Spartan Weekly Update - September 9, 2021

SPARTAN WEEKLY UPDATE

September 9, 2021

Headmaster Update

Please click here for an important message from Mr. Gilfillan

SUPPORTING YOUR TEEN'S MENTAL HEALTH

Join us on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 from 5:00pm – 7:00pm via Zoom. Please click here for additional information and to register for the event.

ATTENDANCE LINE REMINDER

A friendly reminder that if your child is absent, their absence needs to be called into the attendance line prior to 8:30am. To call the attendance line, please dial 480.776.1970, and then press 5.

NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC

If you missed the neighborhood traffic email sent out last week, we kindly ask that you read it here.

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Health and Safety

A NOTE FROM THE COUNSELOR

The third Monday of each month I will be constructing a Mental Health Awareness Newsletter. This letter will be used as an opportunity to increase communication and the connection between school, home, and the community. Newsletters will come fully equipped with a note from me as well as information on topics to be aware of for the month, community or parent resources, and helpful tips and tricks for parents to implement from home to better support their child. I look forward to sharing this information and staying connected with each one of you.

EMERGENCY MEDICATIONS

If your student experiences allergies and has a prescribed EpiPen, please make sure there is one in the Health Office. If your student self-carries the EpiPen, it is advised that they keep an additional pen in the Health Office. To self-carry medications at school, you must notify the Health Office and sign a self-carry consent form. Keep in mind that this consent form must be renewed at the beginning of each school year.

COVID-19 GUIDLINE REVISIONS REMINDER

We only accept PCR tests as they are the most reliable. Please make sure the lab you are being tested at is using PCR tests. We DO NOT accept Rapid, Antigen, or Home tests. (updated 8.16.21) We are asking all close contacts who stay or return to campus within 10 days of their last exposure, to please wear a mask for 10 days. This recommendation, while it is not mandatory, will help with further spread of the virus.

What's Happening Around Campus

Join us on October 7th, 8th, & 9th! Click here to purchase tickets and here to view the playbill.

Based on Louisa May Alcott's life, Little Women follows the adventures of sisters, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March. Jo is trying to sell her stories for publication, but the publishers are not interested – her friend, Professor Bhaer, tells her that she has to do better and write more from herself. Begrudgingly taking this advice, Jo weaves the story of herself and her sisters and their experience growing up in Civil War America.

Little Women embodies the complete theatrical experience, guaranteeing a night filled with laughter, tears and a lifting of the spirit.

CALLING ALL BUSINESSES!

The Drama Department has advertising opportunities available in the School Musical Playbill. Contact Mrs. Clement at aclement@scottsdaleprep.org for an opportunity to support fundraising for students to attend festivals and conferences through advertisement sales.

UNDER THE STARS MS MOVIE NIGHT

Saturday, September 18th

MS PARENTS..we need your help to make the Movie Night happen. Come join us and enjoy a night out with your child, while meeting other parents at Prep.

Click Here to Sign Up!

USED UNIFORM SALES!

Due to popular demand of our gently used uniforms, they will be available to purchase once a month. The first Wednesday of every month, they will be sold 7:15am to 8:15am, and 2:15pm to 3:15pm, in the school library. Please remember it’s cash or check only. Thank you for your support!

College Counseling Corner

COLLEGE CORNER

Click here to learn about College Application Support, Paying For College, Junior Parent Night, PSAT, and Counselor Meetings.

PAYING FOR COLLEGE PRESENTATION

Join us at 5:30 pm on Thursday, September 16th for a virtual presentation, The True cost of college and how to make it more affordable, by College financial planning expert Monica Felton, MBA, CFP. Learn strategies today to reduce your overall cost of college and ultimately make college more affordable. All grades welcomed and encouraged! Click here to RSVP for this event in advance!

Yearbooks, Yearbooks, Yearbooks!

ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK

Purchase your 2022 yearbook now for just $45! Prices go up starting October 1st. Click here to Order Now! Our school code is 16379.

ORDER YOUR SENIOR AD

It's not too early to purchase an ad for your senior in the 2022 yearbook! There is a limited amount of space available and the deadline to purchase is November 30th. Click here to Purchase an Ad! Our school code is 16379.

YEARBOOK PHOTO SUBMISSIONS

The yearbook staff needs your help! Please share your amazing photos of Scottsdale Prep students in action. Click here to share photos and enter school code: SPA. There is also an eShare iPhone and Android apps, which make it easy to contribute photos from mobile phones.

From the Academy Giving Office

Thank you for a fabulous Unity in the Community week! Academy Giving had so much fun celebrating everything that makes SPA so wonderful: our faculty, staff, parents and students.

Interested in making your Community Investment gift this week? Click here for the giving link!

Thank you to everyone who has already made a Community Investment gift for this year. Your support makes Scottsdale Prep possible!

SPA PSO Information

Parent Wine Tasting Club: Scottsdale Prep has a parent wine tasting group that meets once a month during the school year. If you are interested in joining, please contact SpartanWineClub@gmail.com for more information.

VOLUNTEER AT SPA

Volunteer Opportunities are abundant and we look forward to meeting and working with you to help SPA be the best educational experience for our children. If you would like to learn more, please click PSO Committees to see what opportunities are available. To get involved, follow these two easy steps:

Fill out the Volunteer Interest Form
Apply to Volunteer to obtain clearance

SIGN-UP FOR A FACULTY BIRTHDAY!

Only a few spots left! Join the annual SPA tradition. Let's help our faculty and staff celebrate their birthday (or half birthday)! Please sign-up here to bring in a special birthday lunch or gift card to a faculty member! It makes everyone's day!

Shop at Shutterfly & Tiny Prints through our storefront and 8% of your purchase will be donated to SPA. You can even use applicable discount codes to save on your entire order!

Get 20% off at Minted when you use SPA's unique promo code at checkout. Minted will also donate 15% of your order back to SPA. Promo Code: FUNDRAISESPAPSO

For more information on these programs, please visit: SPA PSO - Shopper Programs

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