Maeser Updates: 18 June 2021

In This Edition

Maeser Updates Summer Posting Schedule, PowerSchool Summer Availability, Summer Office Hours, Fall Schedule Update (New School Schedule, Advisory Friday Expectations, Masks, Class Schedules), Have Your 2021-22 Plans Changed?, 2021 Summer Reading, Used Uniform Exchange (Selling & Buying Instructions, Volunteer Help Needed!, Where To Buy NEW Uniforms, Lands’ End 30% Off School Uniforms Sale), Volunteer Opportunities (Used Uniform Exchange, Don’t Forget to Report Your Hours), Sports Announcements (Sports Academic Eligibility, Fall Sports Guide, HS Girls Soccer Tryouts, MS Volleyball, HS Boys Volleyball, HS Baseball, HS Tennis), Help Us Stay In Touch + Opt In For School Text Messages

Front Office Summer Hours

June 21-25
8:30am-12:30pm on Monday, Wednesday & Friday
CLOSED Tuesday & Thursday

June 28-August 6
CLOSED for Summer Break

August 9-13
8:30am-12:30pm Monday-Friday

Beginning August 16 (first day of school)
7:30am-4:00pm Mon-Thurs
7:30am-1:00pm Fri

Upcoming Dates and Deadlines

June 7-25
Summer School

Thursday, June 24
6-8pm Used Uniform Exchange in the Maeser Lunchroom

July 2-23
Maeser Updates On Hiatus For Summer Break

Monday, July 26
9-11am HS Girls Soccer Tryouts at Maeser

Monday, August 9
Student Class Schedules Available

Monday, August 16
First Day of School!

Maeser Updates Summer Posting Schedule

Maeser Updates will be on hiatus for the summer break from July 2-23. Weekly Updates posts will resume on Friday, July 30.

PowerSchool Summer Availability

The PowerSchool parent and student portal will be taken offline on Thursday, July 1 to allow us to perform summer updates and maintenance, and to create student schedules for 2021-2022.

The parent and student portals will reopen on Monday, August 9 with 2021-22 schedule information. Schedule change information will be given at that time.

If your student is new to Maeser this year, you will receive an email during the week of August 2-6 with your parent login information for PowerSchool.

Summer Office Hours

The front office will have abbreviated hours during the month of June. June 7-25 the front office will be open from 8:30am to 12:30pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays only and will be CLOSED on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The office and our school buildings will be CLOSED June 28-August 6 for the summer.

Have a safe and happy summer break!

Fall Schedule Update

We hope you are enjoying your summer break! We are well underway for our preparations for the upcoming school year, and want to let you know about some important changes and expectations. This information will hopefully help you to prepare for school in the fall.

New School Schedule

We experimented and learned a lot this past year, and we’re excited to implement some of those positive experiences. This year we will be continuing Advisory Fridays. Regular, in-person classes will be held Monday-Thursday, from 8:00am-3:30pm for all students. Advisory Fridays will run from 9:00am-1:00pm.

Advisory Friday Expectations

Fridays will continue to be treated as an official school day for students to take tests, get individualized help from teachers, work in small groups, participate in mentoring activities, and do make-up work. Teachers may assign specific times for students to come to campus to take tests, quizzes, and labs. Additionally, teachers may use Google Classroom to assign and collect homework on Fridays. As much as possible, families should treat Fridays as they would any other school day.

Masks

This coming school year students will not be required to wear masks. Students who are sick are encouraged to stay home to avoid making others sick. If a student misses school, it is the student’s and parent’s responsibility to proactively communicate with the student’s teachers to make sure that all work is received, understood, and completed in accordance with Maeser’s homework policy. We are still waiting from direction from the state about testing and mask policies for sports and other extracurriculars.

Class Schedules

Students will be able to see their class schedules in PowerSchool beginning August 9th. This allows administration, the counseling department, and teachers time to thoroughly review student schedules beforehand, which will minimize the number of schedule changes that need to occur.

Please DO NOT contact the counselors about schedules prior to August 9th. Student schedules aren’t created until late summer, so the counselors will not have this information to give out prior to August 9th.

We will be sending out additional information as the school year gets closer.

Have Your 2021-22 Plans Changed? Please Let Us Know ASAP!

If your plans for 2021-22 enrollment have changed and your student will not be attending Maeser Prep, please contact us ASAP to let us know by emailing us at registrar@maeserprep.orgplease include your student’s name, their 2021-22 grade, and the school they will be attending next year. We are sending out record requests for our new students and want to help you avoid having your student’s school file sent to the wrong school. We are also creating schedules for next year and want to make sure students can get into the classes they’ve requested.

Thanks so much for your help in keeping our records up to date!

2021 Summer Reading

Click here to access the 2021 Summer Reading lists.

Used Uniform Exchange

DATE: Thursday, June 24
TIME: 6-8pm
LOCATION: Maeser Lunch Room

To Sell Uniforms

  1. Launder all uniform items. Make sure there are no holes, stains, or excessive wear on the clothing.
  2. On an envelope clearly indicate:
    • Your name
    • Article of clothing for sale
    • Size/gender
    • Price
    • Payment method (cash or Venmo account)
  3. Safety pin the envelope to the uniform
  4. Drop off item to sell at Maeser on Thursday, June 24 (10am- 12pm and 4- 5:30pm)
    • The front office can not take items for the uniform exchange. Please drop off uniforms to be sold ONLY at the designated times.
  5. Sign the Uniform Exchange Waiver (available at drop-off)

PLEASE NOTE:
**The uniform committee reserves the right to turn away any uniform items that are not in good condition or that do not meet the Uniform Code.

**At the end of the sale, YOU are responsible to pick up any unsold items. You will be required to show a picture ID to pick up your envelopes with money from sold items.

**Maeser WILL NOT be taking donations of unsold uniform items.

**If you are selling items at the Uniform Exchange you can pick up your envelopes with money in them AND your unsold items between 8 and 8:30 pm.

**The front desk CANNOT keep envelopes with money in them for pick up at a later time. If you do not pick up your money at the end of the sale, the money will be donated to Maeser’s Uniform Fund.

Suggested Pricing for Used Uniforms
Blazers $25
Cardigans $10
Maeser Hoodies/Sweatshirts $10
Polos $5
Shorts $5
HS Plaid Skirts $10 -$15
Skirts $5
Pants $5
Ties $ 5
P.E. uniforms $5

To Buy Uniforms

CASH: Bring lots of small bills (ones and fives).
VENMO: IF a seller accepts Venmo, you may pay using your Venmo account. You will need to show the uniform committee proof of your Venmo payment before you will be allowed to take the uniform items.

Volunteer Help Needed!

The used uniform exchange is a parent-sponsored and run opportunity to allow parents to resell their students’ uniforms and for parents to purchase needed uniforms in good condition at a low cost. We need your help to make these events happen! For more information and to sign up, please visit our SignUpGenius: Maeser Used Uniform Parent Swap.

Where To Buy NEW Uniforms

Please visit maeserprep.org for the complete uniform policy: https://maeserprep.org/uniform-policy-dress-code/.

All polos, blazers, sweaters, and cardigans MUST have the Maeser logo. Logoed items and high school plaid skirts can be purchased at Landsend.com and/or Dennis Uniform (online or in-person).

Non-logoed items (pants, shorts, khaki and navy skirts, dress shirts) can be purchased where any uniform style clothing is sold.

Landsend.com

*sign up for sale notifications at landsend.com

*Landsend.com is the ONLY vendor that sells high school blazers at this time.*

Search for “Maeser” under the “School” tab then “Find Your School”. When you shop on landsend.com’s Maeser pages, all items listed have been approved. Landsend.com will automatically add the logo to any uniform items that require the logo.

You may purchase the following Maeser Uniform approved items at Landsend.com:

  • logoed polos for middle school and high school
  • pants: girls and boys
  • skirts: navy, khaki, and plaid
  • blazer (landsend.com is the only vendor that sells the blazer)
  • red middle school sweaters (v-neck or cardigan)
  • dress shirts
  • logo outerwear, fleece jackets, and vests
  • boys middle school blue tie
  • boys high school ties (red and blue striped)
  • girls middle school blue cross tie
  • girls high school red cross tie

Dennis Uniforms

3560 Main St, Salt Lake City

You may purchase the following Maeser Uniform approved items at Dennis Uniforms in person at the Salt Lake City store or online at dennisuniforms.com

  • skirts, navy, khaki, and plaid
  • pants
  • dress shirts
  • polos with Maeser logo
  • middle school cardigan with Maeser logo

Timpanogos Embroidery

*only place to buy new “Maeser” hoodies and “Lion sweatshirts”*

Lands’ End 30% Off School Uniforms Sale

Lands’ End will be holding a 30% off sale on school uniforms June 24-30 at Landsend.com/school! Use code STARS and PIN 1776 to take advantage of 30% savings on your student’s school uniform items!

Volunteer Opportunities

Used Uniform Exchange

The used uniform exchange is a parent-sponsored and run opportunity to allow parents to resell their students’ uniforms and for parents to purchase needed uniforms in good condition at a low cost. We need your help to make these events happen! For more information and to sign up, please visit our SignUpGenius: Maeser Used Uniform Parent Swap.

Don’t Forget to Report Your Hours!

Report your volunteer hours once you’ve dropped off your donation: Report Parent Service Hours. Each $5 spent for donations counts as one hour of volunteer service!

Sports Announcements

Sports Academic Eligibility for FALL Sports

Eligibility for participation in any sports/activities during the 1st term of the 2021-2022 school year will be based on 4th term grades. Students (7th-12th) must earn a 2.7 GPA with no Fs/NGs. In addition, high school students cannot have any Fs/NGs/Incompletes from previous high school terms. If the F/NG/Incomplete is made up by the beginning of the sports season they will be able to participate.

Fall Sports Guide

For a list of the fall sports that are available at Maeser for both MS and HS students, click here: 2021 Maeser Fall Sports Guide. The Fall Sports Guide includes whether the team is boys, girls, or coed, if there is summer training, when tryouts are, who the coach is, and the coach’s contact information, if it is available.

High School Girls Soccer Tryouts

Summer workouts are at Aspen Elementary (945 W 2000 N, Orem, UT) are on Wednesdays from 9-11. Tryouts will be on Monday, July 26th, from 9-11 at Maeser. Students can enroll in the Soccer Google Classroom with the code: dtpqxdi or contact Coach Simmons (dustin.simmons@maeserprep.org).

Middle School Volleyball

Middle school boys and girls who are interested in volleyball are invited to open gyms on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning June 22nd, from 9:00-11:00am. If you would like to receive email updates please contact Coach Call at darci.call@maeserprep.org with a parent email and your Maeser email, if you have one.

High School Boys Volleyball

Open gyms are being held through the summer on Thursday evenings from 7:00-9:00pm. Beginning June 21st they will also be held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:00-11:00am. If you would like to receive email updates please contact Coach Call at darci.call@maeserprep.org with a parent email and your Maeser email, if you have one.

High School Baseball (co-ed)

Open summer practices are Mondays-Fridays from 8:00-10:00am at Rotary Park (400 S 200 E, American Fork). Any student who will be in high school in the fall is invited. No previous experience required. Contact Coach Gilbert (ted.gilbert@maeserprep.org) if you have any questions.

High School Tennis (Girls and Boys)

If you are interested in playing high school tennis next school year (girls or boys), please reach out to Coach Smith for tryout information and optional summer practice schedules: timothy.smith@maeserprep.org.

Help Us Stay In Touch!

Not getting our emails, phone or text messages? Here’s how to make sure you’re getting all of our important announcements and information:

Opt In For School Text Messages

Our school utilizes the SchoolMessenger system to deliver text messages to your mobile phone with important information about events, school closings, safety alerts, student fees, and more. We will only use text messaging for urgent and important information.

You can participate in this service by sending a text message of “Y” or “Yes” to our school’s short code number, 67587. You can also opt out of text messages at any time by simply replying to one of our messages with “Stop”.

Thank you for helping us keep in contact with your family!

Update Your Contact Information

If any of your contact information has changed – email address, mailing address, phone number – please let us know so we can stay in touch with your family.