The latest announcements from the Principal, PTSO, and NPS...

Boys and Girls Track Meet

The Boys and Girls Teams will host their first meet of the season on Monday, March 29. The meet will be held virtually due to our opponents not participating in in-person meets. The meet will be scored separately for each school. We will be competing against Concord Carlisle and Westford Academy.

Two members of each family will be able to attend the meet. Please register at the entrance of the stadium. Covid protocols regarding the use of masks and distancing will be followed.

Senior Day Football, Cheer and Dance Teams Celebrated

Senior Day was a success! We celebrated 22 Senior participating on our cheer, dance, and football teams;

Cheer: Kelly Barbosa,

Dance: Michael DiLeo, Annaliese Poley, Ruth Levy, Noga Bros, Jillian Reingold, Isabella Figuereo.

Football: Benjamin Baines, Lucas Boyd, Alex Burns, Tal Eizenberg, Yuval Freilich, Nathan Gelman, Axel Guadalupe, Aidan Holt, Colin Joy, Will LaCamera, Anthony Maregni, Lucas Maregni, Giovanni Rodriguez, Mikael Rotberg, Adam Rotem.

Thank you for your dedication to our athletic teams!

Tues, Mar 30 @8PM – NSHS HOSA Hosting Talk on Sports Medicine

NSHS HOSA Hosting Talk on Sports Medicine, Tue, Mar 30 at 8PM
NSHS Chapter of National Health Professional (HOSA) will be sponsoring an informational session on sports conditioning to be held on Tuesday, March 30 at 8 pm. New England Revolution’s starting midfielder, Scott Caldwell, will be live to talk about his daily routine, staying strong and fit at the highest level and his path to professional soccer. He will also be available to answer your questions. This promises to be an exciting session for all athletes and anyone interested in sports medicine.

If you have an interest, please email Hunter Tsao at [email protected].

Coffee, Seltzer & Soda for Staff Appreciation Luncheon on March 24

Thank you to everyone who has donated to support our PTSO Staff Appreciation Luncheon on Wednesday, March 24!

We would love to have plenty of beverage options for our teachers and staff to support their full-day professional development schedule.  Please use the link below to sign-up to contribute coffee, seltzer or sodahttps://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/575097752050/false#/invitation

We need coffee donations to be dropped off between 7:45-8:15AM, so the staff members can enjoy a cup of coffee to start their day.  All other items may be dropped off in the cafeteria any time from 7.45 am-11 am on March 24th.  Thank you!!

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us:
[email protected] (Tammy  Tsikar)
[email protected]  (Ilana Steel)

 

Coffee, Beverages & Snacks Needed for Staff Appreciation Luncheon on March 24

STAFF APPRECIATION MARCH 24, 2021

Please consider donating beverage or snack to support the PTSO Luncheon for Staff on Wednesday, March 24th.  Use the link below to sign-up to contribute:  https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/575097752050/false#/invitation

We need coffee donations to be dropped off between 7:45-8:15AM, so the staff members can enjoy a cup of coffee to start their day.  All other items may be dropped off in the cafeteria any time from 7.45 am-11 am on March 24th.  Thank you for your support!

Our teachers will have a full day of professional training on Wednesday, March 24th. Please help us show our support of the staff at Newton South for our Staff Appreciation Luncheon. We will be serving a great selection of sandwiches, and are asking families to contribute additional items to round out the menu.  In keeping with COVID protocols, we request that all items be individually wrapped. We also need a couple of volunteers to help set up for the event (approximate time between 10:30 – 11:30am).

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us:
[email protected] (Tammy  Tsikar)
[email protected]  (Ilana Steel)

 

PTSO Hosts Speaker on Power of Gratitude on March 31 at 7PM

Save-the-Date! March 31st – 7:00 to 8:00PM:  Author Nancy Davis Kho presents on the Power of Gratitude

The PTSO is excited to host Nancy Davis Kho, author of  THE THANK-YOU PROJECT: Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time .  Both parents and students are invited to join this interactive discussion about the unexpected power and lasting benefits of thanking those who helped, shaped, and inspired them. This is not a tutorial on how to write a thank-you note.  With humor and compassion, Nancy invites her audience to remember and acknowledge those who have helped them in their lives. You can read more about Nancy’s work and the science of gratitude in this recent New York Times article.

In addition to being an author, Nancy talks about “the years between being hip and breaking one” on her Midlife Mixtape Podcast, which The Wall Street Journal named in 2019 as one of the 8 Top Podcasts for Anyone Nervously Facing Retirement.

For more information about the event, please contact PTSO Programming Coordinators, Paula Ito  or Julie Irish

Topic: Gratitude  Speaker Event
Time: Mar 31, 2021 07:00PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82627310277?pwd=Q2ppSE1XOUh0ME1yTmJQZTlDQ292QT09

Meeting ID: 826 2731 0277
Passcode: Thanks

NSHS HOSA Hosting Talk on Sports Medicine, Tue, Mar 30 at 8PM

NSHS Chapter of National Health Professional (HOSA) will be sponsoring an informational session on sports conditioning to be held on Tuesday, March 30 at 8 pm. New England Revolution’s starting midfielder, Scott Caldwell, will be live to talk about his daily routine, staying strong and fit at the highest level and his path to professional soccer. He will also be available to answer your questions. This promises to be an exciting session for all athletes and anyone interested in sports medicine.

If you have an interest, please email Hunter Tsao at [email protected].

No School, Wed, March 24

Reminder: No school on 3/24 as it is the final professional development day of the year for staff.

Ticketing/Towing Unregistered Cars at South

Juniors, Seniors, and NSHS Staff,

Please be aware:

As of Monday, 3/22/21, we need to begin sticker ticketing (the orange ones that stick to windows), and if it is a second+ offense – towing, cars parked without permits/placards on campus.

All WHITE lined spaces are Staff parking:

  •  any cars without NSHS Staff parking permit stickers will be ticketed (first offense) or towed (second+ offense).
All YELLOW lined spaces are PAID Student Spaces:
  • any cars without NSHS Student parking permit stickers/student placards will be ticketed (first offense) or towed (second+ offense).
  • these YELLOW numbered spaces are specifically assigned to individual students on their cohort days.
  • any unassigned car parked in a student’s paid space will be ticketed (first offense) or towed (second+ offense).

Staff, please be sure you have a parking sticker! (See Ms. Connolly in the main office if you need one!)

Students, we have very limited spaces left.  If you would like to purchase a parking space for the remainder of the year, fill out this form using your NPS email address.  The final lottery will be run Tuesday, 3/23, at 9am.  Be sure you enter before then!  Spaces this year are $75, which mirrors the bus fee and goes directly to the City of Newton (not South).

Don’t want to pay for a space?  The only place you can park on campus without being ticketed/towed are the few spaces next to the football field.  Be sure to get here early if you’re planning to park there!

Thank you, all!

If you have questions, please email Ann Dinsmore at [email protected] 

With love,

Mx. Tori Parker

Coordinator of Student Affairs and Restorative Practices

Department Chair of: EL, Campus Aides, and Library

Newton South High School

Newton, MA 02459

617-559-6700

2021-22 Course Registration

2021-22 Course Registration

  • The course registration on the South website has been updated with current documents and timelines. You can find all of the information you need here: https://www.newton.k12.ma.us/Page/2665 , including instructions for students entering elective course requests from March 25th to April 5th, and parent instructions for viewing courses.  Also, here is a link to an overview video of the registration process from our scheduler, Faye Cassell:

https://www.loom.com/share/4c4143667c1241978e71944350b8172

  • Please note that the 2021-22 Program of Studies is still being finalized and should be posted online by Tuesday, 3/23, or earlier, if possible (we will send an update when it is posted).
  • Also, on Tuesday, 3/23 during Community Block, I will be sharing registration instructions with all ninth and tenth grade Community teachers to review with their students so everything is clear. If they haven’t already received them, pre-registration worksheets will be shared with students on Monday as well.
  • 11th grade students will have a WISE presentation during Community Block on 3/23 so I will be sharing the registration instructions out with them via Aspen directly sometime Monday or Tuesday.