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Nease IB Class of 2012 Accepted at the Following Colleges and Universities: | American University | | Arizona State University | | Auburn University | | Baylor University | | Boston College | Boston University Brown University Carnegie Mellon University | | Citadel | | Clemson University | | Colgate University | | Cornell University | | Davidson College | | DePaul University | | Drexel University | | Duke University | | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | | Emory University | | Flagler College | | Florida Atlantic University | | Florida Gulf Coast University | | Florida International University | | Florida Southern College | | Florida State University | | Furman University | | Georgetown University | | Georgia Institute of Technology | | Georgia Southern University | | Johns Hopkins University | | McGill University, Toronto, Canada | | Miami University of Ohio | | New College of Florida | | New York University | | North Carolina State University | | Northeastern University | | Oglethorpe University | | Pennsylvania State University | Purdue University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | | Rollins College | | Sewanee: The University of the South | | Southern Methodist University | | Stetson University | | Thomas Aquinas College | | Tufts University | | Tulane University | | United States Naval Academy | | Universidad de Navarra, Spain | | University of Alabama | | University of Central Florida | | University of Colorado at Boulder | | University of Florida | | University of Georgia | | University of Miami | | University of Michigan | | University of Minnesota | | University of Mississippi | | University of Missouri, Kansas City | | University of Nebraska at Lincoln | | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | | University of North Florida | | University of Notre Dame | | University of Pennsylvania | | University of Pittsburgh | | University of South Carolina | | University of South Florida | | University of Tampa | | University of West Florida | | University of Wisconsin | | Vanderbilt University | | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ. | | Wake Forest University | | Washington University in St. Louis | | Yale University |
Nationally Acclaimed Artists Perform at Nease
On November 3, 2011, Nease High School hosted Climbing Poetree - a duo of performance artists who traveled from New York to deliver a tour-de-force performance entitled the “Hurricane Season.” Through compelling poetry, imagery and artistry, these two multi-talented young women focused on environmental and social injustice and on how underdeveloped nations and low-income populations are most affected by and carry a disproportionate burden of environmental impact. Their performance channeled hope into vision, shattered assumptions that bind the status quo, and inspired to make a better future visible, immediate, and irresistible.
Climbing PoeTree is the expression of a growing movement for radical social change. Poets, performers, print-makers, dancers, muralists, and designers, Alixa and Naima have sharpened their art as a tool for popular education, community organizing, and personal transformation. With roots in Haiti and Colombia, Alixa and Naima in five self-organized independent tours have catalyzed over 500 crowds in more than 70 cities from Oakland to Atlanta, Johannesburg to Havana and have led more than 100 arts-based political education, anti-racism, and entrepreneurial workshops in institutions from Cornell University to Rikers Island.
The performance was sponsored by the Nease IB Booster Club.
Nease High School College Night
On October 13, 2011, Allen D. Nease High School and the Nease IB (International Baccalaureate) Booster Club hosted its 6th Annual Nease College Night, which began with informative college information presentation by Patrick Herring, Director of Admissions University of Florida, and culminated with the largest Nease college fair to date attended by representatives from over 60 colleges and universities around the country.
The college fair held in the Nease gymnasium provided a great opportunity for area high school students to meet with representatives from over 60 universities and colleges and obtain information and handouts. The fair exhibited a wide range of colleges and universities, including both in-state and out-of-state as well as public and private schools varying greatly in selectivity, size and price. The great diversity and number of schools participating in this fair attracted a huge turnout of students and their families from Nease and other St. Johns County high schools.
Nease High School Welcomes 78 Juniors to Its International Baccalaureate Program
On Thursday October 6, 2011, the 78 newly accepted junior class members of the Allen D. Nease International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program were officially welcomed and pinned by the senior class members of the program. During the ceremony, the students and their guests enjoyed the opportunity to hear guest speaker Melissa Vecchiola, a Nease IB graduate, discuss the many ways in which the IB program benefited her as a graduate of the Florida Southern College and beyond. After the ceremony, students and their families enjoyed a reception sponsored by the IB Booster Club.
In its 16th year at Nease High School, the IB Program is a rigorous, two-year internationally-based program of curriculum and service that meets the needs of highly motivated secondary students, providing a comprehensive and integrated approach to learning. Students prepare for this program through Nease’s Pre-IB Program for freshmen and sophomores. The primary objective of the IB Program is to provide a world-class education that prepares students with the intellectual, social, and critical perspectives necessary for college and the rest of their lives.
The Washington Post Ranks Nease 79th in Nation
Allen D. Nease High School was ranked 79th out of nearly 2,000 of the nation’s public high schools in The Washington Post's 2011 High School Challenge. The 2011 High School Challenge Index is a ranking system developed to recognize high schools which make an overall commitment to prepare their students for college. (Note that previous years’ national rankings of the Challenge Index were published in Newsweek magazine.) The 2011 Challenge Index is a simple calculation determined by dividing the number of Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) and Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) tests that a school gave in 2010 by the number of its graduating seniors. Public schools were ranked only if they achieved a ratio of at least 1, meaning that there was at least one test given per graduating senior. The schools ranked represent only 7% of the nation’s approximately 27,000 public high schools.
The Challenge Index list also gives a sense of how successful the students are on these tests by including the Equity and Excellence rate, the percentage of all seniors who have had at least one score on an AP, IB or AICE test that would qualify them for college credit. In addition, a general indicator of the school’s poverty level is given by listing the percentage of a school’s students whose family income qualifies them for federally subsidized lunches.
Nease’s 2011 Challenge Index was calculated to be 4.769, meaning that there were almost 5 college level tests given for each of Nease’s 2010 seniors, and almost 60% of these seniors scored high enough to qualify them for college credit. Congratulations to Nease students, faculty and administration for this outstanding accomplishment!
Nease IB Students Recognized on All-First Coast and All-County Sport Teams
Congratulations to the following Nease IB students participating in fall, winter and spring sports who were recognized as “All-First Coast” athletes by the Florida Times-Union and “All-County” athletes by the St. Augustine Record:
Kristen Barbour Sophomore | All-First Coast 2nd Girls Cross Country Team | David Bell Senior | St. Johns All-County Boys Wrestler of the Year; All First Coast Wrestling Team | Brian Bell Senior | St. Johns All-County Boys Wrestling Team | Elena Castello Freshman | St. Johns All-County Girls Tennis Team | Max Chapman Senior | All-First Coast 3rd Football Team St. Johns All-County Football Team | R.J. Cunio Freshman | St. Johns All-County Boys Tennis Team Honorable Mention | Cody Gibbons Senior | St. Johns All-County Boys Track and Field Team Honorable Mention; All First Coast 3rd Track and Field Team; All-First Coast 2nd Boys Cross Country Team; St. Johns All-County Boys Cross Country Team | Anthony Janocko Junior | St. Johns All-County Boys Swimming Team | Jeff Koch Senior | St. Johns All-County Football Team Honorable Mention | Alexandra Lee Senior | St. Johns All-County Diving Team Honorable Mention | Bree Maron Senior | All First Coast Girls Soccer Team Honorable Mention | Caitlin McVeigh Senior | St. Johns All-County Girls Lacrosse Team Honorable Mention | Jake McVeigh Senior | St. Johns All-County Boys Lacrosse Team Honorable Mention | Alyssa Pivniouk Junior | St. Johns All-County Girls Swimming Team | Mary Sieredzinski Sophomore | St. Johns All-County Girls Track and Field Team; St. Johns All-County Girls Cross Country Team Honorable Mention | Matt Stover Senior | St. Johns All-County Boys Lacrosse Team Honorable Mention | Nicole Thatcher Freshman | All-First Coast Girls Golf Team Honorable Mention; St. Johns All-County Girls Golf Team | Jeffrey Thomas Junior | St. Johns All-County Boys Swimming Team | Lauren Weisman Senior | St. Johns All-County Girls Lacrosse Team Honorable Mention | Annie Yin Senior | All-First Coast Girls Swimming Team Honorable Mention; St. Johns All-County Girls Swimming Team | Anthony Yin Sophomore | St. Johns All-County Boys Swimming Team |
Nease Hi Q team Wins District Tournament, Places 2nd in Conference The Nease Varsity Hi-Q Team won the district championship on December 2, 2010 when it defeated teams from St. Augustine, Bartram Trail, Creekside and Columbia high schools. The victory earned them a spot in the Regional Conference tournament. This final competition of the year took place in Union County/Lake Butler on January 25, 2011. The Team brought home the 2nd place trophy. Nease competed and celebrated wins against Bellview in the first round and Vanguard in the second round, but fell to Columbia in a close final round.
The Hi-Q tournament is the oldest continuous academic quiz competition for high school students in the nation. The competition covers 13 subject areas: Art History, Biology, Chemistry, Current Events, Geography, Literature, Mathematics, Physics, Shakespeare, Sports, U.S. Government, U.S. History, and World History and is based on standard high school curriculum and general scholastic knowledge.
Congratulations to the following IB students, who participated in and won the regional match: Nolan Alberti, Morgan Baker, Brian Bell, David Bell, Gabrielle Garrard, Matt Krepp, Marian Li, Divya Pubbi, Brad Roche, Winnie Shao, Raj Sikaria, Casey Ste. Claire, Steven Schwartz, Andrew Yurko, Grant Zwolinski. Many thanks to the sponsor, Ms. Sandra Strauss, for supporting our team in their outstanding performance!
| | Allen D. Nease High School National Merit and National Achievement Recognitions 
Nease High School is proud to recognize its eight National Merit Semifinalists for 2012, all of whom are in the International Baccalaureate Program: Marissa A. Galiley, Anthony J. Janocko, Tia A. Lewis, Carson L. Ridenhour, Steven L. Schwartz, Wenli Shao, Dhiraj Sikaria and Logan H. Stern. These students scored in the top 1% of 1.5 million high school students in the nation who entered the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in the fall of their junior year. National Merit Semifinalists will be considered for National Merit Scholarships upon their advancement to Finalist standing in the spring.
Nease High School is also proud to announce that Katie Jackson, an International Baccalaureate student, has been named a semifinalist in the National Achievement Scholarship Program, an academic competition recognizing outstanding Black American high school students. This program is run concurrently with but operated and funded separately from the National Merit Program. Katie scored in the top 1% of all Black Americans participating in this program to achieve this honor.
Fourteen Nease International Baccalaureate Program students were also recognized as National Merit Commended Students. These students scored in the top 3% of all students who entered the National Merit Program and will become candidates for special scholarships sponsored by corporations and businesses. The National Merit Commended Students are: Nolan Alberti, Jordan Bernas, Christina Chase, Graham Hancock, Kathryn Hill, Blake Insel, Caleb Jarriel, Bryce McKenzie, Vivian Nguyen, Liam Rawson, Alex Sengstock, Aaron Skipper, Preston Sluder and Carly Young.
For more information, please visit:
http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/479262/mary-kelli-palka/2011-09-14/national-merit-scholarship-semifinalists-northeast
Luis Buenaventura Valcke, Aarathi Devi and Daniel Hutton Selected to Represent Nease High School in Youth Leadership St. Johns Program 
Nease junior International Baccalaureate students Luis Buenaventura Valcke, Aarathi Devi and Daniel Hutton have been selected to represent Nease High School in the Youth Leadership St. Johns Program. The St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce, which is the sponsor of the Youth Leadership St. Johns Program, chose 20 students from the county’s high schools’ that meet selection criteria. The students were selected in their sophomore year through a competitive application and interview process based on the following criteria: character, academic performance, extracurricular activities, and interest to serve their community.
The mission of the Youth Leadership St. Johns Program is to develop qualified, informed and dedicated students who can apply their leadership skills in their schools, communities and future careers. Participants in the Youth Leadership Program learn about St. Johns County and its communities and practice and implement team-building and leadership skills during a series of monthly workshops focused on social services, business, law and government, education, healthcare, and environmental awareness.
Congratulations to Luis, Aarathi and Daniel on this outstanding honor!
Josh Gordon and Tim Roche Selected to Represent Nease High School in Youth Leadership Jacksonville Program 
Nease Juniors, Josh Gordon (a student in the International Baccalaureate Program) and Tim Roche (a student in the Stellar Academy of Engineering) have been selected through a competitive application and interview process to represent Nease High School in the Youth Leadership Jacksonville Program, Class XXII. This year-long program, which was established in 1989, draws together an outstanding and diverse group of high school juniors with demonstrated leadership skills. Youth Leadership Jacksonville selects sophomore students nominated by their high schools who excel in student government, academics, athletics, the arts and community youth organizations, and who represent a cross section of the community with respect to gender, race, culture, and neighborhoods. Class XXII has about 50 students who have been selected to represent 38 high schools from Duval, Baker, Clay, Nassau and St. Johns counties.
Through this program, the selected students will have an opportunity to gain a greater understanding of the needs, problems and resources existing in First Coast communities through collaborative problem solving with peers and adult leaders. They will also learn about business ethics and etiquette, team and consensus building, negotiation and other leadership qualities. The students will master their skills in goal setting, appreciating differences, public speaking, and responsibility through seminars and hands-on workshops.
Congratulations to Josh and Tim for being selected to represent Nease in this prestigious program!
Nease's Wired Earns Best Taped Daily Newscast in Nation Award
Nease High School's Wired newscast was recognized for earning the Best Taped Daily Newscast in the nation at the Student Television Network Excellence Awards held recently in Orlando. This was the first time that Nease received such an award from the Student Television network, an organization that promotes excellence in scholastic broadcasting, creative video and filmmaking, and media convergence. Every year, the Student Television Network invites high schools to participate in its competition for Excellence Awards in a variety of categories, all of which are judged by industry professions. In addition to the Best Taped Daily Newscast, the Nease High School students brought home honorable mentions in the Stand Up and Movie Trailer categories. More than 1,400 students from across the country participated this year. Wired is part of the Nease Communications Academy Television Production program. More than 160 students produce six Wired newscasts every week. Congratulations to Nease’s Wired for this outstanding recognition!
Nease IB Seniors Honored by St. Johns County
Eleven Nease seniors (all enrolled in Nease’s International Baccalaureate Program) were among seventy-one of St. Johns County Schools’ best and brightest who were honored at the Sixteenth Annual STAR (Students Taking Academic Responsibility) Awards Banquet held on April 26, 2011 at World Golf Village.
The STAR Awards recognize the top three percent of all graduating seniors in the county. The following Nease students received commendation for their outstanding academic performance: Brian Bell, Emma Domingoes, Nikki Etchenique, Eliona Jankulla, Courtney Ligon, Jessica MacWilkinson, Katherine McLeod, Karah Mechlowitz, Alex Mosher, Meredith Robinson and Bradley Roche. During the recognition ceremony, principals introduced each student and then a special teacher selected by the student. The STAR students shared their future plans and why they selected the teacher they chose to honor. In addition to making top grades, these students are involved in athletics, performing groups, school clubs and community service.
Congratulations to our Nease IB seniors for this outstanding recognition!
Nease Team Receives 4th Place Trophy at Regional Math Competition at Flagler Palm Coast
On March 12, 2011, math scholars from Nease High School traveled to Flagler Palm Coast to participate in the Florida Mu Alpha Theta (FAMAT) regional competition. Twenty-eight teams representing high schools from Florida's Region 2 took part in the competition. Nease’s students (all enrolled in the IB Program) participated in the Pre-Calculus, Calculus and Statistics divisions of the competition. The Nease team in the Statistics division did exceptionally well receiving 4th Place Trophy and outperforming the team from Stanton College Preparatory School, among others. Nease’s Calculus teams’ strong performance earned them 9th and 10th places and Pre-Calculus team placed 14th. Mu Alpha Theta is the National High School and Two-Year College Mathematics Honor Society dedicated to developing scholarship in mathematics. It has over 79,000 student members in more than 1,600 schools worldwide. Congratulations to: Alek Abate, Mitch Elder, Charley Reis and Winnie Shao representing the Statistics Team; Jacob Belcher, Scott Kulley, Vivian Nguyen, Jake McVeagh, Gabe Padilla, Dagan Pielstick, Steven Schwartz, and Logan Stern representing the Calculus Team; and Aarathi Devi, Matthew Short and Michelle Wartenberg representing the Pre-Calculus Team for their outstanding performance. Many thanks to Maggie Byrns, Nease AP Calculus teacher, for sponsoring our team and contributing to its excellent performance!
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