Waiters Program (K-5)

Waiters for 2025-2026 School Year

Waiters is for families with students in both primary (K-5) and secondary (6-12) campuses, allowing K-12 siblings to be picked up together in the secondary carline.

In Waiters, Meridian staff provide a classroom for primary students to wait until their secondary siblings are released at 4:10 p.m. (M/T/TH/F) and 1:35 p.m. (W).

Registration is required.

The Waiters program fee is $30/semester per primary student
Late fees apply for each student picked up late
After reviewing the "important ordering information" and policies below, register on MySchoolBucks
Your payment confirmation code confirms that your spot is reserved
Fees are nonrefundable

For questions regarding the Waiters program, please email [email protected].

Important ordering information

For students currently enrolled in Meridian School: Please log into your MySchoolBucks account to purchase.

For students new to Meridian School:

Check out as a guest.
Please document your Payment Confirmation Code or print your Payment Confirmation page as you will not receive an emailed receipt.

Multiple students registration and payment:

Add each primary student's fee to your cart individually by clicking "Purchase." Do not click “Pay” until all students have been added.
If you try to pay for each student individually within a 24-hour period, you will get an error message and you'll have to wait 24 hours before registering and paying for additional students.

Waiters policies and procedures

Secondary siblings pick up primary siblings from the Waiters holding area and walk them to the dismissal area immediately at secondary dismissal.

All Waiters must be picked up by 4:35 p.m. (M/T/TH/F) and 2:05 p.m. (W). Students who are not picked up on time will be escorted to the Mays Cafeteria and late fees will apply.

What do you do if your pick up plans change?

Your Secondary sibling won't be in carline (i.e. absent or at an activity):

Primary siblings must leave during primary carline or other arrangements must be made.
Make any dismissal changes via Pikmykid before 2:30 p.m. (MTTF) and 1 p.m. (W).
It's a good idea to email your child's teacher as well.

You need to pick up your primary students early (i.e. for an appointment):

You must pick students up in the Primary office before before 3 p.m. (MTTF) and 12:25 p.m. (W). Otherwise, you will be asked to pick-up your students through waiters carline.

Please note:

Secondary siblings who repeatedly choose to socialize in other carlines and do not immediately pick up their primary sibling will result in the withdrawal of their primary sibling from the Waiters program.

Parents may not walk up to pick up primary students, because staff will not have documents for identifying authorized adult pickups.

Late policy and fees

Students who are not picked up from Waiters at 4:35 p.m. (MTTF) and 2:05 p.m. (W), will be considered a late pick up. Students will be escorted to the Mays Building Cafeteria to wait. Drivers who are picking up late should park in the senior student parking lot and pick up their children via the door under the Mays Cafeteria Patio. Late fees accrue in 5-minute increments and are charged for each student.

0001 – 5 minutes = $5
06 – 10 minutes = $10
11 – 15 minutes = $15
16 – 20 minutes = $20
21 – 25 minutes = $25
26 – 30 minutes = $30
31 – 35 minutes = $35
36 – 40 minutes = $40
Late Pick Up Fees will be invoiced/emailed via MySchoolBucks. Fees must be paid within two weeks and should be paid by MySchoolBucks. Failure to pay the late pick up fee within two weeks will result in withdrawal from the Waiters program.
Four late pick ups by either secondary students or parents will result in withdrawal from the Waiters program.