Take a look back at all things LPS in this month's issue of the LPS ReView. You will find news stories, district events, personality profiles, sports, editorials and much more! OCTOBER ISSUE
Oct. 13th Sport Clay Event Schedule: Download form hereSPORTING CLAY FUNDRAISER7:00 - 8:00 Full Breakfast Will Be Served.7:30 - 8:00 Registration & Safety8:30 Sporting Clay Shoot12:30 Pat Hunt Famous Bologna & Sausages For Lunch4 MAN SPORTING CLAY SHOOT. CARTS NOT PROVIDED.SHOOTERS MUST PROVIDE SHELLS/EYE & HEARING PROTECTION.1. 4 MAN TEAMS2. ALL SHOOTERS ON TEAM REGIS...
Parents: Please mark your calendar for this special meeting with Amber Parks!
MMS is excited to offer parents of our 7th and 8th grade students an opportunity for their children to participate in a dynamic, hands-on, civic education program in Washington, DC, May 2019! As educators, we are always looking for new and interesting ways to provide extra challenges and opportunities to enhance your students’ educational experience. Close Up provides...
The annual Lawton Public School Foundation Breakfast is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 21, from 6-9am. Please join us for a great breakfast supporting a great cause!
#LawtonPS Family: There have been several changes made to the 2018-2019 bus schedule. Please check the document to see if changes have been made to the bus numbers or bus stops. Thank you.Bus Routes
LPS Parents & Guardians: The online payment option is now open and ready for use. Please visit the Parent Portal site (https://campus.lawtonps.org/campus/portal/lawton.jsp) to check your balance and add money to your child's account.
***PLEASE NOTE: It is currently only available through the desktop website and not through the use of the Parent Portal App. We will upd...
SAVE THE DATE: Friday, Sept. 28, 2018 The MMS Parent Teacher Student Association would like to invite our Scots family to attend the FREE PTSA back to school Movie Night on the MMS lawn. Doors and concessions (for purchase: cash, check, card) open at 7:00pm. Our feature film, “Middle School: Worst Years of my Life,” will begin at 8:00pm. Bring the family, lawn chairs a...
JOM Eligibility Requirements:To be eligible for JOM services, a student must be an ENROLLED member of a Federally Recognized Indian Tribe or at least 1/4 or more degree of Indian blood. Proof of student’s tribal enrollment must be provided.For more information contact:Pam Fodder, Lawton Public School Indian Education Coordinator580-215-0255, ext. 2310 or pfodder@lawton...
#LawtonPS Parents:
Free and Reduced Lunch Applications are currently not available due to the transition of software taking place this summer. As soon as they are finalized, a link and information will be pushed out to households. Thank you.
Beginning this fall, MMS will highly encourage all student backpacks to be transparent or mesh. Students are free to shop for their own, but backpacks meeting this specification also will be on sale at enrollment for $10 each. Please see the example photos below or contact the main office at (580) 353-5111, for more information.
MMS students in grades 6 and 8 will be asked to complete an anonymous Needs Assessment Survey in May. Students will be surveyed in their 8th grade reading class on May 8, while 6th graders will be surveyed in their math classes on May 9. The survey is voluntary and students are not required to answer each question. Parents may also choose to opt out from their child's ...
Join us for a night of dinner and dancing benefiting our #LawtonPS teachers and students!
For more information, visit www.LawtonPSF.org.
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Join MMS Builders Club for the 4th Annual Mac Fest! Help support the restoration of the MMS Nature Sanctuary. This event is open to the public and will have something for everyone!
Due to the recent decision by the Lawton Public Schools' Board of Education to add an additional 60 minutes to the middle school day, MMS has released a revised bell schedule. This schedule will be in effect beginning Thursday, April 19, through the remainder of the school year, which is now scheduled to end Friday, May 25. Please click on the link below to review the ...
Following an end to the recent work stoppage and the decision by the Oklahoma State Department of Education to extend the state testing window by one week, MMS has revised its schedule for state testing for the coming weeks. Testing of students will begin Wednesday, April 18. Sessions will begin each morning and continue, as needed, throughout the day. Below is a compl...
Chronic Absenteeism
Chronic absenteeism was recommended by the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution to be adopted as the “fifth indicator” of student success and school quality based on the accountability requirements listed in Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Beginning with the 2017-18 school year, Oklahoma will include chronic absenteeism as an indic...
LPS Child Nutrition and Sodexo have launched a useful tool to quickly inform users of everything included in our school's breakfast and lunch menu. Check out the FREE "So Happy!" app today! (Available as a free download on the Apple App Store and at Google Play - search "So Happy.")
Through the efforts of physical education teacher Amy Gilpen, MacArthur Middle School has once again been recognized as a Certified Healthy School by the Oklahoma Turning Point Council, the Oklahoma State Department of Health, and the Center for the Advancement of Wellness.The Certified Healthy School program annually recognizes school sites that make a positive impact...
Parents: Just a reminder that Federal Impact Aid Cards will go home with students today, October 24, 2017.
You will be asked to update the information contained on the form. The information on the form assists the school district in obtaining federal funding for children who live on tax exempt federal property or whose parents are employed there.
In Oklahoma, school...
MMS Family,Please click on the link below for comprehensive information regarding the Nov. 14, 2017, Lawton Public Schools bond election. The proposal calls for $99.5 million for the purpose of constructing, equipping, repairing and remodeling school buildings throughout the district to provide storm shelter/safe room facilities and other facility improvements; acquiri...
MMS Community!
Welcome to MacArthur Middle School and a new school year! My name is Regina Lambert, Principal of MacArthur Middle School. It is truly a privilege to serve as the principal of this great school. With the new school year beginning, these are exciting times! I encourage you to become a part of our school and utilize the exceptional services we pr...
Student enrollment information for the 2017-18 school year is now available on the MMS website. From the main page, click on the "menu" link, then follow the "documents" link to find a folder titled "Enrolment Information."Separate grade-level documents are available for viewing or download. For additional information or questions, call the MMS office at (580) 353-5111...
In accordance with State Department of Education regulations, LPS will make changes to the end-of-day dismissal procedures. Beginning Tuesday, May 9, staff will no longer release special needs or daycare students early. This trial run will stay in effect until Thursday, May 18. The biggest anticipated impact is that students riding a special education or daycare bus ma...
Dear Parents and Students,
Spring is finally on the way! Hopefully, the cold weather is behind us and the April Showers will bring May Flowers. MacArthur Middle School is ready to take on whatever Spring brings. The month is full of academic and athletic events.
This is an extremely important time for everyone at MacArthur. It is the month of state academi...
Dear Parents and Students,Welcome to February at MMS! With attendance being such an issue, I encourage all parents and students to review the attendance guidelines located within the LPS 2016-2017 Student Code Book. To locate the book, go to www.lawtonps.org. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s grade level counselor. They will be more than happy to...
The Lawton Public School District constantly works to improve safety within its schools. In our continuing effort to enhance security, the doors at MMS are now remotely accessed through our office staff. All visitors must use the north front doors and push the button on the right side of the doors to request entrance. Signs are also posted at the entrance, as well. As ...
MMS would like to remind all parents and guardians of the established procedures for dropping off and picking up students on campus. Students are not allowed on campus before 7:45AM and must be picked up no later than 3:45PM, unless participating in an after-school activity such as clubs, athletics, 8th hour or REFOCUS. In all other cases, students will be unsupervised...
MMS students and parents are advised that the first eligibility report of the 2016-17 school year will be released this Friday, Sept. 16. Students must be passing all classes and must have at least a 90% attendance rate in all of their classes, among other obligations, in order to be eligible to participate in all extra-curricular activities. For more eligibility infor...
Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, is Gold Star Mothers and Families Day. This is a day set aside to honor the families of our nation's fallen service members. MMS would like to take the opportunity to recognize our military students and their families and, in particular, those who have family members who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our country. Our Military Fa...
MMS would like to thank all our military parents/guardians who were able to attend our first invitation to eat lunch with your student and meet the Military Family Life Counselor (MFLC). We were excited to have 15 parents able to attend and we look forward to meeting more parents at our next luncheon.The MFLC so appreciated meeting everyone and getting ideas about futu...
The annual Lawton Public Schools Foundation breakfast is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, at Golden Corral in Lawton. All proceeds from the event benefit the teachers and students of Lawton Public Schools.Tickets to the breakfast are $10 each and may be purchased at any LPS school site or at the door. The breakfast will run from 6:30-9:00AM. Golden Corral is locat...
Per LPS recommendations, please be sure all payments made to the school by check are completed in blue or black ink. Different colors are not recognized by district scanning software. Thank you!
Welcome, Welcome, Welcome to LPS! Welcome to our new Lawton Public Schools website! We are excited to roll out more than two dozen webpages reflecting each district location, all of which have been designed and formatted by LPS educators and technicians in collaboration with Apptegy school communication services this year. This new and user-friendly site will provide p...
MacArthur Junior High School opened in 1971 as part of MacArthur High School with Mr. Buddy Braddy serving as its first principal. In 1978 a new, separate facility was opened with Mr. Braddy continuing to serve as principal until 1979 when he moved to Shoemaker Center to serve as the Director of Student Services. Since its inception MacArthur Junior High/Middle School ...
Lawton Public Schools works to efficiently streamline the enrollment process for students each year. Please read more about our process below.All students that did not attend (or complete) Lawton Public Schools during last school year will need to visit the Enrollment Center to complete the enrollment process before checking in at their school.Students who completed la...
Lawton Public Schools offers a comprehensive system of “Child Find.” “Child Find” is a requirement of both Federal and State law. It mandates that each school district will locate, identify and evaluate, at no cost to the family, all students, ages 3-21, who are suspected of having a disability. Parent/Guardian can make referral by calling Special Services at (580)353-...