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Sign up by May 1 for Class of 2020 Yard Signs

Posted on April 29, 2020 by PTSO CoPresident in For Seniors

Dear Newton South Senior Families,

If your Senior has not completed the survey sent out to get feedback about events & graduation, please have them complete it ASAP so their voices can be heard.

Thank you for your enthusiasm to help and for all the suggestions we have received already.  As you know South has formed a committee of faculty, senior students and parents that will be looking at how to do senior events, especially graduation, working with the restrictions we have but trying to be as creative as possible.  The PTSO will continue to share the ideas to the committee.

Our first effort to celebrate the Class of 2020, the PTSO, with support of NSHS, will be providing congratulatory lawn signs for all 480 seniors & their  family.  Please sign up by May 1st at this link: https://signup.com/go/CTkAGPL.  Note the signs are not customized to each student.  Pick up information will be sent out in separately email.  Thank you.

The PTSO Board is looking to do all we can to help make celebration memories for our class of 2020, and will communicate plans as soon as we get information.

Juniors: College Admissions Panel Virtual Call – Wed., April 29

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Michelle Wetlaufer in From the PTSO

Juniors and Families,

The Newton South and Newton North College and Career Centers are hosting a live virtual College Admissions Panel on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, from 12:00 – 1:00 pm, as a Zoom webinar.

Representatives from The College of the Holy Cross, Northeastern University, Ithaca College, and UMass Amherst are confirmed to participate in a panel discussion about the college application process. They will provide insights from the college perspective, including information on the impact of COVID-19. The intended audience for this presentation is junior students and their families. However, any student or parent/guardian is welcome to attend!

Please find the Newton College Admissions Panel Zoom link below:

You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Apr 29, 2020, 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Newton College Admissions Panel

Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85943078304?pwd=eGU2M1Z6bTJIVng1Y1FTc3o0SVE1QT09
Password: 832621

Or iPhone one-tap :
US: +13126266799,,85943078304#,,#,832621#  or +19292056099,,85943078304#,,#,832621#
Or Telephone:
Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
US: +1 312 626 6799  or +1 929 205 6099  or +1 253 215 8782  or +1 301 715 8592  or +1 346 248 7799  or +1 669 900 6833
Webinar ID: 859 4307 8304
Password: 832621
International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdKK3tNvSw

Health Occupations Student Club Seeks Donations for COVID-19

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Michelle Wetlaufer in From the PTSO

We hope that you and your loved ones are safe and well during this unprecedented and stressful time. There is no question that COVID-19 has permanently changed our view of disease and of our own vulnerability. We at the Newton South High School’s Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) Club feel tremendous gratitude to the countless healthcare workers who put their own lives on the line to help those afflicted with COVID-19. With that in mind, we have decided to mount our own campaign to help our local hospitals battle this pandemic.

There are two ways people can help:

First, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) is asking for iPads so hospitalized patients can talk to their loved ones at home. If you can donate your old iPads, we can all help reduce the social isolation for hospitalized patients. We can do a contact-free curbside pick-up if you live in the Greater Boston Area. All the patients and the hospital will undoubtedly appreciate it!

Here is the link if you are able to donate an iPad:

https://forms.gle/uNiNPnzKYFphKM4h8

Second, if you do not have an old iPad but would still like to join us in our fight against COVID-19, we have also started a GoFundMe page to help the Massachusetts General Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center through their fights against COVID-19. Every dollar donated will go towards saving the life of a doctor, nurse, friend or neighbor. Even though we are all apart, we are all in this together!

Here is the link if you would like to donate money to our Go Fund Me:

http://gf.me/u/xycbfz

Please consider donating to our iPad and fund campaigns so NSHS HOSA can help these wonderful local hospitals during this devastating COVID-19 crisis.

GELF Virtual Cooking Fundraiser: Sat., May 9

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Michelle Wetlaufer in From the PTSO

May 9 Virtual Cooking Event Fundraiser for GELF Travel Scholarships!

The GELF offers life-changing, need-based scholarships to students participating in Newton North & South travel programs. This year, GELF was unable to hold its annual fundraiser due to social distancing, so GELF invites you to join the fun and support our students online instead!

Join Newton North parent and chef extraordinaire Katya Salkever for a unique Zoom DIY cooking broadcast. Chef Katya will show guests how to prepare some of her most popular dishes from GELF Benefit Dinners over the last 11 years so that you can enjoy GELF cooking at home! The menu, Zoom link, and a list of ingredients will be sent out to all registered participants one week prior to the event date.

Event Details:

LIVE Virtual Cooking Event with Chef Katya Salkever via ZOOM

Learn to Cook Top GELF Dinner Hits!

Saturday, May 9th

3-5:30PM

Ticket Price: $50 Minimum Donation to Join

REGISTER HERE!

The event is limited to 100 members, so reserve your spot today!

Don’t want to cook but still want to donate to the Fund? Head here to make your donation today.

BONUS: We’ll also feature a specialty cocktail recipe called “The Globetrotter!” to help celebrate this fun event.

All proceeds of the event will go to support The Jennifer Price Global Education Leadership Fund (GELF), and its ongoing efforts to ensure that no students are left out of these experiences, regardless of their financial means.

Newton College Admissions Panel for Juniors – Wed, Apr 29 @12-1PM

Posted on April 21, 2020 by PTSO CoPresident in For Juniors, From the PTSO

You are invited to the Newton College Admissions Panel for Juniors!

The Newton South and Newton North College and Career Centers are hosting a live virtual College Admissions Panel on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, from 12:00 – 1:00 pm, as a Zoom webinar.

Representatives from The College of the Holy Cross, Northeastern University, Ithaca College and UMass Amherst are confirmed to participate in a panel discussion about the college application process. They will provide insights from the college perspective, including information on the impact of COVID-19. The intended audience for this presentation is junior students and their families. However, any student or parent/guardian is welcome to attend!

To help streamline the webinar process, we will be collecting questions ahead of time to provide our panelists through this Google Form. Please submit your questions by Friday, April 24th at 5:00pm. 

To attend the Zoom webinar, we will send the link next week!

If you have any questions, please contact Newton South College and Career Counselor, Kathleen Sabet at [email protected]

GET A SPRING REFRESH and help the Newton South Booster Club Earn Money!

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Manisha Kasana in Athletics

This may be our last chance to raise money for the teams at Newton South this year. Please help us out by getting yourself some new sheets. They would make a nice graduation present for anyone who is getting their first apartment or going off to college!

We partnered with a company, CoZzzy Comfy – The Bed Sheet Fundraising Company – to do this fundraiser online. We are selling 1800 thread count bed sheets sets for only $40! These sheets are wrinkle free, moisture wicking, anti-pilling, and INCREDIBLY soft. They are also money back guaranteed!
IF YOU HAVE A STUDENT HEADING TO COLLEGE IN THE FALL, THEY DO HAVE EXTRA LONG TWIN SHEETS!

Please follow this link to order: Online Store | Cozzzy Comfy

Use our group code: Newton 1- 2020
Order by: May 31.
Choose direct ship to have the sheets sent directly to your home

 

GET A SPRING REFRESH and help the Newton South Booster Club Earn Money!

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Aparna Singamsetty in From the PTSO

This may be our last chance to raise money for the teams at Newton South this year. Please help us out by getting yourself some new sheets. They would make a nice graduation present for anyone who is getting their first apartment or going off to college!

We partnered with a company, CoZzzy Comfy – The Bed Sheet Fundraising Company – to do this fundraiser online. We are selling 1800 thread count bed sheets sets for only $40! These sheets are wrinkle free, moisture wicking, anti-pilling, and INCREDIBLY soft. They are also money back guaranteed!
IF YOU HAVE A STUDENT HEADING TO COLLEGE IN THE FALL, THEY DO HAVE EXTRA LONG TWIN SHEETS!

Please follow this link to order: Online Store | Cozzzy Comfy

Use our group code: Newton 1- 2020
Order by: May 31.
Choose direct ship to have the sheets sent directly to your home

 

LIONS ROAR Now Online

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Aparna Singamsetty in From the PTSO

The Lion’s Roar, one of Newton South’s student-run newspapers, has temporarily moved online to continue informing the South community while school is closed. Read about the effects of COVID-19 on local businesses, changes to course Verification Day, Tom Brady’s departure from the Patriots and more at https://nshslionsroar.com.

#NewtonTogether on Mon, April 20

Posted on April 18, 2020 by PTSO CoPresident in From the PTSO

THE LAUNCH OF #NEWTONTOGETHER  – Let’s stay connected as a community in the face of COVID-19!

On Patriots’ Day/Marathon Monday, April 20, we invite all Newtonians to make handmade #NewtonTogether signs and display them in your windows. Get creative and share the incredible joy, strength, and resiliency of Newton. Just because we can’t gather for the Marathon this year, doesn’t mean we can’t connect!  Tag your creations in the Facebook event or on social media with #NewtonTogether.  For more information, click to view flyer HERE.

HOW YOU CAN HELP:  
You can do two things to make this a success:

  1. Help spread the word — share, post, tag, etc. — to make sure all Newton residents know about it.
  2. MAKE SIGNS.  Then put them up to show your Newton pride!

Facebook event April 20th: https://www.facebook.com/events/875153109665686/

#NewtonTogether flyer: http://www.newtonma.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?t=72091.33&BlobID=102892

WHERE THE IDEA CAME FROM:
The idea came to the Mayor’s Office from Newton resident Rakashi Chand:
Let us bring our community together in a shared message of perseverance and pride. Let us inspire one another as we are and always have been an unwavering city, that has stood tall and united in the face of adversity and overcome again and again, every challenge, hardship, tragedy and crisis.  We will persevere, we will fight in every way we can, we will unite and we will see the dawning of a brave new day. This epidemic will make each day harder than the last, but we will persevere, we will face the challenges that present themselves, because we are strong. Let’s find a way to inspire our citizens, and remind them that we, like our forefathers and foremothers, will overcome this, and find ways to raise each other up with hope.

Attention Seniors! NSHS Alumni College Ambassadors

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Michelle Wetlaufer in From the PTSO

Seniors… Almost 300 Newton South alums have volunteered to be the voice of their colleges for you. Email Ms. Sabet at [email protected] for details and get the facts to help you make your college decision.

To view list of colleges, click here: NSHS Alumni College Ambassadors 0420

Also, please check individual college admissions’ webpages for details on deposit deadline extensions from May 1 to June 1.