The Unified Basketball team defeated Waltham 49 to 39 on Senior Day! The team is undefeated and will play their last game of the season on Tuesday, April 13 at Newton North. The game will be streamed and starts at 4:30 PM.
Link for the Unified Basketball game at Newton North-4:30 PM
The Cheerleading and Dance teams are traveling to Waltham on Saturday, April 10 to participate in the first-ever outdoor DCL championship. The competition starts at 1 PM. DCL credential identifications are required. Only two spectators per family are allowed to enter at the time of team performance. Once the team finished all fans are required to leave the school. Thank you for your cooperation.
Cheer: Warm-up time 2:15 PM-Perform: 2:30 PM
Dance: Warm-up time: 2:45 PM Performance 3 PM.
The live broadcast will start at 1:00 PM. The link to the competition is below.
Our football team is playing at Concord Carlisle tonight. DCL spectators’ limitations are 2 people per player. DCL credential lanyards have to be presented to enter the stadium.
You can watch the game live by following the instructions below.
Football vs Concord Carlisle-6 PM
https://www.minuteman.media/2408/Education
Scroll to the bottom middle of the page, then click play on the TV icon.
Our Subvarsity team will host Concord Carlisle on Saturday morning at 10 AM.
The teams will end their season next weekend against Weston. JV will travel to Weston on Thursday, April 15. The game starts at 4:45 PM.
The varsity team is hosting Weston on Friday, April 16. Kickoff is at 5:30 PM
The volleyball team will honor the seniors at their game vs Concord Carlisle tonight, Friday, April 9. This group of seniors went through many transitions during their time together still created a supportive and resilient team. Thank you for your commitment and dedication to NS volleyball!
Our senior players are Hannah Balcanoff, Amy Huang, Sabrina Ishanyan, Abigail Matthews, Madeline Xerras, and Maggie Xu.
The varsity team is waiting for tonight’s league results to know about their Monday opponent. Information about the site and times will be posted on our athletic page and on the sports calendar.
You can watch tonight’s games live at the following links:
JV Volleyball vs Concord Carlisle-6:00 PM
Varsity Volleyball vs Concord Carlisle-Senior Day-7:30 PM
Starting Monday, April 12 sports specific Free Skill Clinics for Baseball, Softball, Boys and Girls Lacrosse, Boys and Girls Tennis will be offered. These clinics are open to all students that want to participate in the Spring season and capped to 30 players per day. Each sport can host up to 4 clinics between April 12 and April 23. Participating students have to register using Spring Registration on FamilyID, follow all Covid protocols, and use the QR code for checking symptoms by 1 PM on the day of the clinic. The QR Codes will be sent by the coach prior to April 12. The workouts will be supervised. Captains’ practices are not encouraged at this time due to current protocols.
A complete schedule of the sports having these optional clinics is posted on the athletic page under Announcements.
ORDER DEADLINE April 16, 2021
IF YOU DO NOT NEED A CAP AND GOWN FOR ANY REASON, please let Mrs. Stonehill know as soon as possible at [email protected]
HOW TO ORDER A CAP AND/OR TASSEL ONLY. REMINDER – You must drop off or mail HARD COPIES of both the order form and your my school bucks receipt Julie Stonehill, Newton South High School, 140 Brandeis Road, 02459.
The ONLINE process:
The MAIL-IN process:
The IN-PERSON process
Regular testing is the only way to identify individuals who do not realize they are sick before they spread the virus to others.
Why should my child participate? Civic duty; Contribution to a healthy school environment; Preserve in-person learning; Stop the spread; Decrease transmission; More participation is better – larger group with immunity!
It’s easy, just start by providing consent for your child(ren) to participate. Simply view the consent form instructions here, then go to the parent portal on Aspen to complete the consent. As long as you consent on Aspen by 8pm Sunday evening, you will be added into the JCM testing website by NPS data team in time for Monday morning’s test (Cohort A and C) or Thursday morning (Cohort B and C). Wait till your student gets the email from NPS, then go to JCMWORKS website and enter his/her NPS email, select “Forgot Password prompt”, follow the email verification process, log in and the QR Code will appear.
When and where do student drop off their swab? At the Faculty Dining Room for Hybrids A, B and C during lunch period B Block on either Monday or Thursday and Eligible distance students from 3:45pm to 4:30pm on Thursday.
For more information, visit the FAQ at https://newtonsouthptso.org/frequently-asked-questions/nshs-covid-19-pool-testing-faq/
Many questions regarding the April 26th full return to school option are answered here. Any additional relevant FAQ’s to this document will be added as warranted.
Also, please fill out the form that the district sent on Friday ONLY IF you are looking to change your model from distance to in-person or from in-person to distance for 4/26. If you did not receive the form from the district, please let contact Chris Hardiman at [email protected]
On February 11, 2021, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) updated transportation guidelines for school buses in the Commonwealth. The most significant change is that DESE has lifted capacity restrictions and physical distancing requirements on buses and vans. NPS will continue to maintain as much distance as possible between students. However, with the transition to full time in-person learning, we do expect increased ridership on our buses.
If you are child will be using bus transportation, please review the important details on bus transportation below. To register, please login into the bus registration system (operated by MySchoolBucks) and complete the registration.
The deadline to register is Wednesday, April 7th at 5:00 p.m.
Bus Pass
Seat Assignments
Health and Safety
If you would like to register for the bus, please click on the link below and follow these instructions.
The deadline to register is Wednesday, April 7th at 5:00 p.m.
We know there have been many changes in our transportation operations this year and we appreciate your flexibility. We look forward to transporting your student safely for the remainder of this school year. Please reach out to the transportation department at 617-559-9051 with any questions.
Sincerely,
NPS Transportation Department
Hello Families of the CLASS OF 2021!
Save-the-Date June 10, 2021. Time and schedule will be announced by South as soon as they are available.
IT’S TIME TO ORDER YOUR CAP & GOWN FOR GRADUATION! All orders must be received by APRIL 16, 2021. If you have any questions, please contact Julie Stonehill at [email protected]
Please see this Memo for detailed order instructions. and deadlines.
IF YOU DO NOT NEED A CAP AND GOWN FOR ANY REASON, please let Mrs. Stonehill know as soon as possible at [email protected]
Order Forms must be returned by April 16, 2021.
Julie Stonehill
Goldrick House
Newton South High School
140 Brandeis Road
Newton Centre, MA 02459
