're attending, check the schedule linked below for more information. Camden's entries will perform their long-term problem portion in the Horticulture building, while their short-term (spontaneous) problem will be at Solvay High School.
https://www.nyodyssey.org/schedule-state-finals
Wherever you're going, go blue!
Zombies, unicorns, mermaids, and vampires! They maybe monsters and myths, but these is some science behind them and these books explain just that. Stop into the CMS Media Center and explore these titles to find out. 🧟♀️ 🧜♀️ 🧛 🦄 🧬 🧪 🧫
Fun, and maybe a little dangerous! Many of our students love talking about extreme sports such as skateboarding, parkour, and motocross. These books just came in and they can read about them now. 🛹
A Statement from the Camden Central School District Board of Education:
“The Camden Central School District and Dr. Ravo Root, III., have reached an agreement regarding his retirement from service as the District’s Superintendent, effective immediately. The District appreciates Dr. Root’s service, and welcomes Mr. Evangelist as Interim Superintendent for the remainder of the 2024-2025 school year.”
Attention Camden Alumni!!!
Camden Middle School is getting ready to kick off its "One School, One Book" initiative, and is looking for your help on a little video project to help set the tone!
See the graphic below and contact Mrs. Kate Donaleski (KDonaleski@CamdenCSD.org) if you can help!
The students in Mrs. Currie and Mrs. Poore's ELA classes have been reading and analyzing poems. We organized an Elite Eight bracket in honor of March Madness! Students were able to vote daily to determine an overall favorite! Emily Dickinson's "Hope is a Thing with Feathers" was awarded the top spot and received a blue ribbon! Thank you Baloo Team members for your participation! Happy National Poetry Month!
Join Connected Community Schools and CFLR for this event on Wednesday, April 2nd! Growing young minds and growing plants will be on the agenda. Contact Connected Project Manager Valarie if you have any questions. Her info is included on this graphic!
Just one word. That's what all of these books have in common. Their titles all consist of just one word. Students can check out these singularly titled books on display in the library for the next few weeks. 📚
Many of our students love reading about their favorite sports team or player. Here is our newest selection of reading material on those subjects. 🏈 ⚽️🏟️
Agriculture students spent today training the new therapy dog on confidence. Students had the option to lead the dog through the obstacle course using positive body language and speaking with confidence! Therapy dog Thursday is always a hit in the agriculture room!
Included in our latest book order was a series that explores some of the most significant issues, histories, and achievements of Indigenous communities in the United States. These books are written in a honest and age appropriate way for our students.
We have had several students waiting from these Lane Walker books to arrive in the Middle School Library. They requested them in the fall and we put them on our order. Thankfully their wait is over!
Novels in verse are novel length stories told in poetic form. Many of our students enjoy this format. Here is our newest selection of novels in verse.
This finishes up our selection of fiction books that came in our latest order. The students always love when new books come in. If your students is a reader, tell them to stop in and check out or newer books.
Agriculture students spent today learning about FFA through a "choice" activity! All students were presented with a variety of activity stations to learn about FFA and each student had the opportunity to complete the station that interested them most!
New books have arrived at the Middle School Library. Keep your eyes peeled over the next few days and we'll post some highlights. Today we're featuring our new graphic novels, the Lowriders series and the Astro Nuts series. Graphic novels are possibly our most popular genre in the library and appeal to all of our age groups.
The greenhouse management hydroponic box committee has worked extremely hard to problem solve with the new hydroponic systems. Students have learned about algae growth and root rot in past "experiments" and finally have a positive yield from the new systems!
The Camden Central School District is on a 2-hour delay for today, Monday, March 24, 2025. Morning BOCES and Pre-Kindergraten classes are canceled for today. Have a great day and be safe.
Students in the middle school agriculture course spent this week looking at waters impact on agriculture! The students ended the week by creating unique filter systems that could be used to filter natural water sources!
The Northern Lights were not visible to the naked eye, but Mrs. Britton caught them through her iPhone camera over the top of the Middle School right before 10:30 PM Friday night.
