In This Edition
Truth | Honor | Virtue, Return Semester 1 Socratic Novels, Semester 2 Schedule Changes, NEW Student Lottery Applications for 2022-23, Volunteer Opportunities (Winterim, Teacher Appreciation, Report Your Volunteer Hours), 21-22 Maeser Yearbooks, Maeser Hoodies & Sweatshirts, Sports Announcements (Q2 Sports Academic Eligibility, Sports Physicals, Maeser Sports Guide), Counseling Announcements (UVU Concurrent Enrollment Registration & Admissions Deadlines, Scholarship Opportunities, College Information Sessions), Are You Missing Important School Communications? (Opt In For School Text Messages, Update Your Contact Information)
Winterim & MSI: January 3-20
Front Office Hours
8:30am-2:30pm Monday-Friday
Closed Monday, January 17 for Civil Rights Day (no school)
Winterim & MSI School Hours
9:00am-2:00pm Monday-Friday
No School on Monday, January 17 for Civil Rights Day
Winterfest!
Thursday, January 20 from 4:30-7:00pm
Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
Wednesday, January 12
LAST DAY to return Socratic novels from Semester 1
Monday, January 17
NO SCHOOL – Civil Rights Day
Tuesday, January 18
10:30am Middle School Spelling Bee
Thursday, January 20
4:30-7:00pm Winterfest!
Friday, January 21
NO SCHOOL – Teacher Work Day
Monday, January 24
First Day of Semester 2 – Full Dress Day
Tuesday, February 1
Last Day to Submit 2022-23 Lottery Applications for New Students
Truth | Honor | Virtue
Each week in this new feature, we’ll be celebrating some of the great things our school community is doing!
Maeser Alumna Wins AAPI Essay Competition
Last March, 2021 graduate Mona Ueno entered an essay contest sponsored by AAPI, an Asian American organization. From over 200 applicants, Mona was recently announced as the first place winner of a scholarship. You can read her essay here: https://aapistories.org/essays/hs-1-1. Congratulations, Mona!
Return Socratic Novels from Semester 1 by Wednesday, January 12
Your student’s Socratic teacher may have called for first semester novels to be turned in during finals. If your student did not return a textbook, they have been charged a replacement fee on their student account. The last day to return these novels and have the fee removed is Wednesday, January 12. After that date, we will purchase replacements and the fee will remain on your student’s account and will be subject to late fees.
Semester 2 Schedule Changes
Schedule change requests can be made starting now through January 28th at 1:00pm. The counselors will begin to work on the changes during winterim in the order they are submitted. All schedule changes will be handled online using the online Google form. The first schedule change form submission is free but all other submissions cost $10 (to be paid in the front office before the change will be made). Please understand that counselors will be busy with Winterim and other tasks during January. We will respond to emails but any and all changes must go through the schedule change request form. We will not make changes from an email request.
Middle School Schedule Change Request Form
High School Schedule Change Request Form
Please note that being thorough and entering requests and alternate requests is helpful; however, if a class is full, you will be placed on the waitlist. Waitlists do change daily. Please don’t send multiple emails asking about schedule changes, as this will slow the process down. We work in the order of receipt. Please note: we will do our very best to honor requests, but we can’t guarantee all requests will be available.
For your reference, here are the links to the required course list and the master schedule.
Questions?
Please email your student’s counselor (but remember, all class change requests must go through the schedule change request form above):
Sandra Sorenson – 7th and 8th: sandra.sorenson@maeserprep.org
McKay Peck – 9th and 10th: mckay.peck@maeserprep.org
Krystal Anderson – 11th and 12th: krystal.anderson@maeserprep.org
NEW Student Lottery Applications For 2022-23
Lottery applications for NEW students for the 2022-23 school year are NOW OPEN in our new online application/enrollment system!
To submit an application for a NEW student, click here to complete the Lottery Application. You can also access the lottery application by visiting our website (www.maeserprep.org) and clicking Admissions and then Submit An Application.
Applications must be received by February 1, 2022 to be included in the 2022-23 lottery. After that date, students will be added to the waitlist in the order their application is submitted.
Remember: DO NOT submit an online application for your CURRENT Maeser student — online applications are for NEW students only (that means new families & new incoming students of current families).
Because this is a brand new application/enrollment system, you will need to select “Create An Account”. (The application/enrollment system is different from your PowerSchool parent account.) You will continue to use the application/enrollment system account to submit additional applications for siblings (this year or in the future) and to enroll your student(s) if they receive an offer following our lottery. Please keep your login info handy.
If you have more than one NEW student applying for Maeser next year, you must submit a separate application for each new student.
REMEMBER: DO NOT submit an online application for your CURRENT Maeser student — online applications are for NEW students only.
If you have questions, please email our registrar at registrar@maeserprep.org.
Volunteer Opportunities
Winterim & MSI Help Needed
We still have several needs for volunteer help and/or supplies for a few Winterim classes. Every $5 spent = 1 volunteer hour. Thank you in advance for supporting our Winterim and MSI classes!
Teacher Appreciation
Help provide Teacher Appreciation opportunities to treat the faculty in a small way — a little cheer goes a long way! Immediate help needed for February-May, please! For more information and to sign up, please visit our SignUpGenius: Teacher Appreciation
Report Your Volunteer Hours
DON’T FORGET! 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!
21-22 Yearbooks
Have you purchased your student’s yearbook yet? The 2021-22 Maeser Yearbook is available to purchase online through Jostens.com.
Yearbooks are currently $55 each (including tax). The price goes up in March — and we often sell out completely before the end of the school year. If you haven’t purchased your student’s yearbook yet, now is the perfect time! Email natalie.gerber@maeserprep.org with any questions.
Maeser Hoodies & Sweatshirts
“MAESER” hoodies and “LION” sweatshirts can be purchased online at: https://timpembroidery.com.
Uniform approved (with the Maeser logo) fleece, jackets, sweaters, sweatshirts and 1/4-zips can be purchased at: https://www.landsend.com/co/account/school-uniforms?selectedSchoolNum=900150905.
Sports Announcements
Q2 Sports Academic Eligibility
Eligibility for participation in any sports/activities during the 2nd term will be based on 1st 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.
Sports Physicals
All students (middle school and high school) who will be playing sports this year need a physical in order to play. Here is a link to the UHSAA form which Maeser uses for ALL athletes: UHSAA Physical Form
Maeser Sports Guide
For a list of the sports that are available at Maeser for both MS and HS students, click here: 2021 Maeser Sports Guide. The Fall Sports Guide includes whether the team is boys, girls, or coed, when tryouts are, who the coach is, and the coach’s contact information, if it is available.
Counseling Announcements
UVU Concurrent Enrollment Registration & Admissions Deadlines
January 28: Deadline for UVU ADMISSIONS for Semester 2 UVU concurrent enrollment classes
January 31: Deadline for UVU ENROLLMENT/REGISTRATION for Semester 2 UVU concurrent enrollment classes
UVU Concurrent Enrollment Registration & Admissions deadlines for Semester 2 are coming up SOON! Registration is open now.
Your student will need to by admitted AND enrolled at UVU if taking any of the following classes in Semester 2:
- UVU Financial Literacy 1060
- UVU Math 1040
- UVU Math 1060
- UVU Drawing (Art 1020)
- UVU English 2010
Scholarship Opportunities
The counselors get emailed many scholarship opportunities! We will post these here as we get them: New Scholarship Opportunities
College Information Sessions
Colleges are starting to have information sessions. Check out this link on our website to join a virtual information session: College & University Info Sessions.
Are You Missing Important School Communications?
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”.
Update Your Contact Information
If any of your contact information has changed – email address, mailing address, phone number – please let us know asap so we can be sure you’re getting school and teacher communications.
Thank you for helping us keep in contact with your family!