Maeser Updates: 11 October 2024

In This Edition

Lunch Options This Week, School Pictures, 11th Grade PSAT Day: Wednesday, October 16, Class of 2025 Graduation Orders, Lands’ End Fall Favorites Sale, Volunteer Help Needed (Vision Screening Volunteers, Lunch Help Needed, Blender Bottles and Protein Powder for Weight Training, Teacher Treats, Gift Cards for Teachers, Report Your Volunteer Hours, Questions About Volunteer Hours), Sports Announcements (HS Swimming, Maeser Sports Guide, 2nd Term Sports Academic Eligibility, Sports Physicals for 2024-25), Counseling Announcements (Counseling Donations), Can We Reach You In Case Of Emergency? (Opt In For School Text Messages, Update Your Contact Information)

2024-25 School Calendars

Academic Calendar
Activities Calendar

Front Office Hours

Mon-Tues 7:30am-4pm
Wed 8am-12:30pm
CLOSED Thurs-Fri

Upcoming Dates and Deadlines

Friday, October 11
Last Day of Quarter 1

Wednesday, October 16
PSAT Day: Juniors only
ASVAB for sophomores & seniors who sign up in advance
NO SCHOOL for students in grades 7, 8, 9, 10, 12

October 17-18
Fall Break – NO SCHOOL

Monday, October 21
Picture Retake Day

Friday, October 25
On-Campus Advisory Friday
Trunk or Treat

Lunch Options This Week

On days that the school uses the preorder forms, please let your child know they will have 10 minutes to get their lunch and after 10 minutes we will start selling the extras to students who did not preorder.

Tuesday: Gandalfo’s Sandwich & Chips – $6
Use the link to pre-order for this day. The link will close at 12pm on Monday.
Gandolfo’s Sandwich Pre-Orders

NO LUNCH ORDERS ON WEDNESDAY (TESTING) OR THURSDAY (FALL BREAK)

Microwaves are available in the lunchroom for students who bring lunch from home. Please note: we do NOT have refrigerator facilities for student use.

School Pictures

School Pictures Are Ready

View and order at https://shop.jostenspix.com/login

You will need the following information to view your student’s photos:
KARL G MAESER PREP ACADEMY
Event Code: FE44824

Images are secured using the email address(es) we have on file for you in our system. If you are unable to access your student’s photos using your email address, please contact us at info@maeserprep.org to let us know so we can update your email in our system and approve Jostens to release your student’s photos to you.

Retake Day

Did your student miss Picture Day in September or do they need a redo? Picture Retake Day is 8am-12pm on Monday, October 21 — the first day after Fall Break. If your student needs a retake and you ordered a photo packet, please be sure to send the original photo packet to school with your student on Retake Day.

11th Grade PSAT Day: Wednesday, October 16

On Wednesday, October 16, all Maeser Juniors will be given the opportunity to take the PSAT — a pre-SAT test offered by the College Board. This is a free opportunity for our Juniors to enter the National Merit Scholarship Competition. Your Junior is already signed up to take the PSAT.

In order to create a safe and focused testing environment for our Juniors, we have set aside this day for PSAT testing only. There will be NO SCHOOL on October 16 for students who are not in 11th grade. Please make other arrangements for your students in grades 7, 8, 9, 10, and 12 on that day, as we will not have space or supervision available for them on our campus.

If your sophomore or senior has signed up to take the ASVAB that day, they should report directly to the testing location given to them by the counselors.

More detailed information about PSAT day will be sent to Juniors and their parents as we get closer to the day of the test.

We encourage all Juniors to take the PSAT on October 16, both as a free opportunity to practice before taking the ACT and as an opportunity to enter a large scholarship competition. However, parents who prefer not to send their students to campus for testing can choose to opt their students out of this test by submitting a signed Parental Exclusion Form by NO LATER THAN Monday, October 14 (to give us time to excuse your student’s absence and adjust our testing room assignments). These students will be provided with information about how they can enter the National Merit Scholarship competition without taking the PSAT.

Class of 2025 Graduation Orders

The deadline to order graduation products – like caps & gowns, class rings, etc – is coming up! Please place your order with Jostens for your student’s graduation products before Friday, November 1 at midnight.

Order online by November 1st:

*NOTE- all tassels and caps and gowns will be delivered in our custom school colors. Caps and Gowns will be delivered to the school in the spring closer to graduation. Other items will be mailed directly to you.

If you have any questions, please contact Jostens directly at durfeyoffice@jostens.com or 801-766-6754.

Lands’ End Fall Favorites Sale

Lands’ End is holding a Fall Favorites Sale October 10-16 at landsend.com! Shop the sale online and take 30% off Fall Favorites and 20% off everything else with code FALLSCHOOL and PIN 5544.

Volunteer Opportunities

Vision Screening Volunteers

We are in need of several (16) volunteers to help us with a basic vision screening for our 7th and 10th graders. No experience is required. You will receive the basic 10-15 minute training at the beginning of your time slot. There are morning and afternoon time slots. You are welcome to sign up for more than one session.
When: October 21, 2024
Where can I volunteer? Sign Up Sheet
Can I opt my child out of vision screening? Yes. Please contact Elise Gilbert (elise.gilbert@maeserprep.org). She will send you the necessary information to do that.

Lunch Volunteers Needed!

Do you need to get your volunteer hours? We need help selling and serving lunch every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 11:15-12:00pm. To sign up to help please email Jared Norris at jared.norris@maeserprep.org.

Blender Bottles and Protein Powder for Weight Training

Our weight training class is hoping for your help again this school year! They need protein powder and blender bottles to help promote student wellness and recovery after their workouts. If you are interested in helping, please review the available slots and click on the button to sign up: Blender Bottles and Protein Powder for Weight Training.

Teacher Treats

The following link has a signupgenius that has a variety of items listed that are popular with the staff, but is not limited to those items only. These donations can count towards your volunteer hours.

Teacher Treats

Thank you for your generosity!

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.

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

HS Swimming

Hello everyone, it’s not too late to come and join the Swim Team!!! Come meet us for a practice and see if it’s for you, come to the Orem Fitness Center pool deck at 4-5:30pm M-F (enter through the south doors marked for swim team entrance only). Our first meet is on November 2 at the Orem Rec! If you have any questions, please email becky.brough@maeserprep.org.

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!

2nd Term Sports Academic Eligibility

Eligibility for activities/sports during the 2nd term will be based on 1st term grades. Students must have earned a GPA of 2.7 with no Fs/NGs. In addition, 10th-12th graders must be on track for graduation.

Sports Physicals for 2024-25

All students, middle school and high school, who will be playing sports in 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, 2024 will not be accepted (per UHSAA policy) for the 2024-25 school year.

Here is a link to the UHSAA form which Maeser uses for ALL athletes: UHSAA Physical Form

Counseling Announcements

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!