Maeser Updates: 25 March 2017
- Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
- Announcements and Info
- Parent-specific Messages and Volunteer Opportunities
- Sports Announcements
- Counselor's Corner & Scholarship Center (Note changes -- Counselor's Corner has moved!)
- PowerSchool Access & Text Message Communications (Note changes -- this info has moved!)
Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
April 3-7: Spring Break!
Ongoing - Tuesdays and Thursdays: Middle school math help in room 223 from 3:15-4:15pm.
April 10-13 and 17-20 during lunch and April 14 at 12:00: Auditions for High School Choirs and Chamber Orchestra for 2017-18. Sign up on the music room door (#119). New incoming students: email Mrs. Vincent (janice.vincent@maeserprep.org) for an audition time.
Thursday, April 13: Dancing with the Teachers (NHS fundraiser) at 6:30 p.m. in the gym for all students, faculty, staff, parents, siblings, community.
Friday, April 14: Mr. Maeser Pageant at 6:00pm in the gym.
Tuesday, April 18th: Board Meeting at 7 pm. NOTE change of date for this month only.
Wednesday, April 19: Orchestra Concert, 7:00 p.m. in the gym. Admission is FREE
Thursday, April 20: BYU Language Fair
Friday, April 21: Maeserstrong 5k run. $3.00 to enter. Students and their families are welcome to participate. It will be held at the Lindon City Park at 12:30 pm. Bikes and scooters are allowed. All proceeds will be donated to Primary Children’s Hospital.
Friday, April 21: Choir Concert, 7:00 p.m. in the gym. Admission is FREE.
Wednesday, April 26: SAGE Testing Day - only students taking SAGE tests will be on campus on this day. All SAGE tests will be given on this date (make-up testing will be available if your student is unable to attend on SAGE Testing Day). Questions about SAGE? Email Mrs. Myers at jennifer.myers@maeserprep.org.
Wednesday, May 3: Maeser Music Showcase, featuring Chamber Orchestra and Chamber Choir, Maeser’s finest music students! 7:00 p.m., St. Francis of Assisi Church, 65 East 500 North in Orem. Admission is FREE
Announcements and Info
Congratulations to the Tour orchestra and choir, who each earned SILVER awards at our first-ever WorldStrides Heritage Music Festival in Anaheim this month! We had a wonderful tour and our students made us proud! A HUGE thanks to our terrific parent chaperones. Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!
We are thrilled to announce that both Chamber Choir and Chamber Orchestra received SUPERIOR ratings at this week’s Region Large Ensemble Festival! Congratulations to these marvelous students who have worked tirelessly all year! Chamber Orchestra will go on to represent us at the State Orchestra Festival in May.
Congratulations to the following students who qualify for State Solo & Ensemble April 29:
McKenna Taylor and Elizabeth Webb (violin), Danielle Forward and Josh Ireland (viola), and Anastasia Felt (piano).
Dancing with the Teachers: Thursday, April 13
Our NHS fundraiser, Dancing with the Teachers, will be on Thursday, April 13th at 6:30 p.m. in the gym. All students are encouraged to talk with a teacher and join a dance team. Parents, siblings, and community are invited to attend. The cost is $3.00 for everyone, including dancers. All proceeds will go to the charity chosen that night.
HS Spring Musical: Much Ado About Nothing
The High School spring musical production, Much Ado About Nothing (yes, it's a musical -- set to 50's music with fun dancing as well) is coming at the end of April.
Advertise in our Much Ado About Nothing playbill! Regular price is $50 for a full-page ad and $30 for a half-page ad. Design of an ad would cost an extra $50 (companies are encouraged to create their own at 300 dpi). Parents of our awesome performers can also purchase a personalized Tweet-length message (140 characters, fun hashtags encouraged!) to put in the program. Email Michelle Linford at mglinford@gmail.com (parent volunteer) for more information. (Also, if helping contact local companies is something you might want to do to help complete volunteer hours, please email Michelle.) Ads should be submitted to Ms. Gerber (natalie.gerber@maeserprep.org) and paid for by April 5.
Utah Boys State
Any 11th grade boys who are interested in attending Boys State please contact Mr. Norris. Boys State will be held at Weber State University June 12-16. The cost is $375.
Winterim 2018 (2017 December - 2018 January) - Christmas and New Year in Japan (Mas, end 4/8)
December 21, 2017 through January 2, 2018
$3,400
If you are interested, please contact Mr. Watabe (masasue.watabe@maeserprep.org)
Needs at least 15 to 20 students to make it happen.
Music Announcements
Utah Opera remaining performance:
May 11 Don Giovanni by Mozart. Bus leaves Maeser at 5:30. (Meet at 5:15.)
*** If you cannot use your ticket, please tell Mrs. Vincent so someone else can.***
Utah Symphony group concerts:
April 28 -- Bus leaves Maeser at 5:30 p.m. (Meet at 5:15.)
Opera May 11
Auditions for 2017-18 music groups
It’s that time of year! Auditions for next year's high school choirs will begin after Spring Break. Mrs. Vincent would like to hear ALL high school singers, unless you have no experience and know you want to sign up for beginning choir. Sign up for an audition time on music room door (#119). In a choir already? Auditions will be held during class. Students already in chamber choir need not re-audition.
Slight change to audition dates: During lunch April 10-13 and April 17-20; after school Thursday, April 20 (3:15-5:00) and Friday, April 21 (12:05-2:00 -- later if needed). New students, can’t get to Maeser? Email a video of your student singing “Silent Night,” along with a short vitae (history of musical experience).
Instrumental auditions for students not already in orchestra: Contact Mrs. Vincent.
Audition requirements:
-Singers will sing “Silent Night” and demonstrate music reading skills. Note: Do not stay away because you cannot read music! We just need to know our starting point.
-Instrumental students will play a 3-octave major scale, an excerpt from a solo, and demonstrate sight reading skills.
Questions? New to Maeser next year? Send an email to Mrs Vincent at janice.vincent@maeserprep.org.
Announcements and Info
Congratulations to the Tour orchestra and choir, who each earned SILVER awards at our first-ever WorldStrides Heritage Music Festival in Anaheim this month! We had a wonderful tour and our students made us proud! A HUGE thanks to our terrific parent chaperones. Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!
We are thrilled to announce that both Chamber Choir and Chamber Orchestra received SUPERIOR ratings at this week’s Region Large Ensemble Festival! Congratulations to these marvelous students who have worked tirelessly all year! Chamber Orchestra will go on to represent us at the State Orchestra Festival in May.
Congratulations to the following students who qualify for State Solo & Ensemble April 29:
McKenna Taylor and Elizabeth Webb (violin), Danielle Forward and Josh Ireland (viola), and Anastasia Felt (piano).
Our NHS fundraiser, Dancing with the Teachers, will be on Thursday, April 13th at 6:30 p.m. in the gym. All students are encouraged to talk with a teacher and join a dance team. Parents, siblings, and community are invited to attend. The cost is $3.00 for everyone, including dancers. All proceeds will go to the charity chosen that night.
HS Spring Musical: Much Ado About Nothing
The High School spring musical production, Much Ado About Nothing (yes, it's a musical -- set to 50's music with fun dancing as well) is coming at the end of April.
Advertise in our Much Ado About Nothing playbill! Regular price is $50 for a full-page ad and $30 for a half-page ad. Design of an ad would cost an extra $50 (companies are encouraged to create their own at 300 dpi). Parents of our awesome performers can also purchase a personalized Tweet-length message (140 characters, fun hashtags encouraged!) to put in the program. Email Michelle Linford at mglinford@gmail.com (parent volunteer) for more information. (Also, if helping contact local companies is something you might want to do to help complete volunteer hours, please email Michelle.) Ads should be submitted to Ms. Gerber (natalie.gerber@maeserprep.org) and paid for by April 5.
Utah Boys State
Any 11th grade boys who are interested in attending Boys State please contact Mr. Norris. Boys State will be held at Weber State University June 12-16. The cost is $375.
Winterim 2018 (2017 December - 2018 January) - Christmas and New Year in Japan (Mas, end 4/8)
December 21, 2017 through January 2, 2018
$3,400
If you are interested, please contact Mr. Watabe (masasue.watabe@maeserprep.org)
Needs at least 15 to 20 students to make it happen.
Music Announcements
Utah Opera remaining performance:
May 11 Don Giovanni by Mozart. Bus leaves Maeser at 5:30. (Meet at 5:15.)
*** If you cannot use your ticket, please tell Mrs. Vincent so someone else can.***
Utah Symphony group concerts:
April 28 -- Bus leaves Maeser at 5:30 p.m. (Meet at 5:15.)
Opera May 11
Auditions for 2017-18 music groups
It’s that time of year! Auditions for next year's high school choirs will begin after Spring Break. Mrs. Vincent would like to hear ALL high school singers, unless you have no experience and know you want to sign up for beginning choir. Sign up for an audition time on music room door (#119). In a choir already? Auditions will be held during class. Students already in chamber choir need not re-audition.
Slight change to audition dates: During lunch April 10-13 and April 17-20; after school Thursday, April 20 (3:15-5:00) and Friday, April 21 (12:05-2:00 -- later if needed). New students, can’t get to Maeser? Email a video of your student singing “Silent Night,” along with a short vitae (history of musical experience).
Instrumental auditions for students not already in orchestra: Contact Mrs. Vincent.
Audition requirements:
-Singers will sing “Silent Night” and demonstrate music reading skills. Note: Do not stay away because you cannot read music! We just need to know our starting point.
-Instrumental students will play a 3-octave major scale, an excerpt from a solo, and demonstrate sight reading skills.
Questions? New to Maeser next year? Send an email to Mrs Vincent at janice.vincent@maeserprep.org.
Parent-specific Announcements and Volunteer Opportunities
Advertise in our Much Ado About Nothing playbill! Parents who purchase ads will receive a 10% discount off of the regular price ($50 for a full-page ad and $30 for a half-page ad). Design of an ad would cost an extra $50 (companies are encouraged to create their own ad at 300 dpi).
Parents of our awesome performers can also purchase a personalized Tweet-length message (140 characters, fun hashtags encouraged!) to put in the program. Email Michelle Linford at mglinford@gmail.com (parent volunteer) for more information. (Also, if helping contact local companies is something you might want to do to help complete volunteer hours, please email Michelle.) Ads should be submitted to Ms. Gerber (natalie.gerber@maeserprep.org) and paid for by April 5.
Please always check for updated volunteer opportunities and school needs on Sign-up Genius: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/signUps/findSignUp/01C3CDD7FFCBFC/09C2BADC8FB98B627B7964755BB5
Sports Announcements
HS Boys’ Soccer Schedule: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-hXuLKjcNtAM0J5UFhGMmZhdjg/view?usp=sharing
Counselor's Corner
You can now access information from the school counselors on the Counselors page on the Maeser Prep website: http://maeserprep.org/index.php/counseling/
PowerSchool Access & Text Messages
You can now access information about PowerSchool and about receiving text messages on the Maeser Prep website under the PowerSchool section : https://maeserprep.powerschool.com/public/home.html
