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PTSO Weekly Newsletter October 10, 2021

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Michelle Wetlaufer in From the PTSO

South Stage Parents: New Parents Night and Family Ads Info

Along with Mr. Knoedler, we’ll be hosting a night for new parents and caregivers to hear all about South Stage! Join us on Tuesday, October 12 at 7 pm in the Theater Classroom, Room 9141. Masks required. 

Tickets for our first production of the year, The Three Musketeers, will go on sale Monday, October 11. They will be reserved seating only. Please check southstage.org for ticket buying information then. 

In the meantime, go ahead and place your family ads! The deadline for Musketeers ads is Friday, October 15. Frosh parents, you can also get a jump on your ads and submit them now – just be sure to choose the correct show when filling out the form. Please use the link below to place an online ad order or download the Family and Friends ad form. You can also see sample ads and pay via Paypal:

http://www.southstage.org/playbill-ads.html 

About Playbill Ads:

Congratulate your favorite company member, or even the entire cast and crew, with a special message of support. Add a cute baby or kid photo! You can create your own ad and send it as a JPG or PDF, or you can send us your message and digital image, and we’ll design it for you. 

Additional Donations:

Please consider making a donation in addition to (or instead of) placing an ad. All donations are tax-deductible, and your generosity will be acknowledged with a listing in every South Stage Playbill for one calendar year.   

South Stage does not receive a production budget from the school other than modest stipends for adult directors. Although ticket sales typically cover production costs, we rely heavily on the funds raised through Playbill ads and donations to maintain and upgrade costume, construction, lighting, and sound equipment.  

Our first meeting of the SSPG Board will be on Monday, October 25 at 7 pm, location TBD. All are welcome to join us to find out more about volunteer opportunities throughout the year. We hope to see you then!

As always, all of the latest information can be found at southstage.org, or following @SouthStage on Instagram or Facebook. Please reach out if we can answer any questions.

Thank you for all of your support!

Cheryl Stober

Co-Chair SSPG

Newton South Artificial Intelligence (AI) Club will have the first meeting October 12th 2:30 pm 

Time: First Blue Tuesday of every month Lion Block,

location:   Room 3220

All are welcome!!! Let’s explore AI together!

www.newtonsouthai.com

Our guest speaker – Susan Wu

-Senior service delivery manager

NCS Group Singapore

-founder of Smart kids coding

Susan Wu

Ms Wu is an entrepreneur with more than 20 years of work experience at Multinational corporations including management positions at IBM, Dell, Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard. She currently works in Singapore. She got a bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering from Shanxi Normal University in China and an

MBA from the University of Manchester Business School in England.

In her spare time, she helped non profit organization YOUNGSTARS NIGERIA, where she worked with global volunteers to design and develop the mobile application,

https://www.femaleandmore.org . She hopes that female students in Nigeria can benefit from this platform in their pursuit of success.

October 12th 2:30 pm

First Blue Tuesday Lion Block,

Room 3220

Newton SC Candidate Forum
The Newton SEPAC is hosting a Newton School Committee Candidate Forum on Thursday, Oct. 14, 7-9PM. All candidates have been invited and anyone is welcome to attend (virtually). Submit questions to info@newtonsepac.org.
https://newton-k12-ma-us.zoom.us/j/84407204340

Passcode: 795956

Fence Off !

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Michelle Wetlaufer in From the PTSO

LET’S FENCE-OFF!

Fence-off contest

The PTSO and the Booster Club are excited to sponsor the second annual Fence-Off! A fence decorating contest to showcase all the great clubs, groups and teams at Newton South. Decorate a section of the fences leading to Stadium Field and win a prize doing so!

All clubs, groups, teams are invited to claim a section of the chain link fence starting on Tuesday, October 11. Each section of the fence will be tagged with a number and QR code allowing the section to be claimed. Once claimed, you can start decorating your fence any time but Fences MUST be completed by Thursday, October 20 at 6:00 p.m. to be eligible for a prize.

Decorations must:

  • Fit the fence section you’ve claimed
  • Represent your club, group, team or Newton South
  • Be able to withstand rain/wind
  • Be positive and school-spirited
  • Face inward toward the pathway to be seen as people walk the path

$100 Cash Prize for the Winner! 

The club, group or team with the most spirited display will win a $100 prize for use by their club, group or team. Second and third prize winners will receive gift cards for a pizza party! This year’s panel of judges will be the Newton South house deans! 

 

Need funds? $20 Toward your supplies!
The Booster Club will reimburse up to $20 for supplies related to the fence art contest.

Use this form to upload your receipt(s)

 

Please select a valid form

Get Ready for Softball Season

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Michelle Wetlaufer in Athletics

NSHS Softball Clinic Hosted by Extra Innings

October 14, 21, 28 & November 4  •  7:00-8:30PM

$120 • Extra Innings Watertown

Click flyer to sign up.

Unified Spirit Day October 6th

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Michelle Wetlaufer in Athletics

Keep a lookout for the orange and blue this Wednesday, October 6th, as the Unified Basketball team holds their South Spirit Day. This is a Special Olympics competition for Massachusetts high schools. The school that shows the most school spirit will earn a prize and major bragging rights.

Coach Strongin says, “Wear all your NSHS gear, blue and orange. Got a lion costume? Wear it. If you think you have enough, nope, wear more! Go all out and have fun with it.”

Watch for photos from the day on NSHS Athletics and school social media later in the week. Go Lions!

Concessions@South!

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Michelle Wetlaufer in Athletics

With the concession stand at the Stadium field now up and running, the Booster Club plans to offer refreshments at as many night games as possible. We need your help to make this happen!

Working at the stand is a great way to meet other parents and be part of the action at South while also supporting the school. Proceeds from the stand go to the Booster Club to provide funding to South’s teams and to events and activities that build school spirit (e.g. Celebrate South Week!).

Click here to sign-up to work a shift at an upcoming game!
Questions? Email us!

Thank You, Boosters Volunteers!

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Michelle Wetlaufer in Athletics

Thanks so much to all the volunteers who made it possible for the Boosters to get the concession stand up and running at the first Friday Night home football game vs Waltham on September 24th! Football got the W, the cheer and dance teams excelled and the Lions’ Den was packed. We heard that the students were excited to have us there and that the special “welcome back” free drink and a snack were a hit. The spirit wear table was also super busy.

We could not have done it without the help of Jami Brown, Maura Butler, Shara Ertel, Arwa Fawzy, Scott Friedman, Shatoya Gay, Heather Sussman, and Paul Winters. Special shout out to Stacey Gabriel for showing us the ropes and helping clear out the cobwebs!

Shara Ertel, Bella Gelman and Caroline Marcus joined members of the Booster Club Board to help out during the football game vs Concord-Carlisle on October 1st. We also loved having the extra hands lent by students and younger siblings. Big thank you to Sweet Tomatoes–their pizza was a hit with our school community as always!

Looking For a Way to Help Your Athlete’s Team?

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Michelle Wetlaufer in Athletics

Be a Team Rep to the Booster Club

We are still looking for lots of parents/guardians to raise their hands and help be the bridge between your team and the Boosters. We’re looking for reps for teams at all levels—varsity, JV and 9th grade teams—and for all seasons.

The Team Rep will share team requests; provide communication and feedback; and support broader initiatives that help all South teams and the Athletic program. This coordination will allow the Boosters to provide consistent support to all our teams, student-athletes and coaches.

So far, we have Team Reps signed up from:

Dance
Varsity Field Hockey
Varsity Golf
JV Golf
Varsity Boys’ Soccer
JV Boys’ Soccer
Varsity Boys’ Basketball
Varsity Girls’ Basketball
Varsity Baseball
Varsity Softball

If you don’t see your athlete’s team listed above, please contact your coach or email us with questions. You can also click the link below to learn more.

We can’t wait to work with you to support our teams and our school!

Team Rep Job Description

Celebrate South Week – October 15-23

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Michelle Wetlaufer in Athletics

SAVE THE DATES
Celebrate South Week
Friday, October 15 – Saturday, October 23

Save the dates for a week to enjoy and celebrate a taste of the great things happening at South from athletics to the arts, clubs and more!

The week will include festive nights at South sporting events on October 15-16, a fence decorating contest, and on October 23rd at 5:30PM a Celebration of Lights to celebrate the installation of the field lights and honor the campaign donors that made it happen.

Stay tuned for more details! To be part of the fun or to help out, please email copresidents@nsboosters.org.

From the Athletic Director

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Michelle Wetlaufer in Athletics

Spotlight on CROSS COUNTRY

Our Cross Country teams hosted their first meet at Cold Spring on Wednesday vs Acton Boxboro. It was a very successful meet for all our teams! Our girls won both the varsity and JV races. The Varsity score was 28-30, and the JV score was 18-41. The lower score wins in Cross country races.

Coach McChesney writes:

The runners finished 1st and 2nd in the varsity race and we won the meet on depth. We placed 6 in front of their 4th and 7 in front of their 5th. Our varsity is now 3-1 and JV is 4-0.

From Coach Norton:

It was a great NS-AB battle to the end with the senior Hiro Sakuma 2nd place on the slightly damp 5k course 17:11. Sophomore Alon Mileguir’s 30 meter kick to the finish nudged out AB’s 3rd and 4th runner, his finish time 17:31. The team was proud to see freshman Joshua Kahn improving finish on his second JV cross country race.

AB defeated the Lions by a narrow margin of 26 to 30.

Coach also sent in the race reviews from previous competitions:

  • The DCL XC meet held at Franklin Park had great viewing areas as well as nice weather to boot! Junior Hiro Sakuma crossed the finish line 2nd place overall and 1st runner for our Lions. He was followed by a pair of his sophomore running mates, Alon Mileguir and Ben Pistiner, in 4th and 5th overall respectively. Good job by the rest of the JV team. They looked strong to the end!  NS-22 Cam-35 •  NS-23 Bos-35
  • The team also defeated Weston and Lincoln Sudbury on September 14. NS-21 LS-35• NS-16 Weston-54

Team Updates

Volleyball  Our volleyball squads had a busy schedule in September. The teams are adjusting to new formations and personnel and showing improvement at each game. The teams traveled to Natick for indoor beach volleyball training on Tuesday. The players of our whole program enjoyed a change of training pace and a fun bonding experience.

Girls Varsity Soccer  The team is undefeated with a record of 8 wins and 2 ties. They hosted Weymouth on Saturday and came away with a 2-0 victory. Thanks to everyone that supported their car wash last Saturday. It was a true team effort!

Boys Varsity Soccer has had 6 exciting games this season! Their record is 2-2-2. They will host Westford Academy on Tuesday in a non-league contest.

Golf is wrapping up their season as they enter the last week of team competition. They host Arlington Catholic on Monday, Cambridge Rindge and Latin on Tuesday, travel to Weston on Wednesday and to Bedford on Thursday. Information about Individual Sectionals and States will be released next week.

Field Hockey teams hosted Newton North Saturday on the Brandeis turf field. While North took the Varsity win, both teams have shown great improvement and the players are enjoying their season.

Football hosted Concord-Carlisle on Saturday night. In a hard-fought contest by both teams, C-C came away with the win 21-14. South Football is now 3-1.

Unified Basketball has completed its first two weeks of practices. The team’s game schedule is being confirmed–more to follow. The program will participate in the MIAA-Special Olympic spirit campaign this season (see below). NSHS Unified will be presented with their National Banner during our Celebration of South weekend (see Save the Date).

Girls Basketball Informational Meeting

There will be a Girls Basketball informational meeting on Tuesday, October 19 at 2:40PM in the Field House. Interested students can get information about the program and meet Coach Rogers at that time.

Introducing a New Athletics Newsletter!

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Michelle Wetlaufer in Athletics

 

Dear South Athletics Community,

The Boosters Club is pleased to let you know that we are redesigning our weekly newsletter “Newton South Athletics News.” New format, enhanced content, and more engaging (we hope!). We sent the first edition of the new newsletter to you earlier today.

We are sending this note using the old format and method one final time–in case the new newsletter landed in your promotions or spam folders. It will be from Newton South Booster Club and be titled “Newton South Athletics News” as usual. The sender and reply to address will appear as copresidents@nsboosters.org.

If you don’t see it in your main inbox, please do take a minute to search your promotions folder (for gmail users especially) or spam folder and move the newsletter to your inbox.  Alternatively, you can add copresidents@nsboosters.org/Newton South Boosters Club to your e-mail address book.

Thank you for your support of South’s students, our athletic programs and our community.

Go Lions!

Warmly,

Teri Ginsburg and Melissa Dietrich

NSHS Boosters Club Co-Presidents