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!
Today is the LAST day of quarter 1. Enjoy the 3-day weekend as teachers have a planning day on Monday the 18th to prepare for 2nd quarter. Report cards will be available on HAC at 4pm on Tuesday, Oct 26th. Second quarter grades will not be available on HAC to view until Thursday, Oct 21st when the district "rolls over" HAC to quarter 2.
NHS ASVAB Test – Tuesday, November 9th, 2021
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The ASVAB Career Exploration Program (CEP) will be administered on Tuesday, November 9th in the PAC at 9:20 AM. There is no charge to take this test.
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You must register to take the ASVAB Test through Sign-Up Genius, as there will be no other area to sign-up. Deadline to register for the test is Wednesday, November 3rd.
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To learn more about the ASVAB Test, go to http://www.asvabprogram.com
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.)
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*********
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 Sign-Up Genius. 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
Cap & Gowns - Order by December 1st for discounting pricing. The last day to order is January 1st.
Class of 2022 Senior Dues
Senior Dues covers your graduation expenses (such as arena rental, arena security, parking, flowers, diplomas, GPA honor cords, and printing of tickets and programs), a Senior t-shirt, as well as Seniors-only activities. IMPORTANT NOTE: Graduation is currently scheduled at UNF Arena. Due to the size of your class and the seating at UNF, this limits your available tickets to 6 per graduating Senior. Mrs. Kunze is actively looking for a larger venue. If a larger venue is secured, additional graduation fees will be announced.
Senior dues must be paid in order to be eligible to purchase tickets for prom, keep your reserved spot for GradBash, attend graduation, and receive a printed diploma. Seniors who pay their dues after the deadline are not guaranteed a Senior t-shirt.
Class of 2022 Schoology Group
Our senior class has 777 members, yet only 319 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! To Join, Seniors should navigate to Groups in their Schoology account and join the group using this code: NFBJ-8Q36-T5TM7
Class of 2022 Remind
Seniors and their parents can join the Class of 2022 Remind to stay up to date on senior class information. Please note that everyone joins through the join information below, but because of Remind limitations we may move you into a different section. When this happens you will get two notifications from Remind – 1 that you have been added to a new section and 2 a notification that you have been removed from the initial section. You do not need to rejoin! All sections get the same information! Please do not rejoin as that fills up the queue and prevents announcements from being delivered. If you would also like to be updated on Senior Class information by using Remind you can join the class of 2022 Remind by texting @8k4f3g9 to the number 81010
GradBash IS SOLD OUT!
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
“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” - Malvolio
AUDITIONS for International Thespians District One Act Competition
Attention Actors auditions are next Monday, October 25th after school in the PAC for Trifles, a murder mystery that explores, power between the sexes, and the nature of truth. Susan Glaspell’s one-act play is based on actual events that occurred in Iowa at the turn of the 20th century. From 1899-1901 Glaspell worked as a reporter for the Des Moines News, where she covered the murder trial of a farmer’s wife, Margaret Hossack, in Indianola, Iowa. Hossack was accused of killing her husband, John. This play is sure to make you think. To Learn more and to Sign up for an audition slot Click HERE.
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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 18th - Teacher Planning Day - NO School for Students!
- HOME: 7pm Girls Varsity Volleyball Districts vs St Augustine
Tuesday, October 19th - GOLD Day - periods 2, 4, 6 & 7
- 2nd period - Guest Speaker for selected athletes - students will pick-up their wrist band to attend behind Panther Hall before school starts. They will check-in with 2nd period teacher and report to the auditorium.
- 7pm - National Honor Society Induction at Stadium
- AWAY: 6pm Girls Varsity Volleyball District @ PV *** winner of Nease vs St Augustine versus winner of Fletcher vs First Coast on 10/18 ***
Wednesday, October 20th - GREEN Day w/o 7th - periods 1, 3 & 5 - SRs only released at 2:40pm
- School Picture Retakes in the auditorium
- 8:15am - NHS meeting in auditorium
Thursday, October 21st - Gold Day - periods 2, 4, 6 & 7
- Engineering Academy FT to UNF
- 8am - SAC Meeting - Panther Hall 104
- Lunches: IB Social behind Panther Hall
- 6:30pm - Twelfth Night performance in auditorium
Friday, October 22nd - Green Day - periods 1, 3, 5 & 7
- NJROTC FT - Drill Meet to Sprayberry HS in Marietta, GA
- 8:15am - NHS meeting in auditorium
- 6:30pm - Twelfth Night performance in auditorium
Saturday, October 23rd
- NJROTC FT - Drill Meet in Marietta, GA
- AWAY: 7am Boys and Girls Cross Country Meet @ BK
- ACT Testing on campus
- 2pm AND 6:30pm - Twelfth Night performance in auditorium
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College Visits
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
October 26th
Sewanee university- Media Center at 12:00
October 27th
Florida Southern College- Media Center at 11:15
October 28th
Davidson College- Media Center at 11:00
October 29th
Rollins College- 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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Girls Varsity Volleyball is the #3 seed for Districts. Nease will host the first round on Monday, October 18th vs St Augustine.
Boys and Girls Swim teams swept Bartram at the October 12th meet.
Last Saturday was National Chess Day and MOSH hosted a huge chess tournament.
Representing Nease was
Adam Kings, Isaac Sun, and Abror Kurbanov
Abror was undefeated after five rounds and took FIRST PLACE OVER ALL. Amazing !!
The other two boys won enough matches that collectively, they brought home a second place trophy in the team division. A school from Gainesville brought +12 players and took first in the Team category. We are proud of this early success.
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Release the Nease School Spirit t-shirt sale:
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Follow Nease Athletics on Instagram #NeaseAthletics and Twitter @NeaseAthletics
Visit www.neaseathletics.com to register for 2021_22 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.
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
Girls Basketball Tryouts – October 25th @ 4pm in the Gym.
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 – underneath covered pavilion behind front office
- 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
Boys Volleyball
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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: We're SMILING ear to ear as we thank Smiles by Glenos & Hadgis Orthodontists for being a second year Gold Business Partner! 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!
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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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Women in I.T. Paid One-Week Internship
Any female-identifying student who will be at least 16 years old by June 1st, 2022 is eligible to apply for this opportunity. See the Citi Women in I.T. flyer for all the information, applications open on October 15th:
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.
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The signup genius link is: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040F4DA8AB28A0FE3-halloween
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 paperwork was due today (Friday, October 15th) to Mrs. Kennedy. Juniors and Seniors will need to be fully registered in Managebac and all registration paperwork signed and returned to Kennedy’s office. Please ask your student for this paperwork if you have not seen or signed. This is very important.
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.
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 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.
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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!
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