Joyce Clark Middle School

Today we celebrated our veterans! 🇺🇸 The JCMS family came together to cook a delicious breakfast for our honored guests. The band serenaded them as they arrived, setting a warm and welcoming tone. Students wrote thoughtful thank-you cards, and several shared their Patriot Essays with pride. Dr. Clay closed our celebration with a powerful and heartfelt keynote speech that brought tears to many. We ended the morning breaking bread together in fellowship and gratitude. ❤️🤍💙

🌟 Steps for Service Glow Walk! 🌟

Join our Buena High School Student Council on Monday, November 10th, from 6:00–7:30 PM, for an evening of fun, fitness, and community giving! 🏃‍♀️💡

Every participant will receive a punch card, and for every mile completed, Student Council will make a donation to a local veterans organization 🇺🇸.

✨ Event Highlights:

Prizes for each lap completed 🎁

Delicious food trucks 🍔

Community organizations on-site 🤝

All happening at the BHS Loveless football field!

Bring your friends, family, and school spirit and help us support our veterans while lighting up the night! 💙💛

#StepsForService #BuenaPride #GoColts #CommunityStrong #VeteransDay #AchievingExcellenceTogether

Wow! That Peter Pan Production was stellar! If you missed it, don't worry, they'll perform again this evening at 6!

We're so excited for our Peter Pan Production. Students have been working all year to put on a great play! No cover charge and they'll be performing Nov 6 & 7!

We’ll be recognizing our Coyotes this Friday, November 7th, in the cafeteria! Join us as we celebrate our students’ accomplishments for Quarter 1. • 7th grade: 11:15 a.m. • 8th grade: 11:50 a.m. Please remember that Friday is a half-day, and students will be released at 12:30 p.m. Students will be recognized for achievements in AB Honor Roll, Principal’s List, PBIS, and Perfect Attendance. If your student is earning an award, you will be notified and cordially invited to attend.

Dear JCMS Families, We are proud to honor the brave men and women who have served our country. On Monday, November 10th, JCMS will host a Veteran’s Breakfast from 7:30–8:45 a.m. as we come together to celebrate and thank our veterans for their service. Invitations will be going home through students’ Social Studies classes this week. As part of our tribute, we would love to create a display honoring our heroes. We invite families to share copies of photographs of relatives or loved ones who have served in the military. Please email photos to yolanda.everett@svps.k12.az.us. Thank you for helping us make this a meaningful event for our students and community. With gratitude, JCMS Administration

A big thank you to the DEA for coming to JCMS to teach our Coyotes about the dangers of drugs! Our students were amazing—respectful, engaged, and loved the hands-on activities!

TRUNK OR TREAT 2025! We had a blast!

Dear Families, Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Trunk or Treat event last night! We truly enjoyed seeing all the little monsters, goblins, and princesses of every size. It was a wonderful evening filled with laughter and community. We’d also like to extend our appreciation to the families who continue working closely with JCMS to promote responsibility with their teenagers. The majority of our students are doing a fantastic job carrying their school IDs each day, and it truly makes life easier at JCMS! • Picture Day ran smoothly thanks to those who had their IDs on hand. • Lunch and bus dismissal are faster and more organized. • Most importantly, IDs help us ensure every student is safe, accounted for, and easily identifiable for security purposes. A little housekeeping: • Students without an ID need to purchase one for $5 in the front office. • If an ID is not scanning or working properly, students should come to the front office during lunchtime or after school so we can troubleshoot the issue. • Please remind your student that they must have their ID to ride the bus. Students who forget or misplace their ID will not be allowed to board. Additionally, students should remain in their designated bus lines; many have missed their buses because they are distracted by their phones or chatting with friends. Thank you for your continued support and partnership in helping our Coyotes stay respectful, responsible, safe, and ready to learn each day! Warm regards, Principal Paz, JCMS

💜 🎨🎃 JCMS has talent! 🎃🎨💜 Check out these incredible artists! Mrs. H, our amazing Dean of Students, kicked off a “Decorate Your Pumpkin” contest, and some of the designs are absolutely extraordinary! We love seeing our students’ creativity shine. Enjoy these masterpieces!

💜Please come out to support our JCMS PTSO. Every little bit helps 💜

🐘 DON'T FORGET🐘 📷 PICTURE DAY 📷 💜Tuesday, 10/28 💜

🎉 Spirit & Red Ribbon Week 🎉 Let’s show our Coyote pride and commitment to staying drug-free all week long! Monday, 10/27: “Our Pack Stays Drug-Free!” 🐾 Wear your Coyote gear or purple to show your pride! Tuesday, 10/28: “Picture a Drug-Free Future!” 📸 Dress your best for Picture Day! Wednesday, 10/29: “Stay Hidden from Drugs!” 🕵️ Wear camo or dress like a spy to stay undercover! Thursday, 10/30: “Follow Your Dreams and Stay Drug-Free!” 😴 Come cozy in your pajamas!

On Friday, October 24th, we hosted a school-wide Rock, Paper, Scissors (RPS) Tournament as our Quarter 2 PBIS Booster event! Students and staff had an absolute blast. Laughter, cheer, & friendly competition filled our campus ! Many students have already asked if we can do it again, and the answer is… ABSOLUTELY! We love having fun just as much as our students do. Honestly, it’s hard to say who’s more competitive! 🤣

Round 2 of Spirit Week for the 25-26 school year. Enjoy Day 1 highlights of TWIN DAY 💜💜

Join us for a special event hosted by our PTSO! 🎉 We’re wrapping up the last day of the Book Fair and collecting canned goods for our community food drive. Bring a can (or two!) to help support our students and local families in need. Enjoy some snacks 😋, good company, and a great cause! Thank you in advance for your support — together, we make a difference! 💜💜💜

In one week, JCMS will be hosting a Trunk or Treat Car and Bike show! Wednesday, October 29, 4-6 pm. Come and enjoy the fun! See flyer for details.

Dear Parents and Guardians, We have noticed that some students are not moving with a sense of urgency between classes. Many stop to chat or linger, even when encouraged to move along. As a result, some have accumulated an excessive number of tardies, in some cases, over 40, while on campus during first quarter. Quarter 2 will be different. Beginning Monday, October 20, our security team, administration, and law enforcement partners will begin conducting hall sweeps throughout the day. Any student who is not in class when the bell rings will be escorted to the front office and will be required to call their parent or guardian to notify them each time they were late to class. Tardies will be documented throughout the day, every day. Students who accumulate six or more tardies over time will be placed on a Tardy Contract. Consequences will follow our progressive discipline guidelines, which include lunch detention, after school detention, in-house suspension, out-of-school suspension, and finally, removal from an elective. Students removed from an elective will be placed in a life skills class, where they will learn about responsibility, time management, and other habits that support success in school and beyond. We ask for your partnership in reinforcing the importance of punctuality. Please take a moment this weekend to speak with your child and remind them that this policy goes into effect Monday. We understand that many students are doing a great job getting from point A to point B on time, and we truly appreciate their efforts! Four minutes is more than enough time to get across our campus, and we’re helping students build habits that will serve them well at Buena, where the campus is much larger and passing periods are only five minutes. Thank you for your continued support!

Trunk or Treat at JCMS. Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2025 Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm Come join the fun!!!

Lunch applications were due at the end of September. We did our best to send reminders during registration days and at the beginning of the school year, and we appreciate all parents who submitted their applications on time. However, we still have many outstanding applications. As a result, free and reduced lunch benefits are no longer active in our system for those students. To avoid being charged full price for meals, please submit your lunch application as soon as possible. You may request a paper copy from our office or for faster results, please complete the application online through our District website: svusd68.org