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!
Report cards were available on HAC this past Tuesday. If you have not reviewed your child's grades, please check. If you can't log into HAC, please call 547-8298 or 547-8317 to speak to one of our computer operators. If your child is struggling in a course, please encourage him/her to take advantage of opportunities for help. We wish everyone a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving with family and friends. The next edition of the Panther Press will be sent on Friday, December 4th. Have a great weekend!
For distance learners, AP and IB summative assessments will be held after school next week on MONDAY 4:30-5:30 in the CAFETERIA. Please make sure your student is on time and has a writing utensil.
Seniors:
The deadline to verify your name for graduation has passed! If you missed the deadline, please see Mrs. Bourquin in D7 on Monday 11/23/2020 or check the Senior Schoology group.
Only 295 of 667 seniors has joined the Senior Schoology group. This is how we share information with you! Class of 2021, if you haven’t joined please join now. The group join code is: 7XDP-72VH-Q9CMH
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!
Toys for Tots!! UPDATED FOR SERVICE HOURS!! Please read!
The LAST DAY to donate is Monday, Dec. 30th!!!
Please help make the holidays special for so many children whose families are struggling this season. Students are being asked to donate a new, unwrapped, toy to make a little girl’s or boy’s holiday season extra special. Students will receive service hours for their donations:
· 2-3 toys = 1 service hour,
· 4-5 toys = 2 service hours MAX.
HOWEVER, a “service reflection form” be completed for hours to be awarded and applied towards Bright Futures. Forms can be completed electronically and emailed to Mrs. Milian or printed out, completed by hand and dropped off in the media center or front office. All students who make a donation will also be entered into a chance for an Olive Garden catered lunch in December and need to see a library or office staff member for a ticket. 5 lucky students will be selected! Please make sure your student’s full name, student number, and guidance counselor is attached to the bag. Donation Stations are set up in the media center and front office.
The Nease BSU is hosting a Holiday Food Drive!!! We are collecting non-perishable and canned goods until December 10th. All donations will benefit the local families in need through the holidays. Please drop donations off in 1st period classes. The 1st period class that collects the most goods wins title of Food Drive Champions and gets a donut breakfast! Questions?? Contact: Chelsea.logsdon@stjohns.k12.fl.us
ATER SCHOOL TUTORING!
Is CANCELLED for Tuesday, Oct. 24th. We will resume on Tuesday, Dec. 1st.
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
2pm Dismissal on Wednesdays through December 16th
Since last Wednesday was PSAT, this Wednesday, Oct 21st, will be our first Wednesday with 26min classes and 2pm dismissal. If your child is on campus part-time, PLEASE ensure they are aware of the new Wed times.
1st period: 9:20am 9:46am
3rd period: 9:52am - 10:18am
5th period: 10:24am - 10:50am
EXCEL Time: 10:52am - 11:55am
2nd period: 11:57am - 12:23pm
4th period: 12:29pm - 12:55pm
6th period: 1:01pm - 1:27pm
7th period: 1:33pm - 2pm
Student Health Screening Entry Form
- 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 14 days from the last date of contact with the positive individual. A negative test result does not reduce the quarantine requirement for the full 14 day incubation period.
- Has your child had close contact with someone who in the past 14 days who tested positive for COVID-19? If yes, your child must quarantine for 14 days from the last date of contact with the positive individual. A negative test result does not reduce the quarantine requirement for the full 14 day incubation period.
Remember that we are supporting the local DOH. DOH is the responsible agency for requiring isolation/quarantine of students.
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For distance learners, AP and IB summative assessments will be held after school next week on MONDAY, 11/23, 4:30-5:30 in the CAFETERIA. Please make sure your student is on time and has a writing utensil.
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.
CHANGE TO 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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Monday, November 23rd - GREEN DAY - periods 1, 3, 5 & 7
- 4:30pm - 5:30pm - AP/IB Testing in cafeteria
- HOME: 5:30pm - Girls' Soccer vs Fleming Island
Tuesday, November 24th - GOLD DAY - periods 2, 4, 6 & 7
- AWAY: 5:30pm - Boys' Basketball at Fletcher
- HOME: 5:30pm - Girls' Soccer vs Bartram Trail
Wednesday, November 25th - Friday, November 27th
- NO SCHOOL for Thanksgiving Holiday!
- Enjoy your family time!
Monday, November 30th - GREEN DAY - periods 1, 3, 5 & 7
- 5pm - Service Academy Nomination Ceremony in auditorium
Tuesday, December 1st - GOLD DAY - periods 2, 4, 6 & 7
- 7:30am - PTSO meeting under C-pod awning
- AWAY: 5:30pm - Boys' Soccer at Bishop Kenny
- AWAY: 6pm - Girls' Basketball at Columbia
- HOME: 5:30pm - Girls' V Soccer vs Providence
- HOME: 6pm - Boys' Basketball vs St Joe
Wednesday, December 2nd - periods 1, 3, 5, EXCEL, 2, 4, 6, 7
- 2:30pm - 4pm - AP & IB Testing in cafeteria
- AWAY: 2pm - Girls Weightlifting SJRC Championship
Thursday, December 3rd - Gold Day - periods 2, 4, 6 & 7
- 8am - Communications Academy Advisory Board Meeting
- 4:30pm - 5:30pm - AP & IB Testing in cafeteria
- AWAY: 6pm - Girls' Basketball at Ponte Vedra
- HOME: 5:30pm - Girls' Soccer vs Fletcher
Friday, December 4th - Green Day - periods 1, 3, 5 & 7
- 7am -4pm: JROTC AMI at Stadium
- AWAY: 5:30pm - Boys' Soccer at Creekside
- HOME: 6pm - Girls' V Basketball vs First Coast
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Congratulations to our Nease High School International Thespian Society Theatre Troupe for an amazing showing at the regional competition.
As a troupe, they received the following honors:
2- Top Honors (Awarded to the highest scores within a room category)
Acting – Monologue Padraig Kinnare 5 (Superior)
Acting – Duet Scenes Grace MacEwan, Julia Frith 5 (Superior)
12- Superior
Production – One Act Dawson Therre, Venus Bush, Riley Smith, 5 (Superior)
Logan Graham, Melanie Namie, Janie Enos,
Troy Leatherman, Julia Frith, Ethan Marchio,
Evan Rozman, Hannah Pockett, Kayla Cashen
Acting – Monologue Emily Fitzgerald 5 (Superior)
Musical Theatre – Solo Emily Fitzgerald 5 (Superior)
Acting – Monologue Donald Fitzgerald 5 (Superior)
Acting – Monologue Padraig Kinnare 5 (Superior)
Acting – Monologue Riley Smith 5 (Superior)
Musical Theatre – Solo Darby Dinger 5 (Superior)
Acting – Duet Scenes Grace MacEwan, Julia Frith 5 (Superior)
Acting – Ensemble Scenes Donald Fitzgerald, Grace MacEwan, 5 (Superior)
Julia Frith, Kayla Stanton
Acting – Pantomime Dawson Therre 5 (Superior)
Acting – Duet Scenes Anna Atkins, Kobe Ross 5 (Superior)
Acting – Monologue Kobe Ross 5 (Superior)
11-Excellent
Musical Theatre – Solo Genevieve Bahr 4 (Excellent)
Acting – Monologue Logan Graham 4 (Excellent)
Musical Theatre – Solo Chloe Dresback 4 (Excellent)
Musical Theatre – Solo Venus Bush 4 (Excellent)
Musical Theatre – Solo Colton Snyder 4 (Excellent)
Acting – Ensemble Scenes Chris Tarsitano, Colton Snyder, 4 (Excellent)
Conner Taggart, Micah Vosburg, Miles Mongeon
Acting – Ensemble Scenes Logan Graham, Padraig Kinnare, 4 (Excellent)
Riley Smith, Venus Bush
Acting – Pantomime Maddalyn Gouker 4 (Excellent)
Musical Theatre – Solo Cameron (Olivia) Campbell 4 (Excellent)
Tech – Scenic Design Evan Rozman 4 (Excellent)
Tech – Student Directed Scenes Hannah Pockett 4 (Excellent)
4-Good
Acting – Monologue Anshu Pokuru 3 (Good)
Musical Theatre – Duet Cameron (Olivia) Campbell, Robbyn Dykeman 3 (Good)
Tech – Make-Up Ananya Inchal 3 (Good)
Musical Theatre – Solo Ananya Inchal 3 (Good)
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JROTC programs qualify for FL/GA State Championships!
Over the past three weekends, NJROTC competition teams have competed successfully in qualifying for the Area-12 (Northern Florida & state of Georgia) Championships in the spring.
- On November 15, the CyberPatriot team qualified for Level II in this national competition.
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On November 14, the Air Rifle team traveled to Upson Lee HS in Griffin, GA and placed 5th & 6th, thereby qualifying two teams for the state championships on January 23 in Anniston, AL.
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On the 14th, the Academic team finished in 3rd place at the Bishop Kenny Brain Brawl and qualified for the state championship on March 20 at Eagles Landing HS in GA. And the Drone team won the Bishop Kenny Drone Competition and qualified for the state championship at Union Grove HS, GA on March 20.
Lastly, the Orienteering team placed 1st at the Brunswick, GA orienteering meet and has qualified for the state championship on January 30 in northern Georgia.
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Boys Cross Country
The Boys Cross Country Team ran to 8th place as team to cap off their year at the state meet. This marks the 3rd consecutive year they have finished in the top 10. Rheinhardt Harrison and Anderson Ball repeated their accomplishments as individual state champion and individual state runner-up. The state meet announcer referred to them as, “the best 1 -2 duo in state history.” Anderson Ball, Will Lloyd, and Aiden Champagne will graduate as the most decorated graduating cross country runners in school history with 2 district team titles, 1 district team runner-up, 1 regional team runner-up and 1 state team runner-up trophy.
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Girls Golf
Former Nease Graduate, Auston Kim, is one of 20 amateurs eligible to play in the US Women’s Open!
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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
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: Voluntary Track and Field Throwers (Shot Put, Discus Javelin) Strength and Power Conditioning.
When: Monday afternoons from 4pm-5:30pm
Where: Nease Weight room
Who: ALL Boys and Girls interested in joining the Nease track and Field throwing events.
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Teacher Gift Card Appreciation: 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. 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!
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.
Spiritwear Sale: Last chance to get your Nease gear for the holidays! Check out the link for new shirt options! Online sale will end 11/22 at midnight. Delivery available! Pickup and distribution starts December 9th.
Gold Business Partner Spotlight: Spavia Day Spa in the Nocatee Town Center is honored to again support the Nease PTSO. Owned by Nocatee residents, Spavia is perfect for people looking for a break from everyday stresses. Enjoy unwinding in Spavia's peaceful retreat and choose from a range of services including an immune-boosting massage or a skin-rejuvenating facial. We are also happy to support Nease's hard-working staff members with a special $50 off a massage or facial for them. Call 904-395-7300 to schedule today or visit SpaviaPonteVedra.
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!
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
EXCEL Volunteers:
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Check out the latest Nease Academy News featured in the November edition of the November Newsletter:
Academy Intent to Return Process
In December, 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 High School HHH 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 HHH, 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 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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Sophomores: Nominations for the HOBY Youth Leadership Program are happening NOW. Sophomores can submit a one-page essay to Mrs. Kennedy by November 30th, addressing how they meet the criteria for selection and why they would like to be committed to this program. If nominated, information packets will be distributed to those freshman. More information can be found on the IB Schoology page under Updates. The cost to attend this program is $250 per student. Nease is allowed to submit three nominations.
Freshman: Nominations for the Youth Leadership Jacksonville Program are happening NOW. Freshman can submit a one-page essay to Mrs. Kennedy by November 30th, addressing how they meet the criteria for selection and why they would like to be committed to this program. If nominated, information packets will be distributed to those freshman. More information can be found on the IB Schoology page under Updates.
For distance learners, AP and IB summative assessments will be held after school next week on MONDAY 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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Check-out the Florida University System Maxtrix Guide. You can find this and other useful information about applying to colleges on your counselor's Schoology page.
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 .
Juniors:
School counselors will be in US History classes on Monday and Tuesday of this week. We will be going over credits required for graduation, Bright Futures, Naviance, and more! If you miss our presentation, please be sure to check out the information on our Schoology pages.
Dual Enrollment Updates
The Last day to Register for Spring Classes is Tuesday November 24th!
Registration Update
If you haven’t registered for your Spring DE courses, they are filling up FAST! Spring registration began October 7th. Students must use the online Portal Link to download forms and upload them to be approved. (See DE Schoology group page or you may access the link below.) Forms emailed will not be accepted. Once your registration is approved at NHS and moved to SJR, you will get a confirmation email.
PERT Testing
SJR will be giving DE student the PERT for spring placement. If you were eligible to begin fall without a PERT test score and used a concordant score, then you will not need to test to be eligible for the same subject in the spring. Students who are either new or who need to be placed in an English or Math course and have never taken a course at SJR will need to register for the PERT (or provide the usual SAT or ACT scores). SJR will not be accepting the PSAT for the spring.
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10th Grade Collegiate Students will have the opportunity to take the PERT Reading/ Writing at Nease HS on Monday and Tuesday November 23-24.
NHS Dual Enrollment Timeline
11/24/2020 Deadline for Spring 2021 Registrations
11/30/2020 Deadline to withdrawal from a full-term Fall courses. (Petition Required)
12/16/2020 Last day to Petition for Spring 2021 courses
TBA Spring Textbook information will be sent via Email and Schoology
1/6/2020 Spring Term 2021 begins**
1/12/2020 Last day to adjust registration (drop/add) without a penalty.
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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
DONATION COLLECTIONS GOING ON IN THE MEDIA CENTER RIGHT NOW!!
We have several clubs that have collection drives going on right now for several charitable organizations and we are reaching out to our Panther families to help make it successful for their club! Our students are doing their best to help so many during this time. If you are able to make donations, please send your items in a bag and be sure to include your full name, student number, and counselor.
· Downtown Ecumenical Services Council – clothing (all ages), coats, gloves, shoes, backpacks, socks, underwear, personal hygiene items
· Jasmyn Homeless Supply drive – personal hygiene items for LGBTQ young adults struggling with homelessness and in need of support and assistance.
· ACT/SAT prep books – please donate gently used or new ACT/SAT prep books for high school students in the Gainesville area struggling to prepare for these important high school exams to move forward with their college goals! Donation box set up in the media center.
MEDIA CENTER DONATIONS
Our media center is quite a busy hub of student learning and gathering. Social distancing and mask wearing are definitely a MUST for anyone entering the media center. But we are also asking for some supply donations to help get us through the school year because we go through these items quickly. If you can donate any of the following items that we use daily in the media center, we would be MOST grateful:
· Napkins
· Paper towel rolls
· Clorox/Lysol wipes
· Lysol spray
· Kleenex
· Plastic spoons/forks
· Hand sanitizer
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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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