Maeser Updates: 16 May 2025

Jen Myers

In This Edition

2025-26 School Calendar, No Lunch Options This Week, Final Exam Schedule, Textbook Returns, Senior Sunset & Ball, Yearbook Purchases, Parent Occupation Survey, Foreign Exchange Students for 2025-26, Volunteer Help Needed (Teacher Appreciation Donations, Counseling Donations, Maeser Advancement Committee, Share Your Story, Report Your Volunteer Hours, Questions About Volunteer Hours), Sports Announcements (Sports Physicals for Next Year (2025-26), 2025-26 1st Term Sports/Activities Eligibility, Maeser Sports Guide), Can We Reach You In Case Of Emergency? (Opt In For School Text Messages, Update Your Contact Information)

Front Office Hours

Mon-Thurs 7:30am-4pm
Friday 8:30am-12:30pm

**PARENTS: Please remember to check in at the front office when visiting the school during school hours. We appreciate your help in keeping our students safe!**

Upcoming Dates and Deadlines

Friday, May 16-Wednesday, May 21
Semester 2 Finals

Saturday, May 17
5:30-11pm Senior Sunset & Ball

Thursday, May 22
Awards Day
1pm Deadline to return textbooks to the front office

Friday, May 23
Graduation

June 2-11
Summer School Session 1

June 11-20
Summer School Session 2

2025-26 School Calendar

Our 2025-26 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 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.

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.

No Lunch Options This Week

No lunch options will be available during the last week of school.

Final Exam Schedule

Final Exams start TODAY! Please help your students finish the school year strong as they prepare for Finals in their core classes. REMEMBER: Today is a required Final Exam day. Please plan ahead so your student does not miss their Finals in 1st and 3rd periods.

The schedule for each day of Finals is 8:00am to 12:30pm, with exams from 8:00-10:00am and 10:30am-12:30pm. Students will have a 30-minute break between Finals (from 10:00-10:30am).

  • Friday, May 16: Periods 1 & 3
  • Monday, May 19: Periods 2 & 4
  • Tuesday, May 20: Periods 5 & 7
  • Wednesday, May 21: Periods 6 & 8

Textbook Returns — by Thursday, May 22 at 1:00pm

Textbooks need to be returned to teachers before or during FINALS. Students must return the books that were assigned to them. Student accounts will be charged for missing textbooks.

The last chance to return textbooks will be to bring them to the front office on Thursday, May 22 by 1:00 PM. Thanks!

Senior Sunset & Ball

Our Senior Sunset and Ball for members of the Class of 2025 will be held on Saturday, May 17! Senior Sunset will be in the student parking lot and the ball will be held in The Den. Dress for the Ball is formal. Remember, this is a double event, so come prepared for both!

Yearbook Purchases

If you haven’t purchased a yearbook yet, please do so through the front office–online purchases for the yearbook are now closed.

Parent Occupation Survey

Every year Maeser has a need for guest speakers for Classes, Winterim assistance, committee needs, and college and career wisdom from lived experience. If you would be willing to share your knowledge and experience with Maeser in some ways as a Volunteer, will you please take a moment and complete this short 5 minute survey? Parent Occupation Survey

Foreign Exchange Students for 2025-26

If your family is interested in hosting a foreign exchange student for next school year (2025-26), please contact one of the foreign exchange agencies that we work with ASAP:

Foreign exchange students are typically 11th graders and MUST come through an exchange agency. The agencies know our requirements for foreign exchange students (such as our high English proficiency level requirement) and will submit the application to Maeser on the student’s behalf (the application is due by May 31).

If you are interested in hosting a family friend from another country to attend school at Maeser, they will need to come through a CSIET-approved foreign exchange agency (it’s a visa thing). They will also need to meet the Maeser foreign exchange student requirements (high English proficiency level, etc).

If you have questions, please contact our registrar at registrar@maeserprep.org. Thanks!

Volunteer Opportunities

Teacher Appreciation Donations

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. Thank you for your generosity! For more information and to sign up, visit our SignUpGenius: Teacher Treats.

Counseling Donations

The School Counseling team is running low on candy! We are 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, Hi-Chews, sour patches, whatever comes in the assorted bags is fine. We would like some non-chocolate as well.

Amount Needed: 4-5 bags/month

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

Share Your Story

As we work to raise funds for our new Fine Arts Center, we want to show potential donors what truly makes our school special. We are gathering real stories of how this school has shaped students’ lives. Have you seen your child grow in confidence, discover their passion, or use their talents to make a positive impact? Whether it’s a moment in the arts, athletics, academics, service, or leadership, we want to hear about it! Some ways you can share are: 1) Send us a personal experience that highlights the school’s impact, 2) If you have photos or videos that capture these moments, we’d love those too!, 3) Know an alum doing something amazing? Let us know!, and 4) Identify things the school does that make us so unique and are valuable for our students. Submit ideas to maeser.advancement@maeserprep.org or join our online forum for Maeser parents to discuss ideas and see volunteer opportunities at https://maeservolunteers.freeforums.net/.

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

Sports Physicals for Next Year (2025-26)

All students, middle school and high school, who will be playing sports during the 2025-2026 school year need a physical in order to play. Physicals completed on or after March 10, 2025 will be good until July 15, 2026. Physicals completed before March 10, 2025 are good until July 15, 2025.

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

2025-26 1st Term Sports/Activities Eligibility

Eligibility for activities/sports during the 1st term of the 2025-2026 school year for current 9th-11th graders will be based on 4th 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. If students fail a class during the 4th term they can make up the class through summer school or other online options (counselors have more information on other options) and the class must be made up by the first day of school in August.

Eligibility for activities/sports during the 1st term of the 2025-2026 school year for current 7th-8th graders will be based on 4th term grades in science, math, and English. Students also cannot have any NGs in any classes. If students fail any of these classes during the 4th term they must attend summer school to make up the class or if they have any NGs in any class they will not be eligible for fall sports.

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!

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!