Author Archives: Michelle Wetlaufer

Newton South Vice Principal Announcement

Please see Friday, May 14th announcement from incoming Newton South Principal Tamara Stras. Dear NSHS Students and Families, Over the past few weeks, it has been a pleasure to work with various stakeholders in the South community on the Vice-Principal search process. … Continue reading

2nd Request to complete your 2021 Graduation Survey in Naviance

Hi Seniors!! Thank you to more than 200 of you who completed the 2021 Graduation Survey in Naviance last week! For those who have yet to do so, please know that it a required task toward graduation. In fact, you … Continue reading

May 20 Newton Community Forum Sign-Up

The City of Newton is trying to learn as much as we can about Newton community members’ experiences of and visions for their village centers to inform zoning proposals! Engagement will include a Vision Kit to explore your village center(s), … Continue reading

DEADLINE! May 21 – Lion’s Roar Graduation Ads for 2021 Seniors

Congratulate your graduate in South’s only print newspaper, the Lion’s Roar! Our special section devoted to the Class of 2021 will be distributed to seniors and their families at graduation on June 10. We would like to include your tribute … Continue reading

May 22 Volunteers Needed for School Courtyard Beautification

The school’s courtyard is due for a clean-up! Please join us on Saturday, May 22 from 1PM on to remove weeds and put down landscape fabric in the courtyard off the cafeteria. The courtyard is a great spot for our … Continue reading

Class of 2021 Graduation Information

Hello Seniors and Families, I wanted to share the preliminary details for graduation for the class of 2021 to assist in your planning. Please know that many more details will be forthcoming when the information is finalized, but for now, … Continue reading

Class of 2021 Senior Graduation Information, May 14th Email

Email from Vice Principal Hardiman on May 14th. Class of 2021: This is the time of year when we start sharing a lot of information specifically related to the graduating class of seniors. A separate email to those students and … Continue reading

May/June School Calendar

From the Vice Principal, Mr. Hardiman: May/June School Calendar: To help with planning for the end of the year activities, I have put together a May/June calendar to hopefully make it easier for viewing weeks at a time. Please know … Continue reading

Wednesday Schedule Information & Update

Wednesday Schedules: Due to the state’s requirement of a full five-day-a-week return to learning for students beginning on Wednesday, May 19th, our Wednesday schedules will no longer have a combination of synchronous and asynchronous blocks beginning that day. Here are … Continue reading

Covid Pool Testing Updates

COVID Surveillance/Pool Testing Reminder and Update Our testing participation levels are hovering around 40% in all schools. We really need to increase participation to 70-80% for testing to be effective.   We NEED YOUR participation to make this work. The more … Continue reading