January 19, 2024

New Athletic Spirit Wear Available



Show your Highlander spirit at sporting events and on school Spirit Days with new athletic spirit wear. Athletic styles include a t-shirt, long sleeve t-shirt, and hoodie in adult sizes.

Purchased items are available for pick-up at Cole Brands on N. Academy Blvd., or shipped to your home for a small fee. Go Highlanders!

Second Semester Community Supplies

We are in need of more reams of copy paper and boxes of facial tissue to take us to the end of the year. Donations of these second semester community school supplies would be greatly appreciated!

You can purchase these items or contribute to the "Donations - Community Supplies" item at MySchoolBucks below. Thank you for your generosity!

Purchased items can be dropped off at the Main Entrance, anytime 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Deadline Soon for Letter of Intent

Planning to enroll a sibling of a current student or a Kindergartener for the 2024-25 school year? Complete the Letter of Intent (LOI) online by January 26, to enter your child into the Lottery. The Lottery will take place January 31, 2024. Please contact the Enrollment Team with any questions.

Please Model Traffic Safety

MacLaren's parking lot is a busy place! Please be courteous to staff and fellow parents, and help us keep everyone safe by honoring these guidelines:

• Placards on dashboard. Please keep your family’s pick-up placard on your dashboard so it can be easily seen from the sidewalk by MacLaren staff. This helps us improve traffic flow by identifying the family’s last name and using radios to call for students.

• No parking lane. We are grateful to the City for adding a new pedestrian walkway on Sawyer Way. In making these updates, the City is updating the “No Parking” signs along Sawyer Way which previously were labeled as a bus lane. Please do not park in that lane while we await updated signage. 

• Right turns only in/out of lot. Please enter and exit MacLaren’s parking lot with a right turn only. Left turns into the lot from Sawyer Way, and out of the lot onto Sawyer Way, slow traffic and can be dangerous with limited visibility.

Last Call for Chess Club

Students in second through fifth grades are invited to join the Lower School Chess Club. The Chess Club begins Wednesday, January 24, 3:15-4:15 p.m., and will run for eight weeks. Attendees will learn the rules of the game, chess puzzles to improve tactics, and play games together. No previous chess experience is needed. The cost is $5. Please contact Mrs. Finch with any questions.

Wear Athletic/Tennis Shoes Daily

Daily P.E. class is a special component of MacLaren's Lower School experience. Please send Lower School students to school wearing athletic/tennis shoes every day. Thank you for helping protect our gym floor! Visual examples of daily uniform footwear can be found here.

Head of Lower School Office Hours

Do you have ideas, questions, or anything you'd like to discuss with MacLaren's Head of Lower School? Mr. Alvarado will host weekly office hours, Fridays, 9:00-10:00 a.m.

Upper School Talent Show – February 2

Everyone is invited to MacLaren's Talent Show, Friday, February 2, 6:30 p.m., in the Auditorium. Come watch MacLaren Upper School students shine on the stage! Light refreshments will be available after the show. Contact Mr. Pingel with any questions.

Friday, January 19:

MS Girls' Basketball, Banning Lewis @ HOME, C Team 3:30 p.m., B Team 4:30 p.m., A Team 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, January 20:

No Pre-Season Athletic Conditioning

Monday, January 22:

MS Girls' Basketball, CSCS @ HOME, B Team 4:00 p.m., A Team 5:00 p.m.

HS Boys' Basketball @ Manual, JV 5:00 p.m., Varsity 6:30 p.m.

HS Girls' Basketball @ Calhan, JV 5:00 p.m., Varsity 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, January 23:

HS Track, Pre-season Conditioning, 3:45 p.m.

Wednesday, January 24:

MS Girls' Basketball @ RMCA, C Team 4:00 p.m., B Team 5:00 p.m., A Team 6:00 p.m.

Friday, January 26:

MS Girls' Basketball, Peyton @ HOME, B Team 3:30 p.m., A Team 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, January 27:

Pre-Season Athletic Conditioning, 10:00-11:30 a.m., waiver required through MySchoolBucks, *HS Students and MacLaren Staff only*

HS Girls' Basketball, Fowler @ HOME, JV 1:00 p.m., Varsity 4:00 p.m.

HS Boys' Basketball, Fowler @ HOME, JV 2:30 p.m., Varsity 5:30 p.m.

Assistant Coach Needed for Middle School Boys' Volleyball

MacLaren is recruiting an assistant coach for MS Boys' Volleyball. Assistant coaches bring enthusiasm for sport, care for athletes, and a sense of humor. Contact Mrs. Steigerwald for more information.

HS Track – Pre-season Starts Tuesday

Pre-season conditioning for high school track begins Tuesday, January 23, in the small gym. The schedule of pre-season track practices is linked below. Contact Mrs. Steigerwald with any questions.

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.

Click for the Athletics calendar or Athletic schedules. Add the Athletics calendar to your personal calendar through Apple iCal.

Volunteer at MacLaren in 2024

There is a place for you at MacLaren! There are a variety of volunteer opportunities available, such as providing support in Lower School classrooms, assisting at sporting events, and helping with community events throughout the year. A list of volunteer needs may be found below.

Not yet an approved volunteer? Please complete the Volunteer Application. Contact Mrs. Vines with any questions.