Camden Middle School -

On Friday, Camden Middle School hosted representatives from the Essential Elements Schools to Watch program for an initial designation ceremony. The school community was presented with their initial designation banner, and the Camden community had a few surprises for our students as well! To celebrate, each student received a commemorative t-shirt designed by student Kenleigh VanWinkle and provided through the generosity of Mystic Stamp and the Sundman Family. There were also cupcakes in classrooms compliments of our local Tops store. This is a significant milestone, but it is as much a new beginning as it is a culmination. Schools can re-apply to keep their designation every three years, and staff and students will be striving to uphold the standard they've created in the years ahead.

You should come to the CMS Play, "Miss Nelson is Missing" if you didn't come last night. With a full auditorium, maybe we can convince our villainous substitute teacher character, Viola Swamp, to let her Room 207 students out for recess. She didn't feel like it on opening night, that's for sure. 6:30. Free Admission. Come support our students!

Animal Science students spent class learning about genetic traits in livestock and were able to build their own "rebop's." (Marshmallow Animals!)

Greenhouse Management students worked hard today to create floral arrangements for a community benefit! Learning to do, Doing to learn, Learning to live, Living to serve!

Oaklyn loves to visit Mr. Evangelist and the ENTIRE District Office!

Last night, we had a tremendous turnout for our 2024 District-Wide "Growing With The Arts" Art Show! Thanks to everyone who came to support our young artists at this incredible showcase of their talents!

The CMS Marching Band has been hard at work preparing for parade season! Join the Marching Blue Devils for their season opening show on Saturday at the Taberg Field Days parade. They will perform at 5 PM. Their Memorial Day weekend schedule will take the band to three events from Friday to Monday. Friday May 24th - Oneida Memorial Day Parade Monday May 27th - Memorial Day Parade @ North Bay Monday May 27th - Memorial Day Ceremony @ Taberg Legion

No need to panic! The CMS Drama Club will be hosting opening night of its spring production, "Miss Nelson is Missing" on Thursday, May 16th. The show starts at 6:30 PM! If you miss Thursday or want to see it again, they are performing again on Friday at 6:30! Free Admission!

Agriculture students faces say it all! Surprise!! Mary Hall brought in the New Guinea pig babies born in her care today for everyone to see. Mary is raising the 4 new baby boys for her Supervised Agricultural Experience through FFA! Way to go Mary!

Animal Science students learned about various injection methods on livestock. The students even had the opportunity to practice giving shots on fake skin models!

We are just two days away from opening night!

Camden Middle School is proud to present our APass High Honor Roll students for the third marking period. Congratulations to all of our high achieving students!

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.

The students in Mrs. Johnson's class made Mother's Day gifts today. They'll be bringing them home to present to the special ladies in their lives this weekend. Happy Mother's Day!

Mental Health Awareness Month

Agriculture student and FFA member Kayla Winn has been working on her Supervised Agricultural Experience by preparing for her upcoming farmers market experience where she will sell her candles. Kayla is applying skills learned from agriculture class to her project tailored to her interests! Way to go Kayla!

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!

99 years of NYS FFA is being celebrated this weekend in Buffalo NY at the NYS FFA Convention. Endless opportunities await through this organization for Camden FFA members. More to come!

Can you guess where the FFA members are going?