Maeser Updates: 26 July 2019

In this edition: Class Schedules for 2019-20, Activities/Sports Fees for Late Summer 2019 and Early Fall 2019, Maeser School Uniforms + Used Uniform Sale, Maeser Community Council: Parents Needed, Volunteer Help Needed (Used Uniform Sale, New Teacher Lunch, Teacher Week Food), Counseling Announcements (2019-20 Concurrent Enrollment Classes, Schedule Changes), Sports Announcements (Register My Athlete, Middle School 4th Period Sport Class, High School Girls Soccer, High School Girls Tennis, High School Boys Volleyball, High School Girls Volleyball, High School Boys Golf, Activities/Sports Eligibility for 1st Term 2019-2020, IMPORTANT Changes to UHSAA Sports Physical Policy)

Upcoming Dates and Deadlines

Front Office Hours
July 29-August 2 – CLOSED
August 5-9 – 9:00am-3:00pm Monday-Friday
August 12-15 – 8:30am-4:00pm
Friday, August 16 – Regular office hours resume: 7:30am-4:00pm Monday-Thursday, 7:30am-1:00pm Friday

Monday, July 29
9am HS Girls Soccer Tryouts

Saturday, August 3
Parent/Student PowerSchool Access Opens

August 5-9
9am-3pm Counselors available for schedule changes (first-come first served)

Monday, August 5
4pm HS Girls Tennis practices begin
6pm HS Boys Volleyball Open Gym

Wednesday, August 7
6pm HS Boys Volleyball Tryouts

Monday, August 12
9am HS Girls Volleyball Tryouts

Friday, August 16
LAST DAY to make up all prior year Fs/NGs for fall activity/sports eligibility!
9-11:30am New Student Orientation (details in next week’s Maeser Updates!)

Monday, August 19
8am First Day of School for ALL Students (Full Dress Uniforms)

Class Schedules for 2019-20

The PowerSchool parent and student portal is currently offline to allow us to perform summer updates and run student schedules for 2019-2020.

PowerSchool will reopen for parents and students on Saturday, August 3 with 2019-20 schedule information. If your student is new to Maeser this year, you will receive an email on Friday, August 2 with your login information for PowerSchool.

Our counselors will be available the following week (August 5-9) from 9am to 3pm, to work with students needing schedule changes on a first-come first-served basis. The first schedule change is free; any additional schedule changes will cost $10 each.

Activities/Sports Fees for Late Summer 2019 and Early Fall 2019

Some activities/sports begin before school starts. Fees and deadlines will be communicated by teachers/coaches. For fee amounts, please refer to the 2019-2020 School Fee Schedule at maeserprep.org under Parents > School Fees > 2019-2020 School Fee Schedule.

Maeser School Uniforms + Used Uniform Sale

It’s that time again….. time to start thinking about going back to school! At Maeser that means thinking about school uniforms. Here’s all the information you need about where to buy new uniforms and Maeser’s bi-annual Used Uniform Sale!

Uniform Policy and Dress Code

We encourage ALL parents and students to review our Uniform Policy and Dress Code to learn why we wear uniforms at Maeser and to understand the dress code.

Where to Buy New Uniforms

**NOTE: Lands’ End is the ONLY vendor that sells new blazers with the Maeser logo.**

Lands’ End
*Sign up for sale notifications at www.landsend.com/school — click on “Shop By School” and then scroll down to “By School Address” to search by school name and state.

You may purchase the following uniform items at www.landsend.com/school:

  • Logo polos for Middle School and High School
  • Pants: girls and boys
  • Skirts: navy, khaki, and plaid
  • Navy High School blazer with Maeser logo
  • Red Middle School v-neck sweaters
  • Dress shirts
  • Outerwear, fleece jackets and vests with Maeser logo

Dennis Uniforms (3560 S. Main St., Salt Lake City)

You may purchase the following uniform items at Dennis Uniforms in person at the Salt Lake City store or online at dennisuniform.com:

  • Skirts: navy, khaki, and plaid
  • Pants: girls and boys
  • Dress shirts
  • Logo polos for Middle School and High School
  • Red Middle School cardigan with Maeser logo

Timpanogos Embroidery

Only place to purchase new Maeser hoodies.

Timpanogos Embroidery is clearing out their inventory of Maeser logo polos – while supplies last, get 20% off with free shipping on all orders $40 and up.

Used Uniform Sale

As a resource to Maeser families, the Uniform Committee holds a bi-annual Used Uniform Sale. It takes many people to run a successful Uniform Sale. If you would like to volunteer and help the uniform committee, please visit our SignUpGenius page: Maeser Used Uniform Sale.

Used Uniform Sale
Location: Maeser
Date: Thursday, August 8
Time:

  • 9:00am-12:00pm – Drop off uniform items to be sold (see instructions)
  • 6:00-8:00pm – Used Uniform Sale
  • 8:00pm-8:45pm – Pick up (money and any unsold uniform items)

The Used Uniform Sale is CASH ONLY! **TIP: Bring lots of small bills.**

Be sure to download, read, and sign our Maeser Used Uniform Sale Instructions and Parent Waiver Form and bring it with you when you drop off your items in order to sell items at the uniform sale.

Maeser Community Council: Parents Needed

We are transitioning our Community Council to a stand-alone, parent-led committee. If you would like to run and serve as parent-elected members of this committee, please email Mrs. Ellis. Elections will be held on August 13 during the public comment section of our Maeser Board meeting.

Volunteer Help Needed

Used Uniform Sale: Thursday, August 8

We need some parent volunteers to help us run the used uniform sale! If you are available and willing to help, please visit our SignUpGenius page to sign up: Maeser Used Uniform Sale: August 8.

New Teacher Lunch: Thursday, August 8

Help us welcome our new teachers on their first day of New Faculty Orientation! Please visit our SignUpGenius page for information and to sign up to help: Teacher Lunch: August 8.

Teacher Week Food: August 12-16

Our teachers head back to school before the students. We need parent volunteers to provide a continental breakfast for our teachers’ first day back. This is a great way to let our teachers know we appreciate them and to get a jump start on your volunteer hours for the year! If you can help, please visit our SignUpGenius to sign up: Food for Teacher Week: August 12-16.

Counseling Announcements

2019-20 Concurrent Enrollment Classes

Students planning on taking a Concurrent Enrollment class during the 2019/20 school year (next year) should begin the enrollment and registration process with UVU now! Go to www.uvu.edu/concurrent and follow the steps.

Schedule Changes

The counselors will be available for schedule changes on a first-come first-served basis Monday-Friday, Augusut 5-9 from 9am to 3pm. The first schedule change is free; any additional schedule changes will cost $10.

Sports Announcements

Register My Athlete

High school students participating in girls soccer, girls volleyball, girls tennis, cross-country, or baseball must register in Register My Athlete BEFORE they can participate. Click here to access the parent instructions for creating a Register My Athlete account.

Middle School 4th Period Sports Class

Priority for the 4th period sports class will be given to middle school students who are *currently* on a fall sports team. If the class is full, students who are not on the sports team may have to choose another elective.

High School Girls Soccer

Tryouts for high school girl’s soccer will be Monday, July 29th, from 9-11 at Maeser. Players should bring their physical forms to tryouts. Send questions to Coach Simmons.

High School Girls Tennis

Practice begins Monday, August 5 from 4-5:30pm at the Canyon View Junior High courts, and our first match is Tuesday, August 13. No tennis experience needed. Reach out to Coach Smith with any questions: timothy.smith@maeserprep.org or 301-401-0789. Can’t wait for a great season!

High School Boys Volleyball

Open Gym: August 5-6
Monday and Tuesday August 5th and 6th from 6-8pm at Maeser. Any high school boys interested in playing volleyball are welcome to attend.

Tryouts: August 7-8
Wednesday and Thursday August 7th and 8th from 6-8pm at Maeser. Email any questions to Coach Bundy.

High School Girls Volleyball

Tryouts will begin on Monday, August 12th at 9:00am. Contact Coach Watabe with questions.

High School Boys Golf

There will not be a HS Boys Golf team this year. If you would like to play golf you can tryout at your boundary high school since Maeser is not offering it.

Activities/Sports Eligibility for 1st Term 2019-2020

Do you plan on participating in a sport/activity during the 1st term of the 2019-2020 school year? If the answer is yes then your eligibility will be based on your 4th term grades. That is correct, the grades you earned during the 4th term of the 2018-2019 academic year will determine whether or not you can participate and this applies to all 8th-12th graders.

The standard is a 2.7 GPA with no Fs/NGs. An additional requirement for high school students is no Fs/NGs from any previous high school terms. If you do have an F/NG from a previous high school term, you have until August 16 to make up the F/NG. It is the respoonsibility of students to be aware of their individual grades and not the responsibility of the coaches and administration.

IMPORTANT Changes to UHSAA Sports Physical Policy

UHSAA has made some changes to their physical policy. Physicals that are completed between April 15-July 15 of any given year will be good until July 15 of the following year. If a student has their physical between the dates of July 16- April 14 it will also expire on July 15 of the following year. To make things consistent this will apply to all sports both non-UHSAA as well as middle school sports.

Here are some examples to clarify:

Physical Completed Expiration
December 10, 2018 July 15, 2019
February 20, 2019 July 15, 2019
April 20, 2019 July 15, 2020
June 6, 2019 July 15, 2020
January 15, 2020 July 15, 2020

In addition, sports physicals are required BEFORE tryouts/season practices at all levels (middle school AND high school). Athletes will not be permitted to tryout and/or practice unless/until the school has a current sports physical on file.