Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts

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.

Good Afternoon MACA parents, In order to keep the flow of traffic moving and congestion down at dismissal, we ask that the pickup line face the EAST DIRECTION (facing I-49) on Leo St. If parking on Pamella St. (across the street from school), please face the school on right side of street. Only right turns will be allowed. We hope to have a police officer to direct everyone for a smooth process. This process will begin on Monday, September 20.

Please click on the link below if you are interested in being apart of MACA`s parent action team. The parent action team will be responsible for planning, implementing, evaluating, and continually improving the school's program of partnerships in order to engage all stakeholders and increase student success. The deadline to apply is Thursday, September 23. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScX_1sErqQBb-U2MEj7qrRSwTB8q4u3YFxKvUXG4NHI301d2Q/viewform?usp=sf_link

ATTENTION MACA FAMILY, MACA spirit shirts are now available for purchase. Please visit https://stores.inksoft.com/maca_spirit2021/shop/home to purchase one for the entire family if you wish. You may also visit the store, Master Promotions by Credeurs to place an order. The address is 1224 Creswell Lane in Opelousas. Their telephone number is 337-678-1952 In addition, each talent area will have a spirit shirt available for purchase soon. Students will order those shirts with their talent teacher.

MESSAGE FROM SLPSB: All schools and facilities will be open Wednesday, September 15, 2021. The decision to reopen schools is based on information gathered from the National Weather Service and the Office of Emergency Preparedness.

FREE ACT Opportunity for Students (ages 12-18): Students can take a fully proctored ACT practice test online from the comfort of their own homes. This free test is presented live by the Princeton Review. Click here to register for Saturday, September 4: https://secure.princetonreview.com/event?PSOId=487674 Click here to register for Saturday, October 9: https://secure.princetonreview.com/event?PSOId=487675

MACA parents, Please be advised that we were notified at 2:30 by the Transportation Department that Bus 530 will not be running for the next two (2) weeks. There are no substitute bus drivers, therefore, you must arrange transportation to and from school for your child. We apologize for any inconveniences.

TIK TOK CHALLENGE - PLEASE SHARE & JOIN IN THE FUN!

All St. Landry Parish schools and facilities will be open to students Tuesday, August 31, 2021, with the exception of Cankton Elementary, Eunice Junior High (follow pre-hurricane hybrid schedule), Port Barre Middle, Port Barre High School, and Washington Career and Technical Education Center. The above-mentioned schools will continue at-home learning for students. You will receive additional information from your school’s administrator. Students attending the St. Landry Parish Virtual Learning Academy will be contacted with additional information regarding coursework.

All SLPSB schools and facilities will be closed Monday, August 30, due to the impending landfall of Hurricane Ida. Continue to follow our district app, district Facebook page, local news outlets, and the district website for updates on the reopening of schools next week.

Good Afternoon MACA Parents, Please click on the link to read the letter about COVID testing registration. There is also a link in the letter you may click on to register. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hdp9xGTv_QQCkTqmVBGv_8GPH7tD0ey4VA011sbfwxU/edit?usp=sharing

MACA Parents and Students, The Virtual Learning Academy is open for late registration until Wednesday, September 1. If you are interested in this option, you must withdraw your child from MACA and enroll the student in his or her zoned base school.