SCHOOL NOTES
February
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A M E S S A G E F R O M T H E S U P E R I N T E N D E N T
AsIhavetraveledacrossourdistrictthis semester,Ihavebeennothingshortofamazed attheenthusiasmanddedicationourteachers haveforourkids,schools,andcommunity.
Ihaveseenteacherswholisten,whohavea positiveattitudeinthefaceofchallenges,and teacherswhoworkwithpurposeandclear objectives
Ihaveseenteacherswhoexpecttheirstudents toachieveandwhoarenotafraidof challengingthem.Ihaveseenthemperformas teams,celebratingwithbothlaughterandtears, thewinsandthelosses
Ihavewitnessedhowteachersadapted, connected,andexploredalongsidetheir students Ihave alsoseenourstaffmemberslift upstudentsaswellasentirefamilies.
Everyexamplehasbeenatestamenttothe commitmentwe,theCamdenCountySchools Family,havetobuildalearningexperiencelike noother,inaplacelikenoother
Itisthiscommitmentthatattractsfamiliesto ourcommunityandkeepsmanyofushere,and itiswhyIcouldnotimaginebeing Superintendentanywhereelse.
Ithankyou-nomatteryourrole-forthat commitment Everymemberofourteamis givingtheirbestforkids Themagnitudeof workthatisgoingoneverydaytoensureour studentshavethebesteducationpossibleis awe-inspiring.
Ithankeachofyou-parent,community member,educator,staffmember-forthework youdoeverydayforeverychild
Ithasbeenafantasticsemestersofar,andIam incrediblythankfulandproudtobethe SuperintendentofCamdenCountySchools.
Dr. John Tucker
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CCS Website UPCOMING EVENTS March CONTACTS AT A GLANCE Central Administrative Offices Social Media 2 - Dr Seuss's Birthday/Read Across America 6-10 - School Based Speech Pathologist Week/ National School Social Work Week/ National School Breakfast Week Follow us! www.camden.k12.ga.us 311 South East Street Kingsland, Georgia 31548 Phone: (912) 729-5687 Hours: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm 02
Regular meetings of the Board of Education are held at 6:00 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month in the Board Conference Room of the Camden County Schools Administrative Office located at 311 South East Street in Kingsland, Georgia A work session may be held on the Thursday preceding the regular meeting, starting at 6:00 p m
Visit www camden k12 ga us to view the Board of Education meeting agendas and minutes.
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Jimmy Coffel Vice - Chairman District 3
Jonathon Blount Chairman District 4
Allison Murray District 2
Mark Giddens District 5
Jason Chance District 1
B O A R D O F E D U C A T I O N
At our February Board meeting, we recognized many of our amazing students and teachers of Camden County Schools!
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District Spelling Bee WinnerJanay Dumornay
Kiwanis Club STAR Student and STAR TeacherKeira Mapel and Mrs. Susan McMurray
First Place Winner in FBLA Client Services CompetitionDylan Brown
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B O A R D O F E D U C A T I O N
Back to Back NAVY NATIONAL CHAMPIONSCCHS NJROTC Rifle Team
Camden County Schools January Teachers of the Month CCHS Cultural Diversity Club
BACK TO BACK NAVY NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
CAMDEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL NJROTC RIFLE TEAM
BacktobackNavyNationalChampions!!!CamdenA totaled4646-296xfromJordandeJesus(competition highestaggregatescore1186-91x),AbigailSwain(2nd highestaggregateof1171-79x),VirginiaByrd(6thwith 1160-76x),andSkylarSanford1129-50xCamdenB placed8thwithtotal4489-189x,ledbyMasonKruger (11thwith1152-64x),HunterDeckman(1128-47x), CheyenneMalone(1119-51x),andLandonStrassner (1090-27x).
Top8individualscompetedinFinals
DeJesusfiredthehighestfinalsscoreof1041,earning topindividualhonorswithaggregateof1290.1.Swain tallied975,aggregate12685,towin2ndByrdhit959, aggregate12559,toget6th
ShoutouttofellowArea12team,UpsonLee,for placing2nd,andindividualhonorsforBaileyLifsey 5th,andWilliamLane8th.Waytorepresentthegreat stateofGeorgia!!!
LookingforwardtoAll-ServiceNational ChampionshipsinCampPerry,OH,March22-25!
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MISS WILDCAT 2023 GIRL ON FIRE
The 2023 Girl on Fire annual scholarship competition was produced by the Camden County High SchoolFineArtsDepartmentonJanuary27thand28th
A huge congratulations goes to all the contestants and especially to Lillie Reihing, who was crowned thenewMissWildcat!MissReihingwon$2,25000inscholarshipfundsforcollege
Nineteen contestants took the stage and impressed the judges with their many talents, well-spoken interview answers, and lastly the elegant evening gown presentations. Awards were given to Riley Miller, who won Miss Congeniality and was also the pageant’s ad sales winner for this year! Emily Acebo won the People’s Choice Award, which raised over $1,10000 Those proceeds are donated to CamdenCounty’sAlzheimer’sFoundationonbehalfoftheFineArtsDepartment
Thetalentwinnerof2023wasAiliJonson,whowasalso1stRunnerupintheoverallcontest;Aubrey Acevez placed 2nd Runner up overall. Miss Wildcat is two nights that brings together talented contestants and their community. This special event made supporting the contestants possible, and in all, $5,30000 was given out in total in scholarship funds The Fine Arts Department would like to thank all the sponsors, parents, teachers, administrators, and contestants that make this wonderful eventpossible.
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THE RIVER'S LIVING MUSEUM
Students at Crooked River Elementary School celebrated Black History Month with a Living Museum. All grade levels were able to tour and hear stories from famous African-American heroes including Harriet Tubman, Jackie Robinson, Frederick Douglas, Sojourner Truth, Mae Jemison, and Ruby Bridges, just to name a few. Students were engaged, involved, and learning The exhibits were impressive to all, and students were excited to see the heroes they had only heard about in books. Bringing these heroes to life was a learning experience for all.
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Camden Middle School 7th grade science classes welcomed Graham Whiteside from Anatomic Excellence in Savannah to discuss the plastination process his company uses to preserve human bodies. He brought along some specimens the students were able to interact with
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TEACHERS OF
EVERYDAY IN CLASSROOMS ACR TEACHERS WORK TIRELESSLY TO STUDENT IN OUR SCHOOLS. LET'S AND APPLAUD OUR JANUARY
Christy Cobb
Sierra Jones
Jessica Rieling
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Crystal Gibbs
Carly Jackson
Julia Lene Bauder
St. Marys Elementary School Mary Lee Clark Elementary School Sugarmill Elementary School
Matilda Harris Elementary School Crooked River Elementary School David L. Rainer Elementary School
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OSS CAMDEN COUNTY, OUR ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF EVERY TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE TEACHERS OF THE MONTH!
Deborah Gray
Vonice Harrelson Lea Wheater
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Sarah June Thomas Daniel Puckett
Keri Freeman
Kingsland Elementary School
Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School Woodbine Elementary School
St. Marys Middle School Camden Middle School
Camden County High School
ST. MARYS MIDDLE CELEBRATES FFA WEEK WITH A CARNIVAL
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Thesecondannual"HeartofaChampion"LetterJacketCeremony washeldfortheCCHSseniorswhohaveparticipatedintheSpecial Olympics,SpecialSteps,andCamdenMiracleField.Ouramazing letterjacketrecipientsweregreetedbycheerleaders,celebratedby theirfamiliesandclassmates,andrecognizedfortheircourageand kindness.
ThewordsofSuperintendentJohnTuckersummedupthewhole eveningwhenheshared,"weseeunityintheseamazingathleteswho giveallofthemselves,wholendahelpinghand,whohigh-fiveand hugeverypersonwhocrossestheirpath.Andweseeitinthefamilies, thevolunteers,theteachers,andthecoacheswhoshowerourathletes withloveandsupport."
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Crooked River Elementary Participates in One Read Program
Students, teachers, and families recently participated in a One Read program where every child, every faculty and staff member, and every family read the same book! The novel enjoyed by all was the classic and beloved Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. There were daily trivia contests, Wonka Bars, golden tickets and of course lots of candy to go around! Best of all was the delicious and precious love of reading experienced by everyone At the end students and teachers celebrated by watching the classic movie and dressing up as golden tickets, or characters from the novel.
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