Happy Friday!

We have celebrated our seniors this week with lunch, pancake breakfast, and activities. We hope your senior has participated and enjoyed their week. I would like to thank Ms. Samantha Morrison, Mrs. Kasey Mietzner and Mrs. Shannon Jordan, senior sponsors, Nease admin for their work with lunch and pancake breakfast, SJSO for grilling burgers and hotdogs, Mrs. Julie Rolf, mom extraordinaire, who planned all of the activities, and all the moms who volunteered throughout the week. We appreciate all of you and your efforts to celebrate our seniors!

Nease will be hosting our Volunteer Thank You event on Wednesday, May 15th from 4:30pm to 6:30pm at Treylor Park in Nocatee. Please use the sign-up genius below to RSVP, so enough food is ordered.

We appreciate all the hours of assistance provided by our wonderful volunteers!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0444ADA722AAF58-49075112-volunteer

Nease IB Booster Club would like to invite you to join us in celebrating our teachers during Teacher Appreciation month! On Wednesday, May 1st, we plan to transform the media center into an international melting pot and offer our teachers and staff an array of foods from around the world. Please click on the link below for more details and to sign up. Thank you for your support--this has become a favorite event that ALL Nease teachers and staff look forward to! 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084FAFAE23A5FF2-texas

If your child plans to participate in Spring Football please register at www.neaseftbl.com

If you have any questions please contact neasefootballprogram@gmail.com

Upcoming Testing Schedules

PLEASE ensure that your child is well rested and eats a nutritious breakfast.

Wed, May 1st - US History EOC administered to ALL juniors in the gym

Thu, May 2nd & Fri, May 3rd - 10th grade FAST Reading administered through English classes

Mon, May 6th & Tue, May 7th - 9th grade FAST Reading administered through English classes

Mon, May 6th & Tue, May 7th - English 4 District Final Exam administered through English classes

Thu, May 9th & Fri, May 10th - State Geometry EOC administered through Geometry classes

Mon, May 13th & Tue, May 14th - State Algebra EOC administered through Algebra classes

Thu, May 16th & Fri, May 17th - State Biology EOC administered through Biology classes

Thu, May 16th & Fri, May 17th - Last summative in English & Science courses

Mon, May 20th & Tue, May 21st & Wed, May 22nd - Last summative in Math & Social Studies courses

Thu, May 23rd - Remediation Day

Fri, May 24th - Last day of School - Make-up exams and retakes for last summatives

AP and IB Testing Schedule - May 2024

We need your help proctoring AP Exams. Please use the link below to sign up for a proctoring session . AP Exams will take place between May 6th - May 17th. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4BA9AE2CA2F4C34-48915148-apexam

Contact AP Coordinator Amy Newman at amy.newman@stjohns.k12.fl.us with any questions.

Thank you for all of your support!

Volunteers needed for upcoming EOC and FAST testing!

We will take parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and family friends - anyone with free time!

Nease needs your help! We need proctors for upcoming End of Course testing May 1st through May 17th. If you have a few hours (or a few days), please use the sign-up genius link below or email me when you have availability. Thank you in advance for your time and support for our students!

Please make sure you have completed the Volunteer Link with the district, if you have not been clear, before. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0F4EA5AB2BA3FF2-49070718-spring  - Sign up Genius to help proctor BEST/FAST/EOC

https://stjohns.keepntrack.com/apply - Volunteer link from district

From the Clinic:

To close out this year: Please call the school clinic (547-8326) to arrange to pick up or send home your student’s medications. The school clinic will be open usual hours (8:30-4:30) the last week of school. Any medications that are not picked up by May 24^th will be disposed of per district policy.

To plan for next year: Medical Management Plans for the 2024-25 school year have been posted on the Nease website. Please look under the ‘Parent’ tab for all clinic information.  

Please read the Special Edition Panther Press sent Thursday, March 21st

https://conta.cc/43rlGKQ

For the rest of the school year, only new or updated info not included in the Special Edition will be posted.

Graduation is Tuesday, May 21st at 6pm at UNF.

St. John Paul II Catholic Church is hosting a Baccalaureate Mass for any seniors at your school that may attend our church or whose parents want them to be recognized by our church. It will be April 28^th at the 12pm mass with a light reception to follow. Please complete the form if you are interested.

https://forms.gle/1yRQuao7K9KFgze18

Monday, April 29^th – Green Day – 1, 3, 5, 7

• 8:15am – AP World Review in auditorium
• 3:30pm – D&D club in cafeteria
• 5pm/6:30pm – Powderpuff game – Freshman vs Sophomores & Juniors vs Seniors
• AWAY: 6pm – V Baseball at Buchholz – District game
• AWAY: all day – Girls’ Tennis at State competition

Tuesday, April 30^th – Gold Day – 2, 4, 6, 7

• Engineering FT for AICE competition
• 8:15am – AP World review in auditorium
• AWAY: 5pm – V Softball at Oakleaf vs Winner of Game 4 - District game
• AWAY: 7:00pm – Boys Volleyball vs Ponte Vedra @ Pedro Menendez - District Game
• AWAY:  all day – Girls’ Tennis at State competition

Wednesday, May 1^st – 1, 2, 3, 4, EXCEL, 5, 6 – 2:50pm dismissal

• 8:15am – AP World review in auditorium
• 9:20am – US History EOC administered to ALL students taking US in gym & PH
• 12:30pm arrival – IB Math SL & HL in gym
• EXCEL - Military Signing Day in auditorium
• EXCEL – International luncheon by IB Boosters in Media Center
• 1:30pm – Powderpuff Championship game at stadium 
• 3pm – NHS Speech & Debate club in media center
• 6-9pm – Cheer in auditorium
• 6-8pm – Boys’ and Girls’ Cross Country meeting in cafeteria
• AWAY: 7pm – Potential V Boys’ Lacrosse Regional game at Lake Mary in Orlando
• AWAY: ALL DAY – Track & Field Regionals @ UNF
• AWAY: all day – Girls’ Tennis at State competition

Thursday, May 2^nd – Green Day – 1, 3, 5, 7

• 10^th grade FAST administered through English 2
• 8:15am – AP World review in auditorium
• 8:30am arrival – IB Math SL & HL in gym
• 12:30pm arrival – IB Computer Science SL & HL in gym

Friday, May 3^rd – Gold Day – 2, 4, 6, 7

• 10^th grade FAST administered throughout English 2
• Senior Awards throughout the day in Kunze’s conference room
• 8am – Leadership team meeting in MC 146
• 8:15am – AP World review in auditorium

Saturday, May 4^th

• 9am – AP Lit practice test in B-107
• 5:30pm – Navy Ball at Deerwood Castle

YEARBOOK DISTRIBUTION COMING SOON! For those who have purchased, the 2024 NHS Yearbook will be distributed in front of C-Pod on the following schedule: SENIORS - May 8-10 during Excel and all lunches. UNDERCLASSMEN: May 13-15 during all lunches and Excel. There will be a very limited number of books available for purchase for $100 cash or check payable to Nease Yearbook. Books will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis, with seniors getting priority. Reach out to leisha.cowart@stjohns.k12.fl.us with any questions.

Volunteer Opportunities at UNF

Juniors or seniors that are seeking volunteer hours before the end of this school year, can visit the LINKS from UNF provided below. If any student has a volunteer letter or form that will require a signature, please have them to bring the form or letter with them.

April 26^th and 27^th - 2024 East Coast Relays - https://givepul.se/ez08mo

May 7^th and 8^th – FHSAA Region 1 Championship - https://givepul.se/yyhaon

Saturday April 27^th the Transportation Technology club will be racing the Electrathon car the students have been working on at the FSCJ Downtown Campus (401 West State Street) as part of the Engineering Expo and Car show, the races are at 10 and 1, the car show is 9 to 1 and the expo runs from 10-3, Come out and support Car #550.

National English Honor Society

• May 8^th – Excel B in B102; This is our last meeting: Chapter Highlights, plans for next year, officer applications.
• Seniors who ordered cords – please ensure you have submitted your obligations to Mrs. Lewis or you will forfeit your cord. April 29^th is the last day to submit. 

UNIDOS EN LA MUSICA MUSIC FESTIVAL!! SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY! 

"Unidos en La Musica: A Latin American Festival" is a Hispanic music festival on Saturday, May 4^th, 2024 that will take place in St. Augustine on Francis Field (behind the city parking garage). The organizers have reached out to me asking for student volunteers to help them with this full day of music, events, preparations, and clean up.  We STILL have spots open for the 8 p.m. – midnight session. ALL student volunteers will receive FREE entrance to the festival before or after their session. ALL volunteers will also receive one (1) FREE GUEST pass for a friend or family member. If you are able to sign up, please click on the link below. See Mrs. Milian with any questions you may have.

Volunteer Sign Up – PLEASE READ ALL DETAILS CAREFULLY ON THE SIGN UP

The Japanese Culture Club is running it’s spring donation. Donate for a chance to win an autographed Pokémon Mini Backpack, signed by English Voice Actor of Ash Ketchum, Sarah Natochenny. Donations of $5 gives you 1 entry to possibly win, $10 donations gives you 3 entries. Please see Mr. Mason in PH127 throughout the day, or see the backpack before school or during lunch in the media center. Main prize drawing will be May, 6^th.  

Boys Soccer

• Evan Miriello, Sr. GK- Played in the FACA Senior All-Star game in Mulberry, FL on March 15.
• Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) All-State: Evan Miriello, Sr. GK, Tyler Ghazanfari, Jr. Def., Evan Mumford, Jr. CM
• Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) All-Academic: Austin Mills, Sr, F; Brian Ballius, Sr, D; Evan Mumford, Jr, CM; Austen Escoffery, Jr, F; Aiden Kennedy, Jr, Def
• United Soccer Coaches All-State: Evan Miriello, Sr. GK, and Tyler Ghazanfari, Jr. Def.

Nease Tennis Coach, Michael Kypriss, will be inducted into the FHSAA Coaches Hall of Fame in September in Gainesville, Florida.

Nease Softball Coach, Vinny Stolp, has been selected as the Class 6A Softball Coach of the Year.

Congratulations coaches, Go Panthers!!

Nease Speech & Debate Team attended the Florida Civics and Debate Initiative (FCDI) State Championship last weekend on 4/20. 23 students participated in the tournament. Congratulations to all! Special recognition to:

Dhruv Battula, Semi-Finalist in Novie Extemporaneous Debate

Manogna Chandra, Semi-Finalist in Varsity Lincoln Douglas

Parmis Molavi, Finalist in Novice Congressional Debate

Rachel Ball, Finalist in Varsity Congressional Debate

Eva Gassert, Finalist in Varsity Congressional Debate

Rodrigo Deleon Ruiz, Finalist in Novice Original Oratory (3^rd place win)

Poetry Slam - May 2024

We had 12 “artists” and the judges had a VERY difficult time selecting the top 3! In our 7 years of doing this, we’ve NEVER had 2 freshmen take the top 2 spots!!

• 1^st place -Vamshika Reddy Bhoomireddygari – 9^th grade
• 2^nd place – Juliana Weldon – 9^th grade
• 3^rd place – Thavy Lanh – 12^th grade

The PTSO is sponsoring a STAFF APPRECIATION lunch next month. We are accepting gift card donations to present to our amazing staff! We aim to give every staff member at least a $25 gift card.  Please consider donating gift cards in increments of $25. (We recommend Amazon and Target.). 

Please write the dollar amount on the cards and put them in a sealed envelope marked NEASE PTSO Staff Appreciation. Please drop off your donation at the Front Office by May 2nd.

If you prefer, you can also Venmo @NeasePTSO with a donation amount of your choosing, and the PTSO can acquire the gift cards for you!

Please contact nhsstaffthanks@gmail.com with questions.

Thank you in advance for your generosity as we help show our Nease High School Staff how much we appreciate them!

🌟 Gold Plus Business Partner Spotlight 🌟

At the Y, we're here to help you find your "why" – your greater sense of purpose – by connecting you with opportunities to improve your health, support young people, make new friends, and contribute to a stronger, more cohesive community for all.

Thank you, YMCA at Nocatee, for your support of Nease Highschool

https://www.ymca.org/locations/ymca-nocatee

ADOPT-A-TEACHER DROP

Thank you to all who participated in the PTSO's inaugural year of the Adopt-a-Teacher program! This program was a huge success because of you! This month's theme was "Treat Yourself". Teachers received gift cards and coupons from some of their favorite places! Shout out to MShack, Kilwins, Cantina Louie, 4 Rivers Smokehouse, Nothing Bundt Cake, Your Pie Palencia, Mayday Ice Cream, Mellow Mushroom, The Gifted Boutique, and Staples for helping us make our outstanding Nease Teachers feel special! 

Academy of Hospitality & Tourism In the Spotlight

Congratulations to our business partner, David Rivera, of Flagler College, who was named the St. Johns County School District’s Advisory Board Partner of the Year, for his incredible work with our Academy of Hospitality & Tourism. Mr. Rivera has created so many opportunities for our Academy students via guest speaker events, field trips, and now summer internships! We appreciate all he has done for our Academy students.

If you have any questions about the Communications Academy, Stellar Academy of Engineering, or the Academy of Hospitality & Tourism, reach out to Mrs. Combs at jaime.combs@stjohns.k12.fl.us

Sign Up to help with IB testing: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4EAFA728ABF94-48560235-nease. If your student is taking the exam, unfortunately, you cannot be in the same exam as your student. We really need help proctoring from our 9^th and 10^th grade families.

International Lunch for ALL faculty is on May 1^st. We need your home cooking and family specialties!!! This is a treasured event that the Nease staff raves about every year. Please sign up here to help with food: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084FAFAE23A5FF2-texas  or sign up here to help with time: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084FAFAE23A5FF2-48982556-international

IB Seniors

Senior Banquet is May 20^th at 5:30 at the St. Johns Golf and Country Club. Stole payment is due to Mrs. Kennedy by May 10^th. If you joined the IB Booster Club at the GOLD membership level, your stole was included in that membership. Otherwise, please pay $25 to Mrs. Kennedy with cash/check made out to IB Booster Club.

Carolyn Milian – School Librarian Media Specialist

Lorna Patterson – Media Clerk

Media Center phone number – 904-547-8367

Email – carolyn.milian@stjohns.k12.fl.us

EOY MEDIA DATES!

As we near the last few weeks of schools, I would like to make all students and parents aware of some important “housekeeping” dates as we prepare to close up the media center on the last day of school. Please see the important dates here. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Mrs. Milian. 

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

ALL students 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 $20. 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. 

Follow Nease Athletics on Instagram #NeaseAthletics and X @NeaseAthletics

You can support Nease Athletics by becoming a member of our Booster Club! Everyone is welcome to join. There are five membership levels. All funds will directly support Nease High School athletic programs. All athletes and coaches will benefit from the funding. Show your Panther Pride and sign up here https://neaseathletics.com/gpbc-membership/

Link Below for Apparel purchases:

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/Pay to Participate

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

·        Athletic Leadership Council activities

·        Student-Athlete Letters and Awards

·        FHSAA membership dues and other fees

The 2023-24 fee will be as follows: $75 Per Sport Played

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.

Summer Training Opportunity!

Coach Schoeneman will be running a summer weightlifting program. This is a great opportunity to improve strength, flexibility, power output, and athleticism for any sport.

Contact Coach for more details.

Room M103

sean.schoeneman@stjohns.k12.fl.us

Link to register for Youth Football Camp - https://neaseftbl.com/register/6232