Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts

SLPSB Post-Secondary Carousel Audience: 11th and 12th-grade students & parents Purpose: learn about multiple post-secondary institutions available after high school graduation. Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021 Location: Opelousas Civic Center 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Best of luck to Michelle Reed, teacher at MACA, on her race today at the Boston Marathon! #slpproud

PLEASE BE AWARE!! LOCATION CHANGE FOR The Post Secondary Carousel TOMORROW!!!! IT WILL BE HELD AT THE OPELOUSAS CIVIC CENTER (1638 Creswell Lane; Opelousas, LA 70570) from 5:00-6:45. WHAT: Event for JRS and SRS from schools throughout the parish. Browse tables of college recruiters (40+) WHEN: It will be held at the Opelousas Civic Center on Tuesday October 12th from 5:00 PM to 6:45 PM.

We are now accepting applications for enrollment in the JumpStart After Hours Digital Media Program. The program is open to St. Landry Parish School District students in grades 8-12 and will close on October 15, 2021. Link to application: https://forms.gle/7bhD7bBB5g3A78xe8

The webstore has opened back up! If you would like to purchase a MACA spirit shirt, go to the following link to order your t-shirt today. The store will close on October 18. https://stores.inksoft.com/maca_spirit2021/shop/home

Good Morning, Bus 598 will not be running this afternoon. Please make arrangements to pick up MACA students at dismissal. Dismissal is at 2:33 pm.

Tomorrow is blue jean (no holes) and MACA spirit shirt day for $1. Proceeds go to the Creative Writing department.

SUPERINTENDENT COUNCILS - ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS THROUGH TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12TH. Parents, educators, principals, and students, please consider applying to be a part of our Superintendent Leadership Councils. http://www.slpsb.org/apps/pages/superintendents_leadership_councils

MACA's 4-H club would like to invite anyone interested in joining 4-H to complete a membership form which you may pick up from Mrs. Schroeder. Dues are $5. We will hold 4-H officer elections after school Tuesday, October 5th.

Good Morning MACA Family, Please be advised that Bus 555 from Northwest will not be running this afternoon. If your child transfers to that bus at Northwest, he or she will need transportation from Northwest or MACA. Dismissal at MACA for car riders is at 2:33 p.m.

October is National Principal's Month! Help me give a shoutout to our SLPSD Principals to let them know we appreciate them! Drop a line in the comments and tag them. #ThankYourPrincipal

Good Afternoon Family, We were just informed that Bus 534 will not be running this afternoon. Please make arrangements to have your child picked up at dismissal today. Thank you

Good Afternoon MACA family, Students who ride Bus 565 were informed by their bus driver that she will not be running this afternoon as well as tomorrow. Please make arrangements to pick up your child at dismissal. Thank you

Good Morning, Beginning on Tuesday, the MACA SGA/Renaissance and Beta Club will begin a donation drive to support Hurricane IDA relief. Please help support this drive by sending cleaning products, bug spray and children’s items such as coloring books, art supplies, activity books, and board games. Thank you for the support.

MACA Family, Tomorrow, Friday, September 24 is blue jean (no holes) and MACA spirit shirt day for $1 sponsored by the Speech and Debate Club.

MACA Parents, Students and Staff, Please be advised that we were notified of one (1) positive COVID case of staff and/or students. Close contacts have been contacted and are in quarantine. School will remain open.

Good evening MACA Parents and Guardians We are now at the middle of the first nine weeks. Please take a moment to log into your child’s student progress center account to review grades. If you need to set up an account, you may email nangelle@slpsb.org.

Good morning, Barbara Taylor, Bus 534 will not be running today. We apologize for any inconvenience.

MACA STEP Team is back! 🥾

Exciting News! The MACA Pelican State Credit Union branch will have a kickoff event on Tuesday, September 21 from 10 am-12 pm. The permission slip and membership application will be emailed to each student this evening. You may return the forms via email to jsharon@pelicanstatecu.com or print out and return to school with child along with $5 for their opening account balance. Pelican is waiving the memberships fee for the day of the grand opening. Any accounts opened after Tuesday, will require $10 to open.