In This Edition
2024-25 Academic Calendar & Maeser Activities Calendar, Summer Reading, Utah Aspire Plus Scores Now Available, Fall Used Uniform Sale, Volunteer Help Needed (Parent Help Needed: Gift Cards for Teachers, Teacher Appreciation Donations, Report Your Volunteer Hours, Questions About Volunteer Hours), Sports Announcements (Maeser Sports Guide, Girls Volleyball Open Gym, Girls Basketball Open Gym, Boys Volleyball Open Gym, Spring Sports Academic Eligibility, Sports Physicals for 2024-25), Counseling Announcements (Counseling Office Hours, 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
8:30am-12:30pm Mon-Fri
Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
June 10-21
Summer School Session 2
Friday, June 28
PowerSchool offline for summer maintenance & updates
Open Gym Schedule: June 2024
June 4-27
MS Girls Volleyball Open Gym
Tues & Thurs from 12:30-2:30pm
June 11-27
Girls Basketball Open Gym
Tues & Thurs from 3:30-5:00pm
June 17-26
Boys Volleyball Open Gym
HS Mon & Wed from 9-11am
MS Mon & Wed from 11:30am-1pm
2024-25 Academic Calendar
Our 2024-2025 school calendar has been approved and is posted on our website under the Parents drop-down menu. Please be aware that Orientation day for all incoming and new students is Friday, August 9. School starts for everyone on Monday, August 12 and our last day of school (graduation) will be May 23, 2025.
We realize this start date is early! By aligning our calendar closely with the Alpine School District, families with students at Maeser and at district schools are better able to coordinate their schedules.
Maeser Activities Calendar
Looking for our calendar for games, dances, and other school activities? Our Activities Calendar is also posted on our website under the Parents drop-down menu.
Summer Reading
There are so many great books out there, and we encourage you to spend time reading some of them this summer. The community book this year is Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
Here are the 2024 Summer Reading Lists. We’ll be having a special summer reading book club at the end of the summer, so grab a book, curl up on the grass under the shade of a nice tree, and lose yourself in literature!
Utah Aspire Plus Scores Now Available
Utah Aspire Plus scores for 9th and 10th grade students are now available in the Utah Aspire Plus Parent Portal.
To access your student’s scores, you will need their State Student Identifier. You can find this number in your PowerSchool parent account, under your student’s name (look for “State ID number”).
To help you access, read and interpret your student’s score report, please download the Utah Aspire Plus Score Interpretation Guide for Parents.
Fall Used Uniform Sale
All Maeser families are invited to join us on Wednesday, August 7 from 6-8 PM in the Maeser Gym for the Used Uniform Sale. This sale is an opportunity to allow parents to sell their old uniforms, (please hang onto them from this school year and bring them to sell) and for parents to purchase needed uniforms in good condition at a low cost.
Volunteer: Please sign up to help us run the sale!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050F45ABAA2AAAF58-49502315-maeser
We will only be selling items that parents bring to sell. Please bring your used uniforms to sell!
To SELL items: Drop off labeled items (envelope safety pinned to item, labeled with Name, Phone, Venmo QR code, Description, Price) that have been laundered along with the Parent Waiver Form (filled out) to the volunteer at Maeser (lunchroom) on Wednesday Aug 7, 8:30-9:30am or 3:30-6:00pm. All unsold items need to be picked up within 30 minutes of the close of the sale. Any money or clothing not picked up will be considered a donation to the school.
To BUY items: The used uniform sale is mostly CASH ONLY — bring lots of $1 and $5 bills. If parents who are selling items would like to write their Venmo Username (with QR code or last 4 digits of phone) on their envelopes, you can use Venmo, too. Checks and credit cards will not be accepted.
To help our school community, the Maeser Uniform Committee has created a suggested guideline for pricing:
Polo shirts: $3-$5
Dress shirts: $3-$5
Cardigans: $10
Shorts: $2-$4
Pants: $2-$5
Skirts: $5
PE clothing: $2-$5
Ties: $5
Blazers: $25
Embroidered Sweater $10
Sweatshirts: $10
Hooded Jackets: $10 – $15
Volunteer Opportunities
Gift Cards for Teachers
Thank you for your support this year. Your generosity with bringing in food and helping with various needs has been overwhelming. Thank you!
At this time, we are asking for gift cards to give to teachers when they want to purchase items (including food) for various class activities, and for the administration to give to teachers for a pat on the back and a token of appreciation. If you’re inclined please review the available slots and click on the button to sign up: Gift Cards for Teachers.
Teacher Appreciation Donations
Thank you to those who have donated treats and goodies the past few months. We would like to resupply the faculty lounge with a variety of treats/drinks. The following link has an updated signupgenius that has a variety of items listed that are popular with the staff, but is not limited to those items only. If you can help, please visit the following link to sign up (can be used for volunteer hours!): Help Provide Teacher Treats. Thank you for your generosity!
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.
Sports Announcements
Maeser Sports Guide
Looking for more information about sports offered at Maeser? Check out our Maeser Sports Guide, where you’ll find all the sports and teams we offer, tryout information, and coach names and contact info!
Girls Volleyball Open Gym
Girls Volleyball Open Gym began June 4th and will run through the end of June:
High School Girls: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Middle School Girls: Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Girls Basketball Open Gym
Open gyms for 8th-12th grade girls will be held from 3:30-5:00pm on 6/11, 6/13, 6/18, 6/20, 6/25, and 6/27.
Boys Volleyball Open Gym
Boys Volleyball Open Gym begins June 17th and will run through the end of June:
High School Boys: Mondays and Wednesdays 9:00 am to 11:00 am
Middle School Boys: Mondays and Wednesdays 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Spring Sports Academic Eligibility
Eligibility for participation in 4th term sports/activities will be determined by 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 for 2024-25
All students, middle school and high school, who will be playing sports next year (2024-25) need a physical in order to play. Physicals completed on or after March 10, 2024 are good until July 15, 2025. Any physicals completed before March 10 of this year will not be accepted (per UHSAA policy) for the upcoming school year.
Here is a link to the UHSAA form which Maeser uses for ALL athletes: UHSAA Physical Form
Counseling Announcements
Counseling Office Hours
Counselors are out of the office for summer break. We will be back in the office starting August 1. Schedule changes for high school will be done via a schedule change form. The link for that will be sent in August.
New 8th graders that need Latin 1 instead of Latin 2 and MS students that need a different math course should e-mail their counselor at heather.lewis@maeserprep.org.
Counseling Donations
The 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 Needed: 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!