THE PANTHERS PRINT2011 Panther


August 29, 2011
 
Nease High School

Ponte Vedra, Florida

The 2011-2012 school year is well under way and we hope your student is settling into the new year well. Plan ahead for the year using the calendar at St. Johns County Schools Calendar

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

REMINDER: Students who have P.E. are required to wear a Nease t-shirt and shorts.  T-shirts and shorts are $10 each and are available for purchase during these first few weeks of school. 

 

Student Planners are being re-stocked and should be available soon at the Nease front desk for $5 each.   

 

Through August 31st -Vote for Bartram Trail @ Nease game of the week. Just click on this link http://www.news4jax.com/sports/index.html and vote and if our game wins we will be televised. Thanks for voting you can vote once per day through 11 p.m. Wednesday. The winning teams will be announced Thursday during the 10 o'clock news.

 

AUGUST 31st - 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.  Look for drop-off bins at area Winn Dixie stores.

 

SEPTEMBER 5th - No school for students or teachers.

 

SEPTEMBER 7th - St. Johns County is hosting a College and Career Night for students and parents. This is a great opportunity for your student to begin preparing for the future. Please plan to attend.

TUTORING AND TEST PREPARATION:

Sylvan Learning Center  in Ponte Vedra Beach offers tutoring in most high school subject areas as well as SAT/ACT Prep. See if you are ready for the SAT/ACT with a free practice test from Sylvan. Call 280-8410 to schedule!

  

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.

 

University of North Florida Schedules for:

SAT Preparation and ACT Preparation

 

Need a tutor? Club Z offers in-home tutoring services on all subjects. One-on-one sessions with certified teachers. SAT/ACT test preparation and experience with LD/ADD also available. Call Frank Jordan, Area Directory at 904-260-1100 or go to Club Z Tutoring

 

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

STUDENT DIRECTORY ADS ARE NOW AVAILABLE!

Don't miss this chance to make Nease families aware of your business or service. Find out more at the Nease PTSO web page or by printing the Student Directory Advertising Info. You can mail in this form along with your business card or ad copy. The deadline is October 1st. The 2011-2012 Student Directories will be available in October for $20 each or FREE to PTSO Members.

 

Please join PTSO and support Nease by printing this Membership Form . Just send it in with your student or mail to the address on the form. Membership has been lowered to $25 per family this year!

 

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.

 

SPORTS SEASON PASSES ARE NOW AVAILABLE

Is your student planning to participate in a Nease team sport? Families can join the Nease Golden Panther Booster Club online at www.NeaseGPBC.com

Membership goes to support our athletes in the areas of field repair and maintenance, facilities improvements, and funding individual team requests.

Please join today to support your student's teams and start getting the benefits!  Memberships start at $175.

 

Benefits of becoming a GPBC Member:

  • Nease Mandatory Athletic Usage Fee is waived ($50 savings)
  • FREE gate admission to regular season games during the season you choose for your student and your immediate family (value of $5-$7 entry fee per person, per event)
  • Your donation goes DIRECTLY to the sport(s) that you allocate
  • The GPBC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

 

 

ATTENTION: A Northwest Nease Bus is up and running. Parents of out-of-zone Nease students traveling from Northwest St. Johns, have secured a bus from Durham School Services for a daily morning service. There are still seats available for interested families. For a payment of $125, students can begin riding the bus today. For details and more information please contact:

Melissa Nelson, phone 904.910.6442 or email mnelson@hopsproblemsolving.com

Belinda Koros, mbjbkoros@bellsouth.net

Jennifer Strickland, jenmstrickland@bellsouth.net

 

 

 

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.  

 17 Magazine 

PTSO Magazine Fund Raiser 

 

Go to:  Magazines to purchase your discounted magazine subscriptions. Proceeds benefit Nease classroom supply needs. Please take a moment to look through the magazine options and help us fill in the gaps!

Thank you.

If you have anything you would like to have published in this newsletter or any suggestions please email me at nease.ptso.comm.sec@live.com

 

Sincerely,

 

LaRissa Adams, Communications Secretary

Nease High School PTSO