Need to find menus, route listings, supply lists, or contact info at the last minute? Links to that information are available on our new Back To School Hub webpage!
https://www.camdenschools.org/page/back-to-school-2024
If you use a child care provider for before or after school, and have not updated your transportation at any point this summer, please call 315-245-4096 as soon as possible to confirm the provider’s address for transportation purposes.
If you have updated your pick-up and drop-off points this summer, or you do not use a before or after school child care provider, you do not need to take any action.
The Camden Central School District is using a new routing system this year to provide enhanced information about routes such as times, and elevate the level of transportation services it is able to provide.
Drivers are currently test driving the preliminary runs to evaluate ride times. We have encountered some road closures and road work, and some last minute changes that have had some effect on routing. Transportation is working to resolve those issues and reduce ride times to the extent possible.
We anticipate that we can share a route update for the start of the year on Friday, 8/30.
Connected Community Schools has announced the return of a summertime favorite: Touch a Truck Night!
Join Connected Community Schools for a GREAT family fun night at the High School Bus Circle while exploring trucks, cars and more!!
The Camden Corner Store will have some great new items in stock at CHS this year, including these bumper stickers! Show your Camden CSD pride with this new item, hot off the presses! The stickers will be on sale at CHS during the store's normal hours once school starts, or you can contact Camden Corner Store Advisor Judy Dacey (jdacey@camdencsd.org) for more information on how to purchase.
A letter from CMS Principal Brittany DerCola ahead of the new school year. This letter was also sent via ParentSquare on Friday.
Happy first day of JV and Varsity practices for soccer, cross country, tennis, field hockey, and cheerleading! Reach out to your coaches or the athletic office if you have any questions about the logistics of starting practice.
As a friendly reminder, there is a mandatory player, parent/guardian information meeting for 2024 fall sports set to take place on Thursday, 8/29 in the Camden High School Auditorium at 6 PM. The event will provide information and set expectations for the upcoming season. All Fall student-athletes from all levels, and their parents/guardians, should attend.
The guest speaker for the general session will be Kirk Ventiquattro. Locally, you may remember Kirk as the head coach of the Carthage boys' varsity lacrosse team for 30 years, where he coached multiple hall of famers.
Please click the link to hear about Kirk’s story!
https://www.kwtx.com/video/2023/11/14/kirk-ventiquattro-takes-battle-off-lacrosse-field/
Following the Athletic Department meeting, coaches for all levels will hold mandatory team meetings. These meetings will consist of specific information and expectations for each respective team/program.
Modified practices will begin on Tuesday, 9/3.
The Homecoming 2024 webpage is now available at https://www.camdenschools.org/page/homecoming-2024!
Information about the events will be added as it becomes available. Follow their Facebook page (Camden Homecoming Festival) for updates as well!
For several years, Camden CSD students have received a free breakfast and lunch through the Community Eligibility Provision without an application requirement. That will continue this year.
While not required for meals, we still encourage all district families to fill out the Income Eligibility Form each year, regardless of circumstances. It’s free, it’s confidential, it only takes a few minutes, and it can have a positive impact on the resources available to our staff and students.
See the informational graphic below to learn more about how filling out the Income Eligibility Form can make a difference in our school community. Forms are available at https://www.camdenschools.org/o/ccsd/page/food-services, and one will also be sent home with your student(s) at the beginning of the school year. Questions can be directed to the Camden CSD Business Office.
Want a FREE back to school haircut for your child? Appointments are still available, and Connected Community Schools can help! On Tuesday, August 27th, they will host an opportunity to get one in the Camden Middle School Gym. Call one of the phone numbers in the flyer to get yours!
Stylists include.... Hometown Barber Shop, Kings of Cuts, Salon Echo, Camden Clippers and Angel Croy.
The Camden Corner Store is gearing up for a new year, and that includes homecoming! 2024 Homecoming T-Shirts are now available for purchase online from now until midnight on Sunday, September 8th! Questions can be directed to Camden Corner Store Advisor Judy Dacey. Her best mode of contact is included in the flyer.
Use this link to purchase!
https://www.papas-sports.com/camden_central_schools/shop/home
A listing of Preliminary Bus Routes is now available for your perusal! This is a work in progress meant to help provide a general understanding of your child's bus route. We expect to have a finalized list including updated pickup time estimates in about a week's time. Questions can be directed to the CCSD Transportation Department.
https://www.camdenschools.org/article/1726108
Without a doubt, CMS is a much larger and more complex building than our Elementary Schools. To help our rising fifth graders understand their new home, the CMS "Movin On Up" orientation program is doing building tours, and a scavenger hunt on day two!
Some of the interior improvements at Camden Middle School are moving along! The area around the building's main entrance is being transformed with new office spaces for the CMS Social Workers, private meeting spaces, a new attendance office with secure entryway similar to what you may have already seen in our Elementary Schools, and a common workspace area for our teachers. We're looking forward to seeing it all in action very soon!
Need a back to school haircut for your child? Connected Community Schools can help! On Tuesday, August 27th, they will host an opportunity to get one in the Camden Middle School Gymnasium. Appointments are limited, so call one of the phone numbers in the flyer to get yours!
We only have a few days to start coming together as one fifth grade learning community at CMS. Some quick team games are a great way to get students working together, making friends, and building that united school community from two different elementary schools before they start their middle school journey!
A big part of the Middle School transition is getting your first locker, and in the CMS "Movin' On Up" Orientation program, time to find and practice opening your locker is a big part of the schedule on each day!
Connected Community Schools is hosting two parent information sessions about vaping and school year prep on Thursday, August 22nd, and Wednesday, August 28th. See the attached flyer for times, locations, and contact information.
Setting the tone with introductions and team-building activities. The CMS Movin On Up Orientation Program is off and running!
The CMS Class of 2028 has arrived for the 5th grade "Movin On Up" Orientation Program! Looking forward to two action-packed days! But first, breakfast!
When the CMS greenhouse is up and running, we'll be growing a lot more than just plants. We'll have another avenue to grow young minds through our Agriculture and FFA programming. Whether they want to become a farmer, florist, or scientist, or want to pursue gardening as a hobby, this building will equip them with a professional grade laboratory to learn and apply the skills they'll need to make it happen. We are hopeful for it to be operational sometime this fall.
