In This Edition
2025-26 Academic Calendar Approved, Winterim Used Uniform Sale, Midnight Madness Team Registration, Auditions for Newsies and The History of Dating, Brighton Ski/Snowboard Program, Lunch Event for Maeser Parents, Volunteer Help Needed (Winterim Used Uniform Sale, Maeser Advancement Committee, Report Your Volunteer Hours, Questions About Volunteer Hours), Sports Announcements (Maeser Sports Guide, Winterim/MSI and 3rd Term Sports Academic Eligibility, Sports Physicals for 2024-25), Counseling Announcements (Maeser Counseling Team Contacts, High School Second Semester Schedule Changes, Junior CCRs, Sophomore CCRs, Counseling Donations), Can We Reach You In Case Of Emergency? (Opt In For School Text Messages, Update Your Contact Information)
2024-25 School Calendars
2024-25 Academic Calendar
2024-25 Activities Calendar
2025-26 School Calendar
Winterim & MSI: January 6-23
Front Office Hours
8:30am-2:30pm Mon-Fri
Winterim & MSI School Hours
9:00am-2:00pm Mon-Fri
Winterfest
Thursday, January 23 from 4:30-7:00pm
Used Uniform Sale from 4:30-6:30pm
Midnight Madness Volleyball Tournament following Winterfest
School & Office Closures
Monday, January 20 – Civil Rights Day
Friday, January 24 – Teacher Work Day
**PARENTS: Please remember to check in at the front office when visiting the school during school hours, including Winterim. We appreciate your help in keeping our students safe!**
Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
Monday, January 20
Civil Rights Day – NO SCHOOL
Thursday, January 23
4:30-7pm Winterfest
4:30-6:30pm Used Uniform Sale
7pm Midnight Madness Volleyball Tournament
Friday, January 24
Teacher Work Day – NO SCHOOL
Monday, January 27
First Day of Q3 – Full Dress
Wednesday & Thursday, January 29-30
3:30pm Auditions for Newsies and The History of Dating
Friday, January 31
9am-12pm On-Campus Advisory Day
2025-26 Academic Calendar Approved
Our 2025-2026 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 new incoming students is Friday, August 8. School starts for everyone on Monday, August 11 and our last day of school (graduation) will be May 22, 2026.
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.
Winterim Used Uniform Sale
All Maeser families are invited to join us on Thursday January 23, 4:30-6:30 PM (during Winterfest) in the Maeser Library (upstairs) for the parent swap. This sale is an opportunity for parents to sell their old uniforms, and for parents to purchase needed uniforms in good condition at a low cost.
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 (available at drop off) to the volunteer on Thursday January 23, 8:30-9:15 AM in the lunchroom or 3:30-4:30 PM in the Maeser Library. All unsold items MUST be picked up within 30 minutes of the close of the sale. Any money or clothing not picked up by 7:00 PM will be considered a donation to the school.
The used uniform sale is mostly CASH ONLY — bring lots of $1 and $5. 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, they can use Venmo too.
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
Midnight Madness Team Registration
It’s time to start planning for Midnight Madness! Midnight Madness is a single elimination volleyball tournament that starts right after Winterfest and ends when we have a champion. If you’d like to create a team, please fill out the Midnight Madness Volleyball Team form. The deadline to register your team is January 23rd at 7am.
Here are the details about the event and how to create a team:
- When: Thursday, Jan. 23rd @7:30pm (It’ll probably end around midnight or even later, so make sure your parents know!)
- Where: The Den (Maeser Gym)
- Teams of six players.
- You need at least two different grades represented on your team.
- You need at least two boys and two girls on each team.
- You can have no more than two volleyball players (this includes alumni and club players)
- Middle schoolers, alumni, and even parents are eligible to participate.
- The tournament will go as long as it takes to find a champion! (So parents please be aware of carpool needs).
Auditions for Newsies and The History of Dating
Auditions for this year’s musical, Newsies, and middle school play, The History of Dating, will be held jointly after school on Wednesday, January 29th, and Thursday, January 30th.
For The History of Dating: Grades 7-9 invited to audition. Cold readings will be provided.
For Newsies: ALL grades invited to audition. Please prepare 16 bars or 30 seconds of a song in the style of the show. You may sing a capella or bring an instrumental track. Callbacks, for those invited, will be held on Saturday, February 1st from 9 AM-5:30 PM.
Brighton Ski/Snowboard Program
Come to Brighton Ski/Snowboard for family and friends of Maeser. It is $225 for 5 Friday nights, Feb 21 – Mar 21, and includes a 2 hour group lesson and the lift pass for the rest of the night. Plan on being there at 4 pm because the classes leave at 4:15 sharp. This price doesn’t include rentals. Maeser students, family members, and faculty/staff and their families of all ages 8 and older are welcome. The link to sign up is https://shop.brightonresort.com/s/private-programs/p/maeser-prep-2
Signups will close two weeks before the first class or whenever the slots are full, whichever comes first. Maeser is not sponsoring this. Transportation to Brighton is not included but the price does include the parking pass for the nights of the program. This is a service provided by Brighton for the Maeser community. If you have questions, email Laralee Ireland, lireland26@gmail.com
Lunch Event for Maeser Parents
Lindon City is putting on a special event for Maeser parents on March 20th from 11:30am-12:30. Come enjoy lunch and learn skills to help you connect even better with your children! Huge thanks to Lindon City for providing our Maeser community with this resource…and free lunch! Click here for details and the link to RSVP.
Volunteer Opportunities
Winterim Used Uniform Sale
January is the perfect time to pull out uniforms your students no longer wear and size up at the Winterfest Used Uniform Sale. The sale will be held in the library and will run through Winterfest: January 23rd from 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm.
Volunteering for the sale is a great way to meet other parents and get in some service hours! For more details and to sign up, please visit our SignUpGenius: Uniform Sale Volunteers.
Maeser Advancement Committee
At Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy, there are numerous ways to get involved and make a meaningful difference! There are several opportunities that require small blocks of time and many that can even be done from home. From writing and gathering information to organizing events, the advancement committee has need of your help. Your unique talents and time can have a lasting impact on improving the experiences and opportunities for our students. If you would like to receive information about volunteer opportunities, please sign up here: Advancement Committee Parent Volunteer List
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!
Winterim/MSI and 3rd Term Sports Academic Eligibility
Eligibility for activities/sports during Winterim/MSI and the 3rd term will be based on 2nd 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
Maeser Counseling Team Contacts
Amanda Ranger & Courtney DeBry: Supporting all students in grades 10-12.
Heather Lewis: Supporting all students in grades 7-9.
High School Second Semester Schedule Changes
Schedule changes for high school students will be available from January 7–22. A schedule change form will be emailed to students on January 7th.
Junior CCRs
Junior CCR meetings will continue in January. Additional time slots and instructions were emailed to students on December 19th.
Sophomore CCRs
Sophomore CCR meetings will begin in mid to late February. More details to come.
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!