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In This Edition of
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Upcoming Events
at Maeser Prep |
Monday, October 6
Senior Field Trip
PGHS College Fair
Bus departs at 7:30am
MS Volleyball Team A
4:30pm at Mountainville
Bus departs at 3:15pm
Tuesday, October 7
HS Cross Country @ Pre-Region
4:00pm at Scera Park
HS Girls’ Soccer vs. Waterford
Varsity at 4:00pm, JV at 5:30pm at Waterford
Bus departs at 2:00pm
MS Cross Country @ Region
4:30pm – location TBD
Bus departs at 3:15pm
HS Girls’ Volleyball vs. Merit – HOME GAME!
4:30pm at Maeser
Wednesday, October 8
Model U.N./Model E.U.
During lunch in room 212
MS Volleyball Team B
4:30pm at Lincoln
Bus departs at 3:15pm
MS Volleyball Team A
5:15pm at Reagan
Bus departs at 4:15pm
Thursday, October 9
Shakespeare Competition
SUU (Cedar City)
Stratford Team drop-off @ 6:30am
HS Math Team
During lunch in room 302
HS Girls’ Soccer vs. LCA – HOME GAME!
Senior Night!
Varsity at 4:00pm, JV at 5:30pm at Maeser
MS Basketball Tryouts (boys and girls)
5:30pm at Maeser
Friday, October 10
Shakespeare Competition
SUU (Cedar City)
MS Basketball Tryouts (boys and girls)
12:00pm at Maeser
Wednesday, October 15
Schoolwide Testing Day
7:30am-12:00pm
Please arrive on time and bring a calculator!
Thursday-Sunday, October 16-19
Fall Break |
| About Maeser |
Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy is a college preparatory public charter school serving students in grades 7-12. Parents may request and receive information on Maeser teacher qualifications by contacting the Director at robyn.ellis@maeserprep.org.
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| Maeser Pride! |
Congratulations to Travis Andersen, who has been named a Commended Student in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program! About 34,000 commended students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. These students place in the top 5% of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2015 competition by taking the 2013 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). Way to go Travis!
Congratulations to Mrs. Woods, our Chinese teacher, who was awarded a scholarship to attend the Chinese Language Teachers Association conference in San Antonio, held in conjunction with the annual convention of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). This is a great honor and an opportunity to keep our school at the forefront of current pedagogical research in Chinese teaching. |
| Make Up Your NGs in Attendance School |
Monday-Thursday during lunch in room 151
Contact: attendance@maeserprep.org
Does your student have an attendance-based NG (No Grade) in a class? Quarter 1 ends on October 15th! Students who have one or more F or NG grades when term 1 ends (October 15th) will automatically be placed in the Credit Recovery Winterim. A note will go home at that time for any changes. We will have a special extended Attendance School option on October 15th from 12-2pm. Please have your student make up their NGs in attendance school by October 15th.
Students can make up attendance points at Attendance School Monday through Thursday during lunch. The cost for Attendance School is $2 per attendance point and each lunch session makes up one point. Each tardy is one point, tardies of more than 10 minutes are two points, and absences are three points; students accrue an NG in each class that have five or more points. **Fees for Attendance School are due at the time of checking in for Attendance School. We can no longer accept IOUs for Attendance School.**
Attendance Reminders
- Parents: Absences must be excused before the end of the term when the absence occurred. To excuse an absence, you can send a note with your student, call the front desk during school hours, or email attendance@maeserprep.org.
- Students: You only have until the end of the semester to make up your NGs. Once the semester is completed and grades are submitted, all NGs will convert to NCs (No Credit) and become permanent, and the credit must be recovered through other means (i.e, retaking the class or completing an external, online option).
Don’t know if your student has an NG? You can check your student’s most up-to-date grades and attendance in PowerSchool. If you have forgotten your PowerSchool username or password, please contact info@maeserprep.org so we can get you that information. |
| Schoolwide Testing: October 15 |
Next Wednesday, October 15, we will be giving some very important tests to our students:
- All 7th and 8th grade students will be taking the EXPLORE and all 9th grade students will be taking the PLAN – both of these tests will help your students get a head-start on preparation for taking the ACT and will give us an idea of areas in which they may need additional help.
- All 10th and 11th grade students will be taking the PSAT. For juniors, this test also serves as the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT), which is the qualifying test for entry in competitions for scholarships to be awarded in 2016. For sophomores, this is a great opportunity to have a trial run at the test before 11th grade when it will count for National Merit!
- All seniors will be meeting in the lunchroom to review graduation progress and start working on college application prep and post-high school plans.
We ask that you avoid scheduling appointments for your student on Wednesday, October 15, so we do not have to interrupt testing to pull your student out. Please be aware that we cannot interrupt the PSAT (10th and 11th grades) to pull students out. We appreciate your assistance in ensuring the best possible testing environment for our students!
All tests will begin at 7:30am on Wednesday, October 15. Please make sure that your students are on time to school and that they bring a calculator to use on the test. We encourage you to ensure that your student is at school that Wednesday to take these tests. National tests cannot be rescheduled, so if students miss the all-school testing date, they will not be able to make up the test. School will end at 12:00pm, after testing concludes. |
| ACT Prep Class |
Sign-up for the November ACT Prep class is now open at the front desk. This is a three-day class that will be held November 5, 12, and 19 from 3:45-7:45pm at Maeser. The fee for the class is $125. Parents of sophomores should have received a special email regarding this class.
Here are a few comments from September’s class:
* “I always thought the ACT was some big, scary thing. Now I am not afraid. I know if I study, I can do well.”
* “This was the kick in the pants I needed to get studying.”
* “Who would have thought an ACT class could actually be fun.”
* “I thought this class was going to be super boring... luckily it was actually pretty interesting.” |
| Driver Education Class |
October 6-16 in room 116
Contact: Mr. Norris
Wright Driving School will be holding a driver education class at Maeser from October 6-16. Class will begin on Monday, October 6th in room 116. Sign-up at the front desk if you are interested. |
| Costa Rica Winterim: Passport Reminder |
Contact: Mr. Kreitzer or Mrs. Russell
Please obtain your passports as soon as possible, if you haven’t already. We are running out of time since passports can take up to six weeks to process. |
| Model U.N. and Model E.U. |
Wednesdays during lunch in room 212
Contact: Mrs. Smith
Be an ambassador for a day! Meet every Wednesday during lunch in Mrs. Smith’s room (212). Besides the General Assembly, these committees need delegates: UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), World Health Organization (WHO), Commission on the Status of Women, Crisis, Spanish (new this year: all in Spanish for Latin American Countries), and the Security Council. You will learn diplomacy, public speaking, parliamentary procedure, research, and resolution writing. Friday, November 7th is the big day at BYU. Over 300 students from the Wasatch Front will be your colleagues. The fee is $20. Questions? Contact Mrs. Smith: allison.smith@maeserprep.org. |
| High School Math Team |
Thursdays during lunch in room 302
Contact: Mrs. Plott
The High School Math team meets every Thursday during lunch in Mrs. Plott’s room (302). The cost to join the math team is $40 and covers lunch each week and all competitions. Our first competition is in October, so come practice with us. Any questions? Contact Mrs. Plott: rochelle.plott@maeserprep.org. |
| Volunteer Opportunities |
Get a head start on your 40 hours of volunteer service for 2014-15! Our current volunteer needs are posted online through Sign-Up Genius, which can be accessed by clicking the Volunteer box on our website (http://www.maeserprep.org) or directly by clicking here: Sign Up Genius.
Interested in serving on a Volunteer Committee? Please fill out our Volunteer Committee Interest Form online: Maeser Volunteer Committees: Sign Up/Update Info. |
| Sports Announcements |
Eligibility for HS Boys' and Girls' Basketball
Contact: Mr. Norris
If you are interested in playing girls or boys basketball in the winter your academic eligibility is based on your 1st term grades. In order to eligible, you must have a 2.0 with no more than one F. NGs count as failing grades and will not be allowed to be made up after the 1st term is over. Contact Mr. Norris if you have any questions.
MS Boys’ & Girls’ Basketball Tryouts
Contact: Coach Groesbeck or Coach Christensen
If you are interested in playing on the middle school boys’ or girls’ basketball team, tryouts will be held on October 9th at 5:30pm and October 10th at 12:00pm. Tryouts are open to all 7th and 8th graders. Questions? Contact Coach Groesbeck or Coach Christensen
National Anthem
Contact: Mr. Norris
Students who are interested in singing the National Anthem at home volleyball games please see Mr. Norris.
HS Girls’ Volleyball
Contact: Coach S
Volleyball only has one match this week. We play at home on Tuesday, October 7th against Merit. Come out and support us – we only have 2 home games left! Frosh/Soph is at 4:30, JV is at 5:45, and Varsity begins at 7pm.
HS Girls’ Soccer
Contact: Coach Maes
The girls’ soccer team is on a roll! Come watch them play Waterford this Tuesday (away) and LCA on Thursday (home). Thursday is Senior Night, so be sure you come and cheer on our Lady Lions! Varsity starts at 4:00pm and JV then plays at 5:30. |
| Counselors’ Corner |
Counselors: Mr. Sekaquaptewa and Ms. Sorenson
Senior SEOPs
The counselors have started annual SEOP appointments with our Seniors and their parents. This is your chance to meet with your counselor to discuss graduation progress and plans for after high school. Counselors are required to meet with EVERY SENIOR during this time. As always, parents are welcome and encouraged to attend with their student. Senior SEOPs began on Thursday, September 25 and will continue through Wednesday, October 15. To sign up for an appointment, you can access the counselor’s appointment calendars through the following links:
Mr. Sekaquaptewa’s Appointment Calendar (Last Names A-J)
Ms. Sorenson’s Appointment Calendar (Last Names K-Z)
Once you schedule an appointment, your counselor will e-mail you to confirm the appointment time. Please watch for this e-mail for confirmation, as we have had problems with appointment times in the past. As a general rule, appointments are available during school hours (8 am to 4:30 pm). If you click on the link and see evening times, the times are probably wrong. You can also schedule a time by contacting your counselor:
Mr. S korys@maeserprep.org
Ms. Sorenson sandra.sorenson@maeserprep.org
University of Utah Applications
University of Utah applications are now open! Applications can be found online at: Freshman Admissions. The Priority Deadlines is November 1st for Honors and December 1st for all others.
Campus visits are one of the best ways a student can determine the fit of any school, and we encourage all interested students to take the time to tour a campus. UofU offers two tours daily at 10:00am and 1:00pm, Monday through Friday. In addition, they offer a tour one Saturday each month:
TODAY, October 4, at 1:00pm
November 15 at 1:00pm
December 6 at 1:00pm
Each visit includes a campus tour, an info session with an Admissions Counselor, and a visit to Housing. Students can sign up online at Campus Visits. |
| Scholarship Center |
Counselors: Mr. Sekaquaptewa and Ms. Sorenson
Scholarship Search
Looking for scholarships? Follow this link for a list of current scholarships available: http://www.ucacscholarships.blogspot.com/.
New Scholarship Search Tool
Learn how to find 100+ scholarships in five minutes. Sign up today at: https://www.scholar-box.com/schools/8988/scholarships. |
| Classy Uniforms 20% Off Sale |
| Classy Uniforms is holding a storewide 20% off sale from now through October 16, in their store in Pleasant Grove. For more information, including store hours and location: Classy Uniforms Sale Flyer. |
| Scheduled Maintenance for PowerSchool |
| PowerSchool may not be available during scheduled maintenance from 4:00-6:30am on weekdays and from 4:00-10:00am on Saturdays. If you have questions about how to log on to PowerSchool to check your student’s grades and attendance, please contact us at info@maeserprep.org. |
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