In this edition: Friday Mentoring Opportunities, Dead Poets Concert, Maeser Halloween Celebrations, ACT Prep Course Sign-up, Volunteer Help Needed (Trunk or Treat, College Application Day, College Carnival), Sports Announcements (HS Girls Basketball Tryouts, Activities/Sports Eligibility Changes for Q2 and Q3)
Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
Front Office Hours
7:30am-4:00pm Monday-Wednesday
CLOSED for Fall Break Thursday-Friday
Monday, October 15
Picture Retake Day
Tuesday, October 16
**Last day to make up NGs to remain eligible to participate in Q2 sports/activities!**
Thursday-Friday, October 18-19
Fall Break – NO SCHOOL
Monday, October 22
Credit Recovery Winterim assigned after 1st term grades finalized
4:00pm Driver Education class begins (sign up in the front office)
6:30pm Dead Poets Concert in the gym
Friday, October 26
Model United Nations at BYU
Dress up: Maeser Halloween approved dress code (no masks, complete face coverings, weapons, or blood/gore allowed)
12:00pm Trunk or Treat in the Seminary parking lot – scroll down for details (and volunteer sign-ups)!
Saturday, October 27
ACT National Test Administration at Maeser
Thursday, November 1
Winterim fees available to pay online or in the front office
Monday, November 5
4:00pm HS Girls Basketball Tryouts
Thursday, November 15
Winterim fees are DUE (if unpaid after this date, your student will be dropped from their Winterim)
Friday Mentoring Opportunities
Mentoring is one of the core principles of Classical education, and one of the things we do well at Maeser. Every Friday students can take advantage of mentoring opportunities provided by our faculty.
Here is the link to the schedule of upcoming mentoring opportunities: Friday Mentoring Opportunities.
Dead Poets Concert
When? Monday, October 22 from 6:30-7:30pm
Where? Maeser gym
Save the date!! Come join us for a fun evening of music, theatrical performances, and recitations from great minds of the past! All choirs will be performing, many of the Shakespeare pieces will be presented, and other readings by famous, dead poets. Add a little culture to your Halloween this year! Contact Erin Smith with questions.
Maeser Halloween Celebrations: Friday, October 26
We will be celebrating Halloween on Friday, October 26. Students will be allowed to wear Halloween costumes to school. All costumes must fit the Maeser-approved Halloween dress code: no masks, complete face coverings, weapons, or blood/gore allowed; costumes must be modest, covering all areas that would normally be covered by the school uniform.
After school during Mentoring (12:00-12:45pm), we will hold our annual Trunk or Treat in the Seminary parking lot. Families are invited to help set up their trunks and hand out treats during Mentoring! Parents: if you donate candy and/or come and participate, please count this toward your volunteer hours.
Volunteer Help Needed for Trunk or Treat
The Maeser HS Student Council and the Maeser LDS Seminary would LOVE your help with our annual Mentoring Trunk or Treat! Sign up to bring your decorated trunk and your family to participate with our Maeser students, or sign up to donate candy for the Trunk or Treat activity: Maeser Trunk or Treat SignUp Genius Page.
ACT Prep Course Session 1: November 1, 8, and 15
We only have two weeks left for Sophomores to sign up for this opportunity! After this, we will open up the class for students in other grades to join. Our Trustlands funding will pay for each of our Sophomores to take one session of ACT Prep. For everyone else, the course is $125. Sign up at the front desk.
Can’t make it to the November class?
Session 2 will be held March 14, 21, and 28. Session 3 will be held April 25, May 2, and May 9.
Volunteer Help Needed
Trunk or Treat
The Maeser HS Student Council and the Maeser LDS Seminary would LOVE your help with our annual Mentoring Trunk or Treat! Sign up to bring your decorated trunk and your family to participate with our Maeser students, or sign up to donate candy for the Trunk or Treat activity: Maeser Trunk or Treat SignUp Genius Page.
College Application Day: Wednesday, November 7
Our counselors are looking for parent volunteers to assist seniors in their Socratic classes on Wednesday, November 7th, as they work on and submit college applications. These volunteers would help support the students as they work on the applications. This may include some basic proofreading, answering questions, and being supportive. For more details and to sign up, please visit our SignUp Genius: College Application Day: Wednesday, November 7.
College Carnival: Friday, November 9
Our counselors need parent volunteers to run the annual College Carnival on Friday, November 9 from 1-3 pm. This mainly involves being present and running the game booths. We also need baked goods for the carnival as well as water bottles for the college reps. For more details and to sign up, please visit our SignUp Genius: College Carnival: Friday, November 9.
Sports Announcements
HS Girls Basketball Tryouts: November 5
See Coach Call if you are interested in trying out. She has a pre-season conditioning packet to help you get ready for the season.
Activities/Sports Eligibility Changes for the 2nd Term
Students must earn a 2.7 GPA with no Fs/NGs for the 1st term in order to be eligible to participate in activities/sports at Maeser Prep during the 2nd term and must maintain this GPA during the 2nd term in order to remain eligible.
Activities/Sports Eligibility Changes for 3rd Term and Beyond
Students must earn a 2.7 GPA with no Fs/NGs for the 2nd term in order to be eligible to participate in activities sports during the 3rd term. In addition to this standard, any high school students who have NGs/Fs from any previous high school courses will be required to make up the F/NG before they are eligible to participate in activities/sports. Contact the counselors to learn more about options for making up these courses.