Class of 2021 Junior SEMI INFORMATION
Who?  All NSHS juniors and their guests
When? May 16 from 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Where?  Newton Marriott Hotel, 2345 Commonwealth Avenue, Auburndale, MA 02466 Cost?

• $75 Wednesday, January 8th – Friday, February 7th
• $85 Monday, February 10 – Friday, April 2
• $95 Monday, April 5- Friday, May 1st

Ticket Sales end Friday, May 1st. Tickets will be sold per the tiered pricing schedule above. Please make checks payable to Newton South High School. On the memo line please write Student Name & Class of 2021.

Tickets will be on sale outside of the Photo/Mixed Media rooms starting January 8.    Please note that the Financial Aid form and Special Guest (if guest is not from NSHS) must be turned in at House Office at the time you purchase your ticket.

Forms have been available at the House Offices,  and you can download the forms here: Class-of-2021 Junior Semi-Permission-Slip-Packet

The 2020-21 Newton Public School budget process is underway.   High School enrollment in Newton is climbing.  Still want a later high school start time?

Please join us for coffee on Monday, March 2 from 7:45 am to 8:45 am in the Faculty Dining Room with Superintendent David Fleishman and members of the School Committee.  Opening remarks, followed by Q&A.  Refreshments will be served.

Join us for our all-grade parent social on Tuesday, March 3rd from 7:30-9:30PM at May Chiu’s home at 111 Lincoln St, Newton MA.  

Course registration is in progress so it’s a great time for parents to meet and connect with each other and learn how parents in other grades are navigating their experience at South and beyond.

The Help Light the Way Gala will be on March 28, 2020.  This event will raise funds to purchase and install permanent lights for the outdoor sports stadium at Newton South High School. We hope you will join us! The night will include a silent and live auction, as well as lots of raffles. We need your help to make this a successful event!

Ways you can Help Light The Way:

Make a monetary donation to our fundraising campaign. Please click the link: Donate $

Donate goods, services or vacations to our auction and raffle. Please click the link: Donate Goods

Volunteer your time. We have many different volunteer opportunities. Please click the link for more details: Volunteer

Come to the Gala! Please click the link to purchase tickets: Buy Tickets

Co-chairs, Bella Gelman and Penelope Nam-Stephen are planning a fun and meaningful night for the Newton South community. Please contact them if you are able to help with this campaign. [email protected] or [email protected]

Feel passionately about the power of international travel? Want to ensure no Newton students get left behind? Please consider volunteering for or supporting GELF, a financial aid fund that enables low-income Newton North and Newton South students to join international travel experiences through the schools. There are several ways to get involved:

1) Join the GELF Corporate Sponsorships Board!  We are a fun team of parents who could really use a few more volunteers to reach out to local companies and businesses. No experience is necessary! Email Samantha Mandel at [email protected] to find out more.

2) Join the GELF auction team!  The May 9th GELF benefit dinner will include a silent auction and raffle, and we need a small army of volunteers to help us out!  Email GELF auction chair Lori Garg at [email protected] to find out more.

3) Donate tickets, vacation home stays, or items to the GELF auction!  Popular auction items have included craft items, vacation home stays, sporting event tickets, gift certificates! All donations are greatly appreciated. Email [email protected] to donate.

4) Buy a ticket to the May 9th GELF dinner or donate!  The May 9 GELF dinner is a fun 12-plate tasting event with 200 community members, a live band, and table service by the Newton Superintendent, principals and Mayor.  Can’t attend? Donate to support a teacher to attend the dinner instead, or make a straight-up donation to make a student’s dream come true!

Thank you for supporting our students!

Please click here for information regarding placing advertisements congratulating your senior in Newton South’s only print newspaper.

Our special section devoted to the Class of 2020 will be distributed to students, parents, and everyone who attends the graduation ceremony on June 4th, and we would like to include your tribute to your child’s graduation from Newton South.