- Announcements and Info
- Parent-specific Messages and Volunteer Opportunities
- Sports Announcements
- Counselor's Corner
- Scholarship Center
- PowerSchool Access
Summer Office Hours
The school and front office are closed for the month of July for annual maintenance and cleaning. Summer front office hours will resume August 1st.
August 1-12: Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 9am to noon
August 15-19: Monday-Thursday from 8am to 3pm, Friday from 8am to 1pm
Beginning August 22nd: Monday-Thursday from 7am to 3:45pm, Friday from 7am to 1pm
Maeser Summer Reading Program
The second Annual Summer Reading Book Night will be held in August, so make sure that your student has read the appropriate book this summer. Additional details will come out at the beginning of the school year. Make sure you don’t miss it!
The Eternal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot. For incoming Seniors.
Galileo's Daughter, by Dava Sobel. For incoming Juniors.
The Disappearing Spoon, by Sam Keen. For incoming Sophomores.
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, by Edwin A. Abott. For incoming Freshmen.
The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster. For incoming 8th graders.
The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin. For incoming 7th graders.
Music Department Announcements
Music Ensembles for Fall
Maeser has three choir classes and three orchestras; something for everyone! You may email Mrs. Vincent with any questions about music classes, or to audition for our top groups before school starts.
janice.vincent@maeserprep.org
State Orchestra Pictures!
Mrs. Vincent has the pictures from State Orchestra Festival for the following students: Katie Vest, Brandon Judd, Jazmine Muhlestein, Connor Smith, and Adi Paxton. Please contact Mrs. Vincent soon to arrange payment and pickup.
Music Trip 2017
Chamber Choir and Orchestra will travel to Anaheim next March to compete in a Heritage Festival and participate in a studio workshop at Disneyland. Please contact Mrs. Vincent for information and to get started on fundraising. This is our first competition trip ever, and we need all our best performers, so please make plans to go with us! Don’t let money concerns keep you from participating; we have a fabulous fundraiser, exclusive to WorldStride/Heritage Festivals, and you could easily raise your entire trip!
SAVE THE DATE! Back to School Night
Please plan to join us for Back to School Night on Wednesday, August 17th from 6:00-8:00pm. We will be holding a uniform sale in conjunction with Back to School Night -- details coming in August!
Parent-specific Announcements
Support Maeser on Amazon Prime Day!
Amazon's second-annual Prime Day is on July 12 and will feature more than 100,000 deals exclusively for Prime members, making it one of the biggest shopping days of the year. When you #StartWithaSmile on #PrimeDay, Amazon donates to Karl G Maeser Preparatory Academy! Shop for great deals at http://smile.amazon.com/gp/charity/homepage.html?orig=%2Fgp%2Fbrowse.html%3Fnode%3D11448061011&ein=20-3373940 and support our school!
Lands’ End Free Logo Sale: July 11-18
Lands’ End will be running their popular Free Logo Sale July 11-18! Visit the Lands’ End School Uniforms website (http://www.landsend.com/school) betwen Monday, July 11 and Monday, July 18 and get our school logo embroidered on your polos and blazers for FREE. Use Promo Code POLO and PIN 2040.
Host a Foreign Exchange Student in 2016-2017
NACEL is currently accepting applications for volunteer families who are interested in hosting an exchange student in their home for the upcoming school year. Foreign exchange students make a great contribution to our school, our community, and to your family. Students are carefully selected and screened, and they come with their own health insurance and spending money — all that is required from you is a bed, board and welcome. If your family is interested in hosting an exchange student next year, please call Wendy Waldes for more information: wendywaldes@gmail.com or 801-709-3583.
Volunteer Needs
There are lots of upcoming volunteer opportunities. Please visit SignUp Genius to sign up! http://www.signupgenius.com/index.cfm?go=c.SignUpSearch&eid=01C3CDD7FFCBFC&cs=09C2BADC8FB98B627B7964755BB5
Student Council: Retreat Location Needed
Attention Parents!
StuCo (Student Council) is looking for a place to hold their traditional summer retreat. This will be held the end of July or beginning of August. If you have a place (cabin or site) you would enjoy sharing with us, please let us know.
Also….We are looking for volunteers who have skills in leadership training. We would love to have parent involvement in our summer leadership training and activities. If you or your spouse are interested, please contact Stefanie Slade (stefanie.slade@maeserprep.org) or Heather Butler (Heather.butler@maeserprep.org) We are looking forward to having a great retreat this summer! Please let us know if you can help us out.
Sports Announcements
Note: This week (July 4-8) is the state moratorium for soccer, so there will be no girls' soccer conditioning all week.
High School Girls Soccer Tryouts
Tryouts for high school girls soccer will be Monday, August 1st and Tuesday, August 2nd. Tryouts will go from 9-11am. All interested players must register for tryouts at http://registermyathlete.com/ before tryouts. If you have questions, please contact Coach Simmons. If you are new to Maeser this year and would like to tryout, please contact Coach Simmons as soon as possible.
Any changes will be posted on the Maeser Prep Soccer Facebook page and the Google Classroom (code: mmjuel8). Contact Coach Simmons (dustin.simmons@maeserprep.org) if you have any questions.
High School Girls Volleyball Tryouts
High school girls who want to play volleyball this fall will have try-outs on August 8th and 9th from 9am to 12pm.
High School Boys Volleyball
High school boys who are interested in playing volleyball this fall need to contact Coach Watabe at masasue.watabe@maeserprep.org.
Fall Sports Eligibility
Academic eligibility for fall sports will be based on 4th term grades. Students will be ineligible for fall sports if their GPAs are below a 2.0 or if they have have more than 1 F. This policy includes 8th graders who will be freshmen for the 2016-2017 school year. Incompletes and NGs count as failing grades. Failing grades, NGs, and incompletes can be made up but must be completed and recorded b August 22nd.
Counselor's Corner
Counselors:
Krystal Anderson (krystal.anderson@maeserprep.org): A-J
Sandra Sorenson (sandra.sorenson@maeserprep.org): K-Z
Service opportunities
Volunteering offers students many important benefits: learning more about possible career paths, improved college resumes, and increased eligibility for scholarships. This summer those benefits also include two free airline tickets to anywhere in the US!
UServeUtah is launching a statewide Summer of Service campaign to encourage youth to get out and be active in their communities during summer break. Youth ages 5-25 who volunteer at least 10 hours a month between June 1-Aug 31 are eligible to win monthly prizes and have their photo & stories shared on social media and in newsletters across the state.
Youth interested in participating in Summer of Service just need to visit userve.utah.gov/summerofservice to report their hours and are then eligible for the monthly prize drawings.
Service Club: Rotary Interact Youth Club: contact Jeremy Lewis, who is the Vice-President Elect of the Timpanogos Interact Club. Jeremy is a student at Maeser. His email is jeylew27@icloud.com. https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/exchange-ideas. The Interact Club is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Pleasant Grove
Family Support & Treatment Center Volunteer to tend children 12 years old and younger in the Crisis Respite Nursery. 1255 N. 1200 W Orem 801-229-1181 www.utahvalleyfamilysupport.org Vounteers are provided training and will be reimbrsed for the required background check after 10 hours of service.
Step Up Utah
Parents, are you and your student using the resourses provided at www.stepuputah.com to help you plan for college? Learn how to prepare for post high school, apply for college, discover scholarships and more.
Parent research help
The University of Utah is conducting a study on the experiences of parents whose teens currently engage in self-injurious behaviors (e.g., cutting, scratching, or burning) or have a history of engaging in self-injurious behaviors. If you are interested in helping with this study, please contact Mrs. Sorenson (sandra.sorenson@maeserprep.org )
Scholarship Center
A. Michael Perry Scholarship: Up to $750.00, renewable.First time college freshmen with an ACT score between 21-23 and a high school GPA of 3.5 or higher. Up to $500.00 for first time college freshmen with ACT of 21 or higher and a high school GPA between 2.7-3.0
http://www.marshall.edu/sfa/types-of-aid/marshall-university-scholarships-for-wv-applicants/a-michael-perry-scholarship/
Utah State University provides a comprehensive list of scholarships for high school seniors. These are not just for USU students.
Here is a link to USU scholarships for high school seniors:
https://scholarships.usu.edu/subpageexamples/offcampus-scholarships
Scholarship Search Tool
Learn how to find 100+ scholarships in five minutes. https://www.scholar-box.com/schools/8988/scholarships Sign up today.
Summer Tips
Summer is a great time to build your scholarship resume! Enter a contest, attend a camp, create a business, travel, serve. Prepare for contests that are still months away. Here are a few resources:
http://www.utahname.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Scholarship-Flyer-20162.pdf
http://www.freedomfestival.org/event/contests/
http://www.legion.org/oratorical/contests
2016-2017 Seniors! Prepare for College Application Week this fall by researching colleges through the summer.
This Google Doc will be a place to see scholarships that were listed on past Maeser Updates that are still open and active. Keep checking back for updates.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hHA9x17elfFfGV8Hai_mcxROjlinDRns9PnPLFQQ-bg/edit?usp=sharing
PowerSchool Access
Can’t remember your username or password? Contact us at info@maeserprep.org to request a password reset or username reminder.
PowerSchool Access
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