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!
Thank you to the PTSO, IB Boosters, and National Honor Society for planning/funding Teacher Appreciation events this past week. Our teachers and staff truly felt appreciated! We also want to thank all the parents who contributed gift cards, desserts and lunch items to help make this week's Teacher Appreciation Week a huge success. Thanks also to Cantina Louie for their delicious catered lunch to staff members on Tuesday (provided at a significantly discounted price). The PTSO collected a record $6,280 in gift cards from parents, all of which was distributed to Nease staff members.
From teachers:
Thank you to all of the parents who were so kind to us this week. Teaching your students is an honor. Your expressions of appreciation serve as a reminder of the trust you grant to us..
YEARBOOKS HAVE ARRIVED!
Distribution will happen outside of C Pod.
- SENIORS ONLY - Wed. May 12 during EXCEL, Thursday & Friday May 13-14 during all lunches. Seniors may purchase on Friday ($100).
- UNDERCLASSMEN - Mon-Fri May 17-21 during all lunches and Wed. EXCEL. Only a limited number of books are available for sale, and they will be sold on a first-come, first served basis. Cost is $100.
- Distance Learners can pick up after school on Wednesday, May 19 from 4-6 pm. After that, pick up in the front office with receipt of purchase.
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Spiritwear: The Nease Spiritwear store is now online and available for orders everyday! Items will be produced every two weeks and they can be picked up at the store for free or delivered. This is a great way to show your school spirit and a wonderful gift for an incoming 9th grader, follow the link below.
AP/IB/State Testing
AP, IB, and required State testing all start this week. PLEASE look at the schedules, so you know when your child is testing and help ensure they get a good night's sleep and eat breakfast.
If your child is sick and misses an exam, please contact the appropriate test coordinator.
ONLY Seniors are allowed to leave after an AP/IB exam or miss morning classes for an afternoon exam IF parent permission was given by the deadline. ALL underclassmen are required to attend classes before or after their exams.
District Final Exams
Please check the schedules below before planning end-of-year trips. Underclassmen test through June 10th. District exams are not allowed to be administered early. Make-ups will be during the week of June 21st.
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Personal congratulatory message at TIAA Bank Field. We were notified today that we could sell 140 character messages that will be displayed before graduation. We are only allowed 74 slides, so it is first come first serve. Please reserve your spot today and type your 140 character message. We will email those who submit a message a SchoolPay link to pay the $25 fee, which we will use to cover some of the additional costs this year of being at TIAA Bank Field.
Senior Debt List
The senior debt list is posted. EVERY senior needs to check to ensure they are not listed. If a debt is owed, they need to pay before Wednesday, May 19th or they will not receive cap & gown.
May 19th Cap and Gown distribution…all fees due to school must be paid and senior survey on Naviance complete to pick up your cap and gown.
GRADUATION DATE: Thursday, June 3rd at 7pm at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville.
MANDATORY Graduation Rehearsal is Tuesday, June 1st from 5-7pm at Nease's stadium.
Graduation tickets (10/student) will be distributed at the conclusion of graduation rehearsal on June 1st.
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Distance Learners AND Quarantined Students |
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DISTANCE LEARNERS & QUARANTINED STUDENTS!
IF you are a distance learner OR have to be quarantined, CLICK HERE to take you to the Nease ONLINE resource page where you will find all the help you need for Schoology and Zoom and any troubleshooting. If you are still having problems after using this resource page, please email Mrs. Milian at carolyn.milian@stjohns.k12.fl.us or call directly at 547-8367. Please do not message her in Schoology.
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What is happening at Nease this week? |
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Monday, May 10th - GREEN Day - periods 1, 3, 5 & 7
- 4pm-6pm - Pantherettes: Try-out clinic in cafeteria
Tuesday, May 11th - GOLD Day - periods 2, 4, 6 & 7
- 9:45am - IB Booster Club meeting in Media Center 146
- 4pm-6pm - Pantherettes: Try-out clinic in cafeteria
- 5pm-7pm - Girls' Golf Banquet in Media Center
- 6pm-8pm - Boys' Lacrosse Banquet at Stadium
Wednesday, May 12th - periods 1, 3, 5, EXCEL, 2, 4, 6, 7 - 2:50pm dismissal
- 3:30pm to 4:30pm - AP & IB Testing for Distance Learners in cafeteria
- 5:30pm - Golden Panther Booster Club meeting in main office conf room 104
- 6:30pm-8pm - Cross Country Meeting in auditorium
- 6pm - District Character Counts Awards at St Augustine Amphitheater
Thursday, May 13th - Gold Day - periods 2, 4, 6 & 7
- 4:30pm to 5:30pm - AP & IB Testing for Distance Learners in cafeteria
- 6pm - Honors Chorus Concert in auditorium
- 6:30pm - Powder Puff FB game at stadium
Friday, May 14th - Green Day - periods 1, 3, 5 & 7
- 6pm - Gold vs Green FB game at stadiium
Saturday, May 15th
Looking ahead:
5/20 – Spring Football Game at Palatka – 7pm
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Saturday May 1st the Nease Honors Chorus participated in the National Music in the Parks Chorus Competition. Our Nease Honors Choir won the Class AAA category with a superior score of 96.5 and were awarded the Grand Champion award for the highest score across all classes.
Click the links to hear their performance at the competition!
Nease High School is proud to recognize our Miss Nease Contestants and Winners
Miss Nease 2021 Sydnee Grantham
First Runner Up Jaclyn Madson
Second Runner Up Grace Weiler
Miss Congeniality Mackenzie Daly
Talent Winner Jenavivie Greenawalt
Interview Winner Grace Weiler
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JROTC places 3rd in National Brain Brawl Championships.
Congratulations to the JROTC for finishing 3rd in the national academic brain brawl championships on May 1. Team members Zachary Servello, Brodie Mongon, Captain Ben Prohofsky and Nate Fagen qualified through regional competition, and the finished 2nd in state competition to make it nationals. The team lost to Troy HS in Fullerton, CA.
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FÉLICITATIONS!
These Nease High School FRENCH Students recently participated in the National French Competition, Le Grand Concours, and earned the following awards!
GOLD MEDAL WINNERS:
Pre IB French 2 – Mina Salonius
Honors French 3 – Mark Anthony Nehme
SILVER MEDAL WINNERS
Pre IB French 1 – Maria José Rodriguez
Sawyer Wiltfong
Pre IB French 2 – Preethishree Karthikeyan
BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS
Pre IB French 1 – Tristan Birely
Peter Field
Adhvikaa Radhamugnunden
Pre IB French 2 – Malia Davidson
Seth Relampagos
IB French 3 - Brayden Smith
LAURÉATS D’HONNEUR:
Pre IB French 1 - Achintya Augustin, Muhammad Bashir Ba, Monish Beegamundre,
Emma Wettlaufer, Eleanor Mirgeaux, Penelope Mirzai, Sophia Pua,
Anagha Talluri
Pre IB French 2 – Seydina Ba, Snigdha Devullapally, Patrick Hourihan, Varsha Sthish,
Akshithaa Venkatash
IB French 3 - Alexander Bone, Kelsey Clements, Tianyu Jiao, Bethany Joyce, Molly
Murphy, Ivory Sekamanzi, Matthew Smith, Gahan Sriguha, Kathryn
Waltemate, Natalie Zorn
IB French 4 - Devin Alvarez, Lark Harrington, Emily O’Brien, Ishae Sriguha, Yi
Wang
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French 1 Award Winners
French 2 Award Winners
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Nease Interact is selling #PantherPride bracelets to help raise money to purchase a Nease car wrap for a SJSO cruiser. Bracelets can be bought for $3 from Mrs. Amato in Panther Hall 138!
The Nease Hospitality Academy is selling Senior T-Shirts! Please stop by PH-138 or email tara.amato@stjohns.k12.fl.us if you are interested in purchasing a shirt for your senior!
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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.
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Teacher Appreciation: Thank you to all the parents who contributed gift cards (we collected $6,280 which was distributed to Nease staff members and greatly appreciated) and desserts. Thanks also to one of our Gold Business Partners, Cantina Louie, for their delicious catered lunch to staff members on Tuesday (provided at a significantly discounted price).
Spiritwear: The Nease Spiritwear store is now online and available for orders everyday! Items will be produced every two weeks and they can be picked up at the store for free or delivered. This is a great way to show your school spirit and a wonderful gift for an incoming 9th grader, follow the link below.
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!
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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If You Are A Current Nease Academy Students Going To Tocoi Creek High School Next Year…
If you are currently enrolled in an Academy/Program of Choice here at Nease (TV Production/Digital Design/Hospitality/Engineering/ROTC/IB), but know that you will be attending Tocoi Creek High School next year, you MUST submit a Program of Choice Drop form to have your records sent to Tocoi Creek High School. The form can be submitted to Mrs. Combs or your guidance counselor, and is required in order to be released from your Academy and to have your course recommendations sent for scheduling at Tocoi Creek High School.
Once completed, you can email it to Jaime Combs at Jaime.combs@stjohns.k12.fl.us or turn it in to Mrs. Combs at school by dropping it off at the front desk.
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IB Seniors
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Senior Graduation Survey must be completed by May 1st. Students can access this four question survey in Naviance, under “My Surveys.”
- Seniors should be updating Naviance will college decisions. Please update so we can keep records up-to-date.
IB Juniors
- Resume and letter of recommendation questionnare must be completed in Naviance by the last day of school.
All IB Students & Parents
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Last Names A- Cl: Please see temporary assignments below.
Last Names: Gr-Le: Please see temporary assignments below.
Temporary School Counselor Assignments for Last Names A-Cl and Gr-Le:
9th Grade: Angelia Sletto
10th Grade: Leandra Doane
11th Grade: Linda Smith
12th Grade: Athena Kifah
Juniors
- Resume and letter of recommendation questionnare must be completed in Naviance by the last day of school.
Bright Futures:
Seniors should be confirming that they have completed all of the steps necessary for their Bright Futures scholarship. Seniors that are planning to receive this scholarship, should reach out to their counselor to confirm their eligibility prior to the end of the school year.
Course Registration for the 2021-2022 School Year:
Course registration for 21-22 is complete. If you are wanting to make changes, you must do so through this link: https://tinyurl.com/NHSScheduleReview21-22. The deadline to change electives is June 10th and the deadline to change academics is July 18th.
Dual Enrollment Updates:
Fall Registration
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The fall schedule is now expected to *tentatively* go live June 14th.
- Look for a sign up genius that will be sent out for you to make an appointment for a 10 minute summer Zoom meeting with Mrs. Cullipher or a school counselor to review your fall course selections and times after the schedule goes live.
- This will be a requirement for all DE students taking fall courses UNLESS you are full time DE or are a Collegiate High Senior.
- You will need to come to the meeting with your Registration complete and your courses and CRN’s already chosen.
- After the meeting, it will be your responsibility to upload your registration documents to the portal.
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SJR will not begin processing registrations until July 6th. (It never hurts to submit early!)
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Fall SJR Classes begin August 23rd.
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The drop/ add date will be August 25th at 5pm.
Textbooks:
- Spring Textbook Collection: Scheduled for Tuesday, May 4th & Wednesday, May 5th, 2021 from 8:30 AM to Noon and 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM in the Fullerwood (visitors) parking lot. Students will not be allowed to exit their vehicles or access the building. Signs will be posted with directions for dropping off the materials.
- Please note: Textbooks can be returned now if they are not being used.
- Summer Textbooks: The Media Services department will begin accepting requests for Summer 2021 Dual Enrollment Textbooks on Monday, April 12, 2021 for Full Term/Term A & Term B. Requests must be made on the district’s dual enrollment website in order to receive textbooks.
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Use the following link for requests: https://www.stjohns.k12.fl.us/media/dual-enrollment/
- Please note: 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)
- Course(s) enrolled
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Students who are not able to maintain a 6 ft distance will be required to wear masks. Additionally, we are asking that they bring the following materials:
Pencil – for planning purposes
Earbuds / Headphones – Suitable headphone require a jack (3.5 mm) to insert into our system. These are available from a variety of stores. Apple earbuds/Air Pods are not compatible with our computer audio system
We realize students could be absent from being sick or quarantined on the day of their test. Make up sessions will continue until the end of the testing window. However, we aim to have the retakes completed as soon as possible. Students need to be ready the day they come back to school. They can be called into testing any time after their scheduled day to test.
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Carolyn Milian – School Librarian Media Specialist
Lorna Patterson – Media Clerk
Allie Haddix – Media Clerk
Direct phone number – 904-547-8367
AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING! PLEASE READ!!
Parents & students – we have had a sharp decline in the number of students staying for help on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please remember – this is a FREE service offered to ALL students every Tuesday and Thursday from 4-5 pm in the media center. Each day we have between 10-14 National Honor Society Juniors & Seniors ready to help you get back on track with your grades. And remember-- EOC’s, FSA’s and final exams are right around the corner!! Use these days as opportunities to get some extra help and support with the topics you are still struggling with and get extra help with preparing and studying for finals. You can also come in for tutoring at 8:15 a.m. on any morning Mon-Fri BUT you have to make an appt. with Mrs. Milian for this. The LAST DAY for after-school tutoring will be May 27th! We will NOT have tutoring days in June.
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COLLECTION DRIVES/SERVICE PROJETS GOING ON NOW and
SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITIES! PLEASE READ!
Several students here at Nease have been working non-stop within their communities finding ways to help those less fortunate than themselves while also providing the opportunity to earn service hours.
“PACKs FOR HOPE” (service hours): - students have teamed up with students from the University of Central Florida as they pull together to collect pajamas and underwear for young children and teenagers staying at AdventHealth Children’s Hospital in Orlando. See below for details and how hours will be awarded.
Ø Items Needed:
- NEW children’s pajamas (Med, Large, XL)
- NEW Underwear for kids of ALL ages
- Collection Due Date (2 dates) – April 28th and May 17th
Donation stations have been set up in the media center and the front office. Please FOLLOW instructions below for donations:
v *All donations need to be in a bag labeled with Name, Student #, and Guidance Counselor AND ALL donations MUST be submitted with a “Reflection Form” (see Milian or print out here)
o Participation Hours: (ALL donations must be NEW)
§ ¼ hour per pajama shirt or pajama bottoms
§ ½ hour for pajama set
§ 1 hour for 2 sets of pajamas
§ ½ hour for every 4 pairs of underwear
§ 1 hour for 8 pairs of underwear MAX
A max of 2 hours for donations will be awarded.
CARDS4HOPE (service hours):
Students are invited to design, create, and write inspirational messages of hope and care to attach to care packages being assembled and handed out to the homeless in our community.
· 3 cards = 1 hour
· 6 cards = 2 hours MAX
· CARDS MUST BE MADE ON CARDSTOCK OR CONTRUCTION PAPER, AND SHOW THOUGHTFULNESS, QUALITY WORK AND EFFORT TO RECEIVE HOURS. Students may also use decorative stationery to write thoughtful notes/messages of hope and support.
Cards MUST be submitted in a manila envelope with your full name, student number, and counselor written on the outside. Collection box will be set on the media center counter. ALL cards are due by Tuesday, May 4th.
FOOD DRIVES! PLEASE HELP!
Some of our members are also collection non-perishable food items for the Youth Crisis Shelter’s Young Adult Homeless Shelter and food pantry in Jacksonville and for the Mandarin Food Bank. These organizations desperately need food donated to help them help the young adults and other folks that come to them for assistance. Donation stations are also set up in the media center and front office and are being collected during the entire month of April. Service hours are not being awarded for this collection drive, however, we are counting on all our Panther families to help out in any way they can! THANK YOU!
SUMMER IN A BACKPACK!
Some of our students are collecting SUMMER fun/needed supplies for the Kindergarten students at Webster Elementary – a Title I school in the south end of our county. They are collecting the following items which can be dropped off at the donation station set up in the media center and the front office:
· Beach towels
· Sunscreen
· Sand toys
· Kids sunglasses
· Beach balls
· Non-perishable snacks (fruit snacks, granola bars, snack size Nabisco treats, etc.)
Thank you so much for helping us make summer a little extra special for these little Kindergarten babies!
RED,WHITE, AND BLUE AND THE USO!!
Personal size personal hygiene products are being collected to send to our troops overseas through the USO. Please consider donating travel size containers of the following items: shampoo, conditioner, body lotion, body wash, wet wipes and hand sanitizer, and any other personal hygiene items. Please send items in a Ziploc bag. A box for donations has been set up in the media center. Thank you for supporting our troops!
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Boy’s Lacrosse Clinic
-Come out and try the fastest game on two feet!
-No equipment necessary.
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The WGV Fighting Turtles swim team is looking for swimmers to lead the team in upper age bracket events. If you have the desire to swim, meet new friends, get a good summer work-out in and be part of a growing team, check us out at www.fightingturtles.swimtopia.com . We compete against eight other teams from St. Johns County, and we will coach you to improve your swimming ability and to increase your times.
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