Good afternoon!

Thank you to PTSO for making teachers feel special this week with Charcuterie boxes on Wednesday for Teacher Appreciation.

We would like to show our appreciation to all of our wonderful parent volunteers. If you volunteered this year with PTSO, IB, NJROTC, athletics, drama, chorus, etc, please join us on Tuesday, May 23rd from

5-7pm at Treylor Park in Nocatee. We ask that you please sign up by Friday, May 19th, so we have enough food ordered.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0444ADA722AAF58-volunteer1

Open PTSO President Position!

Our current PTSO President will be serving in a different capacity for the 2023-24 school year, and we are actively looking for a replacement. The PTSO provides a forum where parents, teachers, administrators, and students can collaborate on ways to enhance and enrich the quality of education at Nease High School. For more information, please email nhs.ptso.board@gmail.com

We are looking for summer volunteers. We need students who are willing to work and who have no discipline issues. Working in the main office requires being able to answer the phone, greet guests, and answer questions about Nease. Students are provided service hour letters when school starts.

Front Office - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0444ADA722AAF58-summer6

Locker Clean-out: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0444ADA722AAF58-summer7

Locks on Lockers: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0444ADA722AAF58-summer8

Custodial & Maintenance: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0444ADA722AAF58-summer9

Is your child into fitness or do you want them to become more active? Planet Fitness is offering a FREE summer pass to teens.

Read the news article for more information.

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2023/05/03/teens-can-get-fit-for-free-at-planet-fitness-this-summer/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wjxt4&fbclid=IwAR127G7x3BWv2ptsWTmTSaZzqjD0E62g1ng8c0B6gYnxVmUM2fpT7o29Lu4 

Here is the link for signup

https://www.planetfitness.com/summerpass/pre-registration 

If you sign-up your child, please select Nease HS. A leaderboard will be kept and Nease has the opportunity to win a $10,000 grant.

District Final Exams

Students who are absent the last 4 days of school and miss a district final exam, will receive a zero on the exam. Students are required to take the exam during the summer. Please use the sign-up link to take the missed exam.

https://forms.office.com/r/4aNhpQd2UG

On Monday, May 15th at 9:30am Jeannie Blaylock from First Coast News will be at Nease showing a documentary on Vietnam. She is bringing Vietnam veterans for questions after the show. We are targeting juniors in US History and NJROTC students; however, if your child is interested in attending, please have them sign-up to attend.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0444ADA722AAF58-vietnam

Message from Nurse Aberdeen

As we near the end of the school year, I would like to remind you that your child’s medication should be picked up from the clinic by May 25^th . School policy does not allow for medication to remain in the school over the summer. It will be important for you to make arrangements to pick up your child’s medication since medications may not go home with the student. Any medication left in the clinic after May 25^th will be discarded according to policy.

For your convenience, the clinic will be opening August 7^th to accept your child’s medication and completed medication forms for the new school year. 

If you have any questions, please contact the school clinic at 547-8326

Have a safe and healthy summer

SENIOR INFORMATION

Special Edition Panther Press - https://conta.cc/42uhZCl

Please read carefully UNFs polices & procedures - link is in the Special Edition Panther Press.

Seniors if you are missing a final exam, make-ups will be Monday, May 15th at 9:30am in the gym. Please use the form link below to sign-up, so we are prepared with all needed exams.

https://forms.office.com/r/x4R0Pc3uPU

A HUGE THANK YOU to ...

Mrs. Laurel Madson for organizing Lights Out 2023

Mrs. Beth Stokes for creating the senior slide show

All all the moms and dads who volunteered and worked the event

The seniors had a great time and have a wonderful memory to end their time at Nease.

Our graduation WILL be streamed. We will share information to view once we receive from UNF.

MANDATORY Graduation Rehearsal is Monday, May 15th from 1-3pm.

• Students that missed cap & gown pick-up need to arrive at 12:45pm to pick-up their items.
• Extra tickets will be distributed at the END of rehearsal.
• Students MUST park in lot 18 (behind track & baseball field). Students do NOT need a parking tag in this lot as we pay $10 per graduate to park in this lot for rehearsal and graduation day. If they park somewhere else on campus, then they could receive a parking ticket without a tag.

Monday, May 15^th – Green Day – 1, 3, 5, & 7

• State Testing: make-ups & US History for Lee
• 8am arrival/8:30am start – IB French SL in C-pod
• 9:30am – SENIOR make-up exams in the gym
• 1pm – Graduation Rehearsal at UNF

Tuesday, May 16^th – Gold Day – 2, 4, 6, & 7

• State Testing: make-ups & US History for Lee
• 8am - Leonard’s taking Senior Cap & Gown photos in auditorium
• 9:45am – IB Booster meeting in MC 146
• 11:30am arrival/12pm start – IB Spanish in gym

Wednesday, May 17^th – 1, 2, 3, 4, EXCEL, 5, 6 – 2:50pm dismissal

• 7:30am arrival/8am start – Alt AP Chem, Comp Sci A, Statistics, Psychology & US History in H-123 & C-106
• 9am arrival/9:30am start – IB Spanish in ROTC
• 11:30am arrival/12pm start – IB Biology in gym
• 11:30am arrival/12pm start – Alt AP Comp Sci Principles, English Literature, Env Sci & Macro in H-123 & C-106

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Thursday, May 18^th – 1, 3, 5, & 7

• 7:30am arrival/8am start – Alt AP Eng Lang, Human Geo, Physics in H-123
• 8am – SAC meeting in PH104 conference room
• 8am arrival/8:30am start – IB Biology SL & HL in gym
• 10am – NJROTC Booster meeting in P40
• 11:30am arrival/12pm start – IB Psychology SL & HL in gym
• 11:30am arrival/12pm start – Alt AP Art History, Biology, French in H-123 & C-106
• 7pm – Spring Football game at Matanzas

Friday, May 19^th – 2, 4, 6, & 7

• 7:30am arrival/8am start – Alt AP Calc AB & BC, Micro, Spanish in H-123 & C-106
• 8am arrival/8:30am start – IB Psychology SL & HL in gym
• 11:30am arrival/12pm start – Alt AP US Gov, World History in H-123 & C-106

Saturday, May 20^th

• 9am – Graduation at UNF

Student Life

Congratulations to the 2023-2024

Student Government Association Executive Board

SGA President: Sanya Shah

SGA Vice-President: Ava Graff

Senior Class President: Emal Kashif

Senior Class Vice President: Olivia Hill

Senior Class Publicist: Loye Davis

Junior Class President: Issie Mosley

Junior Class Vice President: Addison Shockey

Junior Class Secretary: Teniyah Blutcher

Junior Class Publicist: Alisha Mian

Junior Class Treasurer: Pranav Devanand

Sophomore Class President: Nidhi Reddyreddy

Sophomore Class Vice President: Mayukha Das

Sophomore Class Secretary: Manu Chandra

Sophomore Class Publicist: Luke Porter

Sophomore Class Treasurer: Rishi Chandra

Used Calculator Donation Drive:

Check those junk drawers! The PTSO is collecting USED calculators for the Math Dept. TI30Xa and TI84 (Any Version). Drop off in the Front Office between May 8-May 25!

Service project started by our new Miss Nease - Sydney Valdivia

Earn service hours by donating supplies or volunteering for the USS Milwaukee's homecoming through the link below.. :

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DA4A723A4FCC43-adoptaship

AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING! PLEASE READ!!

The LAST DAY for after-school tutoring will be Thursday, May 11^th! We will NOT have tutoring days during the last 2 weeks of school. 

IMPORTANT MEDIA CENTER UPDATES!

1. Beginning May 15TH – the media center is CLOSED for FREE ACCESS. The media center will be a “QUIET ZONE” before school and after school for students who are preparing for exams. Students MAY return textbooks and library books during these times, however, they will not be able to “hang out” in the media center before school waiting for the bell to ring or after school waiting for a ride, so the regular hustle and bustle of our media center will no longer take place. It will also be CLOSED FOR all lunches. Students will NOT be able to eat lunch in the media center anymore so they will need to eat lunch in the cafeteria.

2. Student textbooks/lockers – if your students WILL NOT be needing their textbooks anymore for finals, EOC’s, or any other end of year assessments or projects – PLEASE PLEASE encourage them to start returning them as soon as possible so that we can clear their accounts as soon as possible. And if they have a locker, PLEASE encourage them to start cleaning them out. They may have textbooks in there as well they’ve forgotten about. Students who still need to keep textbooks to prepare for exams are absolutely able to and can return their items the last week of school.

**IMPORTANT!! ALL students MUST return their own materials (textbooks, library books, class sets of novels) that have been checked out to them and they cannot have friends, significant others, or siblings do it for them. This is so that we can personally clear their media accounts as they return items. ALL TEXTBOOKS AND LIBRARY BOOKS MUST BE RETURNED BY THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL or student accounts’ will be charged with “lost” fines.

Volunteer Opportunity

Youth Rugby Club Tournament hosted by Jacksonville Wolverine Rugby Football Association

May 20-21, 2023 at Davis Park in Nocatee

Looking for volunteers to help with manning water stations, information stations and t-shirt sales.

Contact Aaron Taylor with Jacksonville Wolverines – 631-745-6875 or aaron.taylor@oliverwyman.com

The Morris Center, Ponte Vedra Beach

We are looking for high school volunteers to assist us with our summer camp this year. 

We are a clinic that is run by a neuropsychologist and we have a transdisciplinary team including occupational therapists, speech language pathologists & academic tutors. Our focus is to help children with learning disorders. The ideal volunteer would have an interest in special education, reading, neurodevelopment, psychology, occupational therapy or speech language development. They would also need to be HIPAA compliant. We can offer volunteer opportunities during the school year as well. 

The Morris Center April 2023 Newsletter

Morris Center's Reputation Brings Family from South Africa

The Morris Center Occupational Therapy

Alyssa Sommer

Director, National Outreach

The Morris Center Ponte Vedra Beach

themorriscenterpvb.com

+1 (904) 834-2482

Boys Soccer Accolades

United Soccer Coaches

Brogan Donnelly, Sr., CAM: All-State

Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA)

Brogan Donnelly, Sr., CAM: All-State

Brian Balliu, Jr., DEF: Academic All-State

Santiago Garcia, Sr., CDM: All- State and Academic All-State

All-First Coast

Brogan Donnelly, Sr., CAM- 2nd Team

Santiago Garcia, Sr., CDM- Hon. Mention

Tyler Ghazanfari, So., DEF- Hon. Mention

Brogan Donnelly will continue playing soccer next year attending FC Odisea in Valencia, Spain.

Charn Letbetter will continue playing soccer next year attending Penn State University-New Kensington.

Hometown Fan APP

Nease High School has transitioned to Hometown Fan for athletic tickets to games.

Download the APP or click on https://neaseathletics.com/tickets/ to purchase tickets!

Follow Nease Athletics on Instagram #NeaseAthletics and Twitter @NeaseAthletics

NCAA Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete 2022-2023

http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/eligibility_center/Student_Resources/CBSA.pdf?j=84970295&jb=12006&l=7822357_HTML&mid=10892399&sfmc_sub=1302201880&u=741606448

Purchase Nease Athletic Apparel:

https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/florida/pontevedra/nease-high-school

Athletic Clearance

Prior to participating with a Nease High School athletic team, all students are required to complete the athletic clearance process.

Please keep in mind that the FHSAA requires all student athletes to view free NFHS video courses on concussions, heat illness, and sudden cardiac arrest (see instructions below). Signatures on the EL3 form indicate that your athlete has completed these three video courses. The FHSAA also requires that all student athletes have at least a 2.0 unweighted GPA to be eligible for participation.

For step-by-step athletic clearance instructions please visit: https://neaseathletics.com/athletic_clearance/

There is a new EL2 Physical Form print this PDF (click on blue EL2 Physical form) if you are going to get your physical updated.

Athletic Fee

The purpose of the Nease Athletic Fee is to help address the costs associated with operating a high school athletic department. Currently the St. Johns County School Board pays each coach’s coaching supplement, and all remaining costs are the responsibility of the athletic department and teams. The athletic fee helps cover the following expenses:

·        Game officials

·        Indoor and Outdoor Athletic Facility maintenance

·        Sports Medicine

·        Security

·        Ambulance service

·        Athletic Leadership Council activities

·        Student-Athlete Letters and Awards

·        FHSAA membership dues and other fees

The 2022-23 fee will be as follows: $75 Per Sport Played

The $75 Athletic Fee can be paid via School Pay by clicking

https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/Athletic-Fee-/SUeFDu

This fee must be paid prior to the student-athlete participating in his/her first contest. Nease Athletics appreciates your attention and compliance regarding payment of this fee. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Nease Athletic Department.

Used Calculator Donation Drive: Check those junk drawers! The PTSO is collecting USED calculators for the Math Dept. TI30Xa and TI84 (Any Version). Drop off in the Front Office between May 8-May 25!

Open PTSO President Position! Our current PTSO President will be serving in a different capacity for the 2023-24 school year, and we are actively looking for a replacement. The PTSO provides a forum where parents, teachers, administrators, and students can collaborate on ways to enhance and enrich the quality of education at Nease High School. For more information, please email nhs.ptso.board@gmail.com

PTSO Business Partner Spotlight:

THANK YOU to Florida Eye Specialists for being a NHS PTSO Supporter! Florida Eye Specialists is one of the largest multi-specialty ophthalmology private practices in Northeast Florida with 14 eye surgeons and 20 total providers, many of whom are recognized among the top sub-specialists in their field and international leaders in Cataracts, Glaucoma, LASIK, and Cosmetics. Visit their website at www.floridaeyespecialists.com

Dropping a Career Academy Program for 2023-24

 If a current Academy student decides that they do NOT want to take part in the Academy for the 2023-24 school year, and wishes to drop their Academy elective course, a Program of Choice/Academy Drop Form must be completed and submitted to Mrs. Combs before the end of this school year. Students who determine that they would like to be released must submit the form before the Academy Course can be removed from their course selections for next school year. A Program of Choice/Academy Drop Form can be found here: POC Drop Form

If you have any questions about dropping an Academy for 2023-24, please reach out to Jaime Combs at Jaime.combs@stjohns.k12.fl.us

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

IB Seniors

• The IB Senior Banquet will be held on May 18^th at the St. Johns Golf and Country Club at 6PM. Link for parents to pay and RSVP to the banquet. Student’s dinners are paid for by the Boosters. Each senior can bring up to two guests.

All IB Students & Parents

• IB Booster meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 16^th, 2023 at 9:45am in the Panther Hall 104. All are welcome to attend.  

For any questions related to testing please email our testing coordinator, Ms. Cynthia Messenger (Cynthia.Messenger@stjohns.k12.fl.us)

547-8281

For all upcoming test dates, please visit the NHS Testing Information  website.

Carolyn Milian – School Librarian Media Specialist

Lorna Patterson – Media Clerk

Media Center phone number – 904-547-8367

Email – carolyn.milian@stjohns.k12.fl.us

Looking for families to host a Rotary Exchange Student for 3-4 months during 2023/24 School Year

Hosting an exchange student brings the world to your family and community!  It allows you to experience – up close and personal – different cultures, languages and customs, and all the excitement that comes with it. 

By hosting an exchange student from another part of the world, you’re giving these brave students the gift of experiencing a new culture and way of life while feeling safe, supported and a part of a loving family – something you would hope others would do for your own child.  

Rotary will provide background and reference checks, training, and support for your hosting experience.  Rotary will also provide the student with comprehensive insurance, training and a monthly stipend (the students typically have their own spending money as well).  Rotary will also keep in regular contact with you and the student to ensure that everyone is having a good experience.  

We’re looking for several families to host two Nease High School students for 3-4 months each.  Students will live with several families throughout the year to gain perspective on how different families live.  My wife and I have hosted 5 different students in years past and have loved the experience.  The students truly become part of your family.  

If you would like more information about becoming a host parent, please reach out to either:

Zeke Paxton                                                                 Rosemary Lorenz

Cell:  770-820-4138                                                      Cell:  904-202-6410

Email: Paxtonezekiel15@gmail.com                            Email: rmlsunshine7@gmail.com

Looking for families to host a Rotary Exchange Student for 3-4 months during 2023/24 School Year

Hosting an exchange student brings the world to your family and community!  It allows you to experience – up close and personal – different cultures, languages and customs, and all the excitement that comes with it. 

By hosting an exchange student from another part of the world, you’re giving these brave students the gift of experiencing a new culture and way of life while feeling safe, supported and a part of a loving family – something you would hope others would do for your own child.  

Rotary will provide background and reference checks, training, and support for your hosting experience.  Rotary will also provide the student with comprehensive insurance, training and a monthly stipend (the students typically have their own spending money as well).  Rotary will also keep in regular contact with you and the student to ensure that everyone is having a good experience.  

We’re looking for several families to host two Nease High School students for 3-4 months each.  Students will live with several families throughout the year to gain perspective on how different families live.  My wife and I have hosted 5 different students in years past and have loved the experience.  The students truly become part of your family.  

If you would like more information about becoming a host parent, please reach out to either:

Zeke Paxton                                                                 Rosemary Lorenz

Cell:  770-820-4138                                                      Cell:  904-202-6410

Email: Paxtonezekiel15@gmail.com                            Email: rmlsunshine7@gmail.com