The Bulldog Life Summer 2024
Congratulations Class of 2024
Graduation 2024
Our Graduation Ceremony video is now available on our YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/kcsdschools. Thank you to SCETV Education for providing their services to our district. #myKCSD #Classof2024
Camden High Welcomes New Band Director, Mr. William Finigan
We are Bulldog Proud to announce that Mr. Will Finigan is our new band director. He is a native of Walterboro, SC, and is a recent graduate of Western Carolina University with a Bachelor's degree in Music Education.
His professional affiliations include the National Association for Music Education, Kappa Kappa Psi National Band Service Fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the North Carolina Music Educators Association, and the South Carolina Music Educators Association.
Mr. Finigan served as the Brass Caption Coordinator for the Pride of the Mountains Marching Band in 2022 and 2023. In 2022, he performed nationally with the Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps.
Mr. Finigan has taught in multiple middle and high school band programs throughout his education career. He supports a positive, healthy learning environment and is committed to ensuring student success. Mr. Finigan is excited to be joining the Camden community and looks forward to working with the Camden band programs.
Class Ring Orders
Class of 2025 Senior Portraits
Attention rising seniors: It is very important to have your senior portraits made. This official portrait will appear in the yearbook and will be shown in the graduation slide show.
The link to schedule a session at school is www.prestigeportraits.com/bookappointment .
Begin by selecting Camden High School under School Photography. This year seniors will be able to sign up for either a Deluxe Session, which includes casual poses, or a Basic Yearbook Session. All scheduling and payments should be made through the website.
In addition to the events at our school, seniors can also schedule to have their images done at one of Prestige's senior portrait studios by going to the same link above.
Summer Reading
The Kershaw County School District and the Kershaw County Library have teamed up to sponsor the annual summer reading program. Join the "Kershaw Community Quest" for summer reading fun! Information about summer reading is available on the Camden High School website and the KCSD website: https://www.kcsdschools.net/services/read
Academic Awards Night: Tuesday, May 14, 2024
On Tuesday, May 14th, the Academic Awards Night program celebrated excellence in the classroom and commitment to school and community service. Students from all grades were recognized for Highest Averages in all curriculum areas. In addition, students were honored for achieving high scores on either the SAT or ACT. We thank our Junior Marshals and the JROTC Color Guard for assisting with the program. Photographs of all award recipients are posted on the CHS Facebook page.
Seniors who received scholarships and other top awards were:
Teaching Fellows Scholarships: Kristin Skufca, Isabel Trapp and Lainey Williams
INVISTA'S Outstanding Students Scholarships: Madison Thompson and Lawrence Law
Charles Branham Memorial Scholarship: Avery Younghans
S.C. Association of Counties Board of Directors' Scholarship for Kershaw County: Lainey Williams
NUCOR Foundation Scholarship: Kendall Beck
Sharp Business Solutions Scholarship: Isabella Rider
Citadel Scholarship and Army ROTC Scholarship: Luis Hernandez-Nava
Camden Police Department Emerging Leader Award: Brooklyn Bowen
Academic Booster Club Scholarships: Samantha Cain, Kristen Evan, Anne Margaret Hutto, and Walter Long
Camden Rotary Club Scholarships: Margaret Grumbach, Lainey Williams, Avery Younghans
Woolard Technology Center Scholarships: Bailee Dixon, Taliyah Felder, Logan Knight,
Kristen Skufca, and Isabel Trapp
Mary Walling Memorial Scholarship: Charlotte Urbina
Kiwanis Service Scholarship: Avery Younghans
David Pugh Scholarship: Hannah Patterson
S.C. State Fair 2024 Ride of Your Life Scholarship: Stella Miller
Kershaw County Education Foundation Scholarships: Aubrielle Cook and Kristen Skufca
Kershaw 28 Masonic Scholarships: Luis Hernandez-Nava and Kendall Horner
Central Carolina Technical College Scholarship: Isabel Trapp
The program concluded with the following recognitions:
The Principal's Citizenship Award was presented to the following students for making positive contributions to our school by inspiring school spirit and by promoting responsibility through community service: Brooklyn Bowen, Taliyah Felder, Robert Jenkins, Christina Lawson, and Avery Younghans.
The Gold and Black Spirit Award was presented to Kendall Horner for being an outstanding supporter of CHS. He attended many extracurricular events to take photographs that were used on our social media websites and in the local newspaper.
The final award of the evening was the Bulldog Award. For the first time, two students received this honor. The Bulldog Award was presented to Joyce Edwards and Avery Younghans for going above and beyond at CHS through academic excellence, strong leadership, and outstanding community service.
Junior Marshals
Logan Freeman, Emma McCutcheon, Lainey Blanks, Olivia Drakeford, Ellen Green, Addie Stegner, Kensie McGee, Mary Elise Drakeford, and Zechariah Haney
JROTC Color Guard
C/SFC Jayson A. Lee (Right Guard); C/SSG Christopher L. Sturkie (US Colors);
C/SGT Isaiah M. Reyna (State Colors); C/SGT Florence O. Nelson (School Colors) and
C/SSG Jordan H. Wells (Left Guard)
Athletic Awards Night: Monday, May 20, 2024
On Monday, May 20, 2024, the Camden Bulldog Club hosted the Athletic Awards Banquet. Over 100 individual and team awards were presented to honor the accomplishments of our student-athletes and coaches. SCHSL Scholar Athletes and All-State athletes were included in the recognitions.
The final awards of the program recognized the following senior athletes:
Robert Warnock Commitment to Excellence Scholarship: Leiyana Rose
Marcus Warren Memorial Scholarship: Kimani Fletcher
Jack West Scholarship for Exemplary Community Service: Kendall Horner and Avery Younghans
Chase Newman Athletic Scholarship: Olivia Diller, David Pope, and Avery Younghans
Female and Male Sportsmanship: Zyasia Carter, Leiyana Rose, Wilson Nash
Female Athlete of the Year: Caroline Cassidy
Male Athlete of the Year: Grayson White
Order of the Bulldog: Joyce Edwards
Photo Credits: Johnny Deal, Bowtie Photography
Graphics Credit: Niki Dalton, Athletic Department Administrative Assistant
Bulldog Club and CCRA Scholarships
Carolina Cup Racing Association Scholarship: Anne Margaret Hutto
Bulldog Club Scholarships: Isabel Trapp, Christina Lawson, Caroline Cassidy, Brooklyn Bowen
Camden High School: Home of the Bulldogs
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