CONTENTS
A NOTE FROM THE HEADMASTER
HIGH SCHOOL SPECIFICS
MIDDLE SCHOOL SPECIFICS
ATHLETICS
COLLEGE COUNSELING
FAMILY GIVING
DATES TO NOTE
MAR 13 END OF Q3
MAR 14-22 SPRING BREAK
MAR 23-28 SENIOR CLASS TRIP TO DC
APR 3 NO SCHOOL
APR 8 ACT- 11TH GRADE
APR 9 HS 101 *Rising 9TH Graders and New HS students
APR 10 PSO BINGO NIGHT
APR 14 RISING SENIOR NIGHT *Rising 12TH Graders
APR 16 MS PARENT INFO NIGHT *Rising 6TH Graders
APR 25 JUNIOR & SENIOR PROMENADE
A NOTE FROM THE HEADMASTER
Dear Glendale Prep Families,
We have arrived at the final break of the 2025–2026 school year! In some ways it feels as though the year has flown by, and yet in others, certain moments feel as though they happened years ago.
Before I turn to a special note for our senior families, I want to pause and thank you all as a Glendale Prep parent community. This year has been one of growth and transition as our leadership team has continued to take shape, and I am grateful for the trust and partnership you have given along the way. It is a privilege to serve the GP community.
Although I am writing below to the parents of our senior class, I do invite all to read along. If your path happens to cross with a senior parent in the coming weeks, you might offer a hug or a kind word of encouragement, because senior parents are savoring these last moments before the final chapter of childhood comes to its close.
Enjoy a wonderful spring break,
Mrs. Janssen
To the Parents of the Class of 2026
Dear Fellow Senior Parents and Families,
We are about to enter the final break our children will spend at home with us before the close of their K–12 journey. For more than thirteen years, we have walked beside them, guiding, encouraging, and choosing an education that seeks not only to form their minds but to ultimately shape their character.
Together, we have watched them wrestle with great ideas in the pages of the Great Books, engage in thoughtful dialogue in the classroom, and grow in virtue through both triumphs and setbacks. Along the way they have encountered challenges, successes, and failures, but through it all they have grown into thoughtful young men and women.
At the start of this school year, I addressed the Class of 2026 and told them they were standing at the threshold of the final chapter of their story. I challenged them to make this chapter worthy of the years that had come before it; to lead with gratitude, to be examples of kindness and generosity, and to shape the culture of the school through the way they live.
But as we approach the close of the year, I am reminded that this chapter does not belong to them alone. It belongs to us as well.
For more than a decade, we have been the ones packing lunches, driving to practices and rehearsals, checking homework, offering encouragement after disappointments, and celebrating victories. We have made sacrifices seen and unseen so that our children might receive an education ordered toward truth, goodness, and beauty.
In the coming weeks, there will be many milestones. Soon our seniors will travel more than 2,200 miles to explore the monuments and landmarks of our nation’s founding. Some of our children have already defended their Senior Thesis and completed the capstone of their studies her at GP. Others are preparing for that moment still. Before long we will be taking their photos before sending them off to their final school dance, the Glendale Prep prom, and then we will gather for the Senior Dinner to celebrate them together. And soon after, we will watch them walk across the stage at graduation.
Somewhere in the midst of all this busyness, it will quietly dawn on us that we are living the final pages of their childhood.
For some of us, the next chapter will mean sending our children hundreds or even thousands of miles away. For the first time, they will step into the world beyond our daily reach while we check Life360 more than we care to admit!
Fellow senior parents, we have done it, and we have done it well.
As we help our seniors sprint toward the finish line, I encourage you to pause with me and savor these days. Hold on to these last pages. Let us relish in the young men and women our children have become before we send them out into the world as graduates.
It has been one of the great privileges of my life to walk alongside you in this journey as a parent, a teacher, and now an administrator.
With gratitude and admiration,
Mrs. Janssen
HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF 2027
Save the Date- Rising Senior Night
April 14
6-8PM Glendale Prep Courtyard
Join us as we offer a “Senior Year At-A-Glance”
• college application and scholarship information
• senior mini-retreats
• senior perks
• Senior Trip to DC…
• and the Senior Thesis Project!
MIDDLE SCHOOL
ATTENTION 8TH GRADE FAMILIES!
Save the date for GP’s annual High School 101!
Thursday, April 9
6:00-8:00PM.
First Choice Foreign Language – High School Retreat Raffle – College Counseling – Extracurriculars – Athletics – Curriculum – Swag, and more!
6TH GRADERS
Please be sure that you have your copy of Wind in the Willows to begin reading and discussing together immediately upon return after Spring Break. If you have not yet purchased your copy, you can find the correct version at the link below.
MISC SCHOOL INFO
STATE TESTING
AZ state required testing will take place during the months of March and April.
Week of March 23rd- 27th:
11th Grade AzSci in class (3 days of testing in Physics)
8th Grade AzSci in class (3 days of testing in Earth Science)
ATTENTION RISING 6TH GRADE FAMILIES!
Save the date for GP’s annual Middle School Parent Information Night!
Thursday, April 16
6:00-8:00PM
If you have a new middle schooler joining Glendale Prep next year, we invite you to join us for a parent-only information night. We’ll discuss academics, enrichments, and athletics in an evening filled with fun and informative content. Stay tuned for more details!
IRELAND-ENGLAND 2027
We’re thrilled to share that we’re heading with EF Tours to Ireland & England in June 2027. This is an opportunity for your students to live a life-changing experience that will help them build confidence, independence, and global perspective.
We’re holding an informational meeting to share everything you need to know on Monday March 30th at 6 PM.
👉 Find meeting info and RSVP HERE
For more information, please contact Madame Cognet-Pereira: ccognet-pereira@glendaleprep.org
GP ROBOTICS TEAM
Glendale Prep’s Varsity Robotics Team, Metal Masters, won the Arizona State Championship and is advancing to the top competition, the FIRST Championship (Worlds), in Houston, Texas to compete against 330 of the top teams from around the globe.
If you are willing to support the costs associated with the trip and upgrades to the robot, please email Mrs. Kempton at tkempton@glendaleprep.org for a specific link for the funds to go directly to the robotics team. If you own a small business and would like to be a sponsor, please reach out to Mr. Roper at broper@glendaleprep.org.
You can also support the team by going to one of the upcoming events or by buying concessions at lunch on Friday. Bring $2 for either cotton candy or a snow cone each Friday after Spring Break throughout April.
Upcoming Events:
• Friday Candy and Cones! – 3/27, 4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/23
• STEM Night – 4/24
• Bingo Night – 4/10
• Kicks Days – TBD
Add Glendale Prep to your phone contact list!
We have found that some phone carriers mark our phone number as spam. If we are not saved to your contact list, you may miss an important call from the office or nurse. Please add GP to your contacts now! 623.889.0822
ATHLETICS
Spring Participation Fee Links
Participation fees for spring are due! Please use one of the following links to pay:
Middle School – https://glendaleprep.configio.com/pd/2297/2026-ms-spring-sports
High School – https://glendaleprep.configio.com/pd/2291/2026-hs-spring-sports
Spring Game Schedules
Please visit the athletics website to find the most up to date game information. High school and middle school schedules are available.
Student Athlete Spotlight
Daniel Andersen is our newest student athlete spotlight. Navigate to the athletic website and a link to the article is in the banner at the top.
COLLEGE COUNSELING
Actuarial Science and Data Science Summer Program
Each summer, Lebanon Valley College offers an Actuarial Science Program and this year they are adding a Data Science Program. Feedback from a student who attended the Actuarial Science Program was extremely positive and helped him decide on it as a career path. If your child is interested, please utilize the links provided. Additionally, they are hosting information sessions on March 25th and April 15th at 4:00 pm Arizona time. You can register by using the links.
Midwestern University’s Summer Health Careers Institute – July 13-17
Join Midwestern University faculty and students for a FREE 5-day hand-on program to learn about various health professions. Applications are due April 1, 2026. For more information, see the flyer.
College Tour in California – June 1-4, 2026
Great Hearts is providing high school students with the opportunity to participate in a four-day tour of nine different California colleges and universities. If you are interested, please see the attached flyer. There is a non-refundable deposit of $150 and the total cost for the trip is $859. If you have questions, please email Roslyn.fletcher@greathearts.org.
FAMILY GIVING
Pizza, Snow Cones & School Spirit!
The Arizona Public School Tax Credit Contest is in full swing, and our students are racing toward our goal of 150 tax credits! We need 103 more tax credits by April 15th! If we reach our goal, we will have a school-wide Head-to-Toe Crazy Wear Day!
Every tax credit helps provide the extras that make school memorable, such as field trips, athletics, clubs, fine arts, and student celebrations.
Arizona taxpayers can contribute and receive a full dollar-for-dollar tax credit:
• $200 for individuals
• $400 for married couples filing jointly
That means your support comes right back to you at tax time while helping our students enjoy incredible programs. Please share this with your friends and family that live in Arizona to help us reach our goal!
Contributions must be made by April 15 to count for this year.
Contest Update:
Our weekly winner of the Handel’s Ice Cream gift card is…….Westin T. in 8th grade!
Which grade will win the pizza and snow cone lunch party on the patio? The competition is on, let’s see who has taken the lead!
10th Grade has tied it up!
Questions? Please reach out to Tammy Kempton, Family Giving Officer, at tkempton@glendaleprep.org.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Jenny Haley, Office Manager
JHaley@glendaleprep.org
GLENDALE PREP ATTENDANCE
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