10550 Ray Road, Ponte Vedra, FL 32082 904-547-8300 - Main Office
Office Hours: 8:30am to 4:45pm
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Happy Friday! We hope everyone enjoys the 3-day weekend!
District Report Card Timeline
Last day of 3rd quarter - Thursday, April 8th
Grades uploaded by teachers: Friday, April 9th
Report Cards are available on HAC: Monday, April 19th at 4pm
Seniors:
In the seniors only Panther Press, I wrote that TIAA Bank field is not allowing heels on the field. This is incorrect - they are NOT allowing stiletto heels. You may wear other types of heels.
Nease Pantherettes Dance Team auditions for the 2021-2022 season will be May 22. Clinics will start April 28. Packets are available online at this link: Dance Team Audition Packet or you can pick up a copy from Coach Case in Portable 24. Packets are due back on May 14. Please email Coach Case @ amy.case@stjohns.k12.fl.us with any questions.
LAST CHANCE TO PRE-ORDER YEARBOOKS! The 2021 Impressions yearbook will arrive on campus in a few short weeks, and time is running out to make sure your student has a unique record of this most unusual year. Only a limited number of books remain. Go to yearbookordercenter.com to get yours
P3 Poetry Slam!
Our 5th annual Poetry Slam has been set and writers and poets are invited to “slam”! An informational meeting for all students interested in performing in the Poetry Slam must attend the informational meeting on Tuesday, Apr. 6th after school in the media center. The P3 (Panthers, Poetry, & Prose) Poetry Slam will take place on Friday, Apr. 30th at 6 p.m. in the media center and promises to be as dynamic and powerful as prior years!
SENIORS!! MEDIA CENTER FEES/FINES
We have close to 200 seniors with outstanding media center fees/fines that must be reconciled prior to their last day of school. A system generated email was sent out this week identifying all these fines. Students may pay these fines by check in the media center or online using the link provided in the email. Any senior with outstanding fines/fees will NOT receive graduation tickets until these fines are paid or books/materials are returned. And ALL seniors with textbooks, library books, and other materials for this school year must also be sure to return their items prior to their last day to receive their graduation tickets.
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GUYS & DOLLS Tickets on Sale
Tickets are available now! Don’t miss this production of the musical romantic comedy, Guys and Dolls.
This is a story about a couple of big city gamblers and the unlikeliest pairings. It tells the overlapping stories of high-roller Sky Masterson, who falls in love with mission worker Sarah Brown, and lovable rapscallion Nathan Detroit, engaged for 14 years to Miss Adelaide, a headliner at the Hot Box Club. This is a MUST see and you’ll be sure to leave humming these songs. To Purchase your tickets go to https://teachers.stjohns.k12.fl.us/hunsinger-b/guysanddollstickets/ or click the Dates and Show Time below;
Keep Calm & Sit Down You’re Rocking the Boat!
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PLEASE check to see if your child can answer any of the following questions each morning. If yes, please keep them home, so they are not spreading germs.
Student Health Screening Entry Form
Please assess your child daily for the following symptoms and answer the contact questions.
• Fever of 100.4 or higher
• Uncontrolled cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Sore throat
• Loss of sense of smell or taste
• Muscle aches
• Vomiting or diarrhea
• Is your child currently awaiting COVID-19 test results? If yes, please keep your child home and notify the school nurse when test results received. Further instructions will be discussed at that time.
• Does your child live in the same household with someone positive for COVID-19? If yes, your child must quarantine for 10 days from the last date of contact with the positive individual. The quarantine period may be shortened to as few as 7 days if a negative PCR test result is obtained on day 6 or later from exposure to the positive case. The Dept. of Health will assist in clearing your child to return to school once they have received the negative test result.
FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE REGARDING NEW GUIDELINES FOR QUARANTINING
Beginning 12/9/2020
The CDC and the Florida Department of Health continue to recommend quarantine for 14 days from the date of exposure. However, there is new guidance that allows for a close contact to return to school earlier. There are two options that may allow the close contact to return to school/work before the full 14-day quarantine period has been met:
- The quarantine period may be shortened to 10 days from last exposure to the positive case if daily symptom monitoring indicates the close contact remains symptom free. The contact can return to school or work on Day 11. HOWEVER, it is extremely important that the contact continues daily monitoring for signs and symptoms through 14 days, as well as, practice social distancing, always wears a mask, and washes hands frequently. If signs or symptoms develop at any point, the contact should immediately isolate, seek medical care, and call the Health Department.
- The Quarantine may be shortened to as few as 7 days if a negative PCR test result is obtained on day 6 or later from exposure to the positive case. A PCR test is required and a rapid antigen test CANNOT be substituted. The test must be collected on day 6 or after, and if it is negative, the contact can return on Day 8 of quarantine, if he or she remains symptom free. HOWEVER, it is extremely important that the contact continues daily monitoring for signs and symptoms through 14 days, as well as, practice social distancing, always wears a mask, and washes hands frequently. If signs or symptoms develop at any point, the contact should immediately isolate, seek medical care, and call the Health Department.
FAQs:
DO I HAVE TO GET MY CHILD TESTED?
No, assuming your child remains symptom-free, he or she does not need a negative test to return to school on Day 11. If they develop symptoms you should seek medical care and call the health department.
HOW DO I GET PCR TESTING?
- You can obtain PCR testing through your medical provider
- You can obtain PCR testing at a public testing site
- REMEMBER: the rapid antigen test is not accepted, it must be a PCR test
- If your child develops symptoms, seek medical care and call the Health Department
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Make sure results can be provided within 24 to 48 hours. If the results are likely to take longer than 48 hours, it may be better to quarantine through day 10 and return to school on day 11, if no symptoms. CHILDREN WITH A KNOWN PENDING TEST RESULT SHOULD NOT RETURN TO SCHOOL
IF I GET A NEGATIVE PCR TEST RESULT, OBTAINED ON OR AFTER DAY 6 FOLLOWING EXPOSURE, WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP?
Call the Health Department to check if the result has been reported electronically in their system. If the result is reported, they will let the school know that your child may return, assuming they remain asymptomatic. If you have been notified that the result is negative but it has not yet shown up in the DOH system, you will need to provide a copy of the lab directly to the Health Department. NOTE: Please DO NOT fax or drop off copies of labs without first contacting the Health Department to make appropriate arrangements.
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Distance Learners AND Quarantined Students |
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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, April 5th - GREEN Day - periods 1, 3, 5 & 7
Tuesday, April 6th - GOLD Day - periods 2, 4, 6 & 7
- 7:30am - PTSO meeting
- AWAY:6pm - V Boys Lax @ Menendez
- AWAY: 7:30pm - JV Girls Lax at Creekside
- AWAY: Tennis Championship (TBD)
- HOME: 6:30pm - V Baseball vs Oakleaf
- HOME: 6pm - V Softball vs Fleming Island
Wednesday, April 7th - GREEN DAY w/o 7th period - 2:50pm dismissal
- 3:30pm to 4:30pm - AP & IB Testing for Distance Learners in cafeteria
- AWAY: Boys Weightlifting Regionals (TBD)
- AWAY: Track at Bolles (TBD)
- HOME: 6pm - JV Baseball vs Bartram
- HOME: 5:30/7pm - JV and V Girls Lax vs Episcopal
- HOME: 3pm - Tennis vs Bartram
Thursday, April 8th - Gold Day - periods 2, 4, 6 & 7 - Last day of 3rd Qtr
- 4:30pm to 5:30pm - AP & IB Testing for Distance Learners in cafeteria
- 6:30pm - Spring Musical - Gys & Dols
- AWAY: 6pm - JV Baseball @ St Augustine
- AWAY: Tennis Championship-TBD
- HOME: 6:30pm - V Baseball vs ST. Augustine
- HOME: 6pm - V Softball vs Sandalwood
Friday, April 9th - No School! Teacher Planning Day
- 6:30pm - Spring Musical - Gys & Dolls
- AWAY: 6pm - V Softball @ Fletcher
- AWAY: 9am - Track Conference meet @Orange Park
- HOME: 4:30pm - JV Baseball vs Providence
- HOME: 7pm - V Baseball vs Providence
Saturday, April 10th
- 2pm - Spring Musical - Guys & Dolls
- 6:30pm - Spring Musical - Guys & Dolls
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Congratulations to all of our Nease High School ITS State participants. Troupe 4641 took 12 events to State's this year and received 7 Superior & 5 Excellent Ratings with one Top Honors! What a great showing and some amazing achievements.
ITS 2021 STATE RESULTS
Troupe 4641
1-Top Honors (Awarded to the highest scores within a room category)
Musical Theatre – Solo Darby Dinger 5 (Superior)
7- Superior
Acting – Monologue 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 – Ensemble Scenes Donald Fitzgerald, Grace MacEwan, 5 (Superior)
Julia Frith, Kayla Stanton
Acting – Monologue Kobe Ross 5 (Superior)
5- Excellent
Production – One Act Dawson Therre, Venus Bush, Riley Smith, 4 (Excellent)
Logan Graham, Melanie Namie, Janie Enos,
Troy Leatherman, Julia Frith, Ethan Marchio,
Evan Rozman, Hannah Pockett, Kayla Cashen
Acting – Pantomime Dawson Therre 4 (Excellent)
Acting – Duet Scenes Anna Atkins, Kobe Ross 4 (Excellent)
Acting – Duet Scenes Grace MacEwan, Julia Frith 4 (Excellent)
Musical Theatre – Solo Emily Fitzgerald 4 (Excellent)
The JV Track Championships took place over Spring Break. Sasha Gregory won the 100 and 200 events, and the 4 x 100 Relay Team came in second place. The girls Nease track team placed second overall.
Nease girls tennis team won the Spruce Creek Invitational Tennis Tournament at the Florida Tennis Center in Daytona Beach this week. The panther girls won two doubles matches and three singles matches to finish in first place with 21 points defeating the undefeated Flagler Palm Coast team who had 17 points to finish second. The girls will be at Fleming Island Tuesday for the first round of the St. Johns River conference championships. Congratulations to Darby Lambert, Grace Campbell, Brooke Albrecht, Maddy Hosking, Tabitha Gottipati, and Mary Pace-Balzan!
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Big shout out to the Nease JROTC Drill Team for winning the Area-12 (northern Florida and entire state of Georgia) Drill Championships this past weekend at Lee County HS in Leesburg, GA. Of the 12 individual academic, athletic and drill events, the team captured 1st place in 9 of the 12 competitions including Overall Drill, Unarmed Exhibition, Armed Exhibition, Unarmed Basic, Personnel Inspection, Overall Athletics (sweeping all 3 events), Pushups, Situps and 16x100 Relay.
The Navy National Championships in Pensacola have been cancelled, but the team will still be compete in the Virtual National Championships sending in videos of each event.
Special shout out to Mr. Cananzi and the band for giving the team an upbeat sendoff lst Friday.
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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
Spring College Signing Day for student athletes will be on April 15th in the PAC from 8-9am.
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Amy from Lululemon and the Golden Panther Booster club was excited to continue our gratitude gift gifting to the following coaches this week!
Cheerleading Coach Alaina
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Girls Track & Field & Girls Weightlifting Coach Adrian
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Boys Track & Field Coach DeVos
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PTSO GOLD Business Partner: Oasis Boatyard & Marina has been family owned and operated since 1999. John & Jodi Spires, the owners, have been part of the Panther Community since 2006 and a new PTSO Gold Business Partner. Oasis Boatyard offers a wide variety of marine services, from quick hauls to full refits. With a combined experience of 30+ years in the industry you can count on Oasis for all of your boating needs. For more information or questions regarding work please contact Jourdan Spires at 904-824-2520 or info@oasisboatyard.com.
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 $2
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Communications Academy Scholarship Available
Leonard's is proud to open their 2020- 21 Senior Scholarship applications. Three students will be awarded $1,000 each. Students who are in a St. Johns County School Career Academy or a school's yearbook class are eligible to apply with preference given to students in digital/graphic design, photography, communications and/or yearbook. The deadline is April 30th.
If You Are A Current Nease Academy Student 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. 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.
If you have any questions about the Communications Academy, Stellar Academy of Engineering, or Academy of Hospitality & Tourism, reach out to Academy Coordinator Jaime Combs, at Jaime.combs@stjohns.k12.fl.us
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IB Seniors
Within the next two weeks, students will be bringing home an IB exam packet. The conduct of examination and information regarding end-of-the-year items will be included. Please ask your student for this information. Parent signature is required for one of the documents.
Seniors should be updating Naviance will college decisions. Please update so we can keep records up-to-date.
IB Juniors
We will be completing our class service project through Relay for Life. More details to come regarding our fundraising efforts to support Relay for Life.
IB Sophomores
IB Beach Clean Up Meeting 2 is on March 16th during all 4 lunches. See you then!
IB Freshmen
IB Beach Clean Up Meeting 2 is on March 16th during all 4 lunches. See you then!
All IB Students & Parents
IB Booster meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 20th, 2021 at 9:45am in the Media Center.
Our next IB social is on April 22nd during all four lunches. This will be the day we take our Senior “IB Done” picture!
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Last Names: Gr-Le: Please see temporary assignments below.
Temporary School Counselor Assignments for Last Names Gr-Le:
9th Grade: Angelia Sletto
10th Grade: Leandra Doane
11th Grade: Linda Smith
12th Grade: Athena Kifah
Bright Futures:
As we near the end of the 3rd nine weeks, 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.
Return to Counselor Corner:
School Counselors have missed being away from counselor corner while working on course registration for next school year. We returned to counselor corner during all lunches this past week. Feel free to stop by during your lunch to say hello to your counselor. We’ve missed you!
Course Registration for the 2021-2022 School Year:
Counselors have been meeting with students since January 11th to select their courses for next year. At this time, counselors should have met with every student to select their courses! We really appreciate the patience that you showed us while we were out of our offices. As a reminder, 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:
The Summer Course Schedule is out! *Admission paperwork deadline for NHS is April 9th.
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To access the courses go to: https://web.sjrstate.edu/apex/prod/f?p=132:1:::NO:::
- WATCH the registration refresher video! I’m getting tons of emails from students who are trying to register through MySJR State online. You MUST submit all documents to the portal link in Schoology.
Students wanting to register for Fall Courses:
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Have you uploaded your Consent form (signature page) to the Portal on Schoology?
- Have you watched the “Registration Refresher” video on Schoology?
- Have you taken and uploaded the qualifying test scores for the courses you want?
- If you answered yes, then you are ahead of the game!
- The fall schedule will be live toward the end of May. Be looking for an email/ Schoology message/ Panther Press communication about the then!
For Rising SENIOR AA Degree Seeking Collegiate High School Students:
Please use the link below to access the sign-up sheet for your advising appointment with an SJR State advisor.
You will receive the link to your 30-minute Zoom advising session in your SJR State email after you select a time slot. If you are unable to attend any of the virtual sessions listed, you will need to contact the SJR State Advising Office at 386-312-4035 or advising@sjrstate.edu to schedule a time.
The deadline to sign-up for an advising session is Monday, April 12, 2021 prior to 5:00pm.
If you have any questions, please contact the Dual Enrollment Office at 386-312-4136.
*Please remember this is a crucial appointment needed in order to plan for the final year of your AA degree*
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Spring Testing Windows
- April 5-30, 2021:
- Grades 4-10 FSA ELA Writing
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May 3 – June 10 (11th), 2021*
- Grades 7-10 FSA ELA Reading
- EOCs (US Hist, Geo, Alg 1, Bio)
*Computer Based Testing order:
April: Gr. 9 Writing, Gr. 10 Writing
May: US History, Gr. 10 Reading, Gr. 9 Reading, Geometry, Algebra, Biology
Detailed school assessment schedules will be posted to the testing link on Nease’s school website by the following dates:
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April school testing calendars will be online on March 16th
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May school testing calendars will be online on March 26th
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Carolyn Milian – School Librarian Media Specialist
Lorna Patterson – Media Clerk
Allie Haddix – Media Clerk
Direct phone number – 904-547-8367
MORNING MEDIA CENTER ACCESS!
Students! Do you need to be able to get into the media center mornings before school starts? Well now you can reserve a spot to come any Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday morning at 8:15 and work on research, homework, use computers, study, or focus on other academic needs. Students MUST be at the gate by 8:15 a.m., have their student ID, and remain in the media center the entire time. Click on the link below to sign up.
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:
· 10 oz. or smaller coffee cups (lots)
· K-cups
· Creamer (individual packs or powdered. No refrigerated creamers please)
· Hot chocolate
· Tea (variety)
· Individually wrapped stirrers
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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GRADUATION DATE: Thursday, June 3rd at 7pm at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville.
Griffin Moody Scholarship Award Application – 2021
One or more $2500 Griffin Moody Scholarships will be awarded to a Nease High School Senior who is graduating in May 2021, has demonstrated good moral character, achieved success in the classroom, participated in extra-curricular activities (either in school or outside of school), and has applied to attend college in the Summer or Fall of 2021. Please complete the application with essay and submit by 4/9.
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The Patrick Heinold Foundation will host its 4th annual 3v3 basketball tournament at the JJVA Gym (8457 Western Way, Jacksonville, FL 32256) on April 18, 2021. Youth and adult competitors will participate in a fundraiser to promote suicide prevention through programs dedicated to the well-being and mental health of teens. Register @ www.patrickheinoldfoundation.org; the team entry fee is $80.00 with a guarantee of three games.
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Click here for the Charmette Scholarship Applicatin. Deadline to submit is May 1st. |
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