2011 Panther              

 Nease High School 

 Ponte Vedra, Florida                  


July 26, 2011
FCAT

 

 2011 FCAT Reports are available to pick up in

 the Nease front office.  School hours are from 

 8:30 a.m. until  4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

NEASE LINKS:

Athletics 

PTSO  

Guidance   

  

  
OTHER RESOURCES

SJC School District 

SJC Calendar

Parent Assistant

FCAT Web site

SAT, PSAT, AP Info  

ACT Information 

Drivers Education    

PACT Prevention Coalition   

StAugustine.com Sports  

 

St. John's County Education Foundation: Find us on Facebook 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

PANTHER PICK-UP DATES

Students will pick up class schedule, ID and textbooks. Pre-printed Student Information Forms will be mailed to incoming freshmen.  All sophomores, juniors and seniors will pick up forms at school.

 

AUGUST 9 -  9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Seniors

                       1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Juniors

AUGUST 10 - 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Sophomores

                        12:00 to 2:00 p.m. - Make Up for any Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores.

   

AUGUST -17 - 8:30 a.m.   All Freshmen report to the GYMNASIUM for orientation.  PARENTS are invited to the PTSO Hospitality Area in the Media Center and will have an opportunity to join students from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

 

Student Planners will be available for $5 each from IB Boosters. 

 

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED!  Parents and students:

Nease administration needs your help to check in students and sort paperwork on August 9th and 10th.  Please sign up online at

Sign Up Genius or contact Debra Wilkin at 547-8300. 

 

SUMMER READING is required for all students taking standard, honors, AP, IB or Dual Enrollment English class. Information is available on the Nease Home Page  

 

AUGUST 9 and 10 - Yearly Parking Passes are being sold during Panther Pick-up.  Please bring $70 cash or check made to Nease High School and the Parking Pass Form to the front office.

AUGUST 22 - Students report to school for the 2011-2012 school year.  Plan ahead for the year using the calendar at St. Johns County Schools Calendar  

AUGUST 31 - St. Johns County Education Foundation annual Tools For Schools will be held at Pacetti Bay Middle School.  Educators can receive free school supplies donated by business and the community.   Drop off supplies between July 28 - August 9th at any Winn-Dixie store in St. Johns County. 

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

STUDENT DIRECTORY ADS ARE NOW AVAILABLE!

Don't miss this chance to make Nease famlies aware of your business or service. Find out more at the Nease PTSO web page or by printing the Student Directory Advertising Agreement 

You can mail this form along with your business card or ad copy or visit the PTSO at Panther Pick-Up on August 9, 10, or 17.   

The deadline is October 1st. The 2011-2012 Student Directories will be available in October for $20 each or FREE to PTSO Members. 

 

Nease Board for 2011

The 2011-2012 PTSO Board are pictured above. Back row L-R are Theresa Collary - Staff Appreciation, LaRissa Adams - Communications Secretary, Karen Whittington - Membership, Jane Weiland - Treasurer, and Mr. Dresback.  Front row L-R are Courtney Scherer - VP, and Lois Harris - President. Not pictured: Jan Sweet - Recording Secretary and Maria Cavanaugh - Past President.

Please join PTSO and support Nease by printing this Membership Form

Bring the form to Panther Pick-Up, send it with your student or mail to the address on the form.  Membership has been lowered to $25 per family this year!  To find out how you can become involved at Nease, go to Nease PTSO  for emails, information, and fundraising opportunities.

 

NEW - Bus Routes at NHS Bus Routes

 

ATTENTION: Julington Creek Area Nease Students:

If you are interested in bus transportation in the morning for your student, please contact any of the parents listed below for more details. These parents are trying to secure a Durham school bus to transport students in the morning to Nease but need a commitment for a set number of kids to enter into a contract. The contract needs to be in place before August so please follow up quickly. The bus is slated to have two stops: Food Lion at State Road 13 and Publix on Race Track Road.

For additional information, please contact the following:
Melissa Nelson, mnelson@hopsproblemsolving.com
Belinda Koros, mbjbkoros@bellsouth.net

Jennifer Strickland, jenmstrickland@bellsouth.net

 

PACT Prevention Caolition Summer Newsletter

   

GUIDANCE NEWS:  

Beginning this school year, Nease guidance counselors will be assigned to students alphabetically by last name instead of grade level. The new assignments are:
A-G  Cindy Vartanian H-N Michel Gledhill, and O-Z Daphne Harden.
To schedule an appointment, contact Peggy Altick at 547-8321.

 

TARGET STORES HELPS NEASE RAISE FUNDS!    There is an easy way for you to help us raise money for Nease. It's called Take Charge of Education and here's how it works:  Visit Target.com or call 1-800-316-6142 to apply for a Redcard (Target Visa, Target credit, or Target debit) and designate Nease High School (ID 42195). Then use your REDcard whenever you shop. Target will donate up to 1% of your purchases directly to our school. Nease received a 2010 Take Charge of Education donation of over $1100!
Grandparents, alumni, friends and neighbors are all welcome to participate in the program. If you're already participating, thank you!
TUTORING AND TEST PREPARATION:

Sylvan Learning Center  in Ponte Vedra Beach offers Summer Savings. Learn more at Sylvan Summer Prep Programs

 

St. Johns Learning Center is located in Bartram Executive Park and offers SAT/ACT Preparation, study skills, subject tutoring, and organizational strategies.

 

Tutoring Club  offers individual programs for Reading, Math, Writing, Study Skills, and SAT/ACT Preparation. Summer Program Specials: Summer SAT Prep and Summer Tutoring

 

University of North Florida Schedules for:

SAT Preparation and ACT Preparation

 

SENIORS

Seniors must have their senior portrait taken at Cady and Cady studios before September. If your portrait is not taken there is no guarantee your photo will be in the yearbook. Book your appointments on line at www.cadystudios.com  or call (904) 880-7455. Cady has two locations, downtown Jacksonville and at 1300 CR210, a few minutes from Nease. The sitting fee is $25. 

 
 

Attn:
Students who need a Driver's Learners Permit
 

Safe Driver logo
Did you know....The Florida Drug and Alcohol Course is Required by law before applying for your Florida Learner's Permit.
Nease PTSO
has partnered with SafeDriver.com! When you register for your Learner's Permit Course (or any other course) via SafeDriver.com using the code "NHS," 20% of your course fee will be donated to the NHS PTSO! This does not increase your cost. For more information or to take this course, click on SaveDriver.com