Next Parent Association Meeting - March 17
The next Parent Association meeting will be on Wednesday, March 17 at 8:30am in the Commons. Faculty James Layton will be speaking. All parents are welcome to come enjoy a great morning of food and fellowship! (Plus you get 1 SOS hour for attending!) Watch for our reminder banner in the carline.

The 45th Birthday Auction List is Here!
Besides supporting our wonderful school, you could come home with some fabulous items at the 45th Birthday Celebration next week! Remember, the deadline to RSVP is Friday, March 5!

Want to preview the draft copy of our auction list? Just click here.

We do hope to see you at the Westin on March 13 at 6pm! Get there early as bidding starts immediately and the first section closes at 7pm!

Golf Tournament Registration Now Open!
The Maranatha High School Booster Club invites you to participate in its 13th Annual Golf Tournament at Brookside Golf Course on Friday, April 30, 2010.

Immediately following the Tournament, a buffet dinner, a brief Awards Ceremony with a special speaker will be held in the MHS Student Center.

MHS Boosters are committed to helping our athletic programs. Our goal is to help provide uniforms and equipment, fund coaches’ clinics, and be a community of support to our athletes.

If you are interested in assisting or joining the Golf Committee, then please contact Tom Skidmore at 626-818-7149 or email boosters@mhs-hs.org.

Click here to download a Golf Tournament Registration Form.

Grandparents' Day is Coming!
We are thrilled to welcome grandparents on campus this month on Wednesday, March 24! Invitations have been mailed and if your grandparent did not receive one and would like to come, please let us know so we can plan to reserve them breakfast. Please contact Marie Pepe at (626) 817-4071 or m_pepe@mhs-hs.org to RSVP. As usual, please mark this day on your calendar as "carpool to school" day. We ask all students and staff to help us reserve as many parking spots for the over 300 grandparents that will join us on that day. Students with grandparents attending will have the opportunity to visit with them on campus during part of the regularly scheduled enrichment period and break.

Math Contest Winners!
Congratulations to the winners of the 61st annual Math Contest: the 9/10 grade competition ended in a tie for sophomore Emma Fisher and freshman Jason Brown and the winner of the 11/12 grade competition is Drew Bowerman. Well done!  Two of our senior students qualified for the next level of competition: Drew Bowerman and Brian Lee. Best of luck on the next 3 hour, 15 problem contest!

Powder Puff - March 19
Junior and senior girls will prepare for battle on March 19th at 7pm! All families are welcome to see the girls play under those Friday Night Lights on our very own field. Come early and check out the home swim meet that day (3:30-6pm) and then enjoy the fun of Powder Puff with our very own veteran referees: Ryan Allen and Joel Murphy.

Walk with a Mission Date Changed
The Maranatha High School Mission Department is holding their first 3k Walk with a Mission. The walk will take place on April 17 at 8am(date changed from February 27 due to rain). We will meet on the South Lawn of Maranatha. Maranatha has three 2010 summer missions teams serving in three countries: Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Africa. If you'd like to support "Walk with a Mission", please contact Michael Nation at m_nation@mhs-hs.org or (626) 817-4033 or mail in a donation to "MHS" ATTN: "Walk with a Mission". Thank you for supporting our student missionaries!

Senior Rafting Trip 2010
The dates of the Senior Rafting trip this year are May 25-27, 2010. The cost of the trip is $375 which includes transportation (on charter busses), a remarkable rafting package, all rentals, meals and a guide/driver tip. To reserve a spot on this year’s Senior Trip, please submit a $75 non–refundable deposit and the completed Rafting Payment Plan by March 15th.

It is also important to note that we are offering an “early bird special” of $350 if you pay in full by March 15, 2010. Please decide as a family which option works best for you. Make sure to note that all checks should be made payable to “Maranatha High School”. Also, if your student unfortunately will not be able to join us, please return the form with the “unable to attend” box checked. It is very important that we receive a form from every senior.

If your student will be attending this trip, please complete the forms here(the Sign Up/Payment Plan and financial assistance form) and have them returned to our Student Activities Office (Mr. Randolph and Miss Loumagne) by March 15th along with the $75 deposit (or the early bird price of $350).

New Musical Theater Summer Class!
This summer MHS will offer Musical Theater. Come learn audition techniques, receive lessons in singing, dancing, and acting, and perform in the Ambassador Auditorium in a full scale production of: Once Upon A Mattress. The class will meet Monday—Friday 1-5pm starting June 21 (not June 14th as noted in the course description). The performances will be on July 23 and 24. If you take the class, you’re in the cast! Auditions for specific roles will be after the class begins.

MHS Summer Academy 2010
Maranatha High School Summer Avademy Registration is now open! Summer School will begin on Monday, June 21, and will be six weeks in length, concluding on Friday, July 30. Summer classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. The size of each class is limited in order to provide a quality experience for each student. Registration forms are due April 2, 2010 with a non-refundable $75 deposit. (After April 23, a $20 late fee will be applied.) The balance of summer program tuition is due in full prior to start of class and is non-refundable after that date.

Please be aware the the Summer Musical Theater class will start June 21, not June 14th as noted in the Summer Brochure course description.

Click here for the Summer Academy brochure.

Freshmen College Tour - March 11
The MHS College Counseling Office will lead freshmen on a tour of the University of Southern California on March 11, 2010. The bus will begin boarding in the visitors’ lot promptly at 8:00 am. We are due to return to school at 3 pm. The visit will include a conversation with a USC admissions counselor on the college admission process. Students may bring a bagged lunch or money to purchase a lunch on campus. Students must return a signed permission form to the Guidance Office prior to the trip.

Please click here for the permission form.

2010-2011 Course Catalog
Student registration for 2010-2011 classes has begun. Click here to see the 2010-2011 Course Catalog.

MHS Student Earns Perfect SAT Score!
Junior Michelle Hsu may be Maranatha’s first student-athlete to earn a perfect score of 2400 on the SAT, a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. While SAT statistics for the 2009-10 school year are not yet available, less than 300 out of 1.5 million students nationwide earned a perfect 2400 on the SAT administered in 2008-09. Some may say that only the super intelligent can accomplish this extraordinary feat, or the student who devotes every waking hour to her studies. Michelle Hsu doesn’t fit that mold. Yes, she is very intelligent, but she also finds time to play on Maranatha’s Varsity Girls’ Basketball team (as a starter), is a member of the school’s Art Club, is in the National Honor Society where she tutors students in Math and World History, and is committed to community service.

Michelle say, “I’d encourage high school students to work hard in school, and then the rewards will come. My SAT score is my reward and even though I don’t know where the future will lead me, I do know that if you work hard more opportunities will come your way.” Congratulations, Michelle! Maranatha is quite proud of you.

Save the Date for Seussical - March 25-27
Oh, the things you can think! Think calendar. Think March 25, 26 & 27. Think Seussical!

Mark your calendars now! Maranatha’s Performing Arts Department is proud to present their spring musical, Seussical, coming to the Ambassador Auditorium. Come see the Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, the Whos, and your favorite Seuss characters come to life before your very eyes. Anything is possible in the magical, musical world of Dr. Seuss! This will be great fun for all ages! There will be 7pm shows on Thursday, Friday & Saturday nights, with a 2pm matinee also on Saturday! Don’t miss Maranatha’s production of this very popular, high-spirited musical. Would you, could you, miss the show? Would you, could you? Heavens no! Please reserve the dates now.  

Junior/Sophomore College Night Recap
If you missed the Junior/Sophomore College Night held on Wednesday, January 20, please click here to view the powerpoint and check out the valuable information you missed.

Celebrating our 45th Birthday with an Opportunity for Free Tuition!
Would you like free tuition to Maranatha for the '10-11 year? Or $8000? Of course you would!

To help raise funds for our 45th Birthday goal (to support Student Life), we are launching an amazing Opportunity Drawing. A limited number of tickets will be sold, so be sure to get yours soon. Tickets are on sale at the School's front desk. Tickets cost $50.

The winning ticket will be drawn at the 45th Birthday event on March 13, 2010 and winner need not be present. The first place prize will be a choice between free '10-11 MHS tuition or $8000, the second place prize will be $1000 and the third place prize will be $450. What a fun way to support a good cause!

Performing Arts Europe Trip - Summer 2011
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to travel to Germany, Austria and England for two weeks in the summer of 2011 with the Visual and Performing Arts European Tour. We will be having an informational meeting on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 7:00pm in room 105 in the Academic Center. We’ll see some pictures of the areas we’ll be visiting, discuss the particulars and answer questions. There will be prizes! Sign up by December 15, and you will not only be given a $200 discount and the 2009 pricing guarantee, but you can start the monthly payment plan and spread your payments out over the year and a half before the trip. For more information, contact Diane Barnhart, d_barnhart@mhs-hs.org or Aaron Kolberg, a_kolberg@mhs-hs.org.

Prescription and Non-Prescription Medication Reminder
As a school, we want to be highly intentional to communicate policies and procedures that are important to the health of your student and to the health of our student body. One particular policy we want to emphasize is that which deals with the student use of all prescription and non-prescription medication. ALL prescription and non-prescription medication must be given to our staff in the Academic Center Lobby (Mrs. Cece Forrester or Miss Stacie Fewox). A letter signed by a parent/guardian must accompany the medication giving permission to school staff to administer the drug when your student is on campus or on a school sanctioned activity (athletics, field trip, etc.). In addition, all prescriptions must be clearly marked including your student’s name and the dosage. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our Dean of Students, Mr. Matt Northrop, at (626) 817-4090.