Happy Friday! Enjoy the 3-day weekend!

We still need parents to complete the Annual SAC survey as we are required to have 20% of parents complete. PLEASE take a few minutes. https://surveys.stjohns.k12.fl.us/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=llMJ6o2K Thank you in advance for your time and feedback.

FAST Writing will be administered to all 9th and 10th grade students through their English class from Tuesday, April 2nd through Tuesday, April 9th. Your child should know when they are testing. Please ensure they get a good night's rest, eat breakfast, and are encouraged to do their best. Thank you in advance for your support!

LAST CHANCE TO PRE-ORDER YEARBOOKS! Online sales for yearbooks will end on April 1. To guarantee your child has a yearbook, make sure you order before then. After April 1, no purchases can be made until the books come in, and then only a limited number of books will be available, and will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. ORDER TODAY!  www.yearbookordercenter.com. Code 15476.

Nease Athletic Leadership Council held their annual March Madness basketball game last Wednesday. This is a fundraiser for senior scholarships where the staff took on the students in a packed gym and a very close game! Our Nease staff pulled out a win with a score of 54-53!  Two years in a row teachers have been victorious!

Nease Theatre to present PIPPIN

On April 11, 12 and 13, Nease High School Theatre will present the musical Pippin. Pippin tells the story of a the first-born son of King Charlemagne as he goes on a quest to find his purpose in life. Along the way, he has many adventures into war, politics, and romance. Even as self-doubts plague him along the way, Pippin ultimately finds happiness in the most surprising place of all. Pippin features a score by Stephen Shwartz, composer of such musicals as Wicked, Godspell, and The Prince of Egypt. Pippin promises a night of humor, song, dance, and some other surprises.

For our production of Pippin, we have two casts: The Sun Cast, which will perform on Thursday night and the Saturday matinee, and the Moon Cast which will perform on Friday night and Saturday night. Though all the kids are in both casts, they rotate who plays the leads. The Sun Cast features: Jacob Santana (Pippin), Ellie Mirgeaux (Dark Leading Player), Parker Black (Light Leading Player), Abigail Moring (Catherine), Robbyn Dykeman (Charlemagne), Nina Howley (Fastrada), Tristan Mirgeaux (Lewis), Juliana Weldon (Berthe), and Slava Melnyk (Visigoth Soldier).

The Moon Cast includes Andrew Hajdini (Pippin), Mia Kasper (Dark Leading Player), Lily Downie (Light Leading Player), Maya Kalush (Catherine), Jackson Fry (Charlemagne), Gabby Catlin (Fastrada), Kedren Ellis (Lewis), Hannah Smith (Berthe), and Charlie Evans (Visigoth Soldier). Throughout the run, the child role of Theo will rotate through three performers: Joseph Weldon (Thursday, Saturday matinee), Mariana Garrett (Saturday evening), and Owen Gillespie (Friday evening).

The balance of the multi-talented cast includes Sarah Roney, Tiffany Snow, Ella Bennett, Brianna Bailie, Marisa McNally, Mackenzie Cole, Mia Garrett, Kallie Smith, Brooklynn Gorga, and Lyla Gillespie. Pippin is directed by Mr. Mark Robinson, with choreography by Lily Downie and Robinson. Ren Dunn is stage manager and Robin Hickey is assistant director. Ellie Mirgeaux is the show’s vocal captain and Gabby Catlin is dance captain. Also joining the performances are members of the Nease Color Guard. The crew includes Ethan Murphy, Sophia Burger, Tu Chi Bui, Sam Morgan, Kadyn Sakamoto, Joy Triplett, Kaylee Raisor, Dorian Huggins, Marisa Gursky, and Kaylie Burnett.



April 11 at 6:30 PM – Sun Cast

April 12 at 6:30 PM – Moon Cast

April 13 at 2:00 PM – Sun Cast

April 13 at 6:30 PM – Moon Cast

Tickets for PIPPIN are $12 and can be secured in the near future through Go Fan:

Please read the Special Edition Panther Press sent Thursday, March 21st

https://conta.cc/43rlGKQ

For the rest of the school year, only new or updated info not included in the Special Edition will be posted.

Graduation is Tuesday, May 21st at 6pm at UNF.

We would like to return the pancake breakfast this year for seniors on Wed, April 24th at 8am. We need to know if there are enough students interested and if so, how much to purchase. Please sign-up using the link below by Wednesday, April 17th.

Student link for senior pancake breakfast Seniors: Senior Pancake Breakfast (signupgenius.com)

Monday, April 1^st – Green Day – 1, 3, 5, 7

Tuesday, April 2^nd – Gold Day – 2, 4, 6, 7

• 7:30am – PTSO meeting in PH-104
•  AWAY: 5:30pm/7:30pm – JV/V Boys’ Lacrosse at St Augustine
•  HOME: 5:30pm/7pm – JV/V Boys’ Volleyball vs Beachside
• HOME: 6pm -JV Baseball vs Beachside
• AWAY: 6pm – V Girls’ Lacrosse at Flagler Palm Coast
• AWAY: 6:30pm – V Softball at Orange Park
• AWAY: 6:30pm – V Baseball at Bolles

Wednesday, April 3^rd – 1, 2, 3, 4, EXCEL, 5, 6 – 2:50pm dismissal

• NJROTC FT – Navy Nationals in Pensacola, FL (7am departure)
• HOME: 3:30pm – Tennis vs Flagler Palm Coast
• HOME: 5pm – JV Baseball vs Fletcher

Thursday, April 4^th – Green Day – 1, 3, 5, 7

• JROTC FT – Navy Nationals in Pensacola, FL
• AWAY: 4pm – Tennis at Episcopal
• HOME: 6:30pm – V Boys’ Lacrosse vs Tocoi
• AWAY: 5:30pm/7:30pm – JV/V Girls’ Lacrosse at Bolles
• AWAY: 6:30pm – V Boys’ volleyball at Pedro Menendez
• HOME: 5:30pm/7pm – JV/V Softball vs Tocoi
• HOME: 6:30pm – V Baseball vs Andrew Jackson
• 6pm – District Volunteer Banquet at Nease HS (aud & café) 

Friday, April 5^th – Gold Day – 2, 4, 6, 7

• NJROTC FT – Navy Nationals in Pensacola, FL
• Boys’ weightlifting at Regional Championships
• Track at Arcadia Invitational
• AWAY: 4pm – Boys’ Volleyball Tournament at Spruce Creek
• HOME: 5pm/7pm – JV/V Girls’ Lacrosse vs Darlington School in GA
• AWAY: 6:30pm – JV Baseball at Creekside
• HOME: 6:30pm – V Baseball vs Creekside

Saturday, April 6^th  

• NJROTC FT – Navy Nationals in Pensacola, FL
•  Boys’ Volleyball at Tournament at Spruce Creek
• Boys’ Weightlifting at Regional championships
• Track at Arcadia Invitational
• Track at True Team Championship at Bartram Trail HS

Spring 2024 EOC (End of Course) Exams for Home Ed/Virtual Ed/Dual Enrollment Students

Nease will be offering all EOC's: 9th Grade ELA, 10th Grade ELA, Algebra 1, Geometry, Biology, US History, and the Florida Civics Literacy Exam (FCLE) in April/May 2024. Please complete the questions through the link below to secure a testing date. Deadline to request Spring 2024 EOC testing is Friday, April 12, 2024.

https://forms.office.com/r/kAK7MEPGhD

P³ Poetry Slam!!

Our 7^th Annual P³ (Panthers, Poetry, & Prose) Poetry Slam will take place Wednesday, Apr. 24^th at 5 p.m. here in our media center. Please join us as we transform our media center into a “coffeehouse” with a mic for some amazing performers as they share their own personal works. 1^st place prize is $50 CASH! This event is open to family and friends, however, we do need to have a head count of how many folks will be attending so we prepare for seating and will be serving snacks and beverages.  If you will be attending, please click on the link below and RSVP Monday, Apr. 22^nd. Thank you so much and LET’S GET READY TO SLAM!  

POETRY SLAM RSVP

STUDENTS! If you would like to perform in the poetry slam – you MUST attend an informational meeting on Friday, April 5^th during all lunches in the media center with Mrs. Milian. Please bring your lunch as she will go over all the rules, rubrics, and suggestions.  

Prom ticket sales and Prom court nominations begin April 1! For all Prom information including ticket sale links and prom court nomination links, please use the prom website: neaseprom.weebly.com

TEXTBOOKS AND MEDIA FINES – PROM SEASON!! 

Prom tickets go on sale on Monday! Juniors and Seniors with any fines on their account will NOT be able to purchase prom tickets UNTIL you clear your account! I will be posting an updated list in order by student number on my Schoology page for all juniors and seniors to check. 

Are you interested in starting a club or continuing a current club? If so, you must attend the mandatory 24-25 Club Information meeting during EXCEL on April 3. There will be an EXCEL A and EXCEL B session held in the PAC. Current clubs must send one of their 23-24 officers to be eligible to continue the club for the next school year. For questions before the sessions contact Assistant Principal Mrs. Newman at Amy.Newman@stjohns.12.fl.us

NATIONAL ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETY

Next meeting dates in B102: April 24th and May 8th

See Schoology Group for March 27th meeting notes.

Spring Writing Submissions' due dates are approaching.

Seniors – Graduation Cords School Pay link is available – See the group page. *April 1st is the last order date.

Book Drive: Thank you to all who participated. It was a wonderful success!

Please see Mrs. Lewis in B102 or Schoology Message if you have questions. 

CHESS CLUB TOURNAMENT!

Our chess club is hosting a Chess Tournament on Wednesday, April 3^rd after school in the media center. The entry “fee” to be able to participate is 2 donations from the list below for the St. Francis House. The tournament is a service project to help out The St. Francis House in St. Augustine, however, it is also a tournament with a $50 Amazon gift card for the Grand Champion! Students, please click on the link below to sign up for the tournament. Please see Mrs. Milian in the media center with any questions. All tournament players MUST sign up by Monday, April 1^st.

LINK CREW IS RECRUITING NEW LEADERS FOR THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR!

Rising Juniors and Seniors (current 10^th and 11^th graders) – if you are interested in being a part of Nease history and becoming a Link Leader, please scan the QR code below to RSVP to attend the informational meeting next Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. in the media center. 

To stay up to date on all Prom information, please check out the website: https://neaseprom.weebly.com/

Boys Weightlifting - Meet Results – District Championships

Olympic – 4^th place Team

129 – Sam Lewis – DISTRICT CHAMPION

129 – Joey Stodel – 5^th place

139 – Jacob Finkelstein – 6^th place

169 – Gabe Mitchell – 6^th Place

199 – Jack Rorex – 4^th Place

199 – Caden Byas – 6^th place

219 – Vinny Larizza – 4^th place

219 - Jackson Jonczy – 5^th place

238 – Erald Shehaj – 5^th place

238 – Marco Vasquez – 6^th place

UNL – Clayton Arnold – 6^th place

Traditional – 4^th place Team

129 – Sam Lewis – DISTRICT CHAMPION

129 – Joey Stodel – 4^th place

139 – Jacob Finkelstein – 6^th place

183 – Logan Martin – 3^rd place

199 – Jack Rorex – 4^th place

219 – Vinny Larizza – 3^rd place

219 – Jackson Jonczy – 5^th place

238 – Erald Shehaj – 5^th place

Congratulations to Sam Lewis for earning our district’s TOP LIFTER award in the Traditional category.

🌟 Gold Level Plus Business Partner Spotlight 🌟

Traci Crawford is a distinguished Army veteran with three decades of active duty service, now serving as a dedicated Real Estate Advisor at Engel & Völkers First Coast.

Driven by her passion for excellent customer service, she specializes in residential sales in the greater Jacksonville area, including Fleming Island, Nocatee, Ponte Vedra, St. Augustine, and beyond.

Traci's expertise extends to first-time buyers, new construction, luxury home buyers, investors, and those looking to downsize or retire.

With a unique commitment to her fellow veterans, she offers specialized assistance for military relocations. Traci's mission is to build lasting relationships with her clients, earning their respect and becoming their real estate advisor of choice through dedication, service, and exceptional results.

Thank you, Traci, for all you do for Nease, including being a Gold Level Plus Business Partner.

http://newlifetimememories.com

904-572-8063 | t.crawford@evrealestate.com

🌟 Gold Level Plus Business Partner Spotlight 🌟

Nease Animal Hospital is a full-service Veterinary Hospital that offers integrative medicine. Comprehensive care with Personal Touch Your pet is unique, and we will make sure we treat your dog or cat with the attention to detail that you both truly deserve. We are passionate about empowering you to help your pet live a healthier and happier life.

Thank you, Nease Animal Hospital, for helping our pets and supporting Nease High School!

1 904-209-5740

www.neaseanimalhospital.com

10440 US Highway 1 N Suite 101 Ponte Vedra, FL 32095

Thanks to your support of the Nease PTSO, the teachers and staff lounge was stocked with treats on Wednesday! Thank you, Nease PTSO members and business partners, for helping make Nease a great school!

April PTSO Meeting: 4/2 at 7:30 a.m. in PH104. All are welcome! Hope to see you there!

Stellar Academy Scholarship

Engineering Academy Seniors, you are eligible to apply for the Stellar Scholarship. Up to two engineering Seniors will be selected, earning $1,000 each. Read the application carefully, and be sure to turn everything in via email to Mrs. Combs at jaime.combs@stjohns.k12.fl.us, or by dropping off your materials in an envelope labeled with “Mrs. Combs” at the front office desk, no later than Monday, April 8th. View the application and it’s requirements here.

This is a great chance to earn free cash for college if you plan on pursuing an Engineering major!

Engineering Scholarship Available

The Society of American Military Engineers Jacksonville Post is awarding $2000 scholarships to high school students who will be enrolling in an engineering, construction, or architecture related program at a college or university this fall. Applications are due by March 29,2024. Additional information can be found at their website: https://samejax.org/HS-scholarships

We have had Stellar Academy of Engineering Students win this scholarship in the past, so we encourage you to apply!

Virtual Reality Design and Engineering: Stellar Academy Guest Speaker on April 3^rd, Excel A

Learn how engineering is embracing virtual reality as part of the design process. Stellar Engineer Dave Mueller will present how their global firm utilizes virtual reality design software and integrates the latest technology into their planning and client presentations when taking on building and construction projects around the world. Get a first-hand look at the projects he’s worked on, and learn how he got involved in Stellar’s Virtual Document Control department. All engineering students, and any other students who are interested, are invited to attend this guest speaker event, which will be held in Mr. Beale’s room, PH220. To attend, students MUST come with a signed guest speaker form. You can print one here, or pick up a copy from Mr. Beale or Mr. Arias. 

Get an Inside Look at Documentary Filmmaking for Free

Richard Vevers from the Netflix documentary Chasing Coral is coming to the Whitney Lab Auditoriums April 4^th at 7 PM to talk about ocean conservation. He is also know for bringing google maps street view underwater, so it's a great opportunity for filmmakers as well as aspiring scientists. Most well suited to middle and high schoolers, but appropriate for elementary school students as well! We encourage anyone who loves the ocean to come, and bring all their friends! The event is completely free. There is a QR code to sign up on the poster, but I'll also include an event link here: 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sanacora-ocean-forum-registration-814185820707?aff=oddtdtcreator

Russell Rowland Engineering Firm Job Opportunities

Seniors in the Engineering Academy, if you’re interested in putting your AutoCAD, Revit, and Inventor drafting skills to work after high school, Russell Rowland is seeking to hire graduates this summer. This structural engineering firm wants to hire full-time employees who are interested in jumping straight into the workforce. If you’re interested, let Mrs. Combs know and she will connect you with their hiring agent.

Digital Design Scholarship

Digital Design students, time to get some free cash for college! Apply for the Leonard’s Studios Leonard R. Tucker Scholarship. This is a $1000 Scholarship for St. Johns County seniors enrolled in Yearbook or an Academy program. Applications for this scholarship are now open and you can apply at www.leonards.com/scholarship. They choose 2-3 students from around the county. The deadline for this scholarship application is April 15th. See the graphic below for more details.

Get an Inside Look at Documentary Filmmaking for Free

Richard Vevers from the Netflix documentary Chasing Coral is coming to the Whitney Lab Auditoriums April 4^th at 7 PM to talk about ocean conservation. He is also know for bringing google maps street view underwater, so it's a great opportunity for filmmakers as well as aspiring scientists. Most well suited to middle and high schoolers, but appropriate for elementary school students as well! We encourage anyone who loves the ocean to come, and bring all their friends! The event is completely free. There is a QR code to sign up on the poster, but I'll also include an event link here: 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sanacora-ocean-forum-registration-814185820707?aff=oddtdtcreator



If you have any questions about the Communications Academy, Stellar Academy of Engineering, or the Academy of Hospitality & Tourism, reach out to Mrs. Combs at jaime.combs@stjohns.k12.fl.us

Registration for next year is complete. Please have your student check HAC to make sure their requests are correct. Please have the student send Mrs. Kennedy an email, if they need for a request to be updated.

Sign Up to help with IB testing: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4EAFA728ABF94-48560235-nease. If your student is taking the exam, unfortunately, you cannot be in the same exam as your student. We really need help proctoring from our 9^th and 10^th grade families.

IB Seniors

Senior Banquet is May 20^th in the afternoon. Please save the date!

Carolyn Milian – School Librarian Media Specialist

Lorna Patterson – Media Clerk

Media Center phone number – 904-547-8367

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

COFFEE/HOT CHOCOLATE STATION DONATIONS!

THANK YOU SO MUCH to all our families that have donated so many supplies to keep our student coffee station running! The students absolutely love this little FREE perk we offer in our media center, ESPECIALLY with more chilly days heading our way! We could still use some of the following items if you are willing and able to help donate so we can keep this going for our students.

·        Hot chocolate packets (these are so popular!)

·        Disposable coffee cups

·        Tea bags (for our tea drinkers 😊 )

·        Creamer (individual packs or powdered. No refrigerated creamers please)

·        Sugar (individual small packets)

Thank you so much for anything you can help out with so we can continue this little “perk” for our students.

TEXTBOOKS AND MEDIA FINES – PROM SEASON!! 

Prom season is around the corner and we have MANY students with media fines on their accounts. This week we sent out overdue media notices to all students with fines on their accounts. If your student has any textbook or library fines on his/her media account. PLEASE take care of these as soon as possible, ESPECIALLY JUNIORS & SENIORS! Juniors and Seniors with any fines on their account will NOT be allowed to purchase prom tickets and Seniors will not receive graduation tickets until these fines are satisfied. FRESHMEN! – many of you still have missing library books and/or fines from your middle school. These WILL remain on your account through the years until you take care of them. If your student still has a book that has been charged to his/her account, as soon as they return it to the media center, these fines will be deleted from their account.  If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Get your “Panther Café Ceiling Tile”! This is your chance to IMMORTALIZE yourself in our library!

ALL students have the opportunity to take home one of our café area ceiling tiles, paint and personalize it, then have it placed back into our ceiling for a donation of $20. The money raised from this fundraiser will be used to purchase new computers for our media center and at the same time have our seniors immortalized in our café as these will never be repainted! Please contact me in the media center for more information. 

Follow Nease Athletics on Instagram #NeaseAthletics and X @NeaseAthletics

You can support Nease Athletics by becoming a member of our Booster Club! Everyone is welcome to join. There are five membership levels. All funds will directly support Nease High School athletic programs. All athletes and coaches will benefit from the funding. Show your Panther Pride and sign up here https://neaseathletics.com/gpbc-membership/

Link Below for Apparel purchases:

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/

Athletic Fee/Pay to Participate

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

·        Athletic Leadership Council activities

·        Student-Athlete Letters and Awards

·        FHSAA membership dues and other fees

The 2023-24 fee will be as follows: $75 Per Sport Played

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.

Spring Sports Update:



Baseball – had a big win this week over Coral Gables 11 – 10

Softball – is 7-4 overall with two big wins this week, beating PV 7-3 & St. Augustine 20-0

Boys Lacrosse – is 9-4 overall with a win over Bartram Trail 12-11 on Tuesday

Girls Lacrosse – is 6-5 overall and split this week, win over Providence 16-3 / loss to Tocoi 16-9

Boys Volleyball – won 3 straight games to victory vs Global Outreach Charter Academy