10550 Ray Road, Ponte Vedra, FL 32082 904-547-8300 - Main Office
Office Hours: 8:30a.m. to 4:45p.m.
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Please take a few minutes to complete the Annual SAC Needs Assessment Survey.
We are required to have 20% of our parents complete the survey and currently only 20 parents have completed - less than 1%. We truly value your input and constructive feedback, so please take a few minutes to complete.
The spring Reality Fair is searching for 10 parent volunteers.
This fantastic event, held in the Media Center on March 30th, gives seniors a look into the complexities of real-life budgeting and supporting a family in our economy. Each volunteer works at a booth which “sells” the students groceries, childcare, rent, vehicles. The event runs from 8:45 am-3:15 on Monday, March 30th. If you are willing to volunteer for the Reality Fair on Monday, March 30th, in the Media Center, please email
Jaime.combs@stjohns.k12.fl.us
Mr. Smith, Ceramic's teacher, has a Donor's Choose request. Any support you can provide, would be much appreciated. Thank you!
For the last month the boys' restrooms have been destroyed on a daily basis with boys urinating on walls and floors, clogging toilets with toilet paper and then defecating in them, tearing soap dispensers off the walls and spreading soap on floors, clogging sinks and leaving water running to flood the floor, etc. We have even had 2 stall partitions torn down. We have been able to catch a few of the vandals, but not everyone. Starting Monday, the only restroom available to boys will be in C-pod. There will be an adult sitting at a table and students will have to sign-in. There are 3 stalls, so 3 boys will be allowed in at a time. We understand that this will be an inconvenience, but it is the only way we can monitor the restrooms. Thank you in advance for your understanding and support.
Seniors that missed the deadline for full participation senior dues…if you have paid your $50 by 4:00 Friday, Feb. 28 (as instructed in Remind/Schoology/Instagram)...you may still participate by bringing a check for $40 to Ms. Hurst in D27. The increase in fee is to cover reorder of shirts, increased numbers for food, activities planned, etc.
This MUST BE PAID BY THURSDAY, MARCH 5. This is your final chance to participate in all activities!
SENIORS!!! Nease Track & Field will be selling
graduation yard signs for $25. Please place form and a $25 check made out to “GPBC Track and Field” in envelope at front office labeled Track & Field. Orders are due no later than Wednesday, April 1
st. Deliveries will be made in beginning of May. Thank you for your support! Any questions, email
kyelvington@gmail.com.
AP EXAM PROCTORING:
As we move closer to testing season, we hope you will consider volunteering your time to help us make the process as smooth and stress free as possible for our students. Please click on the link below or copy and past into your web browser. Any help at all is appreciated. Even if you can not stay the full slot! Thank you for your continued support!
2020-2021 Parking Applications
Students who will be Juniors or Seniors for the 2020-2021 school year will have the opportunity to apply for on-campus parking through our online parking application from April 1
st
to April 15
th
. The link will be posted on our school website, under Student Life, Parking. No late applications will be accepted. Students who are awarded a parking tag will be notified on May 1
st
and will have to May 15
th
to pay for their parking tag. Any unpaid parking tags on May 16th will be provided to the next student’s on the waiting list. Please be advised that we do not have enough parking spots on campus for all of the eligible drivers who may apply.
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The following students will be representing Nease at the All County Art Show during the month of May at the St. Augustine Art Association. There will be a reception honoring all participating students next Friday, March 6, 2020 from 6:00-9:00pm. The event takes place during First Friday Art Walk where downtown art galleries open their doors for lively receptions open to the public. Art Walk features free trains and trolleys that run throughout downtown St. Augustine. The exhibition highlights the amazing talent in the visual art programs around the county. Mrs. Lietz, Mr. Smith, Mr. Sobol & Mrs. Welch feel honored to share these hardworking and talented students’ artwork with the county.
Elise Andersen
Evan Baker
Juliette Barbush
Grace Beyer
Dominic Bodie
Ethan Gau
Jessica Grace
Maddison Graham
Cheyenne Haynes
Ru Huot
Lana Karjono
Morgan Kearn
Daniel May
Chloe Miko
Romina Mucolari
Callan Peterson
Mina Salonius
Elizabeth Stevens
Payton Taylor
Grace Tragemann
Nicholas Zuino
NJROTC sweeps two championships at Bishop Kenny
. What’s better than winning one championship on Saturday at Bishop Kenny HS? How about two championships. That’s precisely what NJROTC did this past weekend in winning both the Academic Brain Brawl championship besting 20 teams in the process, and the Drone Challenge championship defeating 7 teams.
Brain Brawl team members include Elkhan Bagirov, Ben Prohofsky, Brody Mongon, Isabella Rivera and Daniel Mahoney (pic attached). Drone champions include Dylan Dosio, Braden Holmes, Jordan Mayberry and Daniel Mahoney.
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Fundraisers - Please support our Panthers!
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Boys Lacrosse – TPC Tickets Fundraiser – Ticket sales are ongoing. Please send out to your friends, family and contacts as this is a great deal.
Below is the code that buyers will enter on the dedicated Ticket Master page when purchasing tickets. You must enter the code below for us to receive credit of the ticket purchase. The Ticket Master page can be found at
www.chipinforyouth.com
. The direct link for this page is:
THEPLAYERS.COM/CHIPIN20
Our code is: NEASEBOYSLAX
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SAT/PSAT prep:
Spring time is testing time - here are some opportunities to help your student achieve more and give back to the school at the same time by using our PTSO partners who both give back a portion
Mock testing ahead of time - a great way to try out each test and find the best fit without the stress !
ACT Feb 29 9-1
SAT Apr 25 9-1
See flyer below for more information.
Business Partners
: We are thankful for Rice Orthodontics and their support of PTSO. Thank them and schedule your next visit 203 Ft. Wade Rd. Ponte Vedra Beach Fl 904-646-7000
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
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IB Seniors
- IB Senior Stoles are ready to be purchased. If you are not a member of the IB Boosters, please submit 25$ (check payable to IB Boosters) to Mrs. Kennedy so we can order your stole for graduation.
- Mark your calendar! The IB Senior Celebration will be held on May 19th at the WGV Renaissance Hotel at 5:30. More details to come!
IB Freshman
- Our annual Beach Clean-Up will take place on April 18, 2020. Our first meeting will be held on March 3rd during your lunch period. Permission slips and team leader forms will be distributed at that time. These are due back to Mrs. Kennedy on March 6th.
All IB Students & Paren
ts
- IB Booster meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 24th at 10 AM in the Media Center.
All students have been registered for their 2020-2021 classes. Please verify the core courses and electives are correct in HAC. All summer virtual forms, zero-hour forms and program of choice forms should have been returned to Kennedy at this time. If you have questions, please see Mrs. Kennedy.
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If a student wants to drop their Academy for the 2020-2021 school year, drop forms are due March 13th!
If your student is a currently in the Communications, Hospitality or Engineering Academy, and does NOT want to continue on in the Academy for the 2020-2021 school year, he/she must submit an Academy Drop Form to Mrs. Combs by March 13
th
. Academy courses will remain on the student’s schedule until that form is received. Keep in mind, no elective course changes will be made after March 13
th
, so it is IMPERATIVE that the drop form is received by March 13th if your student doesn’t want to remain in an Academy course next year.
Upcoming Academy Field Trips/Guest Speakers
- Flagler College Communications School Tour – Communications Academy Digital Design/Wired/Sports Media Juniors & Seniors (March 2nd)
- Castillo de San Marcos Field Trip – Hospitality Academy students (March 3rd)
- Flagler College Hospitality Management Program Tour – Hospitality Academy students (March 27th)
Jaime Combs
Academy Coordinator | Nease High School
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ASVAB
Last chance to sign up before the link is removed on Monday Evening at 5.00pm. Please remember, students must make their own way to school on Thursday morning for a prompt 9.00am start in the PAC.
FSA / EOC Retakes
We are
half way through FSA ELA 10 and Algebra I graduation requirements. If your student has been absent they must come and see Mrs. Ashcroft in PH229 on their return, to arrange testing. We are trying to do makeups daily, students should be ready to test daily. This will give students time in class, prior to the next round of testing. Results from these retakes may not be out until May. If your student needs this as a graduation requirement I would strongly encourage them to sign up for ACT / SAT and dates of these exams can be found on my testing webpages.
Proctors Needed
Thank you to those who have volunteered to proctor during April 1-14, 2020 for FSA Write 9
th
& 10
th
grade. Then in May 1 -25, for FSA Reading / Algebra I / Geometry / US History and Biology. If you do have any time to assist we would be extremely grateful, we have a very large number of students to test and still need more proctors.
Jacqui Ashcroft, Testing Coordinator
904-547-8281
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Upcoming Scholarships & College Visits
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Upcoming Scholarships: -
- Christ Episcopal Church Charitable Foundation- March 1
st
- Religious Liberty Essay Scholarship- March 9
th
- Florida Striders Track Club Scholarship- March 9
th
- Jeff Hart Memorial Service Above Self- March 13
th
- Liberty Pines Academy Alumni- March 14
th
- BMW/SAE Engineering Scholarship-March 15
th
- Emma Means Music Scholarship- March 16
th
- Ponte Vedra Women’s Scholarship- March 16
th
- American Society of Military Comptrollers- March 21
st
- Sarah Olsen Scholarship (Nease only): March 30
th
- Florida Realtors Education Foundation- March 31
st
Juniors and Seniors can sign up via Naviance to attend an on-campus visit with a college.
Upcoming College Visits at Nease
Samford University – March 4
th
, 12:25pm
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Here are the School Counselor caseloads and appointment links:
Course Registration for the 2020-2021 School Year:
Course registration for the 2020-2021 school year started on Monday, January 13
th
. School Counselors will be in classrooms every day between now and spring break in order to meet with each student one-on-one regarding their individual selections. All of the information regarding scheduling (our schedule to meet with students, the PowerPoint presentation from the parent night, course progressions, the elective video, and course catalog) are available on our website. If parents have specific questions, it is recommended that they write them on their student’s course registration form so that the School Counselors can address those concerns during their individual meeting. Students will receive their recommendation form a few days before their scheduled visit and will need to have spoken with their parents regarding their selections, considered which electives and scheduling options they want, and obtained a parent signature on their recommendation form prior to attending their appointment. For more details, please see the “Checklist for the Course Registration Process” on-line.
This week we will be meeting with: 8
th
graders at the middle schools. Please be patient with us while we are off campus.
Parents:
Do you work for a company that hires high school graduates? Would you like an opportunity to recruit Nease High School seniors? We are hosting a technical college and career fair on April 1
st
to show students opportunities outside of a traditional 4 year degree. If you are interested in participating in this event, please reach out to Mrs. Smith at
Linda.M.Smith@stjohns.k12.fl.us
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Dual Enrollment:
PERT testing is offered at St. Johns River State. Students must contact SJR’s testing department to schedule an appointment. Test scores for Dual Enrollment must be complete by April 1
st
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Seniors:
College Board is giving away scholarships for completing the steps for applying to college and financial aid. Click on the links below for more information.
Seniors can earn money from CollegeBoard for the following
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- Complete the FAFSA: $1,000
- Now Open for Seniors Through February
- Students should complete the FAFSA® form to apply for financial aid. They must provide a screenshot of their FAFSA confirmation email if selected for the scholarship (undocumented and international students are exempt).
In order to apply for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), a student AND a parent must first create an FSA ID. Students and parents can do that online here:
https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa/filling-out/fsaid
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This is something that can be completed in Counselor Corner. Parents who have older students may have already completed this process previously. Once students and parents have their FSA ID, they can complete the FAFSA on-line here:
https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa
.
- Apply to Colleges: $1,000
- Now Open for Seniors Through February
- Students should apply to at least two colleges they want to attend and submit the names of the colleges to earn an entry for the scholarship. Students may earn one additional entry for every additional college application after their first two, up to a maximum of six total applications.
In addition to the College Board Scholarships, seniors that have not applied to Bright Futures should make sure to complete their application before the holiday break. Students who meet the criteria and who have applied for the scholarship prior to the end of the first semester can lock in the scholarship in January.
In order to apply for State Scholarship & Grant Programs (Bright Futures), a student must first
Create a Student Account/Profile
at the following link:
http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/
. Click on State Grants, Scholarships & Applications. Click on
Create a Student Account.
Students will receive an email with their User ID and temporary password. After creating a
Profile
, students will have the option to continue directly to the FFAA.
The application typically takes 10 minutes or less to complete, so students are welcome to come to Counselor Corner and complete the application with their School Counselor or do it on their own from home. Students DO NOT need to have met the requirements prior to applying for the scholarship. While we encourage students to meet the requirements for the scholarship as soon as possible, students have until the June SAT/ACT test dates to continue to try and earn the required test scores. As a reminder, students need qualifying GPA, SAT or ACT, and Community Service Hours in order to earn the scholarship. Any student that meets those requirements and applies will earn the scholarship.
Please make sure you are checking the e-mail address that you provided to your Naviance account as we will start sending larger senior specific updates through Naviance. Returning students should have received their Naviance registration code last spring in order to set up their accounts. If you need that information again, you can get it from your School Counselor. Once you have registered, you can continue to access your account here:
https://student.naviance.com/allennease
The majority of students should have submitted their college applications at this time. As we enter notification season, please update your School Counselor and Naviance as you get news of your acceptances!
Juniors:
School Counselors visited Junior English classes before Thanksgiving. We worked with students to confirm that they are aware of all the classes that they need to graduate. We also worked on developing their college lists of potential schools and careers. Students received their Naviance codes so that they can log into their Naviance accounts here:
https://student.naviance.com/allennease
and start saving potential colleges and careers to their “Colleges I’m Thinking About” and “Careers I’m Thinking About” sections. Students are encouraged to start working on their resumes in Naviance as these will be required for their college letters of recommendation next year. Please ask your student to review the packet that they received. It includes their remaining credits for graduation, SAT/ACT test dates, Bright Futures information, and their checklist for college/career planning.
It is also time for Juniors to start taking the SAT and ACT. Your goal is to have a solid test score by the end of the school year so that you can start submitting college applications in the summer and fall of next year. You can register for the SAT at
www.collegeboard.org
and the ACT at
www.actstudent.org
. Students on free and reduced lunch can see Ms. Harden in guidance for 2 fee waivers for each test.
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Carolyn Milian – School Librarian Media Specialist
Lorna Patterson – Media Clerk
AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING!
Parents and students – this is a FREE service available for ALL our students at Nease. Every Tuesday and Thursday after school in the media center, students who are struggling in any course are invited to come and sit with a tutor for some extra help. No appointment is necessary. If you have any questions, please contact me at
carolyn.milian@stjohns.k12.fl.us
for more information.
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National Honor Society News
Attention Sophomore students! Are you interested in becoming a part of our chapter next year during your Junior year? Then the time to start planning and preparing is now! Interested Juniors MUST have a weighted GPA of 3.80 sharp by the start of their Junior year and a minimum of 40 community service hours already documented with their school counselor. For more information, please click on our webpage link below. If you have additional questions, please contact Mrs. Milian, our chapter Adviser, at
carolyn.milian@stjohns.k12.fl.us
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Seniors that missed the deadline for full participation senior dues…if you have paid your $50 by 4:00 Friday, Feb. 28 (as instructed in Remind/Schoology/Instagram)...you may still participate by bringing a check for $40 to Ms. Hurst in D27. The increase in fee is to cover reorder of shirts, increased numbers for food, activities planned, etc.
This MUST BE PAID BY THURSDAY, MARCH 5.
This is your final chance to participate in all activities!
Seniors!
Please be read this important letter about Graduation and more:
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR SENIORS is Tuesday, May 12th.
MANDATORY GRADUATION REHEARSAL is Monday, May 18th at 1:30pm at UNF.
GRADUATION
is Friday, May 22nd 7PM at UNF. Seniors need to be there at 6pm.
Please join the Remind group if you have not already done so…text @9bdfbf8 to 81010
Seniors, join the Class of 2020 Schoology group for easy access to senior class information and for the opportunity to vote for class motto. The Schoology access code is: 3X7B-KCXN-32JZZ
See Mrs. Bourquin in D7 for help if needed.
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What is happening at Nease this week
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Monday, March 2nd
- Communications FT to Flagler
- AWAY: 3:15pm - Boys' Tennis at Bolles
- HOME: 6pm - V Girls' Lacrosse vs Sandalwood
Tuesday, March 3rd
- Hospitality FT to Castillo de San Marcos
- 7:30am - PTSO meeting in PH conf room 104
- LUNCHES: 9th grade IB Beach Clean-up meeting in auditorium
- 6pm - SAT Prep in B-104
- AWAY: 5:30pm - Girls' Lacrosse at Buchholz
- HOME: 4:30pm - Tennis vs St Aug
- HOME: 5pm - Boys' Lacrosse vs Creekside
- HOME: 6pm - JV Softball vs Bartram
Wednesday, March 4th
- 3pm - NHS meeting in auditorium
- 6:45pm - Golden Panther Booster Club meeting in PH conf room 104
- AWAY: JV Baseball at Fleming Island
- AWAY: V Baseball at Episcopal
Thursday, March 5th
- DECA FT to Hilton Orlando
- Engineering FT to Stellar
- Chamber Chorus MPA at Mandarin HS
- Dance Team National Competition at Caribe Royale Resort
- Jostens on campus for SR announcement deliveries - PAC courtyard
- 9am - ASVAB testing in auditorium
- 6pm - Jazz and Chorus Concert & Dinner in cafeteria
- AWAY: 4pm - Tennis at Ponte Vedra
- HOME: 5pm - Softball vs Bishop Kenny
Friday, March 6th
- DECA FT to Hilton Orlando
- ROTC FT to Area 12 Regional Drill Meet in Douglas, GA
- Wrestling FHSAA 3A State Tournament in Silver Spurs
- Jostens on campus for SR announcement deliveries - PAC courtyard
- AWAY: 5:30pm - Softball at Keystone Heights
- HOME: 5pm - JV & V Baseball vs Lincoln
Saturday, March 7th
- DECA FT
- ROTC FT to Douglas, GA
- Wrestling State Tournament
- HOME: 9am - Boys' Lacrosse vs Bolles
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