Clay Center Community Middle School

🎉 Bengals, it’s Lighthouse Food & Hygiene Drive BINGO time! 🧡

STUCO is hosting Food & Hygiene Drive Bingo this October, and it’s just for CCCMS students!

🥫🍊 Items include: canned fruit (peaches, pears, oranges, pineapple), spaghetti sauce, cereal, mac & cheese, peanut butter, canned veggies, and more.
🧼🪥 Hygiene items like: body wash, wipes, toothpaste, toothbrushes, razors, hair ties, and diapers are also needed!

✅ Complete a BINGO with your PAWS and win a small prize!!
📎 Check out the bingo card for the full list of items to bring.

Let’s fill the Lighthouse shelves AND have some fun, Bengals! 💪✨

#BengalStrong #FoodDriveBingo #CCCMS #STUCO #StudentLeadership

A BIG congratulations to Ms. Bott and Mr. Eyermann! A well-deserved honor for two GREAT teachers! #celebrate379

📚✨ Reminder! The Bengal Book Fair is Happening Now!
The Bengal Library is filled with amazing adventures—come find your next great read now through October 3rd!

🕒 Book Fair Hours:
👉 Before School: 7:50–8:10
👉 After School: 3:20–3:45
🚫 No after-school fair today (Tuesday, 9/30)

Can’t make it in person? You can still support our library from home:
👉 Shop the Scholastic Online Fair: https://shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce/parent-store-2.html?fairId=5870437

Thank you for supporting our Bengal Library—today and always! 🐾🧡🖤

🐾 Good Luck to our Bengal Athletes Today! 🐾
Our Cross Country team will be running their hearts out at the Rock Creek Invitational starting at 4:00 PM!
Meanwhile, our 7th Grade Bengal Volleyball B Team heads to Rock Creek to take on Rock Creek and Abilene at 4:30 PM.

Let’s bring that Bengal Pride and cheer them on! 💪🏃‍♂️🏐
Go Bengals! 🧡🖤

📣 What’s Happening This Week at CCCMS! 🐾

🚨 Reminder: NO SCHOOL tomorrow, Monday, September 29th

Stay tuned for more updates on this week’s Bengal activities!

Mr. Higgins is a new History/Government teacher at both CCCMS and CCCHS. Yesterday, his 6th grade world history students were demonstrating their knowledge of the Mesopotamian empires by creating a poster showcasing each empire. #celebrate379

A big Thank You goes out to our September career chat presenters!
Angela Parsell from Clay County EMS
Bryce Dolan from Clay County Medical Center
Laura Schwartz from K-state.
#celebrate379

📚✨ Reminder! The Bengal Book Fair is open in the Bengal Library now through October 3rd!

🕒 Hours:
👉 Before School: 7:50–8:10
👉 After School: 3:20–3:45
(No after-school fair today, 9/26, or Tuesday, 9/30)

Support your school library while finding your next great adventure at your fingertips! 🌟

Can’t make it in person? You can shop from the comfort of your home here:
👉 Scholastic Online Fair: https://shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce/parent-store-2.html?fairId=5870437

Thank you for supporting our Bengal Library—both now and in the future! 🐾🧡🖤

Ever played volleyball with rackets? Mr. Smith's 6th graders have! It's a new game that teaches hand/eye coordination, teamwork, and fun! #celebrate379

📚✨ Debate Day in 7th Grade ELA!

Mr. Last’s 7th graders put their critical thinking (and debating!) skills to the test today as they tackled a big question:

👉 Do social media influencers have a positive or negative impact on kids ages 12–18?

Students were split into teams, researched both sides of the issue, and came prepared not just to defend their positions—but to counter the opposing team’s arguments, too. 👏💡

Which side would YOU take? 🤔 #celebrate379

Mrs. Argo's 6th grade art classes are participating in the Clay Count Conservation Poster contest. The theme this year is, "Home is Where the Habitat Is". #celebrate379

🍎🥪 Today’s Bengal Strong Habits in Action Spotlight is shining on our incredible Food Service Team in honor of National Food Service Workers Day! 🎉

🐾From early mornings to busy lunch hours, they work hard every single day to keep our Bengals fed, fueled, and smiling.🧡🖤
We appreciate everything they do to support our students and staff — thank you for the love and energy you put into every meal!
👀 Take a look below to learn more about the amazing people behind the scenes in our kitchens!
Charles McDonald is Originally From Kansas City but graduated from Clay Center in 2003. About four years ago, he moved back to the area and has a two-and-a-half-year-old daughter. He also works at Ray's on the weekend. His hobbies include going to sporting events, including football, basketball, and baseball.
Kathy Burger is always ready with a smile for our students! She is the proud mom of two grown daughters and has been part of the USD 379 Food Service Department for many years. This year, she brings her strong people skills and amazing culinary talent to CCCMS, where she’s already making a positive impact every day.
🖤🧡 Let’s hear it for our Food Service Heroes! 🐾

🔥🐾 This morning, our Bengals got FIRED UP at the Pep Rally to support our Fall sports teams! 🎉

💪 A friendly grade-level battle brought the energy, with 8th Grade pulling out the W! 👏

⚡ Now let’s keep that momentum rolling tonight as our Bengals take on Wamego! 🧡🖤

LET’S GO BENGALS!! 🐅

📣🐾 Good luck to all our Bengal athletes today!🐾📣

🏃‍♂️ Cross Country is competing at the Republic County Invitational in Belleville at 4 pm.
🏐 Volleyball heads to Wamego with matches starting at 4:30 pm.
🏈 Football takes on Wamego — 7th Grade kicks off at 4:30pm followed by 8th Grade.

Our Bengals started the day with an awesome Pep Rally 🎉— now let’s finish strong with some big wins tonight!

🧡🖤 Let’s go Bengals!!🖤🧡

Mr. Brummet is using his September counseling lessons to focus on mental health. This includes Signs of Suicide training that every USD 379 staff member also went through in August. This program is paid for through a Clay Counts Coalition grant and was purchased in part because of Kansas Communities That Care survey data. All CCCMS students will go through the training. #celebrate379

Mrs. Schooley's 8th grade industrial arts classes are putting together all their new knowledge to construct their three views using orthographic projection, which is a method of representing a three-dimensional object in two dimensions by projecting its features onto a plane using parallel lines that are perpendicular (orthogonal) to the projection plane. Construction and art techniques rolled up into one! #celebrate379

2025-25 USD 379 Teachers of the Year Leah Knitter and Alisha Brownell attended the Kansas TOY banquet last weekend. Besides being recognized as the elementary and secondary TOY representatives from Clay County, they also got put into teams and made plans to attend each other's schools during the school year. It's a great way to bond and gain insight and ideas from others! Congrats to both on their recognition! #celebrate379

📸 Picture Day Reminder!
Your student should have brought home a Rolland Studios flyer. All picture purchases are online using the code specific to CCCMS.

🗓 When: Thursday morning around 10:30 AM

Don’t forget those smiles! 😃

The goal of Bengal Writing is just that: Writing!

Mrs. Blain's 6th graders have done a lot of that in the first month of school. Yesterday, their focus was on continuity. They wrote stories together and then shared with the class. #celebrate379

📚🎉 The Scholastic Book Fair is HERE! 🎉📚
Support the Bengal Library and share the love of books with your students and family.
The Book Fair will be open before and after school through October 3rd. Don’t miss it! 🐾

💻 Can’t make it in person? Shop online here 👉 Scholastic Online Fair: https://shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce/parent-store-2.html?fairId=5870437

Book Fair Trailers: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/videos/video-book-trailers/ms1-ms2.html

All support is greatly appreciated!