September 29, 2023

Count Day! Spirit Day Monday!

Monday, October 2, is Count Day. This is the day the state designates to count all public-school students. MacLaren's funding for the year is directly tied to this count. It is very important that all of our students are at school that day. Please only keep your children home if they are sick. Thank you for your help in securing the funds we use to pay employees and run the school.

To celebrate Count Day, Monday is a Spirit Day! All students may wear MacLaren spirit wear in lieu of their polo shirts.

Thank You for Your Support

Last week, the MacLaren community rallied in support of two good causes – a Chick-fil-A fundraiser benefitting clan events at MacLaren, and The Tiny Lives Fun Run, benefitting vulnerable children in Lesotho. Thank you for being part of the fun!



Chick-fil-A Fundraiser raised $616 for student clan events.

The Tiny Lives Fun Run - 211 runners and walkers joined together to raise $3,289 for The Tiny Lives Foundation. Thank you to the wonderful volunteers who helped make this annual MacLaren community event a success!

Lower School Conferences Coming Soon

Have you signed up for your child's parent-teacher conference? Signup links may be found here.

As a reminder, Lower School students will not have classes October 9-13.

Monday, October 9 – Lower School In-service

Tuesday and Wednesday, October 10-11 – Lower School Conferences

Thursday and Friday, October 12-13 – Fall Break

Student Tutoring Opportunity

Are you in need of extra academic support for your Upper School child? There are many tenth, eleventh, and twelfth graders who are eager to tutor younger students in their MacLaren coursework. Contact Ms. Rader for more information or to be connected with those who are confident in various subject areas. This tutoring is not sponsored by the school, and as such, all tutoring appointments must be held off-site. Rate of pay, schedule availability, and location are determined by the student tutor.

Music and Muffins – Upper School Orchestra Performances

Upper School orchestra performances during Morning Assembly begin next week. Parents and guardians are invited to enjoy coffee and breakfast snacks with Mr. LaBadie and other parents the morning of your child's performance. Orchestra IIIa performs Tuesday, October 3, and Orchestra IIIb performs Thursday, October 5. To attend, please park on the east side of the main/south lot and check in with your ID at 7:15 a.m., at the Main Entrance. Find more information and the Music and Muffins schedule here.

Earlier Pickup Available for Blue Placard Families

Thank you for adjusting to our new traffic protocols this year. We are seeing the most peaceful traffic movement we’ve ever had! 

We are piloting an earlier pick-up time over the next few weeks for families picking up Upper School students only (blue placard). 

Families with a blue placard can begin pickup as early as 3:40 p.m., Monday-Thursday, and 2:50 p.m., Friday. We will continue to observe trends and confirm a permanent time after this pilot. If you have questions, please contact our Traffic Coordinator, Mr. Kelly.

Friday, September 29:

HS Cross-Country, Rampart Foxes and Hounds @ Cottonwood Creek Park, 3:00 p.m.

HS Girls' Volleyball, Goldenview Classical @ HOME, JV 4:00 p.m., Varsity 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, September 30:

HS Boys' Soccer, Lotus School @ HOME, Varsity 10:00 a.m.

Monday, October 2:

MS Boys' Soccer @ CSS, 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday, October 4:

MS Cross-Country, Kodiak Classic @ CSS, 4:15 p.m.

Thursday, October 5:

HS Boys' Soccer @ Ellicott, 3:30 p.m.

HS Girls' Volleyball, FVS @ HOME, JV 4:30 p.m., Varsity 5:30 p.m.

Friday, October 6:

HS Cross-Country, Black Forest League @ Monument Valley Park, 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 7:

HS Boys' Soccer @ Bishop Machebeuf, Varsity 11:00 a.m., JV 12:30 p.m.

What's the Score?

Unable to make the game, but curious to know the result of Highlander competitions? Follow MacLaren on Instagram for regular updates on athletic happenings.

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.

Fundraising... Set It and Forget It!

Do you shop at Albertsons/Safeway, King Sooper's/City Market, or American Furniture Warehouse?

These businesses provide a portion of qualified purchases back to MacLaren as a donation, meaning you can help generate financial support for the school with every purchase.

Find out more details here.