Our thoughts and prayers are with the families, students, and staff of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. As Mr. Forson stated in his message to families this week, if your child needs help dealing with the event, please tell him/her to see their guidance counselor. At Nease we already had training scheduled this week for our teachers to review procedures for an intruder. After the training, we will be talking to students as well and completing our required drill for 2nd semester. The most important message to students will be to please share any information that they hear, read, or see that could possible affect the safety of our campus. As always the safety of our students is the number one priority of faculty & staff, the district office, and the Sherriff's office.

Tuesday is Final Day for Nease Spiritwear Pickup

If you are among the 50 people who have not yet picked up the Nease spiritwear you ordered through PTSO/CP&S, the very last day for pick up is Tuesday 2/20 during EXCEL time (in C-pod courtyard under the awning). Parents – please remind your student that morning to stop by and pick up their items during EXCEL time!

Attention Senior Parents: Rhodes will be on campus this Thursday, Feb. 22, for FINAL payment on graduation orders. They will be set up under the C-pod awning during EXCEL time.

Ponte Vedra High School is hosting a College Fair on Wednesday, Feb. 21st from 5-7pm in their gym. Everyone is invited to attend. PVHS College Fair Flyer

Please join us Wednesday, February 28 ^th from 6:00pm-8:00pm for an evening celebrating the Fine Art Department here at Nease. We will be hosting a silent auction with student artwork benefitting the upcoming cultural field study in Santa Fe, New Mexico as well as performances by our Drama and Band programs. We hope to see you there!

It’s that time of year again, our annual March Madness Tournament is about to start up! Team Sports classes are forming teams to play games over the next 4 weeks. Students who are not enrolled in a Team Sports class can participate by forming a team with 5-8 players and signing up with Coach Reyes in the gym. Those teams will be playing games during excel time starting on February 27 ^th . It will be first come first serve for a total of 6 teams for those not in a Team Sports class. For teams wanting to sign up they can bring a roster to Coach Reyes starting on Tuesday February 20 ^th . Please let your students know to sign up next week! The final championship game will be played before spring break as a fundraiser for senior scholarships. Students will be able to buy a wrist band the day of the game to attend.

Band Mulch is back for the spring! Red, brown or pine bark! Free Delivery! Please visit  http://prideofstjohns.org/mulch/  To order! Deadline to order is March 3rd, Delivery is March 17th. Thank you! 

Headed to THE PLAYERS Championship this year?

Help support The Vertical and buy your tickets through Chip In For Youth!

Purchase a specially-created discounted Good Any One Day Stadium pass for $50 though our dedicated link:

https://www1.ticketmaster.com/event/22005351A06B8ACC?brand=pgatour&camefrom=cfc_pgatour_tpc_chipin2018

Use the Promo Code: ONLINE

$25 of every ticket sold comes back to The Vertical. The remaining net proceeds will be donated to The First Tee, a youth development organization, that impacts the lives of young people by providing educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values and promote healthy choices through the game of golf.

Would you like the Nease community to know more about your business?  Advertise in The Vertical!

The Vertical is our student run school newspaper. Information about issue topics, issue dates, and advertising prices are listed here: http://teachers.stjohns.k12.fl.us/bourquin-h/sample-page/journalism/the-vertical/the-vertical-advertising/

Save The Date-March 8th

Nease Winter Guard invites ALL to our upcoming Community Night program. Come see Nease Winter Guard, Nease Percussion, and 12 other local Winter Guards perform. Performances start at 6pm in the Gym. Come out and enjoy the shows, concessions will be available. 

For Seniors ONLY:

Seniors!  Please stop by Ms. O’Quinn’s room, Panther Hall #234 to pay your $55 Senior dues and pick up your 2018 Senior t-shirt today! If you have already paid your dues but have not received a shirt, please see Ms. O’Quinn during Excel “A” this week. 

GOT SNEAKERS?  

The Nease Indoor Percussion Group is hosting a sneaker drive to collect unwanted, wearable used sneakers to help the more than 6 million people in the world who don’t own a single pair of shoes! Help us collect sneakers!  You can earn TWO SERVICE HOURS FOR EVERY TEN PAIRS OF SNEAKERS!   (Must be sneakers)

Collections will be every Wednesday mornings outside by the Front office before school (letters will be handed out upon collection). 

 

Policy Reminder:

Students are not checked out after 3:20pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays or Fridays OR after 2:20pm on Wednesdays. If you need to check-out your child early, PLEASE submit the Early Dismissal Form and your child will be waiting for you upon arrival.

If your child will be missing school for any planned reason and you would like to see if the days could be excused, you must submit a Pre-Excused Absence Request Form

The Nease HiQ trivia team closed out their season with a regional championship win for both Varsity and JV. The regional tournament was held at Westport High School in Ocala. After advancing to the finals, the JV team came back in the final round from a 50 point deficit to beat Vanguard by more than 50 points. The Varsity team also had the audience holding its breath as it came back in the final round to beat Columbia High School by five. We are extremely proud of both teams’ performance in the playoffs and the regular season. The JV team finished the regular season undefeated, and the Varsity team lost only once. Thank you to all the parents and teacher-volunteers who helped make this season so successful!  

Mu Alpha Theta competed this month in the Regional Competition at Eastside High School. Congratulations to all who competed!

Calc Team (Jonathan Valyou, Gerald Huang, Oscar Aguilar, and Collin Gee)- 5th/18

Calculus Individual (Gerald Huang)- 11th/90

Statistics Team (Andre Alvarez, Nell Crlenjak, and Ashley Bridges)- 4th/11

Statistics Individual (Andre Alvarez)- 13th/42

WINNING is CONTAGIOUS - Girls Basketball

Nease continued its’ winning ways on Thursday. Winners of thirteen straight and still undefeated at home in the 'Den,' the Lady Panthers ended the season for the visitors from Ocala Forest in a convincing manner. Nease, despite missing numerous easy baskets early, played clamp down defense all night and held the 15-2 advantage after the first period concluded. The second quarter proved to be the most competitive battle of the evening but Nease still held a decisive, yet comfortable 40-15 lead at the half. The Lady Panthers held the opposition to 3 total points in the second half to come away with a thorough drudging of Ocala Forest (67-18) in the regional quarterfinal victory.

The front line of Nease, all towering over 6-1, gave the visitors nightmares all night. The trio of center Camille Hobby and forwards Peyton Carter and Mykah Eshbaugh dominated inside play while the visitors searched for answers all night. Camille Hobby put together a stellar game, scoring 17 points and pulling down 10 rebounds to complete the double-double. Not to be outdone, forward Peyton Carter also put together a double-double (10 pts./12 rebounds). Mykah Eshbaugh continued to energize the group with her relentless efforts defensively. Although, Mykah is not counted on for scoring, she still showed her overall significance (7 rebs, 4 assists and 3 steals). Karissa Niles was also one of the three double digit scorers , connecting on 3 treys to finish with 13 points. Co-captain Kiya Turner finished her night with 9 points, 6 assists and 4 steals.

Nease (25-3) and still the #1 team in 7-A, look to continue their quest to make a deep run in the State playoffs on Tuesday. The Lady Panthers will take on the Hurricanes from Gainesville in the Regional Semifinal at 7 p.m.

Coaches or Team Moms of sports/clubs can email Mrs. Kunze at [email protected] by 4pm on Thursdays with any good news for their sport/club. Please use Arial font size 12. Thank you!

Feruary 26,27, 28 - Writing Re-takes for 11th & 12th graders

March 1 & 2 - FSA Writing for 9th graders - this is one 120min session

March 5 & 6 - FSA Writng for 10th graders - this is one 120min session

Last day of 3rd quarter - Thursday, March 15th

No school for students (Teacher planning day) - Friday, March 16th

March 19 & 20 - FSA Reading retakes for 11th & 12th - two 90min sessions (1 session per day)

March 21 & 22 - Algebra 1 Retakes for anyone who needs to take - two 90 min sessions (1 session per day)

Spring Break - Monday, March 26th through Friday, March 30th

April 16, 17, 18, 19 - FSA Reading for 9th graders - two 90min sessions (1 session per day)

April 18, 19, 20, 23 - FSA Reading for 10th graders - two 90min sessions (1 session per day)

April 24, 25 - Geometry EOC - two 90min sessions (1 session per day)

April 26, 27 - US History EOC - one 160min session

April 30, May 1, 2 - Biology EOC - one 160min session

May 3,4 - Algebra EOC - two 90min session (1 session per day)

Thursday, February 22nd

Seniors

Juniors

Sophomores



Freshman

For the latest Nease Academy News, check out neaseacademies.com

If you are an Academy student, and want to drop your Academy for next year, you must fill out and turn in an Academy Drop form. Email Mrs. Combs at [email protected] to request a form. We will not remove an Academy class from the student’s 2018-19 schedule until we’ve received the completed form, per district policy.

Upcoming Academy Field Trips:

Students will be able to get field trip forms from their Academy teachers two weeks before the trips take place.

A reminder that Academy students sign a contract at the beginning of each year stating that they will maintain certain academic and behavioral standards in order to remain in an Academy program. Academy students must maintain a total GPA of at least a 2.0, and must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA (75%) in an Academy class. A student in an Academy must also maintain a good discipline record. 

In accordance with district policy, if a student does not meet these requirements, he/she will be placed on probation for a semester. If, at the end of that probation period, he/she does not have a GPA which meets the requirements, or fails to have an improved discipline record, the student will be removed from the Academy. If an Out of Zone student is removed from an Academy, he/she will be transferred back to his/her zoned school. Letters were mailed home and delivered to students in class in early February, to make students and parents aware of probationary status for the remainder of the 2017-2018 school year.

If you have any questions or concerns about Nease’s Academy of Hospitality & Tourism, Communications Academy, or the Stellar Academy of Engineering, please contact Jaime Combs, Academy Coordinator, at [email protected]

Guidance Distribution:

A through De Mrs. Vartanian - [email protected]

Di through J Mrs. Gibss - [email protected]

K through M Ms. Mayor - [email protected]

N through Se Mrs. Gledhill - [email protected]

Sh through Z Mrs. Harden - [email protected]

Please contact your child's counselor if you need to schedule a parent/teacher conference with all of your child's teachers. If you just need to meet with one teacher, please contact the teacher directly.

Student Volunteer Opportunity

Julington Creek Elementary School needs you!

If you are in need of volunteer hours, please join us in making our Annual Family Fun Week possible. The following includes general information, Sign Up Genius, and contact information. There will be volunteer forms available at the event or you can supply your own. If you cannot commit to a slotted time, but would like to help...just show up. Sign in at the ticket tables upon entering and we will find a role for you. 

WHAT…

JCE’S FAMILY FUN WEEK

WHEN…

Carrabba’s Pasta Night and Basket Preview

Friday, March 9 ^th from 6:30-8:00pm

  Family Fun Day

Saturday, March 10 ^th from 11:00am-4:00pm

 

These Family Fun Events are one of Julington Creek Elementary’s favorite fundraisers of the year. We need your help to make it successful. Volunteers who sign up to help the entire time at Family Fun Day will be provided with lunch as well. May need to copy/paste for the link to work;-)

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040b48aaab23aa8-family

Thank you for your help in making our FFD possible. Contact Family Fun Day Chairperson, Tee’ha Carroll, at [email protected] with any questions. Also, available via talk/text at 904-887-1231

SAT and ACT prep courses available at Nease.

Do you need help in your courses? Are you tired of the overpriced private tutors that charge $50 an hour? Not only that, but they also probably haven't seen a high school curriculum in years. At Top Tier Learning we have a qualified team of students, including 2 National Merit Semifinalists. We are 100% student run and tutors have excelled in the classes they teach. If you don't want to dive headfirst into a lesson package, no worries! We also offer $10 trial lessons. You decide where you meet and how often you want tutoring. 

If you have any questions feel free to email us at:

  [email protected] 

For more information on our branch managers and tutors, you can visit our branch website at:

  http://toptierlearning.com/collections/ponte-vedra-beach-fl 

Media Specialist: Carolyn Milian

Media Para: Lorna Patterson

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at [email protected] or

call 547-8367. Have a great weekend and don’t forget to READ-READ-READ!! 

For Seniors ONLY:

Seniors! Please stop by Ms. O’Quinn’s room, Panther Hall #234 to pay your $55 Senior dues and pick up your 2018 Senior t-shirt today! If you have already paid your dues but have not received a shirt, please see Ms. O’Quinn during Excel “A” this week. 

The Rotary Club of Ponte Vedra Beach Sunset is a member of Rotary International,

an organization of business and professional people dedicated to humanitarian

service and international understanding.

The Rotary Club of Ponte Vedra Beach Sunset Foundation will be awarding a $1,000

scholarship to a junior or senior from Allen D. Nease High School, that has demonstrated 

an outstanding commitment to community service and exemplifies the Rotary motto,

"Service Above Self".  

The student should be planning to attend a four-year college, a two year college, a trade

school or a vocational / technical school with a program of study of one year or longer.

Immediate relatives of Rotarians are not eligible for this scholarship.

All applications should be mailed to: Cynthia King, President

                                                                 The Rotary Club of Ponte Vedra Beach Sunset

                                  P.O.Box 612

                                  Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32004    

                                                              

Completed applications must be received on or before  March 3, 2018 . Any applications

received after the deadline will NOT be considered. The "Service Above Self Scholarship Winner"

will be announced on or before  April 7, 2018.

2018 Service Above Self Scholarship Application

CAP and GOWN

LAST DAY to pay for senior orders - Thursday, February 22nd.

Senior delivery date - Thursday, March 8th for last names A-L

Friday, March 9th for last names M-Z

Graduation Rehearsal (REQUIRED) - Thursday, May 17th from 10am to 12pm at UNF Arena

Graduation - Monday, May 21st at 7pm at UNF Arena

Monday, February 19th

Tuesday, February 20th

Wednesday, February 21st

Thursday, February 22nd

Friday, February 23rd

Saturday, February 24th

French Orals for Seniors IB students are scheduled for Wednesday 21 ^st and Thursday 22 ^nd of February.

It’s that time of year again, our annual March Madness Tournament is about to start up! Team Sports classes are forming teams to play games over the next 4 weeks. Students who are not enrolled in a Team Sports class can participate by forming a team with 5-8 players and signing up with Coach Reyes in the gym. Those teams will be playing games during excel time starting on February 27 ^th. It will be first come first serve for a total of 6 teams for those not in a Team Sports class. For teams wanting to sign up they can bring a roster to Coach Reyes starting on Tuesday February 20 ^th. Please let your students know to sign up next week! The final championship game will be played before spring break as a fundraiser for senior scholarships. Students will be able to buy a wrist band the day of the game to attend.

Save the Dates for the School Wide Talent Show

April 10 Talent Show Auditions 4pm – 6:00 pm Nease Auditorium

All talents invited, comedians, dancers, instrumentalists, monologues, group performances, bands, winter guard small group or solos, percussionists, short films, etc… If it is Entertaining, it is fair game for the show!

At auditions, please Plan to Perform your Talent, including costumes if costumes apply. Prepare to perform as you would for the actual show.

If the talent requires recorded music please save the music to a thumb drive as an MP3 file.

Talent Performances should not exceed 3 minutes and should be school appropriate.

April 11 Talent Show Rehearsal 3:00 -5:00 pm Nease Auditorium

If selected to Participate in the Talent Show – You must attend Rehearsal.

April 12 Talent Show 6:30 pm – Nease Auditorium

Admission is $5 for students and adults – tickets will be sold during Lunches on April 11 ^th and 12 ^th in the courtyard in front of the chorus room. Tickets will also be sold at the Door. The Doors will open at 6:15 pm.

Please Email Mrs. Poe with questions about the talent show: [email protected]

St Johns County High School Mathematics Competition

Saturday, April 7th

hosted at Allen D. Nease High School

Registration at 8am with competition starting at 8:30am

Refreshments will be served at 10am while tests are being score.

Awards Ceremony at 11am.

Compete in the course you are currently enrolled in - Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, Statistics, AP Statistics, AP Calculus AB, and AP Calculus BC.

For interested 10th graders

Youth Leadership St. Johns is a program organized by Flagler Hospital for students interested in developing their leadership skills and learning more about how communities work. It also provides information about career and volunteer opportunities in our county. Students apply their sophomore year, but go through the program once a month during their junior year. Any school day programs are excused by the school district. 

This is a great activity to be able to put on college applications.

The application is found at http://www.flaglerhospital.org/About-Us/Youth-Leadership-St-Johns.aspx.

Applications need to be mailed to Youth Leadership St. Johns, Flagler Hospital, 301 Health Park Blvd., Suite 112, St. Augustine, FL, 32086 and must be received by March 8, 2018.

The Medical/Dental Club has moved its meeting day and times to the first Tuesday every month during Excel B in O-118. February is Dental Health Month and we will be collecting Dental supplies for children.

Great Decisions, brought to us by World Affairs Council Jacksonville http://www.worldaffairscounciljax.org, is a non-partisan high school enrichment program on foreign affairs that fosters critical-thinking, conversation and decision-making skills. College professors and high school teachers co-facilitate the monthly sessions at school, and encourage students to drive the conversation, ask questions and share opinions. Additionally, interactive program components off campus provide students the opportunity to apply their skills and knowledge in peer discussions. For content information see http://www.fpa.org/great_decisions

If interested, please join the Schoology group, “Great Decisions Nease” access code 5VTWW-9SNBQ. All events and opportunities will be announced through that Schoology group.

Please note that Great Decisions, The World Affairs Council of Jacksonville, and the Foreign Policy Association are not officially affiliated with Nease High School nor with the Saint Johns County School District. They offer these timely and relevant events to the community free of charge, and I believe they are valuable because they bear on the material taught in many of the courses here at Nease.

Contact me (Mr. Smith) at Nease for more information [email protected]

Attached is a list of clubs at Nease High School with Sponsor's name, meeting location, and meeting date/time. If you have any questions, please contact the Club Sponsor.

List of Clubs for 17-18

 

Nease has 24 sports teams for students to join. There are fees to participate in sports with a one-time athletic fee per year.

Fall Sports - Start date of July 31st 

Cross Country - Boys & Girls - Coach Ted DeVos

Football - Coach Tim Krause

Golf-Boys - Coach Michael Kypriss

Golf-Girls - Coach Bobbie Beattie

Swim - Coach Gustavo Calado

Volleyball - Coach Don Watson

Winter Sports 

Basketball - Girls - Coach Sherri Anthony - Start date of Oct 30th 

Basketball - Boys - Coach Josh Bailen - Start date of Nov 6th 

Competitive Cheerleading - Coach Melissa Fraum - Start date of Oct 9th - tryouts were April 25th 

Soccer - Boys - Coach Fred Hallett - Start date of Oct 23rd 

Soccer - Girls - Coach Jay Shepherd - Start date of Oct 16th 

Weightlifting - Girls - Coach Tim Dennis - Start date of Oct 9th

Wrestling - Coach Craig Muckle - Start date of Nov 6th 

Spring Sports

Baseball - Coach Jerimiah Klosterman - Start date of Jan 29th 

Lacrosse - Boys - Coach Max Gurowski - Start date of Jan 29th 

Lacrosse - Girls - Coach Tara Cushman - Start date of Jan 29th 

Softball - Open - Start date of Jan 22nd

Tennis - Boys/Girls - Coach Michael Kypriss - Start date of Jan 22nd

Track & Field - Coach Bernie Blue - Start date of Jan 22nd 

Weightlifting - Boys - Open - Start date of Jan 8th 

All of the FHSAA paperwork required for your student to participate in sports at Nease are located on the website under the "Forms" tab. Tryout information is listed on the Nease Athletic website. Paperwork MUST be turned in BEFORE a student can tryout for a team.

Nease Athletic Website

 

SJCSD ESE Department welcomes guest speaker Stephen Furnari, Florida Attorney and founder of Guardian Project, on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 from 6:00 to 7:30 at Fullerwood Training Center.

Mr. Furnari will provide parents with information pertaining to the benefits and risks of guardianship and it’s alternatives.  

Guardianship Flyer

The St. Johns County School District took action on February 13, 2018, to adopt science instructional materials. A complete list of the adopted materials is available on the SJCSD Instructional Materials website . A petition period for parents and residents of St. Johns County is open from February 14 to March 15, 2018. Petition process information is also available on the SJCSD Instructional Materials website . Questions may be directed to the SJCSD Instructional Resources Office at 904.547.3947.

Jacksonville Mini Maker Fair

If you have an extenuating circumstance and need to request special bus transportation, please click on the link below to read procedures.

Transportation Waiver Process