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!
The last day of the 1st quarter is this Friday, Oct 15th and we have a teacher planning day on Monday, October 18th. Report cards will be available on HAC at 4pm on Tuesday, Oct 26th
The PSAT exam is an important upcoming assessment for high school students on Wednesday, October 13. As a reminder, the PSAT is for ALL 10th grade students as well as 9th or 11th grade students who have registered and paid to take the exam. Due to COVID-19, the number of students we can place in our large group spaces is significantly reduced. This makes it difficult to provide a learning space for students who are not participating in the PSAT. To ensure both student safety and the optimal testing environment, we will allow flexibility to students on this day. High school students who are not participating in the PSAT may complete assigned work from home or at school on this day. Assigned work will be due on Thursday, October 14th or Friday, October 15th, depending upon the class.
Schedule for Wednesday, Oct 13th - 2:50pm Wed dismissal
9:20am - 1:30pm ALL 10th grade students along with 9th & 11th who registered & paid in an assigned
room testing.
9:20am - 1:30pm Students not testing will sit in the cafeteria to complete online work
(laptops will be available)
1:30pm - 2:10pm Lunch
2:15pm - 2:50pm 7th period
If you would like your child to leave campus at 1:30pm either as a student driver or parent pick-up, please print and complete the Early Release PSAT Form. Students will submit the form at the gate on Wednesday, Oct 13th at 1:30pm to leave. Students without a signed form will be released at 2:50pm. We will NOT check-out students through the main office between 1:30pm and 2:50pm.
Nease Disco Homecoming Dance – Saturday November 6, 2021 7:30pm – 10:30pm in the courtyard behind Panther Hall. Ticket sales will begin October 25 via schoolpay. Tickets are $25, and students may only buy 1 ticket each. No outside guests are allowed to attend.
(The district has lifted capacity restrictions on outdoor events, so we will sell a ticket to any student who would like to attend.)
Nease Prom, “A Night Under the Stars” – Thursday April 14, 2022 7:00pm-10:30pm. Embassy Suites
St. Augustine, FL. More details to come.
The October 21st SAC Agenda includes reviewing and voting on this year’s By Laws. The current By Laws are available for preview on the Nease SAC site.
Parking Spot Drawing Fundraiser. Nease High School PTSO is sponsoring a parking spot fundraiser. One parking spot is available for three winners. You can purchase one chance for $25 or five chances for $100. You may purchase as may chances as you desire. The drawing will be held on Monday, October 18, 2021. Please fill out the form on the Nease PTSO website(link below) for the chance to win a parking spot. If you have any questions, email nhs.ptso.board@gmail.com. Thank you for your support of Nease High School!
PICTURE DAY RETAKES OCT. 20 -- If your child missed picture day or would like a do-over, Retake day is Wednesday, Oct. 20 in the PAC from 8:30-3:30. Students can go at any time between classes or during EXCEL. Students will receive a pass back to class. Please remind them to have their IDs on hand. If you would like to order photos, please go to Leonards.com. If you have any questions, contact Ms. Cowart leisha.cowart@stjohns.k12.fl.us.
EARLY BIRD YEARBOOK PRICING! The 2022 yearbooks are now on sale at their lowest prices of the year. Reserve your copy of the nationally-recognized Nease yearbook, Impressions, by visiting yearbookordercenter.com and entering school code 15476. Follow us on Instagram! @neasehsyearbook
*******SENIOR INFORMATION*********
We need to have a REQUIRED senior meeting to share information on ordering cap and gowns, graduation fees, etc. We have 777 seniors and we have a couple hundred that are here part-time or not on campus at all. We thought October 13th the day of the PSAT would be a great time for ALL seniors to come on campus for a 45min assembly. Please use the sign-up genius below to select your preferred time - 9am, 10am, or 11am. There are 270 slots available for each time the assembly is being offered. All seniors can drive this day and do not need a parking tag. Students MUST be in dress code to enter campus. Students also need their ID to scan, so we have a record of who attended a meeting.
Senior Parents can join a Remind group to receive important information.
Text @8k4f3g9 to the number 81010
LAST CHANCE FOR SENIOR PORTRAITS OCT. 27-- More than 200 seniors have not had a senior portrait done by Leonard's Studios, and those will be the only ones in the yearbook. There will be a last chance shoot on Wednesday, Oct. 27 in the PAC from 8:30-3:30. Students will receive a notice to schedule a time through SignUpGenius. Girls will need to wear or bring a tank top and boys will need to wear or a bring a plain shirt without a collar. If you have any questions, contact Ms. Cowart leisha.cowart@stjohns.k12.fl.us.
Nease Prom, “A Night Under the Stars” – Thursday, April 14, 2022 7:00pm-10:30pm. Embassy Suites
St. Augustine, FL. More details to come.
SENIOR PARENTS! The Class of 2022 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 school code 15476 to purchase and design your senior ad. Prices are at their lowest of the year! Follow us on Instagram! @neasehsyearbook
Class of 2022 Schoology Group
Our senior class has 777 members, yet only 226 Seniors have joined our Senior Schoology group. This group is where we publish information about upcoming events, graduation, senior week, GradBash, t-shirts, and more. If you want a voice in your senior year, you MUST join! If you are Dual Enrollment, this is a GREAT way to stay connected! Join Code: NFBJ-8Q36-T5TM7
GradBash
Class of 2022, your GradBash date is Friday, April 29, 2022! Like years past, Nease’s GradBash includes early entry to the park. GradBash is limited to 200 tickets! Reserve your spot with a $100 deposit before spots are gone! Once we have a final cost for GradBash (admission + transportation) we will contact seniors who have paid the deposit for final payment.
Contact your Senior Sponsors with questions:
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TWELFTH NIGHT TICKETS ARE AVAILALE NOW!
Twelfth Night is an intoxicating merry-go-round of misplaced passions, mistaken identities and comic misunderstandings. This show is packed with high comedy, low tricks, riotous frivolity and sparkling wit. Get your tickets for this Shakespeare classic that will have you smiling, laughing and maybe even singing a little as you leave the theatre.
*Tickets are $10 and are available for Purchase below. Simply click your desired Date & Show Time. Location: Nease Performing Arts Center
“If Music Be the Food of Love, Play On” – Duke Orsino
TWELFTH NIGHT PLAYBILL AD SPONSORSHIP
Support the Nease high school theatre arts program. Playbill advertisement options are available to individuals & local businesses wishing to support and help defer the costs of scripts, set materials, equipment, supplies, and licensing rights in the production of our plays.
Click HERE for more information & to select your Ad Sponsorship
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The COVID info web page for SJCSD families is now live at
This site includes the COVID Dashboard, Quarantine Help Guides, directions to access online textbooks and Schoology, and Health & Safety resources.
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Monday, October 11th - GREEN Day - periods 1, 3, 5 & 7
- HOME: 4pm Boys Golf vs Bartram Trail @ PVIC
- HOME: 5:30pm Girls JV Volleyball vs Ponte Vedra
- HOME: 6:30pm Girls Varsity Volleyball vs Ponte Vedra
Tuesday, October 12th - GOLD Day - periods 2, 4, 6 & 7
- HOME: 4pm Girls Golf vs Bolles @ S&S
- HOME: 5:15pm Boys and Girls Swim Meet vs Bartram
- HOME: 5:30pm Girls JV Volleyball game vs Sandalwood
- AWAY: 6pm Boys and Girls Dive vs Bartram @ Bolles
- HOME: 6:30pm Girls Varsity Volleyball game vs Sandalwood **senior night
Wednesday, October 13th - PSAT Exam - Special Schedule
- 9am, 10am, & 11am - Senior Assemblies in auditorium - Seniors MUST be within school dress code to enter campus and need their ID to scan for attendance tracking.
- AWAY: 4:20pm Boys Golf vs Episcopal @ Marsh Landing
Thursday, October 14th - Gold Day - periods 2, 4, 6 & 7
- All day - ROTC Promotion & Awards Ceremony
- HOME: 4pm Boys Golf vs Bishop Kenny @ Palencia
- HOME: 4pm Girls Golf vs Bartram @ S&S
- HOME: 5pm Freshman Football game vs Bartram
- HOME: 6:30pm JV Football game vs Bartram
Friday, October 15th - Green Day - periods 1, 3, 5 & 7 - LAST DAY OF 1st QUARTER
- All day - ROTC Promotion & Awards Ceremony
- AWAY: 6pm Varsity Football game @ Fletcher
Saturday, October 16th
- HOME: FCMI Band Competition (20 schools attending)
- NJRTOC FT - M4 Challenge at Fleming Island HS
- AWAY: 7am Boys and Girls Cross Country FSU Invitational
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College Visits
October 11th
Furman University- Media Center at 11:00
Chapman University- Media Center at 11:35
University of Florida and Florida State University- PAC at 12:45-1:30
October 12th
Texas Christian University- Media Center at 11:00
October 15th
University of Chicago- Media Center at 11:00
October 19th
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College- Media Center at 11:00
October 20th
Mercer University- Media Center at 11:00
October 22nd
University of North Florida- Media Center at 11:00
Southern Methodist University- Media Center at 12:45
Juniors and Seniors can sign up for these visits using their Naviance account. Passes will be given out the morning of the college visit during 1st/2nd period. You must show your teacher the pass PRIOR to the college visit, if you will miss their class. Students are not excused from work missed. You are responsible for all work missed. Summative assessments are not allowed to be missed for a college visit. Upon entering the media center, students must provide their confirmation pass to Mrs. Kennedy in the media center.
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Follow Nease Athletics on Instagram #NeaseAthletics and Twitter @NeaseAthletics
Looking ahead:
Please download the GoFan app to your phone to purchase tickets.
Girls Soccer Tryouts – October 18th/19th for 9th and 10th graders and October 20th/21st for 11th and 12th graders. Please meet at the stadium at 4:00pm.
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Monday, October 18th – 9th and 10th graders – tryouts from 4:30-6pm
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Tuesday, October 19th – 9th and 10th graders – tryouts from 4:15-5:45pm
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Wednesday, October 20th – 11th and 12th graders – tryouts from 3:30-5pm (check in 3pm)
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Thursday, October 21st – 11th and 12th graders – tryouts from 4:15-5:45pm
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please create an account via https://neaseathletics.com/athletic_clearance/
- athletes will need to have a current health physical on file in their athletic clearance account in order to try out
Boys Soccer Tryouts – October 18th – 21st. Please meet at the stadium at 4pm. Tryouts are from 4:00-5:30pm.
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October 18th & 19th – tryouts for all new players.
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October 20th & 21st – tryouts for returning players and invited new players from the prior two days
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please create an account via https://neaseathletics.com/athletic_clearance/
- athletes will need to have a current health physical on file in their athletic clearance account in order to try out
Boys Lacrosse – any youth or high school student interested in Fall Lacrosse, please check out
Boys and Girls Wrestling Parents Meeting
- Monday, October 18 @ 6pm in the Gym
- Important information regarding the upcoming season will be discussed
Boys and Girls Wrestling pre-season conditioning will occur every Tuesday/Thursday from 4-5pm in the Wrestling Room beginning on Tuesday, October 12.
- All participants must have completed the Athletic Clearance paperwork via https.//athleticclearance.fhsaa.home.org/
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Any questions, please contact Coach Lucas at Bradley.Lucas@stjohns.k12.fl.us
Track & Field Sprints & Jumps Conditioning
Conditioning for all athletes interested in track & field will begin Monday October 11 for running sprints, hurdles, long jumping or pole vaulting. Conditioning for these events will meet Monday @ 4:15, Wednesday @ 3:15 and Thursday @ 4:15 at the track.
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Parking Spot Fundraiser! Nease High School PTSO is sponsoring a PARKING SPOT fundraiser! One parking spot is available for three winners. You can purchase one chance for $25 or five chances for $100. You may purchase as many chances as you desire. The drawing will be held on Monday, October 18, 2021, at 8:00 pm. Please CLICK HERE for your chance to win a parking spot! If you have any questions, email nhs.ptso.board@gmail.com. Thank you for your support of Nease High School!
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We are Filling the Fence! Thank you to everyone that has signed up for a Premium PTSO membership! Every Premium PTSO membership comes with a Panther Pride banner that will be placed on the fence. There are two banner options to choose from-one for our senior students and one for our Panther families. Click here to support the PTSO and fill the fence with your banner!
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Gold Business Partner Spotlight:
4 years? Yes, Rice Orthodontics is in their 4th year of supporting NHS as a Gold Business Partner! Rice Orthodontics has two locations, including one in Nocatee to better serve Panther patients! Utilizing the latest technology available – including ceramic braces, aligners and 3-D intraoral scans – Rice Orthodontics provides interactive treatment that results in a healthy and beautiful smile. For more information or to request complimentary orthodontic consultations: www.drriceortho.com.
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Help Wanted! We are looking for volunteers during EXCEL time on Wednesdays from 11:00 am-12:30 pm. Sign up for one session or as many as you would like. We would love the help! Volunteers will get training prior to their first shift and will get a valuable peak into campus life at Nease! Click here to sign up for EXCEL As a reminder, all visitors on campus must be approved. To become an approved visitor, click here https://stjohns.keepntrack.com/apply/. Visitors are required to check in at the front office and present identification.
The Online Spirit Wear Store is Open! There are a wide variety of items available for purchase including short and long-sleeve t-shirts, hoodies, flannel pajama pants and even hats! A portion of all profits is given back to the Nease PTSO. Click here for your Panther Swag!
Stay in the Know! Follow NHS PTSO on social media to stay up to date on all of the latest PTSO news and events! Find us on Facebook at Nease High School PTSO, on Instagram at @nease_ptso and on Twitter at @NeasePtso.
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Volunteer Service Hours Opportunity For Students
Students searching for ways to earn service hours can pick up several hours while getting into the Halloween spirit at the St. Augustine Aquarium. The Halloween event takes place at the Aquarium on October 30, from 6pm-9pm.
Volunteers would need to arrive at 5pm, and stay until 9pm. Pizza will be provided. Volunteers will help hand out candy, decorate cookies with guests, lead guests through the haunted nature trail, and assist with crowd control. Family friendly costumes are encouraged.
The signup genius link is attached below:
Field Trips Set to Resume for Academy Students
After a full year without them, the St. Johns County School District is authorizing Academy field trips to resume. When field trips are scheduled, Academy teachers will provide field trip forms to students in eligible classes (field trips are generally designated for specific classes). Students need to get both sides of the field trip form completed and turned back in to their Academy teacher. There is usually a 30-student limit to field trips, and they are first come, first served. So if there’s a field trip you are excited about attending, be sure to get that form filled out and turned in ASAP!
If you have any questions regarding the Communications Academy, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism, or the Stellar Academy of Engineering, reach out to Jaime Combs at Jaime.combs@stjohns.k12.fl.us
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IB Exam Registration is happening next week. Mrs. Kennedy will be distributing exam registration sheets to Seniors and Juniors to register through Managebac for their upcoming tests. All students will need to be fully registered in Managebac and all registration paperwork signed and returned to Kennedy’s office by Friday, October 15th. Please ask your student for this paperwork on Monday and verify they have registered for their exams.
Unique Opportunity for Juniors and Seniors! FSU and UF will present again on October 11th in the PAC, but together! Register in Naviance to attend where both schools will be presenting at the same time to discuss college and next steps. You only need to register for one school to attend.
Lots of information is being posted on the Nease IB Schoology Page. The access code was given to all students during our class meetings. Please ask your student what has been posted lately.
AP and IB Testing schedule for May 2022 is available on the IB website under testing calendar.
The internal/external assessment calendar is posted on the IB website under Nease IB curriculum for all juniors and seniors.
Our third IB Booster meeting is scheduled for this week, Monday, October 25th, 2021 at 9:45 a.m. in the Media Center Classroom. All visitors will be required to sign-in. Please make sure you are registered volunteer to attend.
Thank you to all who have joined the IB Booster club! If you haven’t joined, there is still time. 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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Attention Seniors: For seniors who were absent during the counselor college presentation or for those who do not have an English class at NHS, if you have not picked up your Gold Envelope please do so as soon as possible in C-Pod. The Gold Envelope includes information on Naviance, Common App, and the college application process. College/university application deadlines are coming up and your counselor needs your Gold Envelope turned in with a two-week processing time.
October is Financial Aid Month!
Bright Futures and FAFSA applications open on October 1st.
During the month of October, counselors will be providing assistance with FAFSA and/or Bright Futures? Students may join your school counselors during EXCEL for hands-on workshops and personalized assistance. Assistance will be provided during both EXCEL A & B on the dates listed below in room M107:
October 6th:
EXCEL A and B: Nuts and Bolts of Financial Aid: Learn how to access the Bright Futures and FAFSA applications and bring any unanswered financial aid questions.
October 13th:
EXCEL A and B: FAFSA Day: Counselors will assist students with all FAFSA application questions.
October 27th:
EXCEL A and B: Bright Futures Day: Counselors will assist students in applying for the Bright Futures Scholarship.
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Please use the following resources to complete your Financial Aid and Bright Futures Scholarship applications.
FINANCIAL AID LINKS TO USE:
FAFSA Frenzy Flyer: Locate a St. Johns River Financial Aid presentation with personalized Assistance.
BRIGHT FUTURES LINKS TO USE:
Bright Futures Informational Flyer: Know the requirements to attain Bright Futures, along with deadline dates and scholarship university acceptance.
Bright Futures Helpful Hints Flyer: Find helpful information in completing your Bright Futures Application.
Questions concerning the college applications or financial aid? Contact your school counselor for assistance:
Dual Enrollment Updates
Many of you have already emailed with questions about a new DE counselor, and some of you have already been visiting with her with questions. We are excited to introduce Mrs. Katherine Stricklin, our new “official” Dual Enrollment school counselor! She will now be fully taking over all things DE in lieu of Ms. Cullipher. Mrs. Stricklin comes to us from Bartram Trail, where she served as first a science teacher and then a school counselor. We are excited to have her join our school counseling team as she brings so much warmth, and energy!
SPRING REGISTRATION UPDATE FROM SJR
SJR has set up registration in phases this year, to allow for seniors and AA degree seeking students to have the first seats at DE registration. If you are curious as to how to access the amount of credits you now have, you can log into MySJR and then navigate to MyDegreeWorks. The SJR directions to access MyDegreeWorks is posted in Schoology resources. MyDegreeWorks is an AA tracker that will also show you how close you are to your AA degree. check it out!
Remember to use the Portal Link in Schoology to submit your registration! Registrations will NOT be accepted via email. More information will be coming out in the upcoming weeks if you’d like to schedule an appointment with Mrs. Stricklin to review your registration. There will be some sessions during excel where she will be available to meet to review registrations as well. Also, if you need a registration refresher, check out the “Videos for Help” folder to and watch a video to help
Below is the registration order pushed out by SJR:
Keep in mind that you may still fill out your registration form and upload it to the portal link as early as October 5th, however the registrations will be processed in the order from my last email.*
- At 8:00 a.m. on October 4 registration will open only for students who are:
AA, degree-seeking with 45 or more earned credit hours
- At 8:00 a.m. on October 7 registration will remain open for the above students and include students who are:
AA, degree-seeking with 20 to 44.9 earned credit hours
- At 8:00 a.m. on October 13 registration will remain open for all the above students and include students who are:
AA, AS degree-seeking with 0 to 19.9 earned credit hours
First time in DE students (registration is only available after completing mandatory videos.)
Important Deadlines:
Last day to withdrawal from a fall course:
- Regular Fall: 11/8/2021 at 5:00pm
- Fall A: 10/4/2022 at 5:00pm
- Fall B: 11/29/2021 at 5:00pm
Last day to Drop/ Add a fall B course: 10/20/2021 at 5:00pm
Spring Registration opens DE SJR students: October 5th
Admission Paperwork for NEW DE students: 11/23/21 @5pm
Last day to register for Spring 2022 Semester: 11/ 23/2021 @ 5pm
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Carolyn Milian – School Librarian Media Specialist
Lorna Patterson – Media Clerk
Media Center phone number – 904-547-8367
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PARENT/ADULT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! PLEASE HELP US!
Our school library media center is the “heart” of our school and a HUGE part of our student life on campus. We would LOVE to have some of our parents help us out at our circulation desk in the mornings or after school. If you are willing and able to help us out, please click on the link below and sign up to become a part of our “library” family. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to email me at carolyn.milian@stjohns.k12.fl.us . Thank you so much and let’s have an awesome year! You’re going to LOVE our space and all our incredible students!
EXCEL CHANGES IN MEDIA CENTER!
We are no longer handing out wristbands for students to be in here for both Excel sessions. We will ONLY hand out wristbands for either Excel A or Excel B but NOT both. This will go into effect on Wed., Oct. 27th but next Wednesday, Oct. 6th, the media center is ONLY open during Excel for our Hispanic Heritage Celebration. Too many students want to just hang out in the media center the entire time and it is causing too much traffic and chaos and crowd control issues. And as a reminder – we will NO LONGER hand out wristbands at the door. Students MUST pick up wristbands by 11 a.m. the latest if they want to come into the media center for Excel. We will still have Excel tutors available during this time if students need help. HOWEVER, they must secure an “Excel tutoring pass” from their teacher or from me in the media center before Excel time.
COFFEE STATION DONATIONS!
In our media center we have a coffee station set up with a Keurig for our students to help themselves to a cup of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate in the mornings, during lunch, and after school. But our supplies are beginning to run low. If you are willing and able to help donate so we can keep this going for our students, these are some of the items we need:
· K -cups (assorted)
· 10 oz. coffee cups (lots)
· Creamer (individual packs or powdered. No refrigerated creamers please)
· Individually wrapped stirrers
· Paper towel rolls
· Napkins
Thank you so much for anything you can help out with so we can continue this little “perk” for our students.
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La Fuerza is a Latinx/Hispanic Student Union striving to create a welcoming and inclusive community for students here at Nease. They will be taking part in community service projects, and social and cultural events throughout the year. If you are interested in joining or becoming an officer, see Mr. Espinosa in room E102 or visit @lafuerza.nhs on Instagram for more information!
Interested International Travel??
We are pleased to announce a opportunity opened to all of the Nease Family! In June of 2023 we will be heading abroad, taking a World War II themed trip. This trip covers 5 countries and closely follows the 101st Airborne Easy Company (Band of Brothers) trip through Europe. We will be visiting sites such as Churchill War Rooms, Normandy Beaches, Eifel Tower, Palace of Versailles, Bastogne (Battle of the Bule), Dachau Concentration Camp and many others. This trip is open for enrollment and we are halfway full already!!! Please email Mr. Kendrick at Jonathan.kendrick@stjohns.k12.fl.us for more information!
The 2021-22 Gator Bowl Charities Award of Excellence Scholarship presented by Wells Fargo is officially live and the application is open for your students to begin applying! This scholarship is for student-athletes throughout Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia only. Students can apply directly online at www.taxslayergatorbowl.com/scholarship OR download a paper copy to fill out. The Application Deadline is Friday, November 12th!
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Seniors interested int he Rotary Oratory Competition need to see their English teacher for speech requirements and application. |
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