| Maeser Pride! |
| Shout out to Seniors Tabitha Freeman and Amber Lee who coordinated the Blood Drive this past week as part of their Senior Capstone project. They met their goal and exceeded their expectations for amount of participation! Congratulations, ladies! Thanks to all those students, faculty, and community members who participated in this event. You all have the HEART of a LION! |
| Enrollment Applications: Sign Up Now for 2015-2016 |
Application window: now through February 1, 2015 @ www.maeserprep.org
Contact: registrar@maeserprep.org
We are now accepting enrollment applications for the 2015-2016 school year on our website: www.maeserprep.org. The application window will run through Sunday, February 1, 2015, and our lottery will be held on or before March 1, 2015. Remember: you must fill out a separate application for EACH student.
Please note: even if your student is currently attending Maeser Prep, you must still fill out an online application before the February 1 deadline, to reserve his or her spot for 2015-2016! Current students whose applications are received by the February 1st deadline will have first priority in the lottery. |
| Seniors: Transcripts and Letters of Recommendation |
| College application deadlines are coming up! If you need a transcript or letter of recommendation for your college applications, please be sure to request those at least two weeks before the deadline. Our counselors and teachers get multiple requests each year and they need time to write you a great letter. In addition, requesting your transcript early gives you a chance to look it over and make sure everything is correct before you send it in with your application. |
| Make Up Your NGs in Attendance School |
Monday through Thursday during lunch in room 151
Contact: attendance@maeserprep.org
Does your student have an attendance-based NG (No Grade) in a class? 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.
- Parents: If your student has a single-period unexcused absence in the middle of the day, it may be that s/he arrived late to class, after the teacher marked attendance, and the teacher has not had a chance to correct the attendance code. In these cases, please contact the teacher directly to ask for the change to be made. The front desk cannot excuse mid-day absences if the student was not signed out/in at the front office.
- Students: You only have until the end of the semester (Friday, December 19) 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. |
| National Honor Society |
Contact: Mrs. Russell or Mrs. Smith
The NHS Induction Ceremony will be held Tuesday, 18 November at 6:30 p.m. in the Maeser cafeteria. All new inductees: please be there by 4:30 to practice. All current NHS members: please be there by 5:00 to receive instructions and help set up. All students must be in full dress. |
| Friday After-School Tutoring |
| Does your student need help with homework? Our National Honor Society students provide FREE tutoring in our school library after school on Fridays from 12:00-1:00pm. All students are welcome! |
| Crockpot Pickup |
| If you brought soup to the Middle School Halloween Party last week and haven’t picked up your crockpot, please stop by the front desk to claim it. We would appreciate having all crockpots picked up by Friday, November 14. Thank you! |
| Current Volunteer Opportunities |
Ongoing Maeser 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 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.
HS Boys' and Girls' Basketball Tryouts
Contact: Coach Nielsen (girls) or Coach Watabe (boys)
Girls’ basketball tryouts will be on Monday, November 10th and Tuesday, November 11th from 3:30-5:30pm. Contact Coach Nielsen if you have questions.
Boys’ basketball tryouts will be on Monday, November 10th and Tuesday, November 11th from 5:30-7:30pm. Contact Coach Watabe if you have questions. |
| Counselors’ Corner |
Counselors: Mr. Sekaquaptewa and Ms. Sorenson
Junior SEOPs
Our annual SEOP (Student Educational Occupational Plan) meetings with our Juniors continue this week. This is your chance to meet with your counselor to discuss graduation progress, make up work needed, and plans for after high school. You will also be able to make class requests for next year. We are required to meet with EVERY JUNIOR. Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend with their student. Sign up by accessing your counselor’s appointment through the following links:
Mr. Sekaquaptewa (Last names A-J)
Ms. Sorenson (Last names K-Z)
Parent Seminar on Keeping Youth Safe
Thursday, November 13 at 6:30pm at Maeser
Maeser’s annual Parent Seminar on Student Safety, Suicide Prevention, and Internet Safety will be held on November 13, from 6:30-8:00pm. Greg Hudnall will be our guest speaker and our HOPE Squad will be introduced to the community. Topics covered will include Substance Abuse, Bullying, Mental Health and Teen Suicide, and Internet Safety.
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:
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.
Southern Utah University Scholarship Open House
SUU is holding Scholarship Open Houses this week for any students interested in attending SUU. At these events you will be able to apply to SUU and have your application fee waived. Bring an official transcript and ACT scores and a representative will let you know if you qualify for any academic scholarships. The dates for these events are listed below:
Date: Wednesday, November 12
Location: Rio Tinto Stadium, 9256 South State Street, Sandy, UT
Time: 6 pm to 8 pm
Date: Thursday, November 13
Location: Provo Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, 101 West 100 North, Provo, UT
Time: 6 pm to 8 pm
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| 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. |
| Lands’ End Friends and Family Sale |
November 3-11 online and in stores
Lands’ End is holding their Friends and Family Sale November 3-11. Get 25% off school uniform orders, plus free shipping on any order over $50. |
| Maeser Online School Store Holiday Contest |
Now through December 31 at the Maeser Prep Online School Store
All purchases made at our online school store from now through December 2014 will help our school compete with other online school stores to win some great prizes, including an 8’x4’ wall mural of our school logo! Every purchase supports student programs at Maeser. |
| 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. |
