 Pre-K Students Learn About Bike SafetyThe Pre-Kindergarten students of Camden County are learning about bike safety in the Month of April thanks to Fireman Charles Roney, coordinator of Safe Kids Kingsland. Fireman Roney discussed with the students the importance and the state law of always...  Partnership in the Community Provides Bikes for Reading IncentivesThe Masonic Lodge of Woodbine recently purchased bikes as an incentive to read. Students who met their Accelerated Reading goal for the required nine weeks had their name entered into the drawing. After, Principal John M. Blackerby, Jr. pulled the names, the Masonic Lodge purchased the bikes and presented them to students at...  POWER TEAM! Camden County High School student athletes visit DLR!While seniors are busy getting ready for end of the course tests, prom, and graduation, this group of seniors took time out of their hectic schedules to encourage and inspire DLR students. Third through fifth grade students were visited by the seniors and inspired to do their very best on their upcoming CRCT test. The seniors spoke of...  Camden Summer Theatre Announces 2012 Season!The Camden Summer Theatre has announced plans for their 2012 season, including a summer camp production of ANNIE, JR., and a full scale musical production of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. Registration for the summer camp session will open on Monday April 2 and continue until Friday, May 11 or until...  Event Cancellation for CCHS physicalsDue to conflicts with schedules and inability to secure commitments from physicians, the athletic physicals for CCHS high school students scheduled for this Saturday, April 14th, 2012 have been cancelled. While we understand...  DLRES jumps to the occasion and raises over $6,000 for heart research!The students of David L. Rainer Elementary School participated in Jump Rope for Heart. The students set a goal to initially raise 3,000 dollars for heart research. Hard work, dedication, and the assistance of Coach Crenshaw and Coach Clark caused them to not only make the goal but they doubled...  Thank You, TargetCrooked River Elementary Challenge Program 3rd-5th grade students would like to thank Target for their field trip grant to Jekyll Island, GA. We went to the Georgia Sea Turtle center and the Environmental Education program. Beach erosion is really obvious on the north end of the island. We dissected fish, too! It was a great learning experience we will not forget. It would not have been possible without your help! We appreciate you!  State Superintendent presents award to MHESMatilda Harris Elementary School (MHES) students erupted in cheers as State Superintendent, Dr. John Barge, congratulated the Principal, Dr. Joseph Goble, faculty, staff and students for their achievements. Dr. Barge recognized MHES and presented them with an oversized check for $1,000 from Georgia Natural Gas for being...  State Superintendent tours the Career Academies at CCHSState Superintendent, Dr. John Barge, toured the Career Academies at Camden County High School (CCHS) on March 9, 2012. While visiting Camden County Schools (CCS), Dr. Barge had an opportunity to speak with teachers and students in various academies and witness the success of...  MHES Runs Away with P.E. FairThe Physical Education departments from each of the nine elementary schools recently held their annual P. E. Fair at Mary Lee Clark Elementary School. Each school chose two students, one boy and one girl, from their third, fourth, and fifth grade classes. Students competed in a variety of different events, including...
 Special Gifts from the Middle EastMrs. Casey’s fifth grade students found out that real world writing can pay huge rewards. NCC(SW/AW) Sandra Butler, Command Career Counselor, U. S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FOUR, rewarded the students for their thoughtful letters and cards written to her in Afghanistan by presenting them with an...  Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!!!To celebrate the birthday of “Dr. Seuss,” pen-name for the late children’s author Theodor Geisel, Kingsland Elementary School and schools all across the country participated in Read Across America, a day dedicated to the love of books and reading. Students at KES celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday on Friday, March 2nd and learned some...  Special Education Teacher of the Year 2012Ms. Carmen Hutchinson, Speech and Language Pathologist, was recently named Camden County Schools Special Education Teacher of the Year 2012. Ms. Hutchinson was recently recognized at Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School among her colleagues and friends. Ms. Hutchinson also attended...  Camden County Elementary Math Brain Bowl 2012 WinnerThe Woodbine Elementary School Brain Bowl team won the Camden County Schools 5th Grade Math Brain Bowl held in the Lecture Hall of the CCHS Ninth Grade Center on February 23, 2012. The Math Brain Bowl included teams from each of the 9 elementary schools and was attended by...  Career Day at the Ninth Grade CenterThe Ninth Grade Academy at Camden County High School hosted its annual Career Day on February 8th, 2012. Career Day gives students access to professionals in chosen career areas as they begin the process of designing a personal program of study that will help them accomplish their career goals. We would like to...  First Graders at CRES's "Souper" Bowl of CaringThe first grade students are so happy to let you know that Crooked River students donated 312 food items to the Salvation Army Food Bank, in honor of the 100th day of school and the "Souper" Bowl Day of Caring project. A special thanks to...  CCHS Science Bowl Teams Win the Sub-regional TournamentScience Bowl is a nationwide academic competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. Camden County High School’s two Science Bowl teams competed in the sub-regional tournament on January 25, 2012. This competition was held at... St. Marys Elementary School Recognized in National Industry MagazineSt. Marys Elementary School has been selected for feature in American School & University’s 2011 Architectural Portfolio as an “Outstanding Design”. This is an annual competition honoring education design excellence spotlighting projects that represent today’s most...  Camden County Spelling BeeCongratulations to Kaleb Askin from Crooked River Elementary School for winning the 2011-2012 Camden County Spelling Bee. Though the final round between he and runner up Brian Castro from St. Mary’s Middle School was very close, Kaleb pulled out a victory with the word REMORSEFUL. Mrs. Sherrie Williams representing GAE awarded Kaleb with a...  Elementary Students Standing Up to BulliesMamie Lou Gross Elementary is offering a new club for our students. In order to help students who need to know what to do when they feel bullied, and to help students understand what bullying is and how to avoid it, the Bully-Busters Club has formed. Click here to see the article about the new club as it appeared in the Tribune-Georgian.
MHES Awarded the Silver Level AwardMatilda Harris Elementary School has been awarded the Silver Level Award for high performance on the Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT), which is the assessment utilized for the Single Statewide Accountability System (SSAS). Under SSAS, the Governor's Office of Student Achievement awards schools that... Camden School named School of ExcellenceMatilda Harris Elementary School has been named a Georgia School of Excellence. Named a School of Excellence in 1999, Matilda Harris Elementary has again made the distinction from among all schools in Congressional District 1. Schools receiving the School of Excellence designation, regardless of demographics, are the schools that demonstrate the greatest continuous gains in... Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl WinnersThe Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl was recently held at Camden Middle School with a total of eleven teams competing for local titles and an opportunity to represent Camden County Schools at the regional bowl. Winning the middle school competition was Camden Middle School while Matilda Harris and Crooked River Elementary Schools tied for first place at...  Camden High Wrestlers Bring Home State Championship!The Camden County High School wrestling team won the Georgia state championship in Class AAAAA this past weekend in Macon.(January 14th). It is the first time that a team outside of the Metro Atlanta area has won it all in this classification since 1987. In the past four... Fitnessgram Coming to Camden County SchoolsBeginning with the 2011-2012 school year, official Code of Georgia 20-2-777 requires each local school district to conduct an annual fitness assessment program for all students in grades 1 to 12 enrolled in Georgia public school physical education classes taught by certified physical education teachers. Each local school system shall report the individual results of the fitness assessment to the parent or guardian of each student assessed and the aggregate results of the... Fitnessgram Letter to ParentsDear Parent/Guardian : As part of your child's P.E. program, all schools throughout the state will be participating in the FITNESSGRAM fitness assessment which measures health-related fitness for youth. The FITNESSGRAM physical fitness assessment measures aerobic capacity, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition. We ask that...
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The Georgia Department of Education released the Final 2011 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) report on November 2, 2011. All 12 of Camden County’s schools met AYP standards. In Georgia 72.7 % of all schools made AYP in 2011. Every school in Camden County made AYP, an accomplishment which was achieved by 49 of the 190 school systems in the state. Eighty-three percent of all elementary schools in Georgia made AYP, 70.6% of all middle schools and only 41.45% of all high schools. Click Here to Read More.
Search Georgia’s AYP Website to view Camden County Schools’ performance.
1. High Academic Achievement: Raise the academic challenge and performance of each student. 2. Quality Teachers, Administrators, and Staff: Ensure quality personnel in all positions. 3. Supportive Learning Environments: Provide safe, orderly environments that support learning. 4. Effective, Efficient Operations: Develop and manage material resources to maximize student achievement. 5. Strong Parental and Community Support: Increase stakeholder understanding, trust and support of public schools.
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