October 15, 2011

THE PANTHERS PRINT

2011 Panther

October 15, 2011

Nease High School

Ponte Vedra, Florida

We are coming to the end of the first quarter of the school year with many accomplishments in both sports and academics. Please take a moment to mark your calendars with the upcoming event dates to stay involved with your student's school year.

NEASE LINKS:

OTHER RESOURCES:

PACT Prevention Coalition

StAugustine.com Sports

St. John's County Education Foundation:

UPCOMING EVENTS

October 17, 2011 -

STATE OF THE SCHOOLS PRESENTATION

Presented by Joseph G. Joyner, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools Reception: 5:30 p.m. Presentation: 6:30 p.m.

SJCSD Administration Building

40 Orange Street, St. Augustine

RSVP: 547-7502

October 21, 2011 - End of first quarter

October 22, 2011 - First Coast Marching Invitational (FCMI) will be hosted by Nease High School - Please come out to support the Nease band during this competition.

October 24, 2011 - Teacher Planning Day - no school for students

Ponte Vedra High School will be hosting "Coffee Chats" and all parents are welcome. Please see the following schedule for the upcoming talks

October 26, 2011- Coffee Chat: Guest Speaker: Paula Roderick - Understanding the College Admissions Process II: How does the Admissions Process Really work?

November 9th and 16th, 2011 - Coffee Chat: Guest Speaker: Jill Geehr - Helping your child target the best career/field for them. Part I on the 9th and Part II on the 16th.

November 11, 2011 - Veteran's Holiday - no school for students.

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Media Release - Our own Dean Bernie Blue was honored in the Lifetime Achievement Awards. Also, the National Merit Semifinalists for 2011 were announced including those from Nease High School. Please congratulate our qualifying students. Finally, Lou Greco was elected president of the Florida Association of Media in Education; congratulations to him!

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

People 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.

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

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