Good afternoon!

St Johns County School District is in the process of renewing our accreditation. Each school is required to have parents complete the survey below. Please take a few minutes to complete as your feedback is valued and will help Nease and the district plan for future years.

https://eprovesurveys.advanc-ed.org/surveys/#/action/197512/p2065

Mrs. Sharma, Robotics and Computer Science Discoveries teacher, has 4 DonorChoose projects that needed funded. Any assistance that you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Laser Cutter for Laser Sharp Teens!.

Laser Cutter for Laser Sharp Teens! (Part 2).

Laser Cutter for Laser Sharp Teens! (3).

Build Our 3D World!.

SENIOR PARENT YEARBOOK ADS NOW AVAILABLE! Honor your senior with a special yearbook ad. Prices start at $100 for a quarter page and go up. Go to yearbookordercenter.com and search Allen D. Nease High School to design your ad. Deadline for senior ads is Nov. 1st  Contact leisha.cowart@stjohns.k12.fl.us for more information.

YEARBOOK SALES GOING FAST! Last year we sold out of yearbooks, so make sure you get one early, and at the best price! Go to yearbookordercenter.com and search for Allen D. Nease High School. Prices will go up Nov. 1, so don't miss out! Contact leisha.cowart@stjohns.k12.fl.us for more information.

Vacancies we are actively trying to fill...

English 1 & 2 - will post again Nov 1st

HOPE - Health Opportunities thorugh Physical Education - interviewing Monday

Enviromental Science - will post again Nov 1st

School Counselor - interviewed and waiting on reference check

TV Production - zero applicants - will repost 

ESE Teacher - will interview next week

ESE Para - one name submitted to HR - still need 2 more

Clerk - submitted names to HR for 2 part-time people to job share

If you know someone interested, please have them email Lisa.Kunze@stjohns.k12.fl.us

Tickets for the Ponte Vedra HS game will be sold ONLINE ONLY. A link will be sent to seniors this afternoon and they have until Monday morning to purchase. Monday the link will be sent to Juniors, then Sophomores and Freshman depending on the number sold. We are asking that the link is not shared especially with PV students.

As you are planning trips for winter break, please be aware that the last day of school is Wednesday, December 21st. There are no district midterm exams, but teachers will be administering summatives to end the quarter and there are district final exams for semester courses. It is important that students are on campus and finish the semester. We return from winter break on Thursday, Jan 5th.

Exam Schedule for end of 2nd Quarter:

Mon/Tue - Dec 12th & 13th - English & Math exams

Thu/Fri - Dec 15th & 16th - Science & Social Studies exams

Mon/Tue - Dec 19th & 20th - World Languages & Electives

Wed, Dec 21st - We will attend all 7 classes

NHS ASVAB Test – Thursday, November 10^th, 2022

• The ASVAB Career Exploration Program (CEP) will be administered on Thursday, November 10^th in the PAC at 9:20 AM.  There is no charge to take this test.
• You must register to take the ASVAB Test through Signup Genius, as there will be no other area to sign-up. Deadline to register for the test is Friday, November 4^th.
• THIS EXAM IS FOR 10th, 11th and 12th GRADERS ONLY
• To learn more about the ASVAB Test, go to http://www.asvabprogram.com
• ASVAB Signup Page: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0F4EA5AB2BA3FF2-nhsasvab

CALLING ALL STUDENTS OF NEASE HIGH SCHOOL!

After pausing due to Covid, the Rotary Youth Exchange program is back up and running.  If you'd like an opportunity to spend a school year overseas affordably and with great supervision, then visit www.rye6970.org for application information.

• The Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE) is a Rotary International student exchange program for students in secondary school. Since 1929, Rotary International has sent young people around the globe to experience new cultures. Currently, about 9,000 students are sponsored by Rotary Clubs every year. The deadline for applications to be a RYE student in the school year of 2023-24 is this November 1.

SENIOR INFORMATION

Scholarship Resources

Searching for scholarships can be overwhelming for anyone. Good thing there are resources and tips out there. First, you want to explore the Financial Aid/Scholarship website on each college your child is applying to. They list internal scholarships to the college and scholarship resources. The second thing is to explore Naviance. On their dashboard they can search scholarship options. Third, they can use scholarship search engines. Remember: DO not to pay for a scholarship application. All legitimate scholarships will not charge a fee for your child to apply. Lastly, explore the Florida’s resource-Navigating your financial website to learn more: http://www.navigatingyourfinancialfuture.org/

Scholarship search engines:

 https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/?excmpid=vt-00061

https://www.niche.com/colleges/scholarships/

https://www.chegg.com/scholarships

https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/our-scholarships

https://www.fastweb.com/

https://www.raise.me/

https://www.goingmerry.com/

HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL ON OUR VIRTUAL FINANCIAL AID NIGHT OCTOBER 25^TH. SEE FLYER FOR MORE INFORMATION.



Seniors, If you’re not in the Senior Schoology group you are missing important information and your opportunity to have a voice in choices made for your senior year! Only 356 of you have joined so far and less than 190 voted on your senior t-shirt! If you are Dual Enrollment, this is a GREAT way to stay connected! This group is for students only. To Join, navigate to Groups in your Schoology account and join the group using this code: C8JX-WT66-BHV8D

Important GradBash Updates:

GradBash is a special ticketed event for seniors at Universal Studios. Seniors cannot use an annual pass for access to this event or drive themselves. Seniors will depart Nease at 1:30pm on 4/28/23 and return at approximately 5am on 4/29/23. All 300 GradBaah spots are reserved.

Spots were reserved with a non-refundable deposit of $100 on SchoolPay. We estimate a second non-refundable payment in the spring of $105, and it is possible (based on increased costs, especially fuel costs) that a 3^rd payment may be necessary. Our hope is to keep the total cost at $205, which includes the special event ticket (access to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure from 4pm to 2am), charter bus transportation, and a $20 voucher that can be used at park restaurants or shops.

GradBash is sold out, but we do offer a waiting list if spaces open up or a student who planned to go would like to sell their ticket. If we reach you on the waiting list, a senior sponsor will contact you with information on making a deposit, paying in full, or completing a transfer with another senior. You will have a limited amount of time to respond before we remove you from the waiting list and go to the next person on the list. You MUST have paid your senior dues to keep your spot in line on the waiting list.

To Join the Waiting List:  https://forms.office.com/r/iY61hj8VwS

Transcript Requests:

Seniors requesting transcripts for college applications must use Naviance and must follow the Gold Envelope procedures. Seniors have received their Gold Envelopes and have received instructions on how to begin this process. If they are missing their Gold Envelope, they must meet with their assigned counselor. Requesting and paying for transcripts on school pay is one of the steps on the checklist in the Gold Envelope. Once the checklist is completed, the senior must drop off the Gold Envelope to their assigned Counselor to have their transcripts sent. It can take up to 14 days for this process once the counselor gets the gold envelope due to several other academic reports are required to be submitted with the transcript. After the 14 days, the Senior needs to circle back around to the counselor and pick up the Gold Envelope in CPOD.

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. Senior dues must already be paid for access to the GradBash deposit link – if you are on the waiting list, but haven’t paid senior dues you will be removed from the waiting list and will need to rejoin at the bottom of the list. Seniors who pay their senior dues by October by Friday, October 14^th will receive a senior t-shirt. https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/Class-of-2023-Senior-Class-Dues-/ScBfZbi

SENIOR PARENT YEARBOOK ADS NOW AVAILABLE! Honor your senior with a special yearbook ad. Prices start at $100 for a quarter page and go up. Go to yearbookordercenter.com to design your ad. Deadline for senior ads is Nov. 1. Contact leisha.cowart@stjohns.k12.fl.us for more information.

Class of 2023 Remind

If you would also like to be updated on Senior Class information by using Remind you can join the class of 2023 Remind by texting @nease23 to the number 81010

Seniors and their parents can join the Class of 2023 Remind to stay up to date on senior class information. Please note that everyone joins through the join information above, but because of size limitations we may move you into a different section. When this happens you will get two notifications from Remind – 1that you have been added to a new section and 2 a notification that you have been removed from the initial section. You do not need to rejoin! All sections get the same information!

Class of 2023 Schoology Group

Seniors (students only) please join the Class of 2023 Schoology group, which is how we will communicate important information about senior dues, the senior t-shirt design contest, GradBash, ordering your Cap & Gown, and more! If you want a voice in your senior year, you MUST join! If you are Dual Enrollment, this is a GREAT way to stay connected! This group is for students only. To Join, navigate to Groups in your Schoology account and join the group using this code: C8JX-WT66-BHV8D

Graduation date:

Saturday, May 20th at 9am at University of North Florida.  As of right now, graduates should plan on receiving 6 tickets.

Monday, October 24th - Green Day - 1, 3, 5, 7

• College Visit
• 12:45pm - Vanderbilt Universtiy
• AWAY:  All day - V Boys Golf - District - GC of Fleming Island

Tuesday, October 25th - Gold Day – 2, 4, 6, 7

• 9:45am - IB Booster Meeting in MC room 146

Wednesday, October 26th - 1, 2, 3, 4, EXCEL, 5, 6 - dismissal at 2:50pm

• 5:30pm - Golden Panther Booster Club Mtg in main office conf room 104
• AWAY:  7am - Swim Regionals in Ocala
• AWAY:  5:30pm - Girls Weightlifting at Bartram

Thursday, October 27th – Green Day – 1, 3, 5, 7

• College Visits
• 11:35am - Fairfield University
• 12:45pm - Davidson College
• Lunches:  IB Social behind Panther Hall
• 5:30pm to 8pm:  Track or Treat at Stadium

Friday, October 28th – Gold Day – 2, 4, 6, 7

• FT NJROTC - Sunshine Belgain Tervuren K-9 Competition at St Johns Co Fairgrounds
• 8:50am - morning pep rally
• HOME - 7pm - V Football vs Ponte Vedra

Saturday, October 29th

• NJROTC FT - Orienteering Meet in Brunswick, GA
• Marathon High All-School Costume Run in Nocatee
• AWAY:  All day - XC Boys & Girls - Regionals in Gainsville

College Visits:

Juniors and Seniors can register for college visits through Naviance. A list of all available visits is available in Naviance. Students are allowed 5 visits per year. All visits will receive a pass in the first/second period. This pass should be shown to the teacher PRIOR to the visit. Students should not miss summative assessments to attend a college visit. Visits will take place in the media center, unless otherwise indicated. 

Student Life

FREE AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING!   

We’ve had FANTASTIC attendance in after school tutoring and we want to keep reminding our families of this FREE service offered by our juniors and seniors of National Honor Society. Students that need help or support in any of their classes can stay after school on any Tuesday and/or Thursday from 4-5 p.m. OR during Excel time on Wednesdays where students can work with an NHS member. No appointment or reservation is needed. Students can also request tutoring in the mornings or during lunches, however, an appointment for these times must be made with Mrs. Milian. ALL our students have plenty of opportunities to get some extra help when they need it! For more info, please see me in the media center. 

Take a trip back to the 1950s! with the thespians at Nease High School! Nease Theatre students have been working hard to bring to life the world of the 1950s and the phenomenon that became rock & roll with the musical comedy favorite Bye Bye Birdie. Performances will take place on November 4^th (6:30 PM) and November 5^th (1:30 PM and 6:30 PM), with a preview on Wednesday, November 3^rd (6:30 PM).

Best known for the showtune classic “Put on A Happy Face,” and featuring other standards such as “Kids”, “Rose” and “Lot of Livin’ to Do”, Bye Bye Birdie tells the story of what happens when an Elvis Presley-like superstar named Conrad Birdie comes to the small, innocent town of Sweet Apple, Ohio and stirs up mayhem with his celebrity. Take a time machine with us back to the 1950s for the music, dancing, and comedy fun that is not to be missed!

Come support all our budding performers including: Kayla Cashen, Jake Madson, Troy Leatherman, Samantha Glick, Chloe Dresback, Bradford Utter, Micah Vosburg, Lily Downie, Faith Leatherman, Ellie Mirgeaux, Parker Black, Natalie Kinkead, Amanda Ferrand, Hanna Cline, Ethan Diachun, Gabi Poore, Lucy Harry, Kendra Lay, Kendall Brown, Robbyn Dykeman, Alexa Keiser, Kennedy Fulk, Harmony Anderson, Marisa McNally, Gabby Catlin, Maya Kalush, Mia Kasper, Ava Everly, Jacob Santana, Kaylie Burnett, Andrew Hajdini, and Rome Curtiss. Leading the charge on the technical side of things is stage manager Grace Polito, supported by Riley Chance (Assistant Stage Manager), Eva Luke (Assistant Stage Manager), Tim Erickson (Properties Manager), Maggie Yan (Wardrobe Supervisor), Sophia Brooker (Sound Operator), Santrice M (Sound Operator), Caitlynn Hellman (Lighting Operator), Sophia Burger (Lighting Operator), Loane Moureau (Costume Crew), Tiffany Snow (Costume Crew), Jackie West (Paint Crew/Stage Hand), Apollo Bowles (Paint Crew/Stage Hand), Robin Hickey (Stage Hand), Tu Ly Bui (Stage Hand), Chloe Migut (Stage Hand), Jennifer Roccia (Stage Hand), and Vincent Falcone (Spotlight Operator/Stage Hand)

Here are the SchoolPay links to reserve your tickets for Bye Bye Birdie.

• Wednesday, November 2nd , 6:30 p.m. (online sales close noon on Wednesday, November 2nd): https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/NHS-Presents-Bye-Bye-Birdie--Showtime-We/ScXisnC
• Thursday, November 3^rd , 6:30 p.m. (online sales close noon on Thursday, November 3^rd ): https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/NHS-Presents-Bye-Bye-Birdie--Showtime-Th/SeBrrIa
• Saturday, November 5^th, 2 p.m. (online sales close at 4 p.m. on Friday, November 4^th): https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/NHS-Presents-Bye-Bye-Birdie--MATINEE-Sho/ScGQ2jt
• Saturday, November 5^th, 6:30 p.m. (online sales close at 4 p.m. on Friday, November 4^th): https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/NHS-Presents-Bye-Bye-Birdie--EVENING-Sho/ScmF8jS

Also: Support Nease Theatre and buy an ad in the Bye Bye Birdie program. Show your thespian your support and put a message in the program or promote your business with us.

https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/Bye-Bye-Birdie-Ad-sponsorship-levels/SbPOZaz

HURRICANE IAN RELIEF COLLECTION!

To help raise money for the relief efforts in Ft. Myers/Naples and the surrounding area after Hurricane Ian decimated that part of our state, our chapter of National Honor Society is raising money for the cause. Mrs. Kunze has allowed students and faculty to wear costumes to school on Halloween, Oct. 31^st ONLY with a minimum donation of $5. 100% of the funds will go directly to the American Red Cross. Students can make their donations between now and Friday, Oct. 28^th and bring money to me in the media center. We would like to encourage ALL our students to help out with this fundraiser even if they choose not to wear a costume. With our student population we have the potential to raise a great deal of relief funds if everyone just made a $5 donation. We have also tied a 1^st period contest to this fundraiser. The 1^st period that raises the most money will win a Chick-Fil-A breakfast (and other treats) in the media center with me. I will be keeping a spreadsheet with all the donations and 1^st period classes. THANK YOU for all your support with this and showing our great state what AMAZING & COMPASSIONATE students and families we have at Nease.  

This Wednesday, Oct. 26^th in our media center! PLEASE tell me which beautiful Hispanic country you hail from! We would still LOVE parent support and help with our celebration.   We will  have a showcase of foods, music,flags, decorations, AND a Zumba instructor will be doing an expo with the kids! If you are able to help us out in some way, PLEASE reach out to me as soon as possible so that I can count on you!! Remember – if you would like to volunteer, you MUST be an approved SJCSD volunteer. Please call or email me at 904-547-8367 or carolyn.milian@stjohns.k12.fl.us if you have questions. Thank you so much!!  

TOYS FOR TOTS!

Once again our school is competing against all the other high schools in the Toys for Tots collection drive to provide a Christmas for so many children who might not have a great Christmas otherwise. Students are being asked to donate a new, unwrapped toy to make a little girl’s or boy’s Christmas special. Unfortunately, the state and district have issued very strict guidelines regarding service hours for donations and students are NOT able to earn service hours for Bright Futures for making donations. However, some Nease service clubs might decide to award service hours for “in-club” hours and that is completely up to each club sponsor. Please remember it’s important to remember that this is a season of giving and there are many children and families in North Florida that will benefit from this very valuable toy drive.  We will have donation stations set up in the media center, front office, and Guidance. Last year, Nease completely blew all the other high schools out of the water with the MOST donations and we’d like to keep that reputation!  Please make sure your student’s full name, student number, and guidance counselor is attached to the bag.   If you have additional questions please contact Mrs. Milian in the media center. Thank you for helping us with this incredibly important act of kindness and generosity. ALL DONATIONS ARE DUE BY MONDAY, NOV. 28^TH THE LATEST!  

Congratulations to the Nease teams moving on in the MedNexus Innovation Challenge, a team-based entrepreneurship competition showcasing regional high school students who are tasked to pitch their solutions to Florida’s evolving healthcare needs. This year’s theme is sleep deprivation solutions. Student teams below are currently pitching their ideas to the UNF Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the City of Palm Coast. Each member of the team will receive a FitBit next week in recognition of their success! Please wish them luck as they move on to the final pitch at Palm Coast City Hall on November 9^th.

Team Tozy Pillow (Senior Team):

Anthony Bismi

Miles Moerman

Team SleepNext (Junior Team):

Kyle Bae

Shiven Neelkant

Daniel Kurian

Aditya Yellapragada

Jay Dalvi (Beachside)

Congratulations to the Nease Swim & Dive Team on their excellent performance at the 2022 3A FHSAA District 3 high school swimming and diving meet from 10/17/22:

Our men’s Nease Swim & Dive Team overwhelmingly won the 2022 3A FHSAA District 3 swimming and diving meet with 548 points! They trumped the second place Ponte Vedra High School men’s team which only scored 302 points. Our men’s Nease Swim & Dive Team won all three of their relay races:

200 yard medley relay (Dylan Ramos, Rich Nguyen, Joseph Wyatt & Matthew Koziol) 1st place

200 yard free relay (Rich Nguyen, Walker Lanoue, Joseph Wyatt & Matthew Koziol) 1st place

Including the 400 yard free relay (Joseph Wyatt, Walker Lanoue, Brandon Gear & Jackson Wilcox) 1st place 

Our Lady Panthers from Nease Swim & Dive Team came in second place overall at the 2022 3A FHSAA District 3 meet with a combined score of 419 points! Our Lady Panthers came in first place for the 400 yard free relay and second place for the 200 yard free relay and 4th place in the 200 yard medley relay:

200 yard medley relay (Jolie Nguyen, Alexis Petrosevich, Caroline Triplett & Kate Rieger) 4th place

200 yard free relay (Charlotte Driesse, Natalie Padgett, Alexis Petrosevich & Olivia Moore) 2nd place

And winning the 400 yard free relay (Natalie Padgett, Charlotte Driesse, Jolie Nguyen & Olivia Moore) 1st place

The Nease Girls JV XC Team was well-prepared to face their competition at the championship meet on Saturday, October 15, and this was reflected in the impressive times put forth by several runners. Mia Czarnecki secured a 20th-place finish, followed by the next four scoring finishers - Olivia Hipp, Katie Glidewell, Finley Stokke-Harms, and Freya Klockare. The team placed 4th in one of the most competitive races they faced this season.

Girls Golf Team

Girls’ Varsity Golf was in a couple of nail biter matches last week. They had a 1-stroke loss to Bartram at St John's Golf and Country Club. They had a great day on Wednesday without their captain and snuck out a 2-stroke victory against Beachside at Cimmarone. 

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

Annual Golf Cart Giveaway

Please support our golfcart giveaway for a chance to win a brand-new Bintelli Nemesis street-legal golf cart. All proceeds benefit your team and the Nease Golden Panther Booster Club. For more information please visit: https://go.rallyup.com/neasegolfcart2022

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/

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

Looking ahead:

Boys’ Basketball

Boys’ Basketball Tryouts

Must have a current physical – go to https://neaseathletics.com/athletic_clearance/

Monday, October 31^st – Varsity 7:00 – 8:30am / JV 4:00 – 5:30pm

Tuesday, November 1^st (Final Roster Cuts) – Varsity 7:00 – 8:30am / JV 4:00 – 5:30pm

Girls’ Basketball

Girls’ Basketball Tryouts Grades 9-12

Monday & Tuesday, October 24 & 25 from 4:00 -6:00pm in the Nease Panther Den

Must have a current physical – go to https://neaseathletics.com/athletic_clearance/

Hope to see you in the Den – come and be a part of a winning tradition!!!

Boys’ & Girls’ Wrestling

Nease Wrestling is having an Interest Meeting

Wednesday, October 26 at 8:30am in the Wrestling Room (See Flyer)

Must have a current athletic physical on file https://neaseathletics.com/athletic_clearance/

If you have questions, contact Coach Lucas at: NeaseHSWrestling@gmail.com.

Amazon Teacher Wish Lists Have Been Updated! Good news! We have made it easier than ever to support the amazing teachers at NHS! The PTSO asked teachers to create Amazon Wish Lists for items that they would love to have to enhance learning in their classroom. Check out the Amazon Wish Lists that are posted to our website. We will be updating the page with additional teacher wish lists as they are submitted. Amazon Teacher Wish Lists

Volunteers Wanted! We are looking for Volunteers during EXCEL time for the 2022-2023 school year. EXCEL is 63 minutes each Wednesday for students to eat lunch, attend a club meeting, seek help from a teacher, or retake a summative exam. Volunteers are needed from 12:00 pm-1:30 pm. Volunteers will get training prior to their first shift and a volunteer T-shirt. Volunteers get a valuable peak into campus life at NHS! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4aafab2ea0f9c70-excel2

*All visitors on campus including PTSO meeting attendees, must be approved volunteers. To become an approved visitor, please visit https://www.stjohns.k12.fl.us/volunteer/. Visitors are required to check in at the front office and present identification.

We’ve Got Spirit! Yes, We Do! The SPIRIT WEAR STORE is OPEN! You may have items shipped to your home for a nominal fee or save the shipping cost and pick them up from the store! If you have any questions, please reach out to Katie Swindell at kswindell78@gmail.com. Purchase here: https://shop.crowleyprinting.com/Nease-High-School-Spiritwear_c93.htm

PTSO Membership Is Open! There are two options for your 2022-23 PTSO Membership:

1) Regular Membership: includes a NEASE car magnet! - $35

2) Premium Membership: includes a Panther Pride Banner and a NEASE car magnet! - $120. Let’s FILL THE FRONT FENCE with Panther Pride banners! 

Click here to become a member

PTSO Gold Business Partner:

Amazon Teacher Wish Lists Have Been Updated! Good news! We have made it easier than ever to support the amazing teachers at NHS! The PTSO asked teachers to create Amazon Wish Lists for items that they would love to have to enhance learning in their classroom. Check out the Amazon Wish Lists that are posted to our website. We will be updating the page with additional teacher wish lists as they are submitted. Amazon Teacher Wish Lists

Nease hosted it’s first Day Shadow Internship event on the teacher planning day. Read about it in the October edition of the Academy Newsletter.

504/IEP Accommodations for Industry Certification Exams

The Nease Academy course your student is enrolled in may offer an industry certification exam. Your student’s teacher will inform the class if they will be taking an industry certification exam this year. Industry certifications are excellent resume boosters for future college and career endeavors and earn students a Merit designation on their diploma.

As we are a certified testing center, the certification exams administered at Nease High School are proctored through Certiport, an independent testing platform. As a student with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or 504, your son or daughter may apply for accommodations through Certiport. Because it is an outside testing company, like ACT or SAT, accommodations, such as extended time, must be applied for and implemented to the individual student’s testing platform by Certiport. The school cannot request these services, the student and their legal guardian (if student is under 18) must submit the request directly to Certiport. Accommodations are granted by Certiport annually, so even if your student was granted accommodations for testing in the 2021-2022 school year, the application must be submitted again for the 2022-2023 school year to ensure that accommodations are provided at the time your student tests.

Certiport has an online accommodations application process. The process is detailed on their website at: https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Educator-resources/Exam-policies/Accommodations.aspx

In order to have your request for accommodations considered by Certiport, a parent/guardian must submit a completed application online, along with supporting documentation aligned to Certiport requirements. Certiport will notify you directly if your student is approved for accommodations. If approved, please inform your student’s Academy teacher so that we are aware when planning for test administration. It can take several weeks to hear back from Certiport as to whether the request is approved or if they need additional documentation, so the earlier you start the process, the better. 

Feel free to reach out to me or to your child’s teacher know if you have any questions.

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

Our third IB Booster meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 25^th, 2022 at 9:45 a.m. in the Media Center Classroom. Please make sure you are a registered volunteer to attend.

Our “first” IB social for students will be held on October 27^th during all three lunches. More information will be posted on the IB schoology page. A sign-up genius is below to help with drinks and coolers will be available for any family who would like to help. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084FAFAE23A5FF2-ibsocial2. Please remember if you sign up to bring drinks, please put them in a cooler with ice! Your cooler will be placed in the front office so you can pick up. 

Thank you to all who have joined the IB Booster club! If you haven’t joined, there is still time. You can go to our website, www.neaseibboosters.org. For our senior families, your membership comes with a senior stole your student will wear at graduation this May. 

Bright Futures Scholarship Update

• Students will be evaluated for Bright Futures eligibility based on paid work hours or volunteer service hours
• These hours will be listed in separate categories on the transcript
• Hours cannot be combined for eligibility determination
• Students must have either 100 paid work hours for all levels of the Bright Futures scholarship or 100 (Academic), 75 (Medallion) or 30 (Gold Seal)
• It won’t hurt students or give them a special advantage to have hours in both categories
• Test score and Bright Futures GPA requirements remain unchanged.

Type of Hours Required (one type or the other)

Scholarship Type                                   Paid Hours           Volunteer Hours

Florida Academic Scholarship                       100                            100

Florida Medallion Scholarship                        100                             75

Florida Gold Seal Scholarships                      100                             30

Required Reflection Form Community Service Reflection form must be submitted with Paid hours and Volunteer hours.

Bright Futures Application instructions: Bright Futures application instructions

Transcript Requests:

Seniors requesting transcripts for college applications must use Naviance and must follow the Gold Envelope procedures. Seniors have received their Gold Envelopes and have received instructions on how to begin this process. If they are missing their Gold Envelope, they must meet with their assigned counselor. Requesting and paying for transcripts on school pay is one of the steps on the checklist in the Gold Envelope. Once the checklist is completed, the senior must drop off the Gold Envelope to their assigned Counselor to have their transcripts sent. It can take up to 14 days for this process once the counselor gets the gold envelope due to several other academic reports are required to be submitted with the transcript. After the 14 days, the Senior needs to circle back around to the counselor and pick up the Gold Envelope in CPOD.

Nease Guidance Financial Aid/Scholarship News https://applynow.unf.edu/register/FinancialAidWorkshopandTour

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

COFFEE 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. 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.

·        10 oz. coffee cups

·        Hot chocolate packets

·        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.

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

ALL seniors 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 $25. 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.