A big THANK YOU to all the Mears parents who helped host our Track meet at The Dome on Tuesday. We could not have a track season without families helping out. Mears is also hosting our next meet on Wednesday April 17th at Mears. Once again we need your help and we need sunshine!

Tuesday, April 16 - AK STAR Make-ups

Wednesday, April 17 - AK STAR Make-ups

Wednesday, April 17 -Track Meet @ Mears 5:30pm, (we host and need parent volunteer help)

Thursday, April 18 - Mix It Up at Lunch Event

Friday, April 19 - April Closure Day, No School

Friday, May 3 - Last Team Day

Friday, May 3 - Cherry Blossom Festival, DHS, 5:30 pm-8:00pm

Friday, May 10 - 4.0 Breakfast

Friday, May 10 - Spring Dance, 3:00 pm

Tuesday, May 14 - Final Band Concert, 6:00 pm, MPR

Thursday, May 16 - Final Orchestra 6:00 pm & Choir Concert 7:00 pm, MPR

Friday, May 17 - 7th Grade Kite Day @ Mears

Monday, May 20 - Locker clean out & Yearbook distribution during den time & 1st period

Wednesday, May 22 - Last day of school/8th grade bash/Spirit Olympics for both grades

All students at Mears who participate will read the middle school titles. (The ALT titles are alternates.) Start reading now!

AK STAR and Science test make-up testing takes place on the following dates:

Math: Tuesday, 4/16 (morning)

Science: Tuesday, 4/16 (afternoon)

ELA: Wednesday, 4/17 (morning)

Questions regarding make-up testing? Contact Tara Bivins, the testing coordinator, at bivins_tara@asdk12.org or 907-742-6197.

Team Muir: Fridays are now team t-shirt days for Team Muir! If you wear your team t-shirt, you will be entered into a raffle for a prize by Mr. Peterson. If you don’t have him as a teacher, please make sure you see him before the end of the day on Fridays for a raffle ticket! Raffle winners will be announced the following Monday.

T-shirts are on sale for $10. Please pay for them on Q/Zangle or through Ms. Robin with cash. Pick up your shirt from Ms. Pascual in room 204 by showing your receipt.

Our last team day is on Friday, May 3rd. Permission slips were given out by Mr. Peterson. If you need one, please see Mr. Peterson in Room 120.

If you wear your team t-shirt on team day, you will be given a treat AND the opportunity to sign up for the 8th Grade Spirit Olympics occurring at the end of the school year.

Team Raven: Please be on the lookout for a field trip permission slip form for Dave and Buster’s for our final Team Day on Friday, May 3! Permission slips will be distributed to students on Friday, April 12 and are due by Monday, April 29.

Remote Area Medical (RAM) Volunteer Corps is hosting a free dental, vision and medical care clinic on April 20-21, 2024 at Begich Middle School. All services are free on a first-come, first-serve basis. More information on the clinic can be found here and on the flyer below.

The North Parking lot is used for Visitor Parking (15 minutes), Handicap Parking, and is our Staff Parking Lot. Please do not use this entrance and lot to drop off/pick-up your kids at the beginning and end of day. Please utilize the parent drop off/pick-up loop located on the east side of the building. Thank you!

Detentions are 7:15 am-7:45 am, in Room 106, Tuesday-Friday. Please drop-off your student at the North Entrance to access the building. Security staff will greet your student and escort them to Room 106. Please contact AP Svendsen with any questions.

Lunch Detentions are held daily during each lunch wave in Room 106. Students are expected to check-in with the supervisor at the beginning of lunch. Students who need to purchase food from the cafeteria will be issued a fast pass to procure their food and return to Room 106 to serve the assigned lunch detention.

Our office staff is available daily, please don't hesitate to reach out if we can help you in any way, our hours are 7:30-3:00. Thanks so much, we are here to help serve you!

Is your child going to absent from school? Save time and send a quick email to our attendance email box, mearsattendance@asdk12.org or you can call the school at 907-742-6400 and select the Attendance Line option to leave us a voice mail, either option is a great way to notify us!

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Email: marquand_carla@asdk12.org
Website: https://www.asdk12.org/mears
Location: 2700 West 100th Avenue, Anchorage, AK, USA
Phone: 907-742-6400