Nease Families, welcome to the 22-23 school year! We are looking forward to a fabulous school year.
There is a lot of information below, so please read carefully. Not every family has subscribed to the Panther Press, so please share with your friends to ensure they know what is happening and encourage them to visit the Nease website to register their email to receive this weekly electronic newsletter, which is our main means of communication with Nease families.
How is Panther pick-up different than Link Crew’s Freshman Orientation?
- Panther pick-up is for ALL students grades 9 – 12 and parents to be on campus. This year Panther pick-up is only Thursday, August 4th from 8am to 7:30pm with 60 students arriving every 15mins. Please use the sign-up genius to select the best time slot for your family - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0444ada722aaf58-panther5
During Panther pick-up students will visit the stations described below and walk their schedule as
many times as needed to feel ready for August 10th.
- Link Crew’s Freshman Orientation is August 2nd & 3rd from 5pm to 8:30pm. Link Crew is a junior and senior organization where each member is assigned a group of freshmen to mentor. The freshmen will be called on July 28th or 29th and invited to attend orientation on 2nd or 3rd. (The date is pre-assigned.) During the orientation, freshman meet other freshman, learn about Nease, and the campus. The event is loads of fun and we hope your child attends! The orientation is for students only – no parents.
- Link Crew will also provide an orientation to all new students entering 10th, 11th and 12th grade on Monday, August 8th – time still to be determined.
Schedules will be LIVE on HAC Monday, August 3rd. For brand-new students to St. Johns County, HAC will not be available until you log into HAC while on a St. Johns County school property accessing the network. New student account information will be available for new students at Panther pick-up on August 4th.
Students will have 3 days Wed, Thu, Fri, August 3rd through the 5th, to review their schedule and notify us of a scheduling error using the link below.
Errors will be corrected prior to school starting.
Errors include…
- a hole in the schedule
- a course on the schedule previously taken
- a missing course needed for graduation
- a missing course that is the next course in the progression from a course already taken. (For example, student took Spanish 1 last year with no grade lower than a C, but Spanish 2 is missing on schedule.)
Requests to change a course level, change an elective, switch from a brick & mortar course to virtual, or to change a teacher will not be honored.
SENIORS ONLY: modified period(s) might have been changed while classes were being balanced to meet class-size amendment requirements; therefore, requests to change a student’s modified period(s) will not be honored.
Families that have not completed the annual RSV (Returning Student Verification) or have expired leases will NOT be able to see their schedule on August 3rd. PLEASE take care of these issues BEFORE August 3rd.
For students to log into HAC
username is “s” in front of their student number – s140378
password is whatever they created.
For families that are brand new to St Johns County Public Schools (pre-registered this spring or registered this summer at Nease), you can receive your student number and temporary password at Panther Pick-up in the auditorium from the computer operator, Kelly Mullen.
kelly.m.mullen@stjohns.k12.fl.us.
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Digital ID APP
Again, this year students will use a digital ID app on their phone. Plastic IDs will be available for everyone to use as a back-up. We found last year that the Digital ID was more accessible because a phone is rarely forgotten at home unlike the plastic ID. Students must use their ID to check-out books/textbooks, purchase lunch, and use at tardy machine. Please use the directions on the flyer at the bottom of the Panther Press on how to download Leonard’s Digital ID app on the student’s phone. If a plastic ID is desired, Leonard's will be in the gym and will print one free of charge upon request. After Panther Pick-up, if a plastic ID is printed in the Media Center the cost is $5.
Students must….
- download Leonard’s Digital ID app on their phone BEFORE Panther Pick-up
- scan their new digital ID upon entering campus.
Students who have not downloaded the app prior to Panther Pick-up will have to download on campus before they enter and then scan their ID to continue with Panther Pick-up.
New students to St Johns County Public Schools will need to have their picture taken in the gym for their digital ID, but the app should still be downloaded prior to Panther Pick-up.
Digital Citizenship - REQUIRED
Each year students are REQUIRED by the school district to read and complete a digital citizenship quiz. We encourage students to read the District AUP and complete the quiz (links below) PRIOR to Wednesday, August 3rd, when we will generate a list of completers. During Panther Pick-up we will check the list to verify that each student has completed the quiz. If a student is not on the list, the student will use a computer in the cafeteria to complete this requirement.
After digital citizenship verification or completion, each student will be given a ticket that is required to check-out textbooks from the media center, so please do not skip the digital citizenship station in the cafeteria.
Parking
Juniors and seniors who were awarded and paid for a parking tag, MUST submit the 3 required documents (license, registration & insurance card) to drive on campus using the link below. Student MUST be logged into their Microsoft 365 account to complete. The username is “S” plus student number @stjohns.k12.fl.us (s435847@stjohns.k12.fl.us)
Password is your HAC password
Documents need to be submitted by Friday, July 29th. Students that submit by July 29th will have their documents verified and tag ready for quick easy pick-up during Panther Pick-up on August 4th. Students who miss the deadline will have to wait until Mrs. Kunze has time to verify the documents before tag is received. This could be after school starts.
Bus Information
Someone from the transportation department will be in the cafeteria to answer transportation questions. If your child is riding the bus, it is IMPERATIVE they know their bus number for the afternoon. Have student place their bus number in their phone if you think they will forget. Dismissal the first couple of weeks is hectic with new students learning our system. Administrators working bus dismissal do not have access to lookup a bus number and they do not know the routes of all 20 buses. Students can look up their bus numbers and bus stop location in HAC.
Driver’s Education Course
St Johns County Tax Collector’s Office will have a representative on campus from 9am to noon to answer questions about the county’s driver’s education program. Nease hosts classes for the county, so it is convenient for our students.
Lockers
School lockers (not PE lockers) will be rented for $5. Lockers are available in the hallways in D-pod and upstairs in Panther Hall. Please look at the 7th period class and choose the closest location. Lockers are stacked 3 high with locks already on them. Please have an idea of where you would want your locker before getting in line.
D-pod Lockers
- 100 to 171 by entry door to D-pod & D-2
- 172 to 204 by D-007
- 205 to 309 by D-11, D-13, D-21 & D-23
- 310 to 435 by D-26, D027, D-7, & D-8
- 436 to 507 by entry door to D-pod & D3
Panther Hall (PH) Lockers
- 200 to 265 outside classroom PH 203 (Gebauer)
- 329 to 469 outside classroom PH 204 (Ward)
- 332 to 469 between classrooms PH 205 & 207 (Fifield & Thompson)
- 472 to 611 between classrooms PH 206 & 208 (Booth &
- 614 to 649 outside classrooms PH 209 & 210 (Carlos & Williams)
- 650 to 862 near Engineering classrooms (PH 220 & 222) & Townsend (PH 219)
Cash or check only will be accepted on August 4th as we can’t take credit cards.
PE Uniforms
- Sold in the gym for $10 for shirts & $15 for shorts.
- Required for all PE classes
- For express ordering and easy pick-up, order and pay online at https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/Physical-Education-Uniforms/Mej6 Please print your receipt to submit during Panther pick-up.
- To purchase items during Panther pick-up, cash or check is needed as we are not able to take a credit card.
Textbooks
- Can be checked out in the Media Center. Student must have ticket given from the digital citizenship station in the cafeteria.
- If student has a Media Center fine – textbook or Media Center book not returned – the student will NOT be allowed to check-out textbooks for this year until the book(s) are returned or fine is paid.
- Media Specialist, Mrs. Milian, will be sending emails with items not returned July 23rd & 24th.
- Items not returned from last year can be brought to the Media Center July 25th through 29th from 9am to 2pm each day.
PTSO and IB Boosters
Both of these wonderfully supportive organizations will be set up in the cafeteria and families are encouraged to join.
WHAT IF MY CHILD CAN NOT ATTEND PANTHER PICK-UP?
- The campus will be available on Monday, August 8th from 8am to 5pm to walk the schedule. The stations from Panther Pick-up will NOT be available.
- Students will go through their English Class either Thursday or Friday the first week of school to check-out textbooks.
- Students who need a picture for their ID, can go to the Media Center between 8:45am and 9:15am the first week of school to have their picture taken.
- Lockers will be sold in Counselors Corner in the cafeteria on Thursday and Friday the first week.
- PE uniforms will be sold by PE teachers the first week of school. Sizes may be limited.
- Parking tags can be picked up between 8:30am and 9am from Mrs. Kunze in the main office. Students may NOT drive to school until they have tag.
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Free & Reduced Lunch Application
Parents can complete the online Free and Reduced lunch application by using this link https://www.stjohns.k12.fl.us/food/free/ Parents should not delay applying to prevent a gap in their student’s meal eligibility.
Calculators for math courses
- The TI30Xa calculator is REQUIRED for Algebra 1, Foundations, and Geometry - standard and honors. You can purchase the calculator for $15 through Nease using the link below and show receipt to Mrs. Gebauer in PH-203 to receive calculator. She will also accept cash or checks for calculators once school starts.
- https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/20222023CalculatorMATH/SbbYS7w
Donations for Art, Science, & TV Production
Each year teachers ask for donations in courses where we provide supplies for your child to use. For your convenience, the links are below.
Science Lab Materials-
TV Production Lab-Cooler
TV Production Lab -Stephens
Senior Dues
Every year senior dues are collected to pay for everything related to graduation – facility rental, security, flower, video board, sound, streaming, parking, diplomas, programs, etc. The fee is $65 and can be paid online now. Seniors who pay their senior dues by October by Friday, October 14th will receive a senior t-shirt.
Senior Paw Prints
