December 8, 2023

Parent-Hosted Cookie Extravaganza for Faculty and Staff – December 11

Please consider contributing a dozen (or more) cookies for MacLaren's annual family-hosted cookie extravaganza for the faculty and staff. Staff will be able to make their own plates of cookies to celebrate the upcoming winter break. Please sign up here. Cookie donations may be dropped off at the Main Entrance any time before 2:15 p.m., on Monday, December 11. Thank you!

Order Yearbooks

Both Upper School and Lower School yearbooks are available for advance purchase through MySchoolBucks. Yearbooks will be delivered to students in May. Lower School yearbooks cost $40; Upper School yearbooks $55. Email the Business Office with any questions.

Practicing Goodness in the Neighborhood

Thank you for helping us with the new parking lot procedures. Traffic is moving smoothly, and the parking lot is much safer.

Please continue to extend courtesy to your fellow parents as well as to the homeowners in the neighborhood. Our neighbors endure quite an impact through our traffic pattern, and we want to be considerate of allowing them access into and out of their driveways. Thank you for helping us be good neighbors!

Lower School Project Days

Following Winter Break, Lower School students return to school Thursday, January 4. January 4 and 5 are Project Days, filled with hands-on activities and extracurricular days of learning! The school day schedule is as normal, and students should come to school in uniform.

Winter Fine Arts Night – Next Week!

Winter Fine Arts Night concerts are December 11 and 12, 6:30-8:00 p.m., at Wasson Academic Campus. Please feel free to invite extended family and guests to attend. Please find additional information on concert dress, parking, and student drop-off instructions here. The schedule of performances is below.

December 11:

Orchestras I-III alphas, IV, VI

6th grade public performance students

December 12:

Orchestras I-III betas, V, VII

6th grade public performance students

Sign Up for Upper School Evaluation Conferences

Upper School Evaluation Conferences will take place January 2 - 8. Upper School teachers look forward to meeting with parents to discuss student evaluations. Evaluation Conference details and sign-up links were sent to parents via email yesterday. Please find instructions for Evaluation Conferences here and sign-up links here.

Saturday, December 9:

No Pre-Season Athletic Conditioning

Thursday, December 14:

HS Girls' Basketball @ Florence Tournament, Varsity vs. Weld, 5:00 p.m.

Friday, December 15:

HS Girls' Basketball @ Florence Tournament, Varsity vs. Dolores Huerta, 2:00 p.m.

Saturday, December 16:

HS Girls' Basketball @ Florence Tournament, Varsity vs. Florence 2:30 p.m.

Congratulations to Highlander Athletes!

Our High School Girls' Varsity Basketball team won the Tip-Off Classic Tournament at James Irwin last weekend. Elizabeth Kewley was named Tournament MVP. Both she and Victoria O'Neill were named to the All-Tournament Team. The Girls' JV team had dominating victories in both their games. The Boys' Basketball team had a strong tournament showing with Beckett Shannon and Sam Montgomery named to the All-Tournament Team for Varsity; Cooper Stokes and Thomas Hightower were named for JV. Congratulations, Highlanders!

Pre-Season Conditioning Continues Through January

Coach McClung is extending the pre-season conditioning sessions through the end of January. These sessions are open to all high school athletes and MacLaren staff. Sessions are held 10:00-11:30 a.m., in the small gym. (Note: Training on Saturday, December 9, has been cancelled.) To attend, complete the waiver found at MySchoolBucks.

Come support our Highlanders at our HOME events! HS event admission is $6 for K-12 and senior citizens, $7 for adults. MS event admission is $2 for K-12, senior citizens are free, $3 for adults.

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Teacher Appreciation

In lieu of personal gifts for faculty and staff, would you instead consider a year-end gift to the Masters Fund? Donations made by 5:00 p.m., December 13, to the Masters Fund go toward a semester-end bonus for MacLaren faculty and staff. Thank you for making their holiday season brighter!