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

Term 1 Seniors

Posted on November 7, 2020 by PTSO CoPresident in For Seniors

Hello Senior Parents/Guardians,

Please find the email sent from Interim Vice Principal Chris Hardiman on Friday, Nov 6, 2020.  Thank you.

Dear Seniors and Families,

I wanted to clarify something that I know has been causing some confusion as it is a new procedure for this year to have senior grades close earlier than the rest of the school due to the late start to the school year and college deadlines for grades:

1. If you are in a class that is ending at the end of term 1, you should remain in that class until the official end of Term 1 for the rest of the school which is through 11/13. Your teachers are closing your grades today but term 2 does NOT begin for you on Monday, 11/9 in term-long classes so you should continue attending classes next week. Please check in with individual teachers about any other specific questions about this and they can clarify for you.

2. If you are in a semester long or year long class AND you ONLY have seniors in your class, your teacher will most likely be starting term 2 for everyone in your class as of Monday, 11/9.

If you are in a semester long or year long class AND you have UNDERCLASSMEN in the class, confirm with your teacher what the grading term timeline will be for term 2–i.e. different start timeline for seniors and underclassmen or the same timeline?

Also, to meet college deadlines for second term, we will be closing senior grades a week earlier than the rest of the school as well. Second term grades will be closing for seniors on Friday, January 22nd.

Finally, first term grades for seniors will be posted on Aspen NEXT Friday, 11/13 at 5:00pm.

Have a great weekend!
~ Mr. Hardiman, NSHS Interim Vice Principal

Outside of Class Work (OCW) Update

Posted on November 7, 2020 by PTSO CoPresident in From the Principal

Good Evening Students and Families,

Below you will find a link to a slide presentation on outside of class work (OCW) that was shared with our staff on Wednesday. Hopefully by viewing the slides you will gain an understanding of our thought process, guiding principles and expectations as we move forward with OCW.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xc18iUzgA-RabWb-W0vWoAp0Q67MAjKTZcAe8n1ig1s/edit?usp=sharing

Enjoy the sunshine,
~ Mark Aronson, NSHS Interim Principal

Fall Awards Day and Game Times

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Manisha Kasana in Athletics

Fall Awards Day

As with so many things this season, Fall Awards Day will be different this time. Yet will be able to celebrate your award recipients and that is good news!

Due to the current COVID restrictions, we had scheduled an event by time slots per team and few attendees n order to comply with health guidelines.

Awardees, their parents, and coaches are invited to come.  Each program will have 15 min to do their presentation (that includes all three levels).

At the end of the awards, Madalin Small and Olivia Dubin will SLI for their respective colleges.

The event will take place outdoors at the Stadium entrance on Veterans Day. Recipients will be notified by email to their NPS Gmail account.

Here is the schedule for the day.

Veterans Day, Nov, 11

Table set at stadium entrance:

 

1 PM: Boys XC,  Varsity and  JV

1:15 PM: Girls XC, Varsity and  JV

1;30 PM: Field Hockey, Varsity, JV A, and  JV B

1:45 PM Boys soccer, Varsity, JV A, and  JV

2;00 PM Golf, Varsity and  JV

2;15 PM Girls Soccer, Varsity, JV, and 9th-grade

2:30 PM  NLI signature ceremony: Madalin Small and Olivia Dubin

 

Rain date is Saturday, November 14

Boys Soccer

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Manisha Kasana in Athletics

The Boys soccer had a first-round game vs WA on Thursday evening. The lions competed strongly and defeated their opponent moving to the next round of the DCL cup to be played tonight at Concord Carlisle. The Kick off time is 5:30 PM. Good luck lions!

Girls Soccer

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Manisha Kasana in Athletics

The girls’ soccer team will host Acton Boxborro tonight at 5 PM for the DCL semifinals. Best luck to our team!

The DCL and Newton HHD rules are in effect

Two people per Varsity soccer identifications lanyard (yellow dot) will be admitted.

Face masks are strictly enforced..Gaiters are not permitted.

Covid tracking information will be asked before entering the stadium.

Golf

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Manisha Kasana in Athletics

This week the Golf team competed at the DCL Medalist championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Acton. Our four golfers had strong rounds led by Madalin Small and Will Freudenheim

Field Hockey

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Manisha Kasana in Athletics

The Field hockey team finished their season at the league semifinals on Thursday afternoon. A strong group of athletes welcomed two male players in their ranks. Brady and Zack meshed well with the team and improved greatly during the season.

The Varsity team will have an intra squad game under the lights on Thursday, Nov. 12. The program will host a Middle School clinic on Monday, Nov. 16 at 4:30 PM. Please contact coach Dirga if interested in signing up your middle schooler!

Cross Country

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Manisha Kasana in Athletics

We made it! The fall season is almost complete and it was very positive for the Lions!

We measure success by evaluating the main objective of this year;  fostering student connections, creating opportunities for enjoyment, and to channel their stress in a healthy and safe way. By all measurements, our season was a success.

The boys cross country team wants to thank its seniors for their hard work dedication and leadership. We are grateful for the strong work ethic and commitment that the following seniors displayed during their years as part of our team Owen Beaver, Camron Dioun, Potter Flynn, Jaden Friedman, Daniel Glickman, Jonah Goldfarb, Ari Heff, Eero Helenius, Owen Holland, Nicholas Hu, William Lavey, Vladimiro Martinez, Alex Merkowitz, Yehonatan Mileguir, Bett miller, Jonathan Orelowitz, Sheen Pattel, Skyler Shapiro, Josh Shepard, Hedi Skall, and Coleman Stanton.

The team will compete tomorrow at the DCL championship at Lincoln Sudbury their race starts at 3;15 PM. The Girls Cross Country team will also compete at LS. Their race starts at 2 PM.

Junior Parent Volunteers for G11 Meet/Greet

Posted on November 2, 2020 by PTSO CoPresident in For Juniors, Midweek From the PTSO 2021

The PTSO is continually looking to find ways creative fun events to help Newton South students meet and connect.   

In order to make this event possible, we need 3-4 parent volunteers interested in helping organize the event.

Please contact the PTSO at info@newtonsouthPTSO.org by Thurs, Nov 5th if you are interested in helping organize an event.

 

Sophomore Parent Volunteers for G10 Meet/Greet

Posted on November 2, 2020 by PTSO CoPresident in For Sophomores, Midweek From the PTSO 2021

The PTSO is continually looking to find ways creative fun events to help Newton South students meet and connect.   We are proposing a student meet/greet event in the next couple of weeks, possibly on Wed. Nov 11 (No School).

In order to make this event possible, we need 3-4 parent volunteers interested in helping organize the event.

Please contact the PTSO at info@newtonsouthPTSO.org by Wed, Nov 4th if you are interested in helping organize this event.

PTSO is proposing to organize a Grade 10 student meet/greet on Wed. Nov. 11th (Veterans Day – NO SCHOOL).  The event would involve Grade 11 students leading a group of Grade 10 students in a meet/greet.  Grade 10 students would register and be grouped by their Community/Advisory Class to enable students to connect beyond their existing cohorts (friends, team mates, etc).  Each group be on the baseball field to allow the group to create a Spotify playlist of their favorite 10 songs.  All the playlists from each group will be merged into the Class of 2023 Playlist.

The event is to give the students a chance to meet/greet in-person.  All students must wear masks and follow 6ft social distance guidelines, whenever possible (during the walk and sitting in group circle).  All students will need to register.