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!
We had some issues with report cards today that involved specific PE & Art semester courses. The issues have been resolved. We will re-run report cards and gpa calculations over the weekend, so if you have PE or Art semester courses not showing a final grade, please check again Monday morning. We apologize for any confusion we caused.
If your child is feeling any COVID symptoms, PLEASE keep them at home. We have students who are attending school for one, two and three days with symptoms, which makes the number of students that we have to quarantine increase. Thank you in advance for your support, so we can keep students safe and at school.
Student Health Screening Entry Form
Please assess your child daily for the following symptoms and answer the contact questions.
• Fever of 100.4 or higher
• Uncontrolled cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Sore throat
• Loss of sense of smell or taste
• Muscle aches
• Vomiting or diarrhea
• Is your child currently awaiting COVID-19 test results? If yes, please keep your child home and notify the school nurse when test results received. Further instructions will be discussed at that time.
• Does your child live in the same household with someone positive for COVID-19? If yes, your child must quarantine for 10 days from the last date of contact with the positive individual. The quarantine period 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. The Dept. of Health will assist in clearing your child to return to school once they have received the negative test result.
SAC
The February 20-21 Nease High School Advisory Council will be held on Thursday, February 18th 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.
Interested in joining Link Crew for the 2021-2022 School Year: Applications will be available starting February 12. Applications will be completed online, and QR codes will be posted around campus for students to access the form. Links will be provided in the next edition of the Panther Press as well. Please see Coach Case, Ms. Kifah, or Ms. Sundstrom with any questions! More information to follow! Link Crew is a junior/senior program that organizes and runs Freshman Orientation and other Freshman events throughout the school year.
FREE PROFESSIONAL TUTORING SCHOLARSHIP!
During the month of January, the “Tutoring Club” of St. Johns presented Mrs. Milian with a gift certificate for a FREE month of tutoring at any one of their locations located on SR 13 or CR 210 to give away to any student who could use it. Mrs. Milian would like to award this “scholarship” to a Nease HS student who would benefit greatly from this opportunity. To make this fair and equitable, all interested students must bring an index card with their full name, student number, and English teacher and room number to the media center by Friday, Feb. 12th. At the end of the day that Friday, Mrs. Milian will select a random card to award the tutoring scholarship to 1 lucky student. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Milian at carolyn.milian@stjohns.k12.fl.us. This scholarship is ONLY for an eligible Nease High School student.
Miss Nease: Attention Junior Ladies, an information meeting will be held during EXCEL B on February 10th in Mrs. Poe’s room I 102 (Chorus room – in the PAC) Miss Nease Scholarship Pageant is a unique program that combines an opportunity to win college scholarships while showcasing intelligent and talented junior students at Nease. All junior ladies are invited to learn more about the Miss Nease Scholarship program.
National Honor Society
Advisers: Carolyn Milian, School Librarian Media Specialist & Mrs. Robbins, Math teacher & coach
SOPHOMORE & JUNIOR STUDENTS & PARENTS!
Is your student interested in being invited to join National Honor Society next school year. Well, here are some important details to keep in mind, so your child can start working on his/her “resume”. These are the requirements for students to be considered as candidates for the Nease chapter of National Honor Society:
- Eligibility for National Honor Society:
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NHS is open only to Juniors and Seniors
- 3.80 SHARP WEIGHTED GPA (no rounding)
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Juniors – minimum of 40 documented service hours documented by end of August of Junior year. Seniors – minimum of 50
- Enrolled in at least 2 Honors, AP, or DE courses (or a combo of any of these)
- Completion of “NHS Resume/Selection” form
- Eligible Juniors and Seniors who have the required GPA at the start of the school year, will receive an invitation for an “Informational Meeting” in September to discuss the requirements and expectations of all members in National Honor Society. At that point they will receive a “Selection/Resume” packet that must be completed and submitted by deadline date.
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Eligibility does not guarantee admission. Other factors that will determine candidacy are leadership, school involvement in clubs, events, and activities, outside leadership and club involvement (ie: Scouts, church, community groups, work, etc.). The Faculty Council (6 anonymous faculty members) review all the resumes and make the final decisions regarding invitation to become a member or does not meet needed requirements. Juniors that did not meet requirements have the opportunity to become eligible at the start of Senior year. All confirmed candidates will be inducted into the club in a “virtual” ceremony that will take place sometime in October. Confirmation letters will be sent out during the last week of September.
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Parents can contact Mrs. Milian for further information or check club webpage https://www-nhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us/nhs/
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PLEASE check to see if your child can answer any of the following questions each morning. If yes, please keep them home, so they are not spreading germs.
Student Health Screening Entry Form
Please assess your child daily for the following symptoms and answer the contact questions.
• Fever of 100.4 or higher
• Uncontrolled cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Sore throat
• Loss of sense of smell or taste
• Muscle aches
• Vomiting or diarrhea
• Is your child currently awaiting COVID-19 test results? If yes, please keep your child home and notify the school nurse when test results received. Further instructions will be discussed at that time.
• Does your child live in the same household with someone positive for COVID-19? If yes, your child must quarantine for 10 days from the last date of contact with the positive individual. The quarantine period 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. The Dept. of Health will assist in clearing your child to return to school once they have received the negative test result.
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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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 3:30pm to 4:30pm 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, February 8th - GREEN Day - periods 1, 3, 5 & 7
Tuesday, February 9th - GOLD Day - periods 2, 4, 6 & 7
- AWAY: 3:45pm - Tennis at St Augustine HS
- AWAY: 6pm - V Girls' Lacrosse Scrimmage at St Augustine
Wednesday, February 10th - periods 1, 3, 5, EXCEL, 2, 4, 6, 7 - 2:50pm dismissal
- 3:30pm to 4:30pm - AP & IB testing for distance learners in the cafeteria
- AWAY: 5:30pm - Wrestling at Fernandina Beach
- AWAY: 6pm - Boys BB at Bartram Trail HS - District game
- HOME: 3:30pm - Tennis vs Atlantic Coast
Thursday, February 11th - Gold Day - periods 2, 4, 6 & 7
- 4:30pm to 5:30pm - AP & IB Testing for Distance Learners in cafeteria
- AWAY: Girls' Weightlifting State Championship
- HOME: 6pm - V Boys' Lacrosse vs Episcopal
Friday, February 12th - Green Day - periods 1, 3, 5 & 7
- AWAY: Girls' Weightlifing State Championship
Saturday, February 13th
- 11am - Boys' Lacrosse Green vs Gold game
PLANNING AHEAD!
Monday, Feb 15th - Holiday!
Wednesday, Feb 17th - GREEN Day w/o 7th period
Wednesday, Feb 24th - EXCEL
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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 – The Girls and Boys Tennis Teams will be playing Saint Augustine on Tuesday at Saint Augustine. Wednesday, February 10 the girls will host Oakleaf and the boys will be on the road at Oakleaf. All matches will begin at 3:30.
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PTSO GOLD Business Partner: Smiles by Glenos & Hadgis Orthodontists are proud to be Nease PTSO Gold Business Partners! With office locations in St Augustine and St Johns, Dr. Glenos and Dr. Hadgis have a combined 40 years of experience and pride themselves on providing the best orthodontic experience and patient service. They offer the latest orthodontic technologies and services to enhance precision results and overall patient comfort. To schedule an appointment please call or text 904-79-SMILE. Virtual consultations are also available by visiting www.smilesbyGHortho.com and clicking the ‘Online Smile Assessment’ link for next steps to get to a healthy and beautiful new smile!
Excel Help Needed: Parents we need your help! Every Wednesday we provide 10 approved volunteers during Excel time to monitor the campus. Please sign up if you can help us! Training and a T-shirt will be provided!
PTSO 2020-21 School Year PTSO Contributions to date:
- 3 additional water filling stations (key this year since water fountains can't be used).
- 6 new laptop carts, enabling students to use laptops for for in-class projects.
- Teacher appreciation events including a staff holiday luncheon and October taco lunch.
- Ongoing teacher appreciation endeavors including Amazon gift cards given to teachers for their birthday; monthly drawing; and keurig kcups in the staffroom.
- Gift cards to Teacher of the Year, Rookie Teacher of the Year and Employee of the Year.
- Coordination of weekly volunteers, enabling EXCEL to take place each Wednesday.
- $1000+ in Walmart, Publix and Gate gift cards given to students in need.
PTSO Board Meeting:
Top 5 reasons to get involved in Nease PTSO:
- You’ll help make Nease a better school for your student.
- You’ll help make Nease a better school for teachers.
- You’ll get to know administrators and get a broader context to what’s happening at Nease.
- You'll make new friends! The 17-person leadership team is really nice!
- You'll make a difference without a huge time commitment.
PTSO Meeting meetings will be held on the first Tuesday or the month from 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.: 2/2, 3/2, 4/6 and 5/4. Please email nhs.ptso.board@gmail.com if you have any questions.
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
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Academy Intent to Return Process
Before winter break, all Communications, Hospitality, and Engineering Academy students will be asked to indicate if they want to remain in their current Academy for the 2021-22 school year by signing an Intent to Return roster. If the student checked “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 checked “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 with those students next week. All Academy teachers handed out drop forms to the students who indicated that they do not want to continue on in the Academy for the 2021-2022 school year. Distance Learners who indicated that they wanted to drop their Academy had a form sent via Schoology.
Students who will be zoned for Tocoi Creek 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
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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IB Seniors
Midyear reports will soon be needed from certain requesting institutions. Please make sure you complete the log sheet and submit 2$ for each midyear report you need to be sent. There is at least a 2-week (14 working days) turnaround for the processing of the envelope. Please allow for this prior to submission.
Seniors should be updating Naviance will college decisions. Please update so we can keep records up-to-date.
IB Juniors
We will be completing our class service project through Relay for Life. The event will be held on April 24th from 4:00-10PM. Please reserve this date so you are able to participate.
The IB Pinning ceremony will be held on March 30th at the Stadium. Please reserve this date.
IB Sophomores
This year, both our sophomore and freshman class will participate in our annual Beach Clean-Up. Our first meeting is scheduled for February 23rd in the PAC, during your lunch time. More information will be sent directly to your email. Please reserve the morning of April 17th so you are able to participate in this mandatory event.
IB Freshmen
All forms from registration meetings should be turned in, to include summer virtual course request forms and/or academy drop forms. Please ask your student to verify they have turned in all necessary paperwork.
All IB Students & Parents
IB Booster meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 at 9:45am in the Media Center.
Our next IB social is on February 18th during all four lunches.
Schedule for upcoming 2021-2022 registrations in English or TOK Classrooms:
IB Freshman- complete; all program of choice drop forms and virtual request forms should be submitted.
IB Sophomores- complete; all program of choice drop forms and virtual request forms should be submitted.
IB Juniors- February 8th - February 12th through TOK Class
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Course Registration for the 2021-2022 School Year:
Course registration for the 2021-2022 school year began on Monday, January 11th. School Counselors will be in classrooms every day between now and spring break in order to meet with each student one-on-one regarding their individual selections. All of the information regarding scheduling (our schedule to meet with students, a registration video from Mrs. Kunze, course progressions, the elective video, and course catalog) are available on our website. If parents have specific questions, it is recommended that they write them on their student’s course registration form so that the School Counselors can address those concerns during their individual meeting. Students will receive their recommendation form a few days before their scheduled visit and will need to have spoken with their parents regarding their selections, considered which electives and scheduling options they want, and obtained a parent signature on their recommendation form prior to attending their appointment. For more details, please see the “Checklist for the Course Registration Process” on-line.
This week we will be meeting with Braun, Gambino, Harvey, Lewis, Bakshi-Haller, Hurst’s English classes.
Bright Futures- SENIORS ACT NOW!
As we approach the end of the first semester, we want to encourage any students who are still holding on to community service hours to get those turned in to their counselor ASAP. Students who meet all of the qualifications and apply prior to the end of the first semester have the opportunity to “lock-in” the scholarship at that time. Students who do not meet the qualifications yet can continue to earn community service hours until graduation day. Students have until the June SAT and ACT test dates to continue to try and earn the required test scores.
The application typically takes 10 minutes or less to complete. Students DO NOT need to have met the requirements prior to applying for the scholarship. As a reminder, students need qualifying GPA, SAT or ACT, and Community Service Hours in order to earn the scholarship. Any student that meets those requirements and applies will earn the scholarship.
In order to apply for State Scholarship & Grant Programs (Bright Futures), a student must first Create a Student Account/Profile at the following link: http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/ . Click on State Grants, Scholarships & Applications. Click on Create a Student Account. Students will receive an email with their User ID and temporary password. After creating a Profile, students will have the option to continue directly to the FFAA.
SJVS Summer Course Registration:
The deadline for SJVS summer course registrations is already approaching. The final date to sign up for SJVS courses is Wednesday, February 10. Students are encouraged to sign up for HOPE, Driver’s Ed and other summer courses with SJVS prior to the deadline.
Dual Enrollment Updates
Prospective Dual Enrollment Students
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NHS students interested in joining Dual Enrollment courses need to join the Schoology GROUP using this access code: QQ65-FS9N-6FGTM *NOTE: This is different from what was sent out in the last Panther Press!
- Directions: Login to Schoology> Groups> Join Group> (enter the code above.)
Application Process for New DE Students:
1. Register to take the PERT/ SAT/ ACT at a testing site or at an SJR on campus testing site through SJR.*(Information to register is on Schoology.)
2. Watch this video (or re-watch) and take the online “Quiz.”
3. Upload your test scores to the last question on the “Quiz.”
4. You will get an email within 5 business days that will have the application and registration information and you will be added to the official NHS DE Schoology Group! (USE IT!)
5. Apply online using the document that was sent in the email.
6. Download the Consent form and sign.
7. Upload Consent form to the Portal. (This is located in the DE Schoology Group in "Resources."
8. Check your email! (When the summer/ fall course schedule is loaded on the SJR website, you will get an email that the schedule is live.
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Carolyn Milian – School Librarian Media Specialist
Lorna Patterson – Media Clerk
Allie Haddix – Media Clerk
Direct phone number – 904-547-8367
MORNING MEDIA CENTER ACCESS!
Students! Do you need to be able to get into the media center mornings before school starts? Well now you can reserve a spot to come any Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday morning at 8:15 and work on research, homework, use computers, study, or focus on other academic needs. Starting this Monday, Mrs. Milian will allow a max of 10 students to reserve a spot to come into the media center from 8: 15 a.m. until the first bell. Students MUST be at the gate by 8:15 a.m., have their student ID, and remain in the media center the entire time. Click on the link below to sign up. Please be aware and understand – this is NOT an opportunity to just “hang out” in the media center before school. And, if you sign up but don’t show up, your spot will be given to someone else and you may lose your chance to sign up for future dates. We want to make sure these spots are available for students who really need them.
AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING
Takes place every Tuesday and Thursday after school in the media center. Students do not need to make an appointment or reservation. This is a FREE service offered by our National Honor Society students! J Students may also request to be tutored during lunchtime, Excel or mornings before school, however an appt. MUST be made for this with Mrs. Milian at least 2 days prior so arrangements can be made. Parents, PLEASE encourage your students to take advantage of this service! Our tutors are ready and willing to help!
CELEBRATE LITERACY WEEK FLORIDA!
· Book jacket poster WINNERS! CONGRATULATIONS to Jayde Dauley and Abby Labial! Both ladies have won a pizza lunch, Starbucks gift card, and a free book for their entries! Please check Schoology for their STUNNING artwork and creative cover re-designs.
· Reading in Unusual Places PHOTO CONTEST! CONGRATULATIONS to the following students who won the photo contest! Each student has won a $20 Starbucks, Tropical Smoothie, or gas card! Check out their creative shots in our Schoology MC Group Page in the Albums section. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!
§ Chase Matern, Landrum Watts, Daniel Kurian, Tedi Demiraj
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GRADUATION DATE: Thursday, June 3rd at 7pm
SENIOR PARENTS
- Senior dues are past due. Please pay them immediately. We will be ordering senior shirts soon and if you have not paid, you will not receive one.
- Cap and gown orders will see a price increase at the end of January. If you have not ordered yours yet do so before the price goes up.
- Cap and gown orders: www.herffjones.com
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