October 17, 2025

K-12 Student Picture Makeup, Retake, and LS Class Photo Day – October 24

MacLaren students present on picture day have received school Student Identification Cards. The cards were distributed to the students last week. If your child was absent on picture day, there will be a makeup picture day on Friday, October 24. 

Lower School Class Photo: If your child is in Lower School and you would like to order his or her class photo, please use the class group order link.

Makeup photo: Students who missed the September picture day will have their pictures taken on October 24. To pre-order makeup photos use this order link.

Retake with packet: If you purchased a packet but would like to have your child's picture retaken, please return the photo packet you purchased to the school and complete this retake form so that Mrs. Finch can schedule your child's retake photo. You do not need to place a new order. You will receive a new packet like the one you ordered originally with the second photo.

Retake for yearbook only: If you did not purchase a packet, but would like your child's picture retaken for the yearbook and school records, please complete the retake form. No further action is necessary.

Please email Mrs. Finch if you have any questions.

Nurse's Note

As of this past week, scattered cases of Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease were still reported throughout the K-8 grades. To help stop the spread here at school, we continue to clean surfaces and community supplies daily as well as encourage students to cover their coughs and wash hands regularly. Please read this Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease information page from the Colorado Department of Public Health for more details on this disease, how it spreads, and how to control spread at home. Email Mrs. Fisk with any questions.

Lower School Community Folk Dance – October 24

Join us for the Lower School Community Folk Dance, Friday, October 24, 6:30-7:30 p.m., in the Commons. In this fun, family event, MacLaren music teachers will lead us in laughter, games, and folk dances. Doors will open at 6:15 p.m. This is a free event, but registration is required as space is limited.

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, 10:00-10:55 a.m.

Music and Muffins – Upper School Orchestra Performances

Upper School orchestra performances during Morning Assembly are in full swing. During first semester, 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 IV performs Thursday, October 23.

Guests may begin the check-in process at the Main Entrance as early as 7:15 a.m. Music and Muffins will be from 7:15 a.m. to 7:40 a.m. in the Upper Commons. Doors will open at 7:40 a.m. for guests attending the performance only, and the orchestra performance begins at 7:45 a.m. Please allow 10-15 minutes for the check-in process.

Check Your Email for Upper School Student Checklist Evaluations

Links to mid-semester checklist evaluations were emailed this week to every Upper School parent/guardian using our Secure Document Delivery system. The link in the email will take you to a secure site where you can read your child's evaluation. The password for your child is his or her birth date typed in this format: mm/dd/yyyy (slashes and zeros are required). 

If you have any difficulties accessing this evaluation, please email the Data Systems Team.

Head of Upper School Office Hours

Do you have ideas, questions, or anything you'd like to discuss with MacLaren's Head of Upper School? Mr. LaBadie will host weekly office hours, Fridays, 1:00-2:00 p.m.

Monday, October 20

• MS Boys' Basketball @ HOME vs. Peyton, B Team 4:00 p.m., A Team 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, October 21

• HS Girls' Volleyball @ HOME vs. Miami Yoder, C Team 4:30 p.m., JV 5:30 p.m., Varsity 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 23

• HS Girls' Volleyball @ HOME vs. Fountain Valley, JV 5:30 p.m., Varsity 6:30 p.m.

Senior recognition for volleyball will be before the varsity game.

Friday, October 24

• High School Cross-Country Regionals @ Hollydot Golf Course, 11:00 a.m.
• HS Boys' Soccer @ HOME vs. Ellicott, 3:30 p.m.
• MS Boys' Basketball @ RMCA, C Team 4:00 p.m., B Team 5:00 p.m., A Team 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 25

• HS Girls' Varsity Volleyball Tournament @ St. Mary's, matches at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., noon, and 3:00 p.m.

Senior Recognition Night – October 23

Senior Girls' Volleyball athletes will be recognized before the start of the Varsity match on October 23. Families of senior athletes should arrive by 6:00 p.m.

Open Gym for High School Boys' and Girls' Basketball

In anticipation of the upcoming season, weekly open gym sessions for high school boys began Saturday, October 11, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and will run through November 15. The season begins November 17.

Open gyms for high school girls start Friday, October 24, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. There will be another session on Saturday, October 25, 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. All remaining sessions will be on Saturdays and will run through November 15. The season begins on November 17.

There is no cost for open gym, but an activity waiver is required. Please complete the activity waiver form and bring it to open gym if participating.

Registration for high school basketball will open on Monday, October 20. The deadline is November 13. Schedule are available on the Athletics Schedules page of the website. Please contact Mrs. Steigerwald or Mr. Baca with any questions.

Come support our Highlanders at our HOME events! HS event admission is $5 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.

Encourage Teachers and Staff

The PSA Staff Appreciation Committee invites you to help "Stuff the Lounge" with different themes throughout the year. Our new theme is baked goods (savory or sweet). Feel free to bring anything you think they will enjoy. Here are just a few fun suggestions: cookies, brownies, bars, pastries, scones, pies, quiches, veggie stuffed puff pastries, breads, pitas and naan, muffins, biscuits, croissants. Please bring your donation to the Main Entrance at any time! Thank you!

If you are interested in joining the Staff Appreciation Committee, please email Erica Buesing.