Camden County Schools

NEWS RELEASE
CAMDEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
September 3, 2025

The Camden County Board of Education will have its regular meeting on Thursday, September 11, 2025, at the Camden County Public Library for various purposes. The Board will hold a closed session at 6:00 p.m. to discuss one or more confidential personnel matters, as allowed by NCGS 115C-325 and NCGS 143-318.11(a)(1) and(3). The closed session will be followed by an open session at 7:00 p.m. The open session is open to the public in accordance with the North Carolina Open Meetings law. The meeting will be livestreamed.

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🚨 Deadline Alert! 🚨
Camden Parks & Rec Youth Football & Cheerleading registration closes August 8th! 🏈📣
Spread the word and sign up today if you haven't already. Let’s make this season great!

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Camden County High School & Camden Early College High School Groundbreaking Ceremony was held on July 14, 2025 Thank you to the Camden County Board of Education, Camden County Board of Commissioners, Heartland Construction, Moseley Architects, and many more for making this dream come true! It was great to see past and present CCS employees at this exciting event - thank you to everyone who attended 💙

The Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new high school will take place on Monday, July 14th at 2:00 PM at the site of the new high school.

Camden County New Mural Ribbon Cutting Ceremony July 14th 4-5:30 PM. Meet artist Jennifer Batton, free Kona Ice, museum and jail tour, mural and scavenger hunt, art activities and 250th giveaways.

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING CCS BOE The Camden County Schools Board of Education will hold a special meeting on June 25, 2025, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Camden County Schools Conference Room located at 118 NC Highway 343 North, Camden, NC 27921. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and possibly take action on Financial Updates and Budget Amendments to close out the 2024-2025 fiscal year, and to discuss and possibly take action on one or more matters relating to the employment of personnel. The Board will also hold a closed session at the beginning of the meeting in accordance with N.C.G.S. § 143-318.11(a)(1), to prevent the disclosure of information that is privileged or confidential or confidential or not considered a public record under N.C.G.S. § 143-318.11(a)(1) pursuant to N.C.G.S. §§ 115C-319, 115C-402, and 20 U.S.C. § 1232(g); N.C.G.S. § 143-318.11(a)(3), in order to confer with the Board Attorney regarding a matter within the attorney/client privilege and to preserve that privilege; and N.C.G.S. § 143-318.11(a)(6), in order to discuss one or more personnel matters that are confidential under North Carolina law. The closed session will begin at 5:00 p.m. The Board will re-convene in open session following its closed session. The meeting will not be livestreamed. The agenda is available for review at the following link: https://5il.co/3jj4p

The Camden County Board of Education will hold a special meeting on June 18, 2025, beginning at 6:30 p.m.at 104 Issac Court, Camden, NC 27921 for the purpose of holding a closed session as permitted by N.C.G.S. § 143-318.11(a)(6) in order to consider the qualifications, competence, performance, character, fitness, conditions of appointment, or conditions of initial employment of an individual public officer or employee or prospective public officer or employee. No action is expected to be taken after the Board returns to open session.

Dear Camden County Families and Community Members, We are excited to share that construction on the new Camden County High School has officially begun. As construction progresses, please be aware that there will be increased construction traffic along Highway 343 North, particularly between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Please use caution in the area and allow for additional travel time if needed. Thank you for your continued support as we work to build a brighter future for Camden County students.

The Camden Board of Education will hold a called meeting on June 12, 2024 beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the Camden County Library. The purpose of the meeting is to hold a closed session to consider matters involving confidential student information, to consult with the Board Attorney regarding matters protected by the attorney/client privilege and to preserve that privilege, and to consider one or more confidential personnel matters.” as allowed by N.C.G.S.143-318.1(a)(1) and N.C.G.S. 143-318.11(a)(6). Open session will begin at 7:00 p.m. Some personnel actions may be taken in open session following the closed session.

🎓 Attention Camden County High School Community! 🎓 The CCHS Commencement Ceremony will be live-streamed on our YouTube and Facebook Live pages! 🖥️📱 📅 Date: Friday, May 23rd, 2025 🕖 Time: 7:00 PM Don't miss out on celebrating this special moment with our graduates! Click the link below to view the live stream: https://cchs.ccsnc.org/o/cchs/article/2229892 👉 Watch the Ceremony Live at cchs.ccsnc.org under News Let's come together and cheer on our amazing graduates!

The Last Day of School is Almost Here! 📅 CCS families, mark your calendars! We’ll be celebrating the end of a fantastic school year with an early dismissal on the last day of school – Friday, May 23rd, 2025 🚌 🕦 Students will be dismissed at 11:30 AM. Wishing all our students and families a safe and relaxing summer – you’ve earned it!

The Albemarle Alliance for Children and Families is hosting Camden County, NC, Pre-K Screening Days on the following dates: May 30, 2025 | 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM June 2, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM These screenings are FREE and essential to ensure children are developmentally on track for school. As part of the NC Pre-K Program, each child receives a free developmental screening to help identify any early signs that may benefit from additional support. Every child deserves the best start possible! 🌐 www.aacfnc.org 🔗 Apply now at: https://www.aacfnc.org/blank-15 📞 Families may also contact us at 252-333-1233 or ncprek@aacfnc.org with any questions.

The Camden County High School FFA Plant Sale is this Saturday, May 10th, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Camden County High School Greenhouse behind the CCHS Gym next to Camden Early College.

Congratulations to Camden County Schools CTE Teacher of the Year, Ms. Morgan Murray 💙🎉💙

The Camden County Board of Education will have its regular meeting on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at the Camden County Public Library for various purposes. The Board will hold a closed session at 6:00 p.m. to discuss one or more confidential personnel matters, as allowed by NCGS 143-318.11(a)(1),(3), and (6). The closed session will be followed by an open session at 7:00 p.m. The open session is open to the public in accordance with the North Carolina Open Meetings law. The meeting will be livestreamed. https://iframe.dacast.com/b/54835/c/531634 PDF file of the agenda can be downloaded at: https://5il.co/3f2vc

On Wednesday, April 30th at approximately 9:00 am, Camden County High School and Camden Early College High School will have a mock wreck scenario and presentation for juniors and seniors that will include two wrecked cars, emergency personnel including the sheriff's department, EMS, and the fire department on the campus as well as Nightingale landing in the back portion of the campus, weather permitting. The two wrecked automobiles for the presentation have been delivered to the campus and are visible in the back parking lot. We will send out another message on the morning of the event as well as post this announcement on the district and school-level social media pages. Thank you for your continued support of the students and staff of Camden County Schools.