Parents — please see below the announcement shared with all our seniors.  Please let us know if you have any questions about how you can support your child in pursuing a Seal of Biliteracy.

Attention Seniors!!

Do you speak a language other than English?  If you read and write it as well, let colleges and future employers know by earning a Seal of Biliteracy on your transcript!

The process is simple, and you can use it to demonstrate skills in any language you’ve learned, whether at home, in school, or elsewhere.

Click HERE for detailed information about the Seal, including how to qualify and a link to register.

The deadline for registration is Wednesday, October 19.

If you have questions, contact Ms. Murphy-Ferguson, World Language Department Chair, via e-mail, Schoology message, or live in room 6209.

Does your student have an interest in STEM or business, including software, engineering, finance, public relations, fundraising, writing, photojournalism, videography, graphic design, or public speaking?

The LigerBots is FIRST Robotics Competition Team 2877, Newton North and South’s combined, award-winning team that builds a new 120-pound robot every year to compete in a robot game with other high school teams. LigerBots runs like a small business, and students gain real-world skills through project-based learning in many STEAM fields. Our experienced mentors act as teachers and guides to help enrich your student’s experience with the team.

Meeting times in the fall are on Mondays in the Newton North engineering room from 6:30-9:00 p.m. and on Thursdays at Newton South from 6:30-9:00 p.m. New team members in grades 9 – 12 from the two Newton high schools are invited to any and all meetings. We are also seeking adult mentors, especially in the fields of web design and coding, mechanical engineering, and finance.

If you’re interested, our open house for new team members is September 29th, 6:00 p.m., at Newton South High School. For more information about the LigerBots, please email info@ligerbots.org or visit our website: www.ligerbots.org.

The FROSH Play starts Sept 12 – No cuts! Encourage any interested freshman you know to check it out. More info on southstage.org

Annual Girls’ Varsity Soccer Charity Car Wash

Annual Girls’ Varsity Soccer Charity Car Wash will be Saturday, September 10th from 10:00AM-2:00PM in front of the main entrance to school.  Please come and support the charity efforts of these hard-working girls. 

 
Doug McCarthy
Head Coach, NSHS Girls’ Soccer

Clean up will happen tomorrow, Saturday, September 3rd. Please join Green Students Movement and help us keep Newton South clean.  Any students can get community hours signed by Principal Stras

How can I participate?

1)Check in outside the main office of NSHS at 12pm on Sept 3.

2.) Just bring yourself! Bags will be provided.

4.) What if I can’t make that day? Stay-tuned. We will be organizing more days as needed.

Educators, parents, and students! Join Challenge Success for an engaging panel discussion on youth mental health with Lynn Lyons, Dr. Meag-gan O’Reilly, and Challenge Success co-founder, Dr. Denise Pope. This interactive evening will also feature local adolescent students and provide attendees with concrete strategies for improving youth mental health in their schools and families.

For the staff opening day event on Wednesday, 8/31, Superintendent Kathy Smith, is looking for a few Newton South students to staff a donation table for a food pantry from 7:45 am – 9:30 am. If your Newton South student is interested in serving the community in this capacity, please ask him/her/them to reach out to Vice-Principal Jason Williams at williamsja@newton.k12.ma.us.

One of our challenges last year was traffic and  student safety in and around Newton South. The Newton South School Committee is working with the Newton School Committee and other stake holders to improve the traffic flow around Newton South.

Fewer parent drop-offs are the key to reducing car traffic. Its better for the environment, creates a more independent student and reduces traffic in and around Newton South. Follow this link to learn more

If the success of our first official week is a sign of things to come, we know this year is going to be great!  Our first three Parent Meet & Greets were well attended and hats off to interim Principal Josepha Blocker, Vice Principal Jason Williams and House Deans Meaghan Martin, Marc Banks, and Ted Delicandro for taking time out of their evenings to offer their insights and answer parent questions. We want to send a very big thank the hosts, Kelly and Kevin Flannery and Dana and Scott Elisofon for graciously opening their homes.   If you’re a Freshman or new family parent and you didn’t get a chance to attend last week, please join us for the next Meet & Greet,  click here for a previously recorded Zoom meeting, visit our FAQ page which has all the questions asked at our previous sessions and more: 

• Monday August 29th, 1446 Beacon Street (SPED director will be available for questions)
• Tuesday August 30th 930 Washington Street Dorchester (METCO Families)

We are about 30% to our goal of $66,000 for our Annual Dues Campaign!  As we kick off our 2022-23 school year, the PTSO is launching our School Directory Confirmation process and our Annual Dues Campaign.   Every family must confirm their information to be included in the online and printed version.  When you confirm your information you will have an opportunity to contribute to our annual Dues Campaign.  Your annual Dues donation is used 100% to support our school community and enrich the experiences of our students at South. The PTSO relies on annual donations of $70 from each Newton South family. Please pay your dues today!

We look forward to seeing you all around campus!  

Michelle Wetlaufer & Will Adams

NSH PTSO co-Presidents
copresidents@newtonsouthptso.org