Maeser Updates: 18 October 2024

Jen Myers

In This Edition

Lunch Options This Week, School Picture Retake Day, On-Campus Advisory Friday & Trunk Or Treat, Class of 2025 Graduation Orders, Volunteer Help Needed (URGENT: Vision Screening Volunteers, Trunk or Treat, Lunch Help Needed, Teacher Treats, Gift Cards for Teachers, Report Your Volunteer Hours, Questions About Volunteer Hours), Sports Announcements (MS Boys Basketball Tryouts, 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-Thurs 7:30am-4pm
Friday 8:30am-12:30pm

Upcoming Dates and Deadlines

Monday, October 21
Picture Retake Day

Tuesday & Wednesday, October 22 & 23
6:30am MS Boys Basketball Tryouts

Friday, October 25
On-Campus Advisory Friday
10am-12pm 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

Wednesday: Pizza – $2/slice
No pre-order is required for pizza.

Thursday Yummy’s Korean Barbecue – $6
Use the link to pre-order for this day. The link will close at 12pm on Wednesday.
Yummy’s Korean Barbecue Pre-Orders

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 Picture Retake Day

Did your student miss Picture Day in September or do they need a redo? Picture Retake Day is this Monday, October 21 from 8am to noon. 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.

On-Campus Advisory Friday & Trunk Or Treat

Next Friday, October 25, is the first Advisory Friday of the term. As such, it is a mandatory on campus day. Students will meet with their Advisory teachers from 9-10am, and then we will have the Trunk-or-Treat until 12pm. Students are welcome to wear a Halloween costume that meets the following guidelines:

  • No masks/face coverings (We need to be able to tell who you are)
  • No excessive blood/gore
  • No weapons
  • You are not required to wear your school uniform underneath your costume, but your costume should cover as much as your uniform would cover
  • You cannot wear regular/street clothes and claim that is a costume. None of this “I’m a public school student” while wearing jeans and an oversized hoodie. Be creative!

Because of the in-person Advisory and Trunk-or-Treat, teachers will not be available to help with school work, so there will be no LSP this week.

Here’s the schedule for Advisory Friday:

9-10am In-Person Advisory on campus
10am-12pm Trunk-or-Treat

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.

Volunteer Opportunities

THIS MONDAY: 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: Monday, 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.

Trunk or Treat

October 25th is our Trunk-or-Treat! If you are interested in participating, please sign-up at this link: Maeser Trunk Or Treat 2024

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.

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

MS Boys Basketball Tryouts

Tryouts for Middle School Boys Basketball will be Tuesday and Wednesday, October 22nd and 23rd at 6:30 am. Questions? Email Mark Summers at mark.summers@maeserprep.org>.

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!