Press Releases

Contact Sheena Yera, Chief Communications Officer for any media questions at syera@nullcamden.k12.nj.us.

2024-2025 Press Releases

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01. Camden City School District Kicks Off Free Summer Meals and Farmers Market Initiative
03. Camden Reengagement Graduation
02. Camden School Board Announces Candidacy Iinformation
04. Camden City School District to host Back-to-School Kickoff and Community Farmers Market
05. Subaru of America Adopts K-5 Grade Teachers
06. 76er Back-to-School Tip-off at Dudley
07. Superintendent McCombs and Leadership Team Celebrate First Day of School
08. Camden City School District and Rowan University Launch Teach Camden Program to Support Paraprofessionals Becoming Certified Teachers
09. Camden High Campus Second Annual Grandparents Bingo Luncheon
10. Camden County Police Department’s First Latina Deputy Chief, Janell I. Simpson, to Join Camden City School District for District-Wide Hispanic Heritage Celebration
11. CCSD Sheena M. Yera, Chief Communications Officer Awarded for Outstanding School Communications
12. Camden’s BPLA Students and Staff to Plant Native Pollinator Garden in Partnership with Red Oak Permaculture
13. Knock Out Opioid Abuse Initiative with Former NFL Quarterback Ray Lucas at Camden High School
14. Camden City School District to Host Halloween Parades Across Multiple Schools
15. Holtec Donates over 1000 Coats to Camden Students
16. New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program to host Future Makers & Creators Tour at Camden High Campus
17. 2024 Camden Harvest Fest
18. 91st Annual Turkey Bowl Celebration Between Camden High and Eastside High

2023-2024 Press Releases

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01. Camden City School District Launches Summer Program and Free Meals Kickoff with Mayor Carstarphen, Anti-Hunger Advocates, and Former NFL Eagles’ Wide Receiver Jason Avant
02. Camden City School District to host an Enrollment/Re-engagement Fair
03. SUBARU OF AMERICA SURPRISES CAMDEN HIGH CAMPUS PRINCIPALS BY ADOPTING ALL 9th – 12th GRADE CLASSROOMS
04. Superintendent McCombs, Mayor Carstarphen, and Camden Chief Officer Rodriguez Celebrate First Day of School
05. Statement from Superintendent Katrina T. McCombs on the passing of Former Superintendent, Dr. Roy Dawson, Jr.
06. Camden City School District and the Philadelphia 76ers Host Districtwide Back to School Attendance Rally Presented by Five Below
07. Officials to Announce Reconstruction Plan for a New Eastside High School
08. Camden City School District celebrates “Dads/Role Models Take Your Child to School Day”
09. Camden City School District’s Early Childhood Development Department continues to promote the importance of Attendance by going Door-to-Door to Inform Families About Free Preschool Program
10. New Jersey State Senator Nilsa Cruz-Perez to help celebrate District-Wide Hispanic Heritage Celebration
11. Statement from Superintendent Katrina T. McCombs on the passing of Community Leader Robert Dickerson
12. Health Careers Day Teaches Local High School Students about Potential Future Professions
13. Camden City School District’s Ribbon Cutting Event at Morgan Village Middle School Celebrating Star Academy Program
14. 90th Annual Turkey Bowl Celebration Between Camden High and Eastside High
15. ACME Nourishing Neighbors presents Haason Reddick’s Lucky Christmas
16. Camden’s Chocolate-Covered Nutcracker
17. Camden City School District and Virtua Hospital Unveil Groundbreaking Emergency Medical Technician Program
18. CAMDEN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT EXPANDS LITERACY INITIATIVES THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOLASTIC
19. Holtec International donating 1,000 new winter coats to Camden County PD and Camden City School District to give to kids
20. Burlington-Camden Alumnae Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc. partners with Covanta on MLK Day to distribute lunch to the Eastside community of Camden
21. Camden County PD officers and Superintendent McCombs read to kindergartners
22. 2ND ANNUAL NIGHT IN CHINA CELEBRATION
23. Camden City School District's Moving Up Ceremony Celebrating Innovator Academy Program at Morgan Village Middle School
24. Camden City School District student gets a ride to school from Camden City Fire Department for winning the 2023-2024 “Fired Up for Literacy” Challenge
25. H.B. Wilson to Host Valentine’s Day Daddy-Daughter Dance
26. Camden City School District Celebrates 100th Day of School with Pre-K "100 Year Old" Dress-Up Day
27. Camden County Sheriff Gilbert “Whip” Wilson to help celebrate District-Wide Black History Month Celebration
28. Camden City School District Pay Tribute to African American Cowboy for Saddle Up with a good book in honor of Read Across America
29. Camden City School District to host 2024 TEDx Camden Conference
30. H.B. Wilson Family School to Host Family Math Night Celebrating Pi Day
31. Camden City School District to Host In-Person Job Fair
32. Camden City School District to host 2nd Annual Citywide Middle School Cheer Expo
33. Camden City School District to celebrate Financial Literacy Month with 13-Year-Old High School Graduate and CEO, Caden Harris
34. Camden City School District’s Superintendent Katrina T. McCombs to promote the importance of Attendance by going Door-to-Door to Inform Families About Free Preschool Program
35. Camden City School District Announces Swing Space Location for Eastside High
36. Rotarians join Camden Superintendent to Celebrate Students Working to Turn Their Lives Around
37. STEM Camden Fest Celebrates Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education in the Camden Community
38. A Night to Remember - Camden Schools to Host Senior Proms
39. Camden City School District Seniors Attend Extrication Demonstration by Camden City Fire Department
40. Call for Community Participation in Eastside High School Construction Committees
41. Camden Works Job Fair Offers Opportunity for Residents
42. CCPD and Camden School District work with partners to create new truancy program with Hopeworks
43. Camden City School District to Host Grades 3 Through 12 STEAM Fair
44. Statement from Superintendent Katrina T. McCombs on the passing of Former Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Mary Arnold-Frazier
45. Eastside High School Hosts “Last Goodbye” Block Party
46. Eastside High School’s Final Graduation in Historic Building
47. Camden City School District Celebrates High School Seniors’ Graduation
48. CAMDEN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE MALCOLM JENKINS FOUNDATION PARTNER TO OFFER A FINANCIAL LITERACY CURRICULUM TO DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
49. Camden Celebrates Remarkable High School Graduates from Class of 2024

2022-2023 Press Releases

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01. Camden City School District and CEA Staff Members Canvass Neighborhoods to focus on re-enrolling high school students
02. Subaru of America Adopts All 6th – 8th Grade Classrooms
03. Camden City School District to Host In-Person Enrollment and High School Student Re-Engagement Fairs
04. Creative Arts Summer Bridge Program Takes on the Hit Musical - Hamilton
06. Community Leaders and Volunteers to clean up High School Athletic Fields
05. Camden City School District Trunk or Treat Community Engagement
07. District-Wide Hispanic Heritage Celebration
08. Camden City Fall Sustainability Festival
09. There is Help, There is Hope - Suicide Awareness Walk
10. Camden City School District Announces $49M “Investment in Equity” at Eastside High School
11. Camden City School District Adopts “Next Generation” Board Management Technology
12. Camden City School District Trunk or Treat Community Enagagement
13. Camden High Basketball Players Sign National Letter of Intent
14. Camden City School District Community Gathering ‘A Taste of Camden’
15. New Jersey's First WHYY Media Lab for Teachers and Students
16. Camden’s Free “Flu” Immunization Clinic
17. Cooper’s Poynt Family School Hosts Pep Rally to Celebrate the NFC Champion and Super Bowl-Bound Philadelphia Eagles
18. Retired Morgan Village Middle School Vice Principal Celebrates 100th Birthday
19. Camden City School District and Rutgers University in Camden Sign Memorandum of Understanding
20. Creative Arts High School celebrates Black History Month with Blacks in Wax Museum
21. Camden City School District to Host In-Person Job Fair
22. Camden Celebrates National Read Across America by Launching a Free Book Fair for Students to Build a Library at Home
23. STEM Camden Fest Celebrates Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education in the Camden Community
24. Rotarians join Camden Superintendent & Mayor to Celebrate High Schoolers Working to Turn Their Lives Around
25. Superintendent McCombs Goes Door-to-Door to Inform Families About Preschool Spring Registration
26. Camden City School District to host its 1st Inaugural Middle School Cheer Expo
27. Camden City School District to host citywide Earth Day Celebration
28. Subaru of America donates playground to Camden’s Yorkship Family School
29. Citywide College Signing Day
30. Camden’s School Based Youth Service Program to host Districtwide Teen Mental Health Summit
31. American Water Charitable Foundation and New Jersey American Water Donate $30,000 for Reusable Bottle Filling Stations in Camden City School District Cafeterias
32. Camden City School District to host Inaugural District Wide Student Art Exhibition
33. A Night to Remember - Camden Schools to Host Senior Proms
34. Camden City School District and Subaru to Host Film Screening: Snow Sport Athletes to promote Diversity in Winter and Outdoor Sports
35. Camden City School District and the City of Camden Department of Human Services to Host Citywide Middle School Track Meet
36. Camden Celebrates Remarkable High School Graduates from Class of 2023
37. Camden City School District to Offer Free Summer Enrichment for Camden Students
38. Camden City School District Celebrates High School Seniors’ Graduation

2021-2022 Press Releases

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01. Subaru of America Adopts All K-5 Classrooms in the Camden City School District
02. Identified Student Homelessness in Camden City Schools
03. Camden City School District takes its Best Shot at getting Families Ready for the New School Year
04. Camden Schools Welcome Students Back to Classrooms
05. Camden City School District partners with Bell Rexall Pharmacy and the New Jersey Department of Health to Provide Families with Free In-House COVID-19 Vaccinations
06. Camden City School District Hosts a City-Wide Community Fun Day Event at Farnham Park
07. Camden City School District Announces Contract Agreement with Camden Education Association
08. CCSD 2021-2022 School Year Mask Requirement
09. Kean University Donates Over 400 Culturally Diverse Books to Camden Students
10. CCSD Homeless 2019 Report 2020
11. Camden City School District Launches Fall Boost Enrichment Program with Scholastic Extended Learning Powered by BellXcel
12. Camden City School District Receives $747,348 Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice: STOP School Violence Program
13. Camden City School District Renews Partnership with Women of the Dream
14. New Jersey’s Camden City School District and Discovery Education Launch New PK-12 Partnership Supported by the Subaru of America Foundation
15. Officials Celebrate Opening of New Camden High Campus with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
16. Camden Mayor and Superintendent Celebrate Free Summer Meals for City Youth
17. Camden City Fall Sustainability Festival
18. District Statement Regarding NJSIAA Camden High Suspension
19. NJSIAA Statement from Camden City School District Superintendent Katrina McCombs
20. Camden City School District Halloween Parade
21. Camden Students Receive 1,044 New Winter Coats Thanks to Holtec International and the Camden City Fire Department
22. Ribbon cutting ceremony and press conference to celebrate the opening of the new Camden High Campus
23. Woodrow Wilson HS College and Career Fair
24. Princess and the Pea
25. Creative Arts Celebrates Black History Month
26. Camden Celebrates Dr. Seuss’s 118th Birthday by Celebrating National Read Across America Day
27. Camden to Hold Championship Appreciation Banquet Celebrating Woodrow Wilson High School Football Team
28. Camden City Schools Submits an On Time Balanced Budget for FY23
29. Camden to Hold Championship Appreciation Banquet Celebrating Woodrow Wilson High School Football Team
30. School Based Youth Services Hosts Wellness Day at Woodrow Wilson HS
31. Superintendent McCombs Goes Door-to-Door to Inform Families About Preschool Spring Registration
32. Prom Season is Upon the Camden City School District
33. Rotarians join Camden Superintendent to Celebrate High Schoolers Working to Turn Their Lives Around
34. Camden Celebrates Remarkable High School Graduates from Class of 2022

2020-2021 Press Releases

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01 Camden Celebrates Remarkable High School Graduates from Class of 2021
02 Camden Schools Celebrates Class of 2021
03 Lights! Camera! Prom!
04 Camden City School District S.W.A.G. Summer Job Orientation
05 2021 Remarkable Graduates Media Advisory
06 2021 Subaru Loves Learning AAC Camden Schools FINAL 080521
07 CCSD 2018-2019 Homelessness Report Final
08 Camden City Schools VAXX Day advisory
09 Camden School Graduation
10 Camden School Prom
11 Camden Schools Return to In-Person Learning Release Draft
12 Vaccination Clinic sites at CCSD
13 Camden Community Fun Day 8-25
14 CCSD Teacher Contract Agreement
15 Mask requirement statement from Superintendent McCombs
16 Kean Book Donation
17 CCSD Homeless 2019 Report 2020
18 Scholastic Fall Program Launch
19 Stop School Violence Grant
20 Women of the Dream
21 K-12_Camden City_pub 11.9.2020_final
22 SWAG Program Advisory
23 Summer Meals Advisory

2019-2020 Press Releases

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Beam Signing_Press Release_Final_10-30-19
CCSD Students Receive Laptops_03272020
Press Release_Final_10-07-19

2018-2019 Press Releases

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01 Katrina McCombs Named Acting State Superintendent
02 Acting Superintendent Launches Listen & Learn Community Tour
03 Superintendent, Mayor Celebrate Free Summer Meals For Camden Kids
04 NJSDA Awards Design-Build Contract for New Camden High School
05 Superintendent Applauds New Partnership with the Archway Program
06 CHS Field Donation_New Scoreboard
07 Mayor, Superintendent Welcome Students Back to School
08 Superintendent Respond to Comments Made by Holtec Intl
10 Brimm Medical Arts High School achieves Sustainable Jersey for Schools Certification
11 New Jersey State Board of Education Fiscal Update_December 2018
2017-18 PARCC RESULTS
Agholor Awards Party Press Release
CCSD Press Youth Summit (ope)
Camden Schools Celebrate Continued Student Progress
Camden Students Build Life Skills at Tiger Cafe
Mayor and Supe Read Across America
Pre-K Enrollment press release
Press Release_Final_10-07-19
Press release_Camden Honors Back on Track Students
Superintendent Encourages Pre-K Parents to Visit Free Flu Clinics
superintendent announcment 4-17-19

2017-2018 Press Releases

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01 Suspensions Down in Camden Schools August 2017
06 QSAC 17-18 Self Report - Camden Schools Assess Progress
09 Dropout Rate Down_Students Back on Track
10 Camden Schools Launch Parent Friendly App
11 - USDA Summer Meal Program Participation
12 - Camden Expands College Access with SAT School Day
14 - Statement Camden City School District
CHS_FieldFundraiser_Press Release
Camden High Design Concept Announced FINAL
Camden Schools 2016-17 PARCC Results
Camden Schools Announce Gifted and Talented Program to Raise Student Achievement
Camden Schools Show Improvement 9.26.17
Camden to Offer Free Summer Program and Summer Jobs
DonorsChoose Matching Funds Campaign Benefits Camden Teachers
Middle School Basketball Program Renamed to Honor Camden Legend DaJuan Wagner
QSAC Press Release March 2018
Subaru Donates 3,000 STEM Books to Camden Schools 10.13.17
Subaru donates classroom supplies to Camden School hit by a flood

2016-2017 Press Releases

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01-Superintendent Announces Increase in Bus Access
01a-Superintendent Announces Increase in Bus Access-Infographic
02-District & Renaissance Schools Show Improvement
02-District & Renaissance Schools Show Improvement_2015-16 PARCC Results
03-Subaru Donates Science Books to Camden Schools
05-District Seeks Community Input on Camden High Reconstruction
06-New School Quality Ratings Prompt District to Kick Off Parent Listening Tour
07-Grad Rate Up, Dropout Rate Down State of the Schools Improving
08-Alumni-Residents-Community Leaders Selected for Camden High Committees
09-Enrollment Application Opens for All Camden Public Schools
10-District Honors Educators of the Year
11-Camden Celebrates Remarkable Students from Class of 2017

2015-2016 Press Releases

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01_Superintendent_and_School_Leaders_Share_Progress
02_Camden_Commitment_Community_Feedback
03_Superintendent_Rouhanifard_Announces_250K_Grant_to_Bring_More_Modern_Resources_and_Opportunities_to_Camden_Classrooms
04_Superintendent_to_Hold_Listening_Tour_Focused_on_Improving_Enrollment_in_Camden_Public_Schools
05_NBA_Player_Mayor_and_Superintendent_Welcome_Back_Students_and_Staff_as_2015_16_School_Year_Kicks_Off
06_Superintendent_Rouhanifard_Releases_All_Schools_Rise___Phase_Two_of_the_Camden_Commitment
07_Enrollment_Listening_Tour_Hears_More_Than_100_Parents_Calling_for_Improvements
08_Camden_Public_School_Leaders_Announce_Major_Improvements_to_How_Families_Enroll_Their_Children_in_School
09_A_New_Round_of_Results_Shows_District_Aware_of_and_Making_Progress_Against_Steep_Challenges
10_Camden_Graduation_Rate_Continues_to_Climb
11_Rouhanifard_Announces_Community_Benefit_Agreements_between_Renaissance_Schools_and_Camden_Neighborhoods
12_Initial_Camden_Enrollment_Results_Now_Available_for_Students_and_Families
13_Superintendent_and_Partners_Announce_Summer_Learning_Opportunities_for_More_than_1000_City_Youth
15_Camden_to_Celebrate_Remarkable_Members_of_the_Class_of_2016