Camp Champ - Leadership Island

At the close of each academic year, student leaders travel to Camp Marist on Ossipee Lake (NH) for Central Catholic's Camp Champagnat Leadership Institute, aka Camp Champ.

Camp Champ is an overnight, student-organized Marist Leadership Experience for rising CCHS sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

This year's theme was Camp Champ - Leadership Island.

Photo Album: Camp Champ 2026

Camp Marist, Ossipee, NH - June 8 - 10, 2026

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Thank You!

Thank you to the students for bringing their unique gifts and personalities to camp, and thank you to Mr. Cameron Hebert '17, Director of Camp Champ and a CCHS Mathematics Teacher!

 

Thank you to the Student Leaders of Camp Champ 2026!

The following members of the Class of 2027 served as Student Leaders at this year's Camp Champ.

• Julia Alaimo '27
• Denzel Dume '27
• Maya Fares '27
• Alexia Faria '27
• Danika Fofanah '27
• Micaiah King '27
• Brian LaForte '27
• Estefania Marrochi Polanco '27
• Annabella Rice '27
• Kasándra Walsh '27

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Thank you to the adult volunteers and members of the CCHS Faculty & Staff who contributed to Camp Champ 2026 in a variety of ways and roles!

(Not all are pictured.)

Adult Volunteers:

• Mrs. Molly (Adamopoulos '11) Moccia, Admissions Associate
• Mrs. Kathryn Delgiacco, Director of Admissions
• Mr. Dave Erwin, Chief Advancement Officer
• Ms. Hannah Gibbs '19, Assistant Director of Admissions
• Mr. Tim Hart '85, Campus Minister
• Mr. Jeremy Hay '90, World Language Teacher
• Mr. Cameron Hebert '17, Director of Camp Champ, Mathematics Teacher
• Mr. Matthew Joyal '08, Visuals Arts Teacher & Social Studies Teacher
• Mr. Christopher Merrill '89, Director of Strategic Communications
• Ms. Katherine Reardon, English Teacher
• Mr. Matthew Sansoucie '06, Mathematics, Business, & Technology Teacher
• Mr. Christian Surette, Social Studies Teacher
• Mr. Mark Svendsen, Mathematics Teacher
• Mrs. Christine (Leonard '06) Thompson, English Teacher
• Br. James Vagan, FMS, Spanish Teacher

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About the Camp Champagnat Leadership Institute

Camp Champagnat is a three-day, two-night leadership experience held after the conclusion of the academic year. The experience helps instill and develop Marist leadership qualities within our students and rising leaders as they prepare for the upcoming year.

Over the course of the three days, students explore several different leadership qualities through activities and fun bonding exercises.

Participants are expected to play a leadership role at CCHS during the upcoming school year, and informal gatherings of participants are held throughout the school year to build on their leadership skills and keep the excitement going.

Camp Champ promotes leadership in the Marist tradition with a focus on understanding Saint Marcellin Champagnat's vision, promoting unity through activities and games, and building community and family spirit.

 

We are Marist & Catholic.

We believe in something bigger than ourselves.

Here, students of all faiths and religious identities share a commitment to serve those most in need.

Students experience an inclusive journey of personal growth while making a positive impact on the world.

We believe in our own potential and in the goodness of others.

Guided by the vision of Saint Marcellin Champagnat, we are inspired to make the world a better place by serving and leading.

Being Marist

As Marists, we believe strongly in the importance and power of family; it’s at the very heart of the Central Catholic experience.

So much of what our alumni remember most—the abiding respect for everyone in our community, our commitment to the least favored, the dedication of our faculty, and the unbreakable bonds of friendship, can be traced directly back to the Marist tradition of family spirit.

Marks of a Marist Student

Faith-filled Disciples... We are faith-filled disciples of Jesus, Mary, and Champagnat.

Empowered Witnesses... We are empowered witnesses to God’s love in our lives. We live simply, morally and with integrity.

Agents of Justice and Service... We are agents of justice and service. We stand in compassionate solidarity with the least favored.

Servant Leaders... We are servant leaders, sharing our gifts and talents with the Church and the world.

Spirit-filled Members of Family & Community... We are members of a family. We celebrate and welcome everyone as members of one family created by God.

The Five Pillars of our Marist Identity

The Five Pillars of Marist Identity were introduced by the Marist Province in 2015 as ideals to which all Marists, students and adults alike, should commit to.

The Pillars are:

Presence… caring for each other, seeking relationships founded on love, being attentive and welcoming with a sense of openness

Simplicity… being straightforward and genuine, humble and modest, ‘doing good quietly’

Family Spirit… relating to each other as members of a loving family, building community, offering the warmth of welcoming, acceptance and belonging, sharing our successes and failures, setting clear standards of honesty, mutual respect, and tolerance

Love of Work… being generous of heart, constant, and persevering in our daily work, confident, visionary, decisive in meeting the needs of our community and encouraging each other to discover the dignity of our work with young people and with each other

In the Way of Mary… seeing Mary as a perfect model of being Marist, tender, strong, constant in faith, open to God’s calling us to our own journey of discipleship

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About the Marist Brothers of the Schools

The Marist Brothers of the Schools is a Roman Catholic congregation of vowed teaching brothers founded by Saint Marcellin Champagnat in France in 1817.

Today, the Marist Brothers are an international religious community of more than 4,000 Catholic Brothers dedicated to making Jesus known and loved through the education of young people, especially those most neglected.

Marist Brothers are located in 81 countries in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania. There are over 600,000 young people in Marist schools around the world each year.

The Marist Brothers are joined worldwide by more than 70,000 lay men and women who share in their mission.

In the United States there are more than 130 Marist Brothers living in 32 communities across eight states.

Marist Brothers strive to make a difference in the world by showing young people that they are loved, safe and cared for.

Central Catholic was founded in 1935 by Brother Florentius and the Marist Brothers.

Our identity as Marists and as Catholics informs every aspect of school life.