Community clean-up Camden Elementary students recently worked on fall clean-up projects in the community. Students pictured raking leaves at the Camden library are, l-r, Abigail Maxwell, third grader; Brent Matthews, fifth grader; and Aaron Rich, third grader. Photo provided Beginning in 1999 and continuing each year, Camden Elementary devotes one day each fall to community service around town.

Under the leadership of fourth grade teacher Bethellen Richardson and fifth grade teacher Vicki Foster, students are assigned teacher leaders and divided into groups of 10 to perform clean-up projects in Camden. Parents furnish the supplies to complete the work.

This year's projects, on Nov. 3, included raking leaves, washing windows, removing trash, and other general chores associated with the fall season. The town residents and the students and teachers enjoyed the project.