In This Edition
Truth | Honor | Virtue, MS Girls “Night” Activity, 2023-24 Fee Schedule & Spend Plan, Volunteer Help Needed (Counseling Donations, Teacher Appreciation, Report Your Volunteer Hours, Questions About Volunteer Hours), Lands’ End 40% Off Sale, Sports Announcements (Spring Sports Academic Eligibility, Sports Physicals, Maeser Sports Guide), Counseling Announcements (8th Grade CCRs, Counseling Donations), Can We Reach You In Case Of Emergency? (Opt In For School Text Messages, Update Your Contact Information)
Front Office Hours This Week
7:30am-4:00pm Mon-Thurs
8:30am-12:30pm Fri
**PARENTS: Please remember to check in at the front office when visiting the school during school hours, including Fridays. We appreciate your help in keeping our students safe!**
Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
Friday, March 10
12-1pm MS Girls “Night” Activity
Friday, March 24
Last Day of Q3
Tuesday, March 28
Utah Aspire Plus – Freshmen & Sophomores ONLY on campus
NO SCHOOL for students in grades 7, 8, 11, or 12
April 3-7
Spring Break
April 10-27
RISE Testing – 7th & 8th grades (in-class)
Truth | Honor | Virtue
Maeser’s 2022 Yearbook Featured in International Design Competition
We just received word that the 2022 yearbook, “One & All,” was selected as a featured yearbook in an international design competition. Over 1,000 schools competed in the US and Canada. We were selected as a best-of-the-best book. Judges appreciated the creative design, the bold use of color and the eye-line flow. This accolade comes on top of placing 6 images in the 2022 Josten’s Photography competition.
Now is the time to buy your yearbook — ours is actually worth the price!
MS Girls “Night” Activity
All middle school girls are invited to attend a special Girls “Night” activity TODAY (Friday, March 10) from 12-1pm in the Maeser lunchroom. Come eat ice cream, make friendship bracelets, and get to know some of our amazing Junior and Senior ladies!
2023-24 Fee Schedule & Spend Plan: Initial Board Approval & Public Comment Period Open
Our board has given their initial approval to the 2023-24 Fee Schedule & Spend Plan. This document details any and all fees that can be charged to students next school year. If you would like to share any feedback with the board before their final approval of the 2023-24 Fee Schedule & Spend Plan on April 11, you may either:
- Email finance@maeseprep.org before Tuesday, April 4, OR
- Request to speak during the public comment period of the March 14 or April 11 board meetings. These meetings are held online. Please contact samantha.stonely@maeserprep.org if you would like instructions for joining the meeting.
Volunteer Help Needed
Counseling Donations
The Middle School Counseling team is in need of large bags of individual sized candy. You can use this towards your volunteer hours!
- Kind: an assortment- chocolate, hard candy like jolly ranchers, tootsie pops or rolls, whatever comes in the assorted bags is fine. We would like some non-chocolate as well.
- Amount: 4-5 bags/month
Teacher Appreciation
Volunteer to help bring Teacher Appreciation treats for the year by month. Thank you for putting a smile on a teacher’s face today! This is TRULY a blessing for our team. The little things are often the BIG things! For more information and to sign up, please visit our SignUpGenius: Teacher Appreciation Opportunities.
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!
Questions About Volunteer Hours?
Contact us at volunteer@maeserprep.org.
Lands’ End 40% Off Sale
Lands’ End will be holding a 40% off sale March 18-31, 2023. This is a great time to pick up more expensive uniform items like plaid skirts and blazers! Shop online at landsend.com/school March 18-31 and use Code: DESK and PIN: 2886 for 40% off school uniforms (and everything else!).
Sports Announcements
Spring Sports Academic Eligibility
Eligibility for participation in spring activities/sports will be determined by 2nd and 3rd term grades. All students (middle and high school) must have earned a 2.7 GPA with no Fs. In addition, high school students cannot have any Fs/NGs/Incompletes from previous high school terms. All Fs/NGs must be made up by the last day of term.
Sports Physicals
All students, middle school and high school, who will be playing sports this year (2022-23) need a physical in order to play. Physicals completed on or after March 10, 2022 are good until July 15, 2023. Any physicals completed before March 10, 2022 will not be accepted (per UHSAA policy) for this school year.
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: Maeser Sports Guide. The 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
8th Grade CCRs
Ms. Sorenson has opened some appointment slots in March for 8th grade CCRs. Please make an appointment if you have not already: Ms. Sorenson’s Calendar. We will go over graduation requirements and choose classes for 9th grade. Students without an appointment will be called out of class to meet with Ms. Sorenson.
Counseling Donations
The Middle School Counseling team is in need of large bags of individual sized candy. You can use this towards your volunteer hours!
- Kind: an assortment- chocolate, hard candy like jolly ranchers, tootsie pops or rolls, whatever comes in the assorted bags is fine. We would like some non-chocolate as well.
- Amount: 4-5 bags/month
Can We Reach You In Case Of Emergency?
It’s important to keep your contact information up to date and opt-in to receive text messages from Maeser — in case of an emergency, this is how we notify parents! In addition, we use your contact information to notify you about important school events and school fees deadlines.
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!