10550 Ray Road, Ponte Vedra, FL 32082 904-547-8300 - Main Office
Office Hours: 8:30am to 4:45pm
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Happy Friday!
Parents of distance learners, if you have not completed Nease's survey link please do so by midnight this Sunday. Next week, we will be calling families who have not responded to the survey.
Teacher Gift Card Appreciation
Nease High School PTSO is sponsoring a teacher appreciation luncheon. We are looking for gift card donations to present to our teachers. There are a total of 205 teachers. The suggested donation amount is $10-$25 dollars. We ask that you write the dollar amount on the cards. Please leave card donations at the front office for Mrs. Kunze no later than noon on December 16h. Thanks in advance for supporting our teachers!
Teacher Appreciation Luncheon
Nease PTSO is sponsoring a teacher appreciation luncheon on the 16th of December in the Nease High School Cafeteria. We need your support with dessert and/or your valuable time to help show love to our teachers. Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. You can drop off your desert on December 16th through the carpool lane or you can bring it to the front office by noon. Thank you for your support! We appreciate you!
WEAR YOUR PJs FOR A GREAT CAUSE
December 14th and December 18th
Students/Staff can wear PJs to school with a $2/each day donation to the St Francis House of St Augustine. Take your donation to the Media Center to Mrs Milian for a wrist band.
Parking Auction
Parents want to give the best Christmas gift this year to your student (and yourself). Give yourself a break from the parent drop off line at Nease. Is your child returning from DL and in need of a parking space? Good New you can bid for one of three parking spaces available. Please click this link to bid for one of three available parking spaces. The auction opens 12/10 at 5:00 pm and closes 12/13 at 8:00pm.
SAC Meeting
The December 20-21 Nease High School Advisory Council will be held virtually on Thursday, December 17th at 8 a.m. All stake holders are welcome and invited to attend either virtually using the link below or in person in the front office conference room. Agenda items should be sent to Deanna.scheffer@stjohns.k12.fl.us at least one week prior to the meeting. The School Advisory Council is a school-based group intended to represent the school, the community, and those persons closest to the students that share responsibility for supporting the school’s continuous improvement. The SAC committee meets on the third Thursday of each month. Meeting documents are posted on the SAC page of the Nease HS website.
FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE REGARDING NEW GUIDELINES FOR QUARANTINING
Beginning 12/9/2020
The CDC and the Florida Department of Health continue to recommend quarantine for 14 days from the date of exposure. However, there is new guidance that allows for a close contact to return to school earlier. There are two options that may allow the close contact to return to school/work before the full 14-day quarantine period has been met:
- The quarantine period may be shortened to 10 days from last exposure to the positive case if daily symptom monitoring indicates the close contact remains symptom free. The contact can return to school or work on Day 11. HOWEVER, it is extremely important that the contact continues daily monitoring for signs and symptoms through 14 days, as well as, practice social distancing, always wears a mask, and washes hands frequently. If signs or symptoms develop at any point, the contact should immediately isolate, seek medical care, and call the Health Department.
- The Quarantine may be shortened to as few as 7 days if a negative PCR test result is obtained on day 6 or later from exposure to the positive case. A PCR test is required and a rapid antigen test CANNOT be substituted. The test must be collected on day 6 or after, and if it is negative, the contact can return on Day 8 of quarantine, if he or she remains symptom free. HOWEVER, it is extremely important that the contact continues daily monitoring for signs and symptoms through 14 days, as well as, practice social distancing, always wears a mask, and washes hands frequently. If signs or symptoms develop at any point, the contact should immediately isolate, seek medical care, and call the Health Department.
FAQs:
DO I HAVE TO GET MY CHILD TESTED?
No, assuming your child remains symptom-free, he or she does not need a negative test to return to school on Day 11. If they develop symptoms you should seek medical care and call the health department.
HOW DO I GET PCR TESTING?
- You can obtain PCR testing through your medical provider
- You can obtain PCR testing at a public testing site
- REMEMBER: the rapid antigen test is not accepted, it must be a PCR test
- If your child develops symptoms, seek medical care and call the Health Department
- Make sure results can be provided within 24 to 48 hours. If the results are likely to take longer than 48 hours, it may be better to quarantine through day 10 and return to school on day 11, if no symptoms. CHILDREN WITH A KNOWN PENDING TEST RESULT SHOULD NOT RETURN TO SCHOOL
IF I GET A NEGATIVE PCR TEST RESULT, OBTAINED ON OR AFTER DAY 6 FOLLOWING EXPOSURE, WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP?
Call the Health Department to check if the result has been reported electronically in their system. If the result is reported, they will let the school know that your child may return, assuming they remain asymptomatic. If you have been notified that the result is negative but it has not yet shown up in the DOH system, you will need to provide a copy of the lab directly to the Health Department. NOTE: Please DO NOT fax or drop off copies of labs without first contacting the Health Department to make appropriate arrangements.
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Cheerleaders need your support!
The Nease Cheerleaders are participating in a competition via Chick fil A on Southside. It is called the Festival of Trees. The Christmas Trees are displayed outside along the drive thru.
Nease Cheer decided to do a tree in the theme of Panther Basketball – in honor of our incredible Boys and Girls Basketball teams. elow is the LINK from the Chick fil A Facebook page. You can vote daily up to December 24th. The winning team gets a $500.00 Chick fil A gift card.
Currently, we are in FIRST PLACE. We need votes!
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Distance Learners AND Quarantined Students |
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SCHOOLOGY & ZOOM for Distance Learners and students who are quarantined:
Parents & students – if you are a “distance learner” or have been recently quarantined,
Please remember the following tips:
1. You MUST use Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as your browser. DO NOT USE Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, or Safari.
3. Find out from your TEACHER what platform he/she is using for conferences.
4. If you have a personal Zoom account, you MUST be logged out of it to be able to access Zoom through Schoology.
6. If you continue having issues, restart your computer and/or clear your cache/history.
7. If you still have issues, please call or email Mrs. Milian at carolyn.milian@stjohns.k12.fl.us or 547-8367. Please do not contact your school counselor, computer operators (Registrar), or Mr. Von Hagen.
AFTER SCHOOL TESTING FOR AP & IB COURSES
Wednesdays from 2:30pm to 4pm in the cafeteria
Thursdays from 4:30pm to 5:30pm in the cafeteria
Distance Learners and EXCEL Time
Distance Learners are NOT allowed on campus for EXCEL time to attend club meetings or teacher help sessions. Please talk to the teacher about attending both through a live conference.
ZOOM for live conferences
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What is happening at Nease this week? |
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Monday, December 14th - GREEN DAY - periods 1, 3, 5 & 7
- AWAY: 5:30pm - Boys' Soccer at Fleming Island
Tuesday, December 15th - GOLD DAY - periods 2, 4, 6 & 7
- 9:45am - IB Booster Meeting in MC 146
- AWAY: 5:30pm - Girls' Soccer at PVHS
- AWAY: 5:30pm - Boys' Basketball at Flagler Palm Coast
- AWAY: 5:30pm - Girls' Basketball at Orange Park HS
- HOME: 4pm - Wrestling Meet - gym
Wednesday, December 16th - periods, 1, 3, 5, EXCEL, 2, 4, 6, 7
- 2:30pm to 4pm - AP & IB Testing for Distance Learners in cafeteria
- PTSO Faculty Luncheon
Thursday, December 17th - Gold Day - periods 2, 4, 6 & 7
- 4:30pm to 5:30pm - AP & IB Testing for Distance Learners in cafeteria
- AWAY; 6pm - Girls' Basketball at Deland
- HOME: 5pm - Girls' Weightlifting vs Creekside
- HOME: 5:30pm - Girls' Soccer vs Atlantic Coast
Friday, December 18th - Green Day - periods 1, 3, 5 - NO 7th period - 2:50pm Dismissal for Winter Break
- AWAY: 6pm - Boys' Basketball at St Augustine
- HOME: 5:30pm - Boys' Soccer vs Flagler Palm Coast
Saturday, December 19th
- Girls' Wrestling at Matanzas HS
- JROTC FT - Terry Parker Drill Meet
- Wrestling Tournament at Fleming Island
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JROTC finishes 1st and 2nd at Marksmanship competition.
Nease NJROTC’s won its first air rifle competition in more than a decade this past weekend, taking home top honors at Area-12 competition at the Gateway Rifle and Pistol Club in Jacksonville on December 5. Freshman Haylie Pitches was the individual top shooter for the match with a score of 263. NJROTC has qualified two teams for the Florida – Georgia State Championships in January.
JROTC holds successful Annual Military Inspection.
Once a year, the big Navy brass descends on Nease to conduct a thorough top to bottom inspection of the NJROTC program. This year was especially important as the event was the final inspection for outgoing Area-12 Manager CDR Rustie Hibbard and the first for incoming Area-12 Manager CDR Jonathan Shaw. Nease did not disappoint – receiving Outstanding scores across the board in Administration, Supply, Personnel Inspection and Military Drill. The day culminated in a formal Pass in Review Parade at Panther Stadium.
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We are about a month away from kickoff to the 76th Annual TaxSlayer Gator Bowl! The Nease Girls Basketball Team is participating in the School Fundraising Program presented by FIS.
The game is Saturday January 2 at Noon.
The teams will be from the SEC and the ACC and will be announced Dec. 20th and these tickets must be purchased before Dec. 15 for the fundraising amount.
These are $60 tickets that you can purchase for $25 each. The Nease Girls’ Basketball team keeps $15 for each ticket sold!
This will be a fun social distancing, outdoor event to participate in and makes a great Christmas gift. So please consider buying tickets by December 15 to support Nease Girls’ Basketball and enjoy a fun event.
Below is the purchase URL for tickets as well as the unique promo code.
Promo Code: NHS21
As a reminder, patrons who purchase tickets this year will select their own tickets in socially distanced pods and their tickets will be emailed to them in advance of the game.
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Visit www.neaseathletics.com to register for 2020-21 sports at Nease. Registration information can be found via the “Athletic Clearance” link at the top right-hand corner of the page. Please follow all instructions carefully to ensure a smooth clearance process.
The following athletic events can be viewed on the NFHS network. Please go to nfhsnetwork.com and click Nease, subscribe, and enjoy Nease Athletics.
· Boys and Girls Soccer
· Boys and Girls Basketball
· Wrestling
Tennis Tryouts – Boys and Girls Tennis Tryouts will be on Wednesday, January 20 from 3:00-5:00 PM and Saturday, January 23 from 9:00 AM until noon. Athletes must be cleared on AthleticClearance.Com PRIOR to tryouts. Please contact coaches with any questions:
Distance Running Track Athletes – Conditioning for distance track events meets every Tuesday and Thursday at P34 with running starting at 4:15 PM to 5:45 PM. Saturday morning runs are at different locations. Please contact Coach DeVos at theodore.devos@stjohns.k12.fl.us to confirm the schedule and training.
Boys Lacrosse – If you are interested in trying out for the spring season, please see Coach G in Panther Hall 208 or e-mail max.gurowski@stjohns.k12.fl.us
Girls Lacrosse – Any girl interested in playing Girls Lacrosse, please reach out to Coach Amato. She can be reached at tara.amato@stjohns.k12.fl.us.
Track & Field Throwing Events –
What: Shot Put, Discus, Javelin, Power and Footwork Conditioning (Voluntary)
When: Mondays 4:00-5:30 PM; Wednesdays 2:15-4:30 PM
Where: Mondays in the Weight Room; Wednesdays meet at the Stadium
Who: Male and female athletes interested in throwing events with Nease Track and Field.
ALL participants must be cleared through AthleticClearance.Com. See instructions for clearance via www.neaseathletics.com (upper right hand corner of page-follow Athletic Clearance link for detailed instructions)
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SAT/ACT Mock Exams:
1/9- PTSO Fundraiser mock SAT exam on 1/9, testing will be provided by Revolution Prep and take place in the school cafeteria. More information to follow.
Math Bootcamp:
This is a fundraiser for PTSO and will be offered on 1/23&1/24 from 9am-3:30pm with a 30 minute break. Cost will be $225 per student. More information to follow.
Gold Business Partner Spotlight: Nease PTSO is thrilled to add Publix Super Markets, Inc. as a Gold Business Partner. Part of the Publix mission is to be involved as responsible citizens in our communities. For over 90 years Publix has been a company our schools & communities can count on. Publix is honored to be a part of the Nease family.
Thank you for your support of Nease PTSO!
PTSO Social Media: Join the Nease PTSO Social Media sites to learn more about Nease-related events: Facebook: Nease High School PTSO Instagram: @nease_ptso Twitter: @NeasePtso Learn more about PTSO: http://neaseptsoboard.wixsite.com/nhsptso
Message on the Marquee: Send a Birthday or Congratulations message to your student via the marquee in the front of school. Complete this form Announcement Form for Marquee and submit to main office for PTSO 1 week prior to the message appearing on the marquee. Cost is $25
Teacher Gift Card Appreciation: PTSO is sponsoring a teacher appreciation drawing for November. Mr. Howley won an oil change (Famous Automotive) and 2 Nease Gaiters.
We are still looking for gift card donations to present to our teachers for the Appreciation luncheon in December. There are a total of 205 teachers. Please write the dollar amount on the cards. Please leave card donations at the front office for Mrs. Kunze no later than noon on December 16th. Thank you in advance for supporting our teachers!
PTSO Board Meeting:
When you join Nease PTSO your membership donations are spent to improve the quality of education. For the 2019/2020 school year PTSO purchased 30 laptops to be used by Nease students. Thank you, parents, for joining PTSO and making this possible!
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Academy Intent to Return Process
Last week, all Academy students will be asked to indicate if they want to remain in their Academy for the 2021-22 school year by signing an Intent to Return roster. If the student checks “Yes,” than that student will be automatically re-enrolled in the Academy for 2021-22. The student will also receive a recommendation to move on to the next level Academy course, as long as he/she is meeting Academy requirements.
If an Academy student checks “No” on the roster to indicate that he/she does not want to continue in the Academy next year, a Program of Choice Drop Form will be sent home for the student and a parent to sign after winter break, confirming that the student would like to be removed from the Academy for the 2021-22 school year.
Distance Learner Academy students will be asked to tell his/her teacher if they would like to continue in the Academy program, and the teacher will indicate the student’s choice on the Intent to Return roster.
Students who will be zoned for Tocoi High School in 2021-22 but are returning Nease Academy students can remain at Nease. These students will then be designated as out-of-zone Academy students. The St. Johns County School District does not provide transportation to students attending an out-of-zone school. Because transportation is not offered to out-of-zone students in our district, families need to discuss whether they can provide transportation to students who are zoned for Tocoi HS, but who choose to continue in their Academy program at Nease. As long as the student can provide transportation, keeps an Academy course on his/her schedule every year, and remains within Academy grade and behavioral guidelines, he/she can attend at an out-of-zone school. If you have any questions about the Intent to Return process, please reach out to Jaime Combs at Jaime.combs@stjohns.k12.fl.us
Joining a New Academy for the 2021-2022 School Year
All current 9th graders are eligible to apply to begin an Academy or Program of Choice in St. Johns County for the 2021-2022 school year. If your student is interested in any Academy program in the district, including programs which will be offered at High School HHH, he/she can apply for a spot in the Academy via the online application system in Home Access Center. The application window opens on January 8th, and closes February 5th, at 5 pm. If you’d like to learn more about all the Academies offered in the district, visit: https://cte.stjohns.k12.fl.us/
For more information about Nease’s programs, visit: neaseacademies.com
If you have any questions about the Communications Academy, Stellar Academy of Engineering, or Academy of Hospitality & Tourism, reach out to Academy Coordinator Jaime Combs, at Jaime.combs@stjohns.k12.fl.us
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For distance learners, AP and IB summative assessments will be held after school next week on Wednesday 2:30-4:00 and Thursday 4:30-5:30 in the CAFETERIA. Please make sure your student is on time and has a writing utensil.
Our fifth IB Booster meeting is scheduled for next week, Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 9:45 a.m. in the Media Center Classroom. All visitors will be required to sign-in and wear a mask. Please make sure you are registered volunteer to attend.
Thank you to all who have joined the IB Booster club! This money goes directly to our students and the program. You can go to our website, www.neaseibboosters.org. For our senior families, your membership comes with a senior stole that your student will wear at graduation this May.
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Temporary School Counselor Assignments:
Last Names Co-CZ: D’Erica Gibbs
Last Names D: Linda Smith
Last Names E: Daphne Harden
Last Names F: Athena Kifah
Last Names Ga-Go: Kim Hollis
Senior Individual Appointments:
Counselors have almost finished meeting with seniors individually. We are making sure that each student knows exactly what they have remaining for graduation and that they are properly enrolled in those courses. We are also discussing with each student what their plan for after high school is and make sure that they know what their next steps are to accomplish those goals. Students that have not met with their counselor yet should reach out to connect with their counselor to schedule a time.
Senior College Applications:
Students should continue working on their college applications if they have not already been submitted. There are several deadlines that are coming up RIGHT NOW. If your test scores are not where you want them to be, now is the time to register for the next SAT and ACT. You can register for the SAT at www.collegeboard.org and the ACT at www.actstudent.org .
Nease Dual Enrollment Updates
Registration
At this time, registration has officially concluded for spring dual enrollment classes for SJR.
Please go into MySJRState and check your concise schedule to see if you received the courses you requested on your registration. After you login go to the menu bar, select “student” and then choose the drop down selection “concise schedule.” If you are missing a course, I advise to go into the Couse schedule link and see if there are still seats and complete a registration adjustment.
If there are still seats available, your registration might not be processed yet. When classes close, SJR is contacting me to reach out to each of you to complete a registration adjustment. When this happens, you have to drop the course you didn’t get and add the section/ course you would like. Be sure to include the CRN number on the form! A registration adjustment is attached to this email.
- Ms. Cullipher has emailed the students directly who have errors/ conflicts/ closed classes that have been communicated to her via SJR at this time. If you have received and email from her or from SJR about a closed class, please respond asap so that she can work to get you in the class you want.
New AP Credit by Exam Process
As of last week, students will now be required to meet with a SJR State College Advisor to submit the Credit-By-Exam Request with score reports to receive college credit for AP and IB courses. You can schedule an appointment on the following website: http://www.sjrstate.edu/advising.html
This step is being taken by SJR to prevent students from “changing their mind” after credits have been issued for the eligible scores. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Cullipher.
SJCSD Dual Enrollment Textbook Collection/ Return – Fall 2020
*For students currently taking courses on campus or online through St. Johns River State College (SJRSC)
What: SJCSD DE Textbook Collection for on campus SJRSC, FSCJ, and UNF students – this includes all resources checked out from Media Services AND resources acquired by voucher at the college bookstore. DO NOT return textbooks to the college bookstore!
Dates: December 14, 2020 8:30AM – Noon and 1:00PM – 4:30PM
December 15, 2020 8:30AM – Noon and 1:00PM – 4:30PM
Where: 10 Hildreth Drive, St. Augustine, FL 32084
Passive collection – participants will not be allowed to leave their vehicles. Please follow all instructions from employees and posted signage.
*Dual enrollment resources for high school campus courses should NOT be brought to the Fullerwood Center. These materials will be collected at school sites when appropriate.
SJCSD Dual Enrollment Textbook Requests Spring 2021
Textbook requests for SJR Dual Enrollment Spring 2021 opened Tuesday, December 1st,2020.
Media Services hours are 8:30am –4:45pm Monday –Friday.
*Proper ID is required when picking up materials & an official St. Johns River State College schedule is required when requesting textbooks.
The schedule must contain the following:
- Student’s full name
- X# (SJRSC student number)
Media Services WILL NOT process textbook requests unless all required information is legible.
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Testing Coordinators - Jacqui Ashcroft or Cynthia Messenger
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Carolyn Milian – School Librarian Media Specialist
Lorna Patterson – Media Clerk
Allie Haddix – Media Clerk
Direct phone number – 904-547-8367
ATER SCHOOL TUTORING!
DON’T FORGET! Every Tuesday and Thursday, National Honor Society members are on hand to tutor students needing help in any academic area. However, if a student needs help in a World Language, or Academy course, please contact Mrs. Milian to make sure a tutor will be available for such specialized areas. If these days and times don’t work for your student, please contact Mrs. Milian as well to schedule for other days and times, or possibly have a tutor come to your home. 😊
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GRADUATION DATE: Thursday, June 3rd at 7pm at UNF
Updated Senior Remind code…
If you have not already joined the Senior Remind, test @fggbah to 81010
Please do not join this code if you are already on Remind as we are limited to the number of people we can have in each section
SENIOR PARENTS! The Class of 2021 will be an unforgettable one. Make sure you capture the year with a yearbook order and a senior ad! Go to yearbookordercenter.com and enter code 15476 to purchase and design your senior ad. Prices are at their lowest of the year!
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ATER SCHOOL TUTORING!
National Honor Society after school tutoring takes place next week every Tuesday and Thursday after school in the media center from 4-5 p.m. This is a FREE service for all our students. They do not need to make an appointment or reservation. Students just need to come straight to the media center after school, sign in, and our NHS Officers will match them up with a tutor. This is available to ALL our students – distance learners included! Our tutors can work with them virtually if they need help, however, they will need to contact Mrs. Milian directly to try to schedule a virtual tutor. If a student needs other times (ie: mornings, lunch, excel, other days, etc) students need to contact me directly so that I can schedule a tutor to meet with him/her. For situations like this, a few days notice is needed. If you have any questions, please reach out to me at carolyn.milian@stjohns.k12.fl.us
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