Newton South Students and Families:
Here is a link to the Weekly Update for 12/20 – 12/23. Note that this is a BLUE week, which affects Lion Block and clubs.
Here’s to another great week at NSHS! Please let us know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Jason Williams (he/him/his)
Vice Principal
Newton South High School
140 Brandeis Road
Newton, MA 02459
617-559-6700
Newton South Students and Families:
Progress reports for term 2 are now available for viewing on Aspen. These can be found on the home page in Aspen and contain a list of classes, comments for these classes, and number of absences from class.
If you have any questions about these comments, please reach out directly to your/your child’s teacher.
Sincerely,
Jason Williams (he/him/his)
Vice Principal
Newton South High School
140 Brandeis Road
Newton, MA 02459
617-559-6700
Newton South Seniors:
The Semester 2 Senior Parking Lottery is now open. If you would like to park on campus for Semester 2, beginning Tuesday, January 18, you must enter the lottery. Please note the following:
Please note: Semester 1 parking tags will no longer be valid after Friday, January 14. If you already have a parking pass and would like to continue parking on campus after this date, you will need to re-enter the lottery for a chance to get a spot.
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Jason Williams (he/him/his)
Vice Principal
Newton South High School
140 Brandeis Road
Newton, MA 02459
617-559-6500
Newton South Students and Families:
Here is a link to the Weekly Update for 12/13 – 12/17. Note that this is an ORANGE week, which affects Lion Block and clubs.
Here’s to another great week at NSHS! Please let us know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Jason Williams (he/him/his)
Vice Principal
Newton South High School
140 Brandeis Road
Newton, MA 02459
617-559-6700
Newton South Families:
Please see the message below for a food drive being run by two of our seniors, Tess and Isabella. This message was also sent to students via Schoology.
Please note the in-school collection boxes are for student use only.
WINTER FOOD DRIVE
NSHS seniors Tess and Isabella are collecting food donations on behalf of the Centre Street Food Pantry to benefit school-age children.
Please help by donating any of the following items:
Packs of applesauce cups
Boxes of granola bars (any kind)
Boxes of cereal
Jars of jam / jelly
Boxes of mac n’ cheese
Large bags of pretzels, chips, goldfish, corn chips, crackers
Students can use the collection at the school by the front entrance (near main office) and Wheeler entrance (1,000’s). Please contact Isabella or Tess with any questions or if you need to arrange for a pick-up of your donations.
Thank you for your generosity!
Newton South Students and Families:
Here is a link to the Weekly Update for 12/6 – 12/10. Note that this is a BLUE week, which affects Lion Block and clubs.
Here’s to another great week at NSHS! Please let us know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Jason Williams (he/him/his)
Vice Principal
Newton South High School
140 Brandeis Road
Newton, MA 02459
617-559-6700
Newton South Families:
Zoom links are now available for Parent Teacher Conferences beginning today, December 2 from 2-5 PM. When you log into Pick a Time (using this link), click on the Printable schedule link on the top of the page. This will give you a list of your appointments. The Room column has the Zoom links you will need for this afternoon and Wednesday, December 8.
If you have any issues with individual Zoom links at the time of your meeting, please reach out to the individual teacher, as they will be best positioned to assist you. If a Zoom link is missing from your list, please reply to this email and let us know so we can look into it.
Sincerely,
Jason Williams (he/him/his)
Vice Principal
Newton South High School
140 Brandeis Road
Newton, MA 02459
617-559-6700
All seniors in the Class of 2022 are encouraged to apply for the Newton South Local Scholarships
Local scholarships are awarded through Newton South High School and through the generosity of individual and business donors, community organizations and memorial funds.
The application is brief and includes the submission of a reference from someone outside Newton South High School. The application is available beginning on December 1, 2021 and the deadline to apply is January 31, 2022.
Based on the criteria of each scholarship, recipients will be selected and notified. While some scholarship awards are announced in March/April,. Most will be received in early June.
Look for an email on Wednesday Dec 1st with the links to apply.
Contact Ms. Sabet, College & Career Counselor in the College & Career Center or by email if you have questions.
Thank you!
KATHY
Kathleen Sabet, M.A
College & Career Counselor, Newton South High School
617.559.6590
Dear Newton South Families:
The English department is looking for a substitute teacher to cover two sophomore English classes for a teacher on medical leave starting as soon as possible through Thursday, December 23.
While we recognize that this request is unconventional, we have exhausted other means to hire a substitute. If you or anyone you know is qualified and interested, please email Brian Baron at baronb@newton.k12.ma.us.
The time commitments are as follows:
Monday 11:45 AM – 1:25 PM
Tuesday 1:25 PM – 2:30 PM
Wednesday 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Thursday 11:40 AM – 1:30 PM
Friday 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM, 2:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Thank you for your consideration.
Newton South Students and Families:
I hope you had a restful Thanksgiving break!
Here is a link to the Weekly Update for 11/29 – 12/3. Note that this is an ORANGE week, which affects Lion Block and clubs.
Phase 2 of Parent Teacher Conference signups begin tonight at 7 PM. For this phase, you can sign up for an additional 3 appointments per child for a total of 6. This phase will close at noon on Wednesday, December 1.
Here’s to another great week at NSHS! Please let us know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Jason Williams (he/him/his)
Vice Principal
Newton South High School
140 Brandeis Road
Newton, MA 02459
617-559-6700
