There’s a lot happening this week at Memorial! Our students are showing their Mustang spirit on the court and on the stage. Girls’ basketball teams compete throughout the week, and our talented band students perform in their matinee and evening concerts. Come cheer them on and celebrate their hard work!
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about 2 months ago, Memorial Middle School
Graphic with Memorial Mustang branding listing school activities for December 1–5, 2025. Events include girls’ basketball games for grades 7 and 8 and multiple band performances. The right side features images of the Mustang mascot dunking a basketball, a saxophone, and a student playing flute.
Mustang Families, are you ready to grow your heart three sizes? 💗💗💗
Starting December 1st, Memorial Middle School is kicking off Grinchy Giving Week! This fun, festive week supports our annual MMS C.A.R.E.S. baskets, ensuring all families in our community feel supported this holiday season.
Prefer to donate online? You can support the project financially via PayPal here: 👉 paypal.me/memorialmustangclub
about 2 months ago, Memorial Middle School
A festive circular graphic with red-and-white peppermint swirl stripes in the background. At the top is a large red ribbon with a silver bell. In the center, a cartoon Grinch wearing a Santa hat holds two overflowing baskets of gifts and canned goods. His chest displays a large green heart. Snowflakes and small evergreen trees decorate the background. Text reads “Grinchy Giving Week” at the top and “Grow Your Heart 3 Sizes,” “December 1–5,” and “MMS C.A.R.E.S” at the bottom.
Memorial Middle School wishes all our students, families, and staff a safe and happy Thanksgiving. We are grateful for our wonderful community! School resumes on Monday, Dec 1.
about 2 months ago, Memorial Middle School
Memorial Middle School graphic with autumn leaves and text reading "Happy Thanksgiving Day from Memorial Middle School."
Memorial Middle School invites the community to our Winter Band Concerts on December 2 and 4. Join us to celebrate the hard work and musical excellence of our students!
about 2 months ago, Memorial Middle School
A blue and white frost-inspired image that announces the dates and times of the winter band concerts.

Good morning, Mustangs! 🍂 It’s a short week, but we’re packing it with Excellence! We are in school on Monday and Tuesday, then we are off for Thanksgiving Break starting on Wednesday. Check out the schedule below for our activities before the break! 🐴 #MustangsCARE #MMSMustangs

about 2 months ago, Memorial Middle School
Calendar graphic showing Memorial Middle School activities for November 24th and 25th, with a "No School" block for Wednesday through Friday.

Holiday Market Tomorrow

A reminder that the MMS Holiday Market/Vendor Fair is tomorrow, Saturday, November 22, from 9 am until 2 pm. Visit 30+ vendors, enjoy food trucks, and a bake sale!

about 2 months ago, Memorial Middle School
Pine branches and red spherical ornaments surround a flyer promoting the Memorial Middle School Holiday Market/Vendor Fair on Saturday, featuring various vendors, food trucks, and a bake sale.

Book Fair Online Shopping Available

The Scholastic Book Fair is currently open for online shopping! https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/memorialmiddleschool17

about 2 months ago, Memorial Middle School
A graphic advertising the Memorial Middle School Scholastic Book Fair's online shopping option

On November 19, 2025, Memorial Middle School joins the nation in celebrating Education Support Professionals (ESP) Day. This day is dedicated to honoring the staff members who work tirelessly to ensure our students are safe, healthy, and ready to learn.

Our ESPs are essential members of our Mustang Community. We are grateful for their commitment to Excellence and their invaluable contributions to our school.

about 2 months ago, Memorial Middle School
A graphic celebrating Education Support Professionals Day on November 19, 2025. It reads "Happy Education Support Professionals Day" with a background of blue grid paper.

At Memorial Middle School, we value Community and the strong relationships built between staff and students. Recently, Ms. Lee gladly accepted a student's request to be his "twin" for the day. Going above and beyond, she created custom pins and purchased matching socks for them both to wear. It is a great reminder that small gestures make a big difference in making students feel valued!

about 2 months ago, Memorial Middle School
Memorial Middle School teacher Erin McCormick-Lee and a male student standing side-by-side in a classroom. They are smiling and pointing at their matching outfits. They are also wearing matching pins on their shirts.

Our Challenger students are diving into ancient Mesopotamia! This week, they explored one of the world’s first written languages—cuneiform—by pressing wedge-shaped symbols into clay tablets. Hands-on learning experiences like this bring history to life and help students connect with cultures from thousands of years ago.

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about 2 months ago, Memorial Middle School
Two students sit side by side, carving wedge-shaped symbols into clay tablets as part of a classroom activity about Mesopotamian writing.
Several completed clay tablets with cuneiform writing rest on a classroom table beside sculpting tools and reference sheets.
Two students sit side by side, carving wedge-shaped symbols into clay tablets as part of a classroom activity about Mesopotamian writing.
A student presses a stylus into a clay tablet to write in cuneiform while sitting at a classroom table. Other clay tablets and tools are visible on the desk.

Scholastic Book Fair Starts Today!

The Scholastic Book Fair is scheduled for November 17-22. This event encourages student Excellence and supports our school. Families are invited to shop and support our reading Community. Patrons may also shop online at https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/memorialmiddleschool17

about 2 months ago, Memorial Middle School
A colorful image featuring books and the Scholastic Book Fair logo, promoting the dates and times for the Memorial Middle School event.

Memorial Middle School has a full schedule of activities for the week of November 17-22, 2025. Events include multiple Girls' Basketball games, the 8th-grade fall band concert, a Wrestling meet, and the 8th-grade JA Inspire Field Trip.

We also invite our families to two special events: "Games with Grands" on Monday, Nov. 17, from 6:00-7:00 pm, and the MMS Holiday Market on Saturday, Nov. 22, from 9:00 am-2:00 pm.

For a full list of events, times, and locations, please see the weekly schedule graphic.

about 2 months ago, Memorial Middle School
Weekly activities schedule for Memorial Middle School, November 17-22, 2025. Monday: Butter Braid Delivery, 8th Grade Girls Basketball vs Edison, Games with Grands. Tuesday: 8th Grade JA Inspire Field Trip, 7th Grade Girls Basketball @ Edison, 7th Grade C/D Basketball vs BVMS, 8th Grade Band Concert. Thursday: 8th Grade Girls Basketball @ Harrisburg East. Friday: 7th Grade Girls Basketball vs Harrisburg East. Saturday: Wrestling Meet @ WHS, Holiday Market.

It's a fun Friday debate at Memorial! We're polling our students and Community to settle the classic question: Which is better, Pizza Day or Burger Day?

Visit our social media channels to cast your vote and see what our students have to say! #MustangsCARE

2 months ago, Memorial Middle School
A "This or That" graphic. On one side, a pizza emoji. On the other side, a burger emoji. The Memorial Mustangs logo is in the bottom center.

It's World Kindness Day! This is what our Core Value of Respect ("Be Kind") is all about. Let's start a wave of kindness, Mustangs! 💚

2 months ago, Memorial Middle School
A colorful graphic for World Kindness Day. The text at the top reads, "A small act of kindness can make a big difference—be the reason someone smiles today." Below, large text says "World Kindness Day". In the center, two hands are cupping a heart-shaped earth, surrounded by smaller red hearts. Above them, various hands with small pink hearts on their palms reach upwards. The bottom of the image features colorful floral designs. The Memorial Middle School Mustangs logo is in the bottom right corner.

Mavericks Team Recognizes C.A.R.E. Award Winners

The Mavericks team at Memorial Middle School is proud to recognize four students who have gone above and beyond in demonstrating our school's core values: Community, Act Responsibly, Respect, and Excellence. These students serve as outstanding role models for their peers and our entire Community. Congratulations! #MustangsCARE

2 months ago, Memorial Middle School
A group of Memorial Middle School students from the Mavericks team stand in three rows in the hallway. Each student proudly holds a "Mustang C.A.R.E. Award" certificate recognizing them for demonstrating school core values.
Today, we honor the brave individuals who have served our country. To the veterans in our MMS family and beyond: thank you for your service, your sacrifice, and your Excellence. Our Community is grateful for you.

If you have a veteran in your family you'd like to honor, please share their name or branch of service in the comments so our community can pay tribute to them.

🇺🇸 #VeteransDay #MustangsCARE
2 months ago, Memorial Middle School
A graphic honoring Veterans Day. Text reads "Honoring All Who Served" and "Veterans Day, November 11, 2025". The background features a faded American flag with the silhouette of a saluting soldier in the foreground. The Memorial Middle School Mustangs logo is in the bottom right corner.

Here is the activities schedule for Memorial Middle School for the week of November 10, 2025.

  • Tuesday, Nov. 11: No School in observance of Veterans Day.

  • Wednesday, Nov. 12: Dress Up Day: Twin Day

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2 months ago, Memorial Middle School
A graphic of the Memorial Middle School weekly activities schedule for November 10-15, 2025. Tuesday, November 11th is Veterans Day (No School).
Memorial Middle School celebrates a successful first quarter of attendance, a key component of our "Act Responsibly" core value. Congratulations to our top three teams for their outstanding consistency: Rangers (96.48%), Pathfinders (96.44%), and Crazy 8s (95.64%). Great job to all students for prioritizing their learning. #MustangsCARE
2 months ago, Memorial Middle School
Illustration of three smiling doughnut-shaped trophies against a sparkly green background. The large gold doughnut trophy in the center has rosy cheeks and a happy face, with a plaque that reads “MMS Attendance Challenge.” To the left is a smaller silver doughnut trophy with rainbow sprinkles labeled “Second Place,” and to the right is a smaller bronze doughnut trophy with chocolate frosting and sprinkles labeled “Third Place.”

Best Buddies Make Halloween Bookmarks!

Students in the Best Buddies program gathered in the library last week for a creative and fun craft activity: making origami Halloween bookmarks.

This program continues to bring students together through friendship, inclusion, and creativity. Way to go, Mustangs!
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2 months ago, Memorial Middle School
Five students from the Best Buddies program sit together at a table in the library, smiling while working on Halloween crafts.
A small group of students sits at a table folding blue paper into origami shapes during the Best Buddies craft activity.
Three students stand together in the library holding black bat-shaped origami bookmarks and smiling for the camera.
A student wearing an orange and black Halloween shirt smiles while seated in a wheelchair, showing off his completed craft.

School Psychologist Spotlight: Mr. Jeremiah Mekelburg

This week, Memorial Middle School celebrates Mr. Jeremiah Mekelburg, our dedicated school psychologist.
He plays a vital role in supporting the academic, social, and emotional success of every Mustang.

Thank you, Mr. Mekelburg, for your care, compassion, and daily commitment to our students!
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2 months ago, Memorial Middle School
Graphic celebrating National School Psychology Week with Memorial Middle School colors and the Mustang logo. Text highlights appreciation for school psychologists who support student learning, well-being, and success.