In this week's newsletter:
- Calendar Items for the Week (Note: Includes student meetings held during school)
- Announcements and Info (Note: Highlights meetings, events, & deadlines for this week)
- Parent-specific Messages (Note: Includes volunteer opportunities)
- Sports Announcements
- Counselor's Corner
- Scholarship Center (note underlined deadlines, including one TODAY, October 31)
- Future Calendar Items
- PowerSchool Access
Calendar Items for November 7-13
Monday, November 9
- World Cup Soccer Tournament: During lunch, for all language students
- World Cup Soccer Tournament: During lunch, for all language students
- Railroading Winterim Information Meeting: 6:30 p.m. in Room #212 for all enrolled students and their parents
- Full dress for the assembly with Attorney General Reyes: Click here for more details
- World Cup Soccer Tournament: During lunch, for all language students
- NHS Service Activity - Raking Leaves: 3:30 - 5:30 p.m., Maeser and surrounding neighborhoods; for all NHS members
Thursday, November 12
- World Cup Soccer Tournament: During lunch, for all language students
- MPA Cares Planning Meeting: Room 155
- REQUIRED China 2017 Winterim Orientation meeting: 7:30 in Room #205 (If you signed up, you must attend)
Friday, November 13
- "B" Day
- Community forum on human trafficking: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. in the cafeteria; Guest speaker Doug Osmond from Operation Underground Railroad (amazing organization!)
Congratulations to Sterling Scholars!
Congratulations to the Maeser Sterling Scholars! They are: Devin Glenn (English), Alyssa Carman (World Languages), Jill McConnell (Social Science), Emily Hamilton (Skilled and Technical Sciences), Erik Harding (Mathematics), Hillary Shelton (Science), Brooke Wiersdorf (Dance), Parker Jensen (Speech/Theater), Maya Timpson (Instrumental Music), Blake Edmunds (Vocal Performance), Spencer Cannon (Business and Marketing), and Krista Johannesmeyer (Family and Consumer Sciences). These students will represent Maeser at Regional and State Competitions for the rest of the school year.
Assembly on Trafficking in Persons from Attorney General Sean Reyes
Students are to wear full dress on Wednesday 11/11/15!
The MPA Cares Winterim has organized an assembly on November 11th on the dangers of human trafficking in our community featuring the Attorney General Reyes and his work on the Utah Trafficking in Persons Task Force. This assembly is for high school students only and will begin promptly at 10 am. If you need to sign your high school child out, please try do so before 9:45 or after 11:00 am as the front office will not be able to interrupt the assembly to find your child in the gymnasium. Click here for more details
Community Forum on Human Trafficking
The MPA Cares Winterim is hosting a community forum on human trafficking, its effects at home and abroad and our options to help. Friday, November 13, 2015 from 7-9 pm in the Maeser Prep cafeteria. Doug Osmond from Operation Underground Railroad will be the guest speaker.
The MPA Cares Winterim is hosting a community forum on human trafficking, its effects at home and abroad and our options to help. Friday, November 13, 2015 from 7-9 pm in the Maeser Prep cafeteria. Doug Osmond from Operation Underground Railroad will be the guest speaker.
Foreign Language Week
It’s Foreign Language Week! Check out the posters in the upper hallway. Listen for the culture question of the day with the morning announcements. Then join us on the soccer field at lunch every day this week for the World Cup Soccer Tournament (Maeser edition)!
Enrollment Applications for New Students Now Open
Re-enrollment commitments for CURRENT students to return in 2016-17 are coming soon -- stay tuned!
Applications for NEW students for the 2016-17 school are now on our SchoolMint site: http://maeserprep.schoolmint.net. Applications for the 2016-17 lottery will be accepting until February 1st.
Re-enrollment commitments for CURRENT students to return in 2016-17 are coming soon -- stay tuned!
Buy Your Yearbook!
Early-bird pricing for this year’s yearbook has ended. Yearbooks are now $65 until December 31. After December 31, the late price of $75 kicks in until we’re sold out -- so order your yearbook now, before the price goes up in January!
Early-bird pricing for this year’s yearbook has ended. Yearbooks are now $65 until December 31. After December 31, the late price of $75 kicks in until we’re sold out -- so order your yearbook now, before the price goes up in January!
Railroading Winterim
The Railroading Winterim is holding a meeting for all enrolled students and their parents on Tuesday, November 10 at 6:30 p.m. in room 212. We’ll be discussing some important information regarding course requirements and field trips.
Upcycling Winterim - Materials needed
The Upcycling Winterim will be creating projects for sale to raise funds for orphanage needs in South America. We are in need of wood pallets, old barn wood, old wooden-framed windows, unique old bottles or old lanterns for projects this January. If you have access to any of these items and are willing to donate them to a good cause, please contact Mrs. Cannon at shannon.cannon@maeserprep.org.
Upcycling Winterim - Materials needed
MPA Cares Planning Meetings
Want to help us raise awareness of human trafficking and help the community? MPA Cares is planning a series of events for late October and early November. We meet EVERY THURSDAY in room 155 to plan. Come join us!
Assembly on Trafficking in Persons from Attorney General Sean Reyes
The MPA Cares Winterim has organized an assembly on November 11th on the dangers of human trafficking in our community featuring the Attorney General Reyes and his work on the Utah Trafficking in Persons Task Force. This assembly is for high school students only. Click here for more details
Community Forum on Human Trafficking
The MPA Cares Winterim is hosting a community forum on human trafficking, its effects at home and abroad
The MPA Cares Winterim is hosting a community forum on human trafficking, its effects at home and abroad
and our options to help. Friday, November 13, 2015 from 7-9 pm in the Maeser Prep cafeteria.
Spring Break 2016 Washington DC Close UP trip
Do you like learning about the Government? Do you like Travel? If you are in 8-12 grade and are interested in traveling to D.C. over spring break with the Close Up Organization and Mrs. Merrill and Ms Cat, please see Mrs Merrill in Room 150 in you are in 9-12 grade, Ms. Cat if you are in 8th grade. We need to have 7 people for the trip to make. Please turn in your interest forms ASAP. Deadline of Oct 30th.
Summerim Opportunity
The first ever Summerim is now available to students. Washington DC and New York are calling us. It’s time to study American history up close, where it happened. This 5-day trip includes Arlington National Cemetery, the Smithsonian, The Holocaust Museum, and a Broadway show. Contact Ms. Gerber for more details.
Attention Utah Opera/Utah Symphony field trip groups:
Symphony group: Our first concert is next Friday, November 6. We will hear a world premiere of Andrew Norman’s percussion concerto “Switch” and Gustav Mahler’s Fifth Symphony. Permission forms are due immediately. If your student is not enrolled in music classes, please have him/her get a form from Mrs. Vincent. Nobody will be allowed to ride the bus without a permission form. Meet at the school at 5:30.
Opera group: Puccini’s “Tosca” was unforgettable. Our next opera is Lehar’s “The Merry Widow” on January 14. If you have not yet paid the bus fee of $30 per person, please send the money to the front office as soon as possible. This pays for the entire year of events. NOTE TO PARENTS: Students receive updates from Mrs. Vincent in their school email accounts. If you wish to be added to the notification list, please send your email address to janice.vincent@maeserprep.org.
Opera group: Puccini’s “Tosca” was unforgettable. Our next opera is Lehar’s “The Merry Widow” on January 14. If you have not yet paid the bus fee of $30 per person, please send the money to the front office as soon as possible. This pays for the entire year of events. NOTE TO PARENTS: Students receive updates from Mrs. Vincent in their school email accounts. If you wish to be added to the notification list, please send your email address to janice.vincent@maeserprep.org.
China 2017 Winterim
The Orientation Night for this Winterim is on November 12, at 7pm in Mrs. Woods’ room (205). Please plan on coming, it is required if you signed up for this trip.
If you are still interested in signing up for the Winterim to China, you are still welcome to join! Please see the following website for details about locations, cost, and how to register. http://groups.rusticpathways.com/trips/maeserchina/
Parent-specific Messages
Parent Volunteer Background Checks and Driver Forms
Will you be driving or chaperoning to get your volunteer hours? We are so fortunate to have such a generous community of parents at Maeser! We love having parents help with driving and chaperoning students on field trips and at school activities. In order to ensure that our students are safe and to meet State requirements, we ask that all parents who will be driving or interacting with students as volunteers get an annual background check and complete a parent driver form. Your background check and driver form is good for the whole school year. (When your insurance or driver’s license is renewed, please bring it in so we can make a copy of the new card.) The school will cover the cost of your background check, so all you need to do is complete the forms, get fingerprinted, and bring in your driver’s license and proof of insurance.
For more information and the forms you’ll need, please click here: Parent Background Check and Driver Application Forms.
Volunteer Opportunities
There are several different opportunities for volunteering opportunities on SignUp Genius, including needs this week (refreshments for the Safety/HOPE Squad night on November 4th and the Counseling Dept Advisory Committee Meeting on the 5th). Ms. Gerber also needs help sewing costumes for upcoming productsion.
Also, Heather Jensen has multiple needs for the College and Application Week that is coming up November 16-18 (and some of these needs require lead time, e.g., contacting schools for swag and vendors for giveaways.) (Go College prep!) Check your email if you have signed up to receive email updates for volunteer opportunities, or call Heather at 801-360-6002 or email her at heatherjens@hotmail.com
Lands’ End Friends and Family Sale:
Online at www.landsend.com/school Shop the Lands’ End Friends and Family Sale November 4-10 and receive 30% off your order!
Sports Announcements
High School Basketball Tryouts
Basketball tryouts for both high school girls and boys will be on Monday, November 9th and Tuesday, November 10th. Girls will be from 3:30-5:30 followed by the boys from 5:30-7:30. Contact Coach Nielsen or Coach Watabe if you have questions.
Counselors' Corner
Counselors' Contact Information
Counselors' Contact Information
- Krystal Anderson (krystal.anderson@maeserprep.org): A-J
- Sandra Sorenson (sandra.sorenson@maeserprep.org): K-Z
- Liz Swanson (liz.swanson@maeserprep.org): College counseling, applications, and scholarships
Support group for parents of children with ADD/ADHD
Thursday Oct 19th from 7:00 to 8:00pm. We are hoping to develop a community of information and support to lower stress and strengthen our school community. You will also receive an hour of volunteer credit for attending. If you have any questions please contact your assigned counselor.
La Noche De "Tu Puedes Pagar La Universidad"
Lo que recibirás en la noche de “Tu Puedes Pagar por la Universidad”:
*Comida Gratis y Bailes Culturales
*La oportunidad de hablar con representantes de universidades y colegios de Utah
*Información & consejos gratuitos en cuanto a pagar por la universidad de expertos de Utah
*$3,000 en becas disponible para los estudiantes que asistan!
Cuando/Donde:
6pm-8pm- November 17 @ Kearns High
6pm-8pm- November 19 @ Provo HighScholarship Center
Scholarship Search
Looking for scholarships? Follow this link for a list of current scholarships available: http://www.ucacscholarships.blogspot.com/.
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Essays that worked. Read actual essays selected by John Hopkins Admissions’ counselors.
More essays that stand out from the crowd
Common Application Essay Prompts 2015-2016
Writing Tips
https://blogs.hopkins-interactive.com/blog/2014/09/tackling-the-college-essay/Current Scholarships Available
Essay Contests:
- Profiles in Courage Essay. 9-12th grades Due January 6, 2016: Describe an act of political courage by an elected official. http://www.jfklibrary.org/Education/Profile-in-Courage-Essay-Contest.aspx
- Engineer Girl Essay Contest. Grades 3-12. Due February 1, 2016. http://www.engineergirl.org/26567.aspx
- UVU Community Writing Center Story Writing Contest: Fables and Fairytales. February 15, 2016: https://www.uvu.edu/writingcenter/community/essay.php
- American Foreign Service. 9-12th grades. (Parents do not need to be in the Foreign Service): 2016 Essay topic will be released in November with a due date of March 2016. http://www.afsa.org/essay-contest
- DuPont Challenge. Grades 6-12: Choose Your Challenge: Food, Energy, Protection, Innovation. These challenge categories have different due dates so check the website. http://thechallenge.dupont.com/essay/
Scholarships: Please note underlined deadline information for each scholarship
- America’s Freedom Festival at Provo: Speech, Storytelling, Video, Art contests. Deadline for all is November 16th, 2015. More info at http://www.freedomfestival.org/all-events/
- George H. Hansen Fellowship Scholarship: Seniors! Planning to major in geology or earth and space science? BYU offers a scholarship to incoming freshmen who enroll in these majors. The George H. Hansen Fellowship Scholarship covers a large part of tuition costs. Apply at http://www.geology.byu.edu/Home/news/george-hansen-scholarship. Deadline to apply: February 15th, 2016.
- Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge: Opportunity for 11th graders to attend the Spirit of America Youth Conference at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Students interact with college professors and historical interpreters. Application includes a short essay. Students pay $400.00 of the total estimated cost of $1,200. Applications postmarked no later than November 20th, 2015. www.freedomsfoundation.org
- Lynn Jensen Memorial Scholarship: Must be a high school senior who plans to become a school counselor or public education teacher K-12. Go to www.usca.schoolcounselorawards.org/scoy/ and click on “Other Awards”, fill out and save as PDF, upload and save by December 4th. Award of $500.00, up to 4 winners, given directly to student.
- Google for Doodles: K-12 eligible. Create a doodle of the Google logo using any materials. Opens October 19th, 2015. $30,000 prize www.google.com/doodle4google/index.html
- Elks National Foundation, Most Valuable Student Competition: Seniors only, based on leadership, scholarship and financial need, 50 awarded, 4 year scholarships. Apply by December 4th, 2015 www.elks.org/enf/scholars/mvs.cfm
- High School Utah Entrepreneur Competition (HS UEC): Funded by Zions bank and managed by the University of Utah. This competition is an opportunity for anyone 14-18 years of age to compete for $22,000 in prizes and scholarships by: 1) Identifiying a problem, 2) Creating a solution, 3) Defining a customer, and 4) Presenting to judges. Registration for this competition starts in January, but students can start to sign up now and receive updates until registration opens. More information at www.lassonde.utah.edu/hsuec, or contact us hsuec@utah.edu or call the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute at 801-587-3836.
Future Calendar Events
Thursday, November 12
- ADD/ADHD support group -- Parents receive volunteer hours credit for attending!
- College and Application Week: Volunteer Help Needed! (See note in Parents' section above)
PowerSchool Access
Can’t remember your username or password? Contact us at info@maeserprep.org to request a password reset or username reminder. (Note: The password reset feature on PowerSchool does not work.)
