Community involvement is an integral part of the education of MEMS students. Students are able to learn from those they touch while developing a sense of pride and satisfaction from their accomplishments, and the community is enriched by its association with MEMS students and teachers.

     A major component of the Life Skills class is the development of a community service project. Examples of community service projects selected by Life Skills students include conducting "clean-up" projects throughout the community, providing care kits for homeless, recycling projects, tutoring and reading to elementary students, visiting children in the hospital, painting over neighborhood graffiti, adopting an elderly grand-friend, snow removal from the driveway or sidewalk of a needy and elderly person and helping with Special Olympics.

     The National Junior Honor Society and Student Council are both organizations with service as a major component of the organization. Students are selected into these groups and commit a significant amount of time serving others. NJHS members conduct annual fundraisers to support specific causes for people in need, including medical support and economic assistance. Food baskets are gathered at Thanksgiving and Christmas and then distributed to needy families. Members also participate in a scavenger hunt for an assortment of food and personal hygiene products to benefit the Sunshine Rescue Mission. The MEMS Student Council is one of the most active organizations on the campus. The student council serves the school and community as its primary goal. The council has been recognized as an "Honor Council" by the Arizona Association of Junior High Student Councils for the past three years as a result of its commitment to service. A canned food drive, held before Thanksgiving, regularly collects over 5000 cans of food for the Salvation Army. United Blood Services awarded the Student Council its Gold Award for conducting a community blood drive at school. The blood drive is conducted annually and acquires over 75 units of blood from adult members of the community. Student Council members acquire pledges, schedule blood donors, assist donors when they arrive at school and provide snacks to the donors. Student Council members volunteer their assistance at the Coconino County Humane Society and care for the animals by taking them on walks, feeding them and showing compassion. The Student Council raises money for the American Cancer Society throughout the year, and a portion of this money goes toward cancer research. Students spend time with elderly members of the Los Arcos Adult Home by playing cards, talking and socializing.

     Many events by MEMS students are designed for community participation and enjoyment. Musical and dramatic performances as well as athletic events are open to the public and always are well supported by the community. County Fair exhibits display students talents, and many students have their art work displayed at galleries throughout the school year.

     Many Hispanic students are members of the Unidos Club. Students visit rest homes and the cancer clinic to support the patients. The Hispanic counselor coordinates many activities that promote Hispanic youth in the community. The Hispanic Organization for Youth (HOY) is an organization that underscores the importance of Hispanic people in business. HOY encourages MEMS Hispanic mothers and daughters to work and train together to learn about becoming involved in the business community. The MEMS Native American Club assists at the community food kitchen, serving as peer helpers at elementary schools, adopting nursing home residents and gathering food baskets for the needy for Thanksgiving. Native American students attend annual leadership and cultural diversity workshops to become proactive and involved leaders in the community. Special community services for Native American students are coordinated by the Native American counselor. Native Americans for Community Action (NACA) provide child and family counseling and the Native American School to Work Transition Program and Multicultural Engineering Program (AIESA) provides tutoring for Native American students at MEMS.

     In an attempt to assist the community, MEMS students have become actively involved in the state initiated Tobacco Use Prevention Project. Approximately one hundred students are involved in this unique community program that promotes the message, "Tobacco: tumor causing, teeth staining, smelly, puking habit". The MEMS Youth Action Group, together with adults from the community, published an anti-tobacco newsletter and produced a video presentation that was promoted in various Flagstaff movie theaters.