Return to Campus Updates
We are committed to keeping our community informed, and this web page is the main hub for important communications related to our return to campus. We will update this page with pertinent information, and whenever we have a major update, we will also send it to our families via email. You may view an archive of previous communications on this page as well.
February 17, 2022
Next week, February 21-25, there will be no classroom instruction as the school observes Winter Break. We encourage all of our families to be safe and observe health protocols to continue to reduce the number of Covid cases within our community and county.
Since several of our Athletic teams will continue to practice and have competitions next week, and many of our Performing Arts students will be rehearsing and building set pieces, we will be conducting Covid testing the week of Winter Break. Covid testing is required for those students and staff involved in athletics or performing arts activities next week. Covid testing will be conducted on the regular days/times:
- Thursday, Feb. 24, 2:30-4:30 pm
- Friday, Feb. 25, 2:30-4:30 pm
Testing is voluntary and highly encouraged next week for all other students and staff. Mandatory Covid testing for ALL students and staff will resume on March 3 and 4.
We will update you after the break regarding any changes to health orders that affect our school.
Have a safe and blessed week!
John Rouse
Head of School
COVID-19 Safety Plan
Previous Updates
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01-10-2022 update
Last week, we had our first all-school mandatory Covid testing and are now working with those who need to isolate/quarantine. We are doing all that we can to protect our school community. As we expected, the post-holiday Covid surge, particularly the highly contagious Omicron variant, has resulted in an uptick in cases on campus.Read More -
01-03-2022 update
We wanted to provide you with some updates to our Covid protocols to help ensure a smooth transition back to campus. The highly contagious Omicron variant has resulted in a recent surge of new Covid cases in LA County. This has necessitated a few changes to our school health protocols that we feel will help minimize the risk of exposure to Covid.Read More -
12-31-2021 update
I hope this email finds you well and healthy! I pray that each and every one of us had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends! As we return from Christmas break to begin the second semester next week, we wanted to provide you with information to help ensure a safe and healthy return to campus life. We will continue to follow our previously established Covid protocols, approved by the Pasadena Public Health Department, when classes resume on Tuesday, January 4th. No new guidelines have been provided by PPHD, but if that should change, we will notify you.Read More -
11-09-2021 update
This past week we have experienced an uptick of new cases of COVID-19 within our student body, specifically with junior and senior students. These cases are the result of activities outside of school, however, they are impacting life on campus. Due to the current number of cases and in accordance with the Pasadena Public Health Department, we will be implementing a temporary safety protocol: Starting today, all students and staff will eat outside for the remainder of the week, and all tables have been removed from the Student Center.Read More -
10-05-2021 update
I come to you this week with a heart full of gratitude and thankfulness! This is the week that we celebrate our school’s heritage, our community, our faith, and we do this with lots of fun activities.Read More -
08-25-2021 update
We remain in close communication with the Pasadena Public Health Department regarding the Covid protocols and procedures we've implemented on campus. As we continue our efforts to safeguard the health of our students and staff, we ask for your cooperation in following those procedures when on campus. Our students are being reminded to wear their face masks properly (covering their mouth and nose) whenever indoors, and to maintain a physical distance of at least 6 feet when unmasked outdoors. Though this is sometimes challenging for them, we are seeing improved compliance. Our highest priority remains the health and safety of everyone on campus so that we may continue to serve the educational needs of our students.Read More
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08-21-2021 update
Read MoreThe school year has begun on a very positive note, with students eager to be back on campus and in community with each other, and parents wanting to get involved and support the programs and events planned for the months ahead. There is an enthusiasm blanketing our campus and it is a joy to be here to experience it! Already this month we hosted parents at our New Parents Orientation and the first PA meeting of the year, saw all of our students return to campus for a spirited day at Uprising, and welcomed families to campus for an all-school Luau, All Sports Opening Night, and Performing Arts Parent Night. It is refreshing to have a full calendar again, and a reminder of God's blessing on Maranatha High School. -
07-21-2021 update
Read MoreWe look forward to the start of the new school year and to having all of our students back on campus! Under the guidance of the Pasadena Public Health Department, we are finalizing preparations for the beginning of school on August 13. The goal of the PPHD, in alignment with the CDC and California State health officials, is to have students return to campuses full-time. To that end, they have created guidelines to help schools reduce the risk of exposure and transmission of COVID-19. -
06-30-2021 update
Read MoreThe California Department of Public Health, along with the LA County and Pasadena Public Health Departments, have issued updated COVID-19 guidelines for schools. The regulation regarding face masks remains unchanged and states that masks must be worn when indoors while attending or participating in any school function. -
04-28-2021 update
As we approach the start of the last month of the 2020-21 school year, I am grateful to share that the Covid infection numbers for Los Angeles County continue to decline. Yesterday it was announced that the adjusted case rate dropped from 2.7 cases per 100,000 people to 1.9 new cases per 100,000. In addition, the overall test positivity rate dropped from 1.2% to 0.9%. With these reduced numbers, L.A. County has begun to meet the qualifications for the yellow tier. If the County maintains these current levels or sees further decline in numbers this coming week, the County could move to the yellow tier as early as May 5.Read More -
04-21-2021 update
Read MoreAs we mentioned last week, we do not anticipate any significant changes to the number of Covid cases in LA County that would affect our daily school operations in the remaining few weeks of the school year. Therefore, we have made the decision to continue in Hybrid Learning for the remaining 5 weeks of the semester.
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04-14-2021 update
The number of Covid cases changed very little in the past week and LA County remains in the Orange Tier. At this point, we do not anticipate the occurrence of any significant changes that would affect our daily school operations in the remaining 6 weeks of the academic year. Our Covid protocols continue to be effective, and it is important that we remain diligent in following all health guidelines such as wearing masks, maintaining physical distance, and washing our hands frequently. The biggest challenge we've observed with our students is that they wish to spend time together and sometimes forget to maintain distance. So, we ask that you join us in reminding them of the importance of doing so.Read More
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03-24-2021 update
Los Angeles County currently remains in the Red Tier of California's color-coded county tier system. This week marked the opening of our campus and the transition to hybrid learning. It was with great enthusiasm that we welcomed the first stable group of students on Monday and Tuesday. The second stable group will attend classes on campus tomorrow and Friday. While this experience is new for us all, we are discovering the processes which work best, and have identified a couple of areas in which the students will need to be more diligent. The students are becoming more accustomed to using the SchoolPass app, and it is important for them to fill out the daily health screening prior to arriving on campus.Read More
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03-17-2021 update
The day is finally here! Praise the Lord! We will be re-opening our campus on Monday, March 22 for hybrid learning.Read More
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03-10-2021 update
This week we received encouraging news when the number of new Covid-19 cases in LA County dropped to 5.2 (adjusted) cases per 100,000 (down from 7.2 last week). While we remain in the Purple tier, we are one significant step closer to re-opening our campus. To qualify for the Red tier, in which we would be permitted to have our students return to Hybrid on-campus instruction, the case rate must continue to be 7.0 or lower when the numbers are reported again next Tuesday, March 16. It is our hope and prayer that this goal will be achieved again next Tuesday and that LA County will move to the Red tier the following day. Then, pending approval from the Pasadena Public Health Department, we will announce the re-opening date for our campus - tentatively scheduled for Monday, March 22. We share this date, 3/22/21, so you can also begin to make arrangements if your student plans to join us on campus for Hybrid Learning.Read More
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03-03-2020 update
We continue to see the number of Covid-19 cases in LA County drop, which is certainly encouraging. However, LA County remains in the Purple (most restrictive) Tier at this time as we have not yet reached the threshold to re-open school for on-campus classroom instruction. Still, we remain optimistic that LA County may be moved to the Red Tier in the next few weeks.Read More
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02-24-2021 update
We received encouraging news this week as the number of Covid-19 cases continues to decline. Another positive improvement was that the State of California altered the metrics for allowing outdoor athletics, and we have successfully met that metric as of this week. In light of this, we anticipate our outdoor spring sports will be able to compete on their previously planned schedule. We are thankful that our spring sports athletes will be able to compete after being denied that opportunity last year.Read More
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02-17-2021 update
This week there has been some progress in the status of schools reopening in LA County. The LAC Public Health Department announced that TK-6th grade is now allowed to open because the County has reached the required threshold of Covid cases (an adjusted 25 cases per 100,000 people). Schools that are ready to bring TK-6th grade students back to campus may do so provided they have fulfilled the mandatory reopening requirements.Read More -
02-10-2021 update
Read MoreAs a continuation of the process of reopening campus, we are submitting necessary documents to the State and LA County this week for review and approval. We remain hopeful that restrictions will continue to loosen as the number of Covid cases continues to decline. -
02-03-2021 update
Read MoreCurrent reports indicate that the pandemic surge is declining, and we continue to prepare to re-open our campus when permitted to do so safely. The Covid-19 vaccine will become available for the education sector in the next few weeks and, in fact, some of our faculty and staff have already received it. -
01-21-2021 update
Today, we held our first drive-thru Covid Testing for our employees, in preparation for next week's PSAT Exam, when we will have many of our sophomore and junior students on campus.Read More -
01-13-2021 update
This week's reported COVID-19 numbers remain quite high as was anticipated following the holidays. At this time, there have been no changes to the orders issued by the local public health agencies that affect the current operations of our school. We are continuing to monitor the situation daily as we await permission from health officials to re-open our campus to classroom instruction.Read More -
01-06-2021 update
It was great to speak to students, faculty, and staff yesterday, as we held our first Community time of the Spring semester. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to bring challenges to us as we look to open our campus for classroom instruction. Following the holidays, the COVID-19 numbers remain high in all measurable categories, the most significant being the ICU bed availability in LA County hospitals.Read More -
12-30-2020 update
On behalf of the Maranatha Community, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends (physically distanced!) and pray a blessed New Year for us all! As December comes to an end, the COVID-19 surge continues with extremely high numbers of new cases and area hospitals near or at capacity in caring for the sick. There are no new changes in the health orders that impact schools. In light of this ever-changing situation, it is very important to continue to practice safe health protocols individually, within our families, with friends, and within our school community.Read More -
12-16-2020 update
This week the number of Covid-19 cases continues to be high. The California Department of Public Health issued guidelines for youth and adult sports on Monday, December 14. This was followed by CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) issuing guidelines for all high school sports in California on Tuesday. Both of these documents establish a timeline that has our sports teams continuing to have conditioning practices through December, with a formal decision by CIF on January 4 to determine the sports calendar at that time (moving to sport-specific practices and possible competition). During Christmas Break, we will continue to have conditioning practices as scheduled.Read More -
12-9-2020 update
Read MoreAs the number of Covid-19 cases rises, we continue to monitor the situation closely. The most recent Stay At Home Orders do not impact the activities we are permitted to hold on campus. We are proceeding with preparations to have students on campus in the second semester when permitted to do so safely by local health authorities. We are also launching a new mobile app, SchoolPass, to better facilitate our daily health screenings (more information on the app will be sent shortly). -
12-2-2020 update
With the holidays upon us, the number of positive Covid-19 cases in Los Angeles County, as expected, continues to rise, prompting health officials to issue further warnings to the public.Read More -
11-18-2020 update
Read MoreMost likely you have heard news reports this week of the rapid increase in positive Covid cases in Los Angeles County and across the state. In light of these circumstances, when we return from Thanksgiving break we will continue with Maranatha Online (distance learning) for the remaining 2 1/2 weeks of the semester. -
11-11-2020 update
Read MoreBased on Tuesday's reported Covid-19 case numbers from the Health Department, Los Angeles County remains at the "Purple" (most restrictive) level. County health officials have expressed concern about a rapid increase in the number of cases they are seeing. No new protocols have been imposed, and this does not impact our school's procedures or the preparations we are making for the safe return of our students. -
11-4-2020 update
Read MoreThis past week saw a slight improvement in the number of reported cases of Covid-19 in Los Angeles County, though we still remain at the Purple (most restrictive) level. As we enter a season of cooler weather and holiday gatherings, we echo the reminders of local health authorities to exercise caution and continue to diligently follow health and safety guidelines to slow the spread of Coronavirus. -
10-28-2020 update
Thank you to everyone who was able to join us last Thursday for the All-School Parent Forum in which we discussed the re-opening of our campus. In their presentation, the Academic Team talked about protocols, how the flow of traffic will look, what classes and instruction may look like, the possible schedule, and a couple of other features. If you were unable to participate in the Parent Forum, you may watch a recording of it HERE.Read More -
10-21-2020 update
This week's reported COVID-19 case numbers for Los Angeles County are relatively the same as last week. While this does not progress us towards easing the restrictions, it appears that we've leveled out after the recent increase of positive test cases. We are hopeful that we will experience progress in the coming weeks. At a recent news conference, LA County Dept. of Public Health's Dr. Ferrer commented that she was expecting this week's numbers to be about the same and also anticipates that we could see improvement next week.Read More -
10-14-2020 update
Read MoreThough the reported COVID-19 numbers did not go down this week, meaning that Los Angeles County remains at the (most restrictive) Purple Level, we are continuing to prepare our campus for the return of our students. The configuration of classroom space to permit physical distancing should be completed in the next few days. Each afternoon the quietness on our campus is broken, a refreshing change, as our students arrive for athletic conditioning or for performing arts rehearsals. We applaud our students for continuing to follow the health protocols we have implemented. -
10-07-2020 update
Read MoreAs preparations for resuming activities on campus continue this week, we welcomed back our student-athletes as they began outdoor conditioning after school. We are very pleased to report that our students are following protocols and instructions, they are working in small groups and maintaining physical distancing, and that everything is proceeding as planned. The health and safety of our students and staff continue to be our #1 priority. -
09-30-2020 update
Read MoreWe are looking forward to having our students return to campus and are finalizing campus preparations as COVID-19 cases and other indicators continue to move in a positive direction. We are diligently monitoring reports from local health agencies and state officials in anticipation of meeting the criteria for LA County to move to the “Red Tier”. Once we have been in the “Red Tier” for two consecutive weeks, we will be allowed to open in a modified format. -
07-25-2020 update
We eagerly anticipate having our school community back on campus. While we share your disappointment that we are unable to reopen campus for the start of school, we have been working diligently on a comprehensive strategy to keep our school and community healthy and safe as we begin the new school year.Read More -
07-17-2020 update
As many of you may know already, at a noon press conference today, Governor Newsom mandated that both public and private schools close on-campus learning until their county is off the monitoring list for 14 consecutive days.Read More -
07-13-2020 update
We want to extend our sincere gratitude for the flexibility and resilience you have shown as our community adapted to the realities of COVID-19.Read More -
06-29-2020 update
June 29, 2020Read More
We hope this finds you well and that you are carefully enjoying your summer. The pace around school is certainly slowed, but we all miss the students and teachers on campus.
