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PVHS: Empowering Every Learner to Develop Good Character and to Achieve Success
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UPCOMING DATES
REMIND YOUR STUDENT TO SIGN UP FOR BITE PERIOD BY MONDAY (11:59PM)
Friday December 19, 2025: Second Quarter / First Semester Ends *
Monday – Thursday Dec. 22, 2025 – Jan. 1, 2026 Winter Break – Student / Teacher Holiday
Friday January 2, 2026 Teacher Planning Day – Student Holiday
Monday January 5, 2026 Classes Resume for Students / Second Semester Begins
Monday January 19, 2026 Martin Luther King Jr Day – Student / Teacher Holiday
UPCOMING FAMILY NIGHTS: FEBRUARY 4, APRIL 8
FEATURED ARTIST FOR DECEMBER:
Savannah LaVassar
Teacher: Ms. Llodra
Cool thing about this sculpture- it moves! When you pull the blue shell, the hermit moves, comes out of its shell, and then retracts back in. We will be submitting it to the county art show this year.
HIGHLIGHTS ON CAMPUS
Ponte Vedra High School students demonstrated outstanding achievement in the recent U.S. District Court High School Essay Contest, capturing seven of the top ten awards among participants from across a dozen counties in Northeast Florida. The contest, sponsored by the lawyers and judges of the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida and the Jacksonville Federal Court Bar Association, invited high school students in grades 9–12 to submit essays analyzing how having an advocate is vital to creating a more just and equitable society. The theme challenged students to reflect on the importance of advocacy in various aspects of life.
Our Ponte Vedra High School award recipients include:
- Rachel Marino (Senior) – 1st Place
- Jonathan Milicevic (Senior) – 2nd Place
- Ananya Yegnamurthy (Junior) – 3rd Place
- Ashley Wright (Senior)
- Leila Dixon (Sophomore)
- Nancy James (Senior)
- Daniela Jimenez (Junior)
Congratulations to these students for their exceptional work and for representing Ponte Vedra High School with distinction. Their success reflects not only individual talent but also a commitment to civic engagement and thoughtful writing. Go Sharks!
Sharks represent!
Ava Heinz attended PVHS and graduated in 2023. She is now a 2/C midshipman and attending the United State Naval Academy. She visited PVHS and met with students to speak about her experience at USNA.
UNITED STATES NAVY SHARK!
Ms. Meyer’s students created a Honor Wall to celebrate Veterans Day here at PVHS.
SHARK SHOW RESPECT!
The Ponte Vedra High School Education Academy had a wonderful and successful day at the University of North Florida Future Educators Competition this past Friday! Our students represented Ponte Vedra with pride, creativity, and professionalism—and their hard work truly paid off.
Here are the highlights:
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Anna Shuck – 1st Place in Acing the Interview
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Callum Zummo – 1st Place in Crafting Curriculum
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Cayden Pietrick – 3rd Place in Teaching Through Tales
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Olivia Binef, Ella Deluca, Natalia Otero, and Emma Gibson – 3rd Place in The Classroom Lens
“We are so proud of these students for their accomplishments and the way they represented our school. Thank you all for the encouragement and support you give our academy—it makes achievements like this possible.”
THE FUTURE is bright!
The 2025-2026 PVHS Debate Club is having quite a season!
Below is a recap of our top 25% results of the tournaments we have attended thus far this year. The listing below includes local, statewide, and national tournaments. Our sharks are working diligently to top the lists of every tournament we attend, be it local or national. As you can see below, we are making great strides in putting the fear of the shark into our competitors. We applaud all of our students that are venturing out into the deeper waters of the NSDA speech and debate world (these are national and international tournaments).
CHOOSE YOUR SIDE AND DEBATE!
The Model UN Club of PVHS hosted SharkMUN this weekend. Over 50 delegates from 5 different schools participated. Our PV students did an incredible job running the conference and committees. You would be proud!
General Assembly- Run by Honorable Co-Chairs Harmon Koon and Gabriel Nochera
Specialized Committee- Run by Honorable Chair Star Binyamin and co-chaired by Nat Bagnall
Crisis Committee- Run by Honorable Chair Aidan Killian and co-chaired by Evie Prediletto
Backroom crisis staff- Hadley Frey, Cason Melville, Anna Dumitrascu, Rennie Srigiri, Nina Landass, and Ava Thomas
Secretariat- Chloe Landeweer
Nat Bagnall was selected to represent PVHS as a Sushine State Scholar!
The Sunshine State Scholars program recognizes Florida’s highest-performing STEM students and provides them with an opportunity to engage each other and interact with employers from STEM fields.
SHARK SHOUT OUT!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WHO ARE SEMIFINALISTS IN THE 2026 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION!
Star Bihyamin*
Anya Dorairaj
Zoe Epstein
Hadley Frey
Matthew Jones*
Zane Swierz
Evan Weinroth
*Not Pictured
SMART SHARKS!
AP Biology Lab
Osmosis and Diffusion; The Molarity of Potato and Carrot Cells
with Ms. Jackson
LEARNING IS FUN!
HERE'S YOUR SIGN TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW!
Do you want to learn American Sign Language? Click on the ASL Dictionary created by our PVHS SHARKS!
CLUBS AT PVHS
VISIT THE CLUB PAGE FOR INFORMATION AND THE CLUB CALENDAR
National Honor Society is hosting another amazing speaker. Don’t miss it!
CLASS OF 2026
Shark Families:
Senior dues are $120.00 to cover the costs of graduation at the UNF arena, the senior picnic, and other activities as designated by the senior class officers. We have provided a link to SchoolPay for your convenience. We would appreciate receiving senior class dues by October 3, 2025. Thank you.
PVHS Administration.
BULLETIN BOARD
The St. Johns County Tax Collector offers a Learner Permit Prep Class and the General Knowledge Exam in our program that meets the new Florida driver education requirements at all 8 public high schools in St. Johns County. We will be at Ponte Vedra High School again December 3-16 and February 25-March 10.
Follow the link to register: SJCTC DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM – St. Johns County Tax Collector or email [email protected] for more information.
PERMIT PREP CLASS - DRIVER EDUCATION
TESTING INFORMATION
ASVAB Career Exploration Program
ASVAB will be held at PVHS on the following dates:
- January 13, 2026- https://forms.office.com/r/8ynrh7vj1S?origin=lprLink
Program At-a-Glance
The ASVAB Career Exploration Program provides high-quality, career exploration and planning materials at no cost to high schools throughout the country. The Program encourages students to explore a wide variety of careers, rather than limiting their exploration by telling them what they can or should do. Schools receive a comprehensive career development program that meets the needs of today’s students, based on current career development theory and practice.
What are the Main Components?
Multiple-Aptitude Test
The ASVAB test covers eight areas including science, word knowledge, mathematics, and mechanical comprehension. It assesses a student’s ability to learn new skills and is a predictor of success in training and education programs.
Interest Inventory
The FYI is a 90-item interest inventory based on John Holland’s widely accepted theory of career choice. When students complete the FYI, they have three interest codes to use with the OCCU-Find for career exploration.
Career Exploration Tool
The OCCU-Find contains information about 400 + occupations sorted alphabetically, by interest code, and by career cluster providing students a variety of ways to identify occupations that will be satisfying. The online version links directly to O*NET and OOH job descriptions, and even the military career equivalents. Many of the occupations in the OCCU-Find feature career videos highlighting a-day-in-the-life glimpse at that occupation.
ASVAB Career Exploration Program and the Military: The Facts
- Schools determine whether or not student information is released to the military
- The Program is administered by civilian Education Services Specialists who have no recruiting function
Help students make informed career decisions.
For more information, visit www.asvabprogram.com or call 1-800-323-0513.
Use the Microsoft Form on Schoology to sign up: here
STUDENT COUNSELOR INFORMATION
Bright Futures Student Portal Is Now Open
The student portal for the Bright Futures Scholarship opened October 1st. Seniors should apply now – you can use the link posted below. In order to be eligible, you MUST complete the following three tasks:
Bright Futures website:
https://www.floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org/SAPHome/SAPHome?url=home
- Create a Student Account under the “First-Time Applicants” Section
- Fill out the Florida Financial Aid Application (FFAA) – located on the menu at the bottom left-hand side of the BF website under “APPLICATIONS“
- Send your ACT/SAT/CLT Official Score Report to one of the 12 Florida public universities. Bright Futures will then be able to retrieve your test results. If your test score is a SUPERSCORE from multiple tests, you must send the official score report from each test that comprises the superscore.
** Failure to complete all tasks will result in ineligibility **
ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT
Check out the SIDELINE
and the Athletics Page!
ATHLETICS CALENDAR
REVOLUTION PREP SUPPORTS OUR SHARKS!
Dear Ponte Vedra High School families,
With all the changes to the ACT taking place this year, what has continued to be true is that taking a practice test is the best way for students to preview their college-readiness and create a game plan of how to prepare for the official test.
Our friends at Revolution Prep are offering a practice ACT:
Digital ACT Practice Exam: Saturday, December 6, 2025 | 9:00 AM -12:230 PM ET | live online*
*Please note that these live exams are proctored in standard time only. If you have been approved for an extended time accommodation, go ahead and register for the exam, then use this ACT self-proctoring manual (for a paper test) or this Digital ACT self-proctoring manual for a digital test to walk you through the process of self-proctoring the test.
In addition, Revolution Prep is excited to support our students by offering a SAT experience that most accurately reflects the official College Board test in format, user experience, adaptivity, and content. Students will learn how to navigate the digital testing format and practice using the exact tools available to them on the real test, such as the graphing calculator, digital annotations, answer elimination, and much more!
Upon completing the practice exam, your student will receive a score report illustrating the high-impact areas for your student to focus on for each section of the test (math, reading, and writing). You can then work with an Academic Advisor to build out a customized support plan to help your student feel confident on testing day.
Support your student by registering for the practice test below:
SAT Practice Exam: Saturday, December 13, 2025 | 9:00 AM-12:00 PM ET | live online*
*Please note that these live exams are proctored in standard time only. If you have been approved for an extended time accommodation, go ahead and register for the exam, then use this SAT suite self-proctoring guide to walk you through the process of using extended time.
Step 1: Register here: https://www.revolutionprep.com/partners/pvhs/
Step 2: Schedule a free 30-minute score report review with a Revolution Prep testing expert to help you interpret the results and develop a customized plan to prepare. Please schedule this appointment for the few days after the exam. You can pre-schedule this Score Report Review here: https://www.revolutionprep.com/christina-brownell
Step 3: Attend the mock exam and get your results immediately!
Questions? If you have questions or want to learn more about Revolution Prep, you can reach out to Christina Brownell at (904) 862-2663 or by email at [email protected].
PVHS PTO
JOIN THE PTO TODAY!
The PVHS PTO plays a vital role in enhancing the educational experience for our students, teachers, and staff. Thanks to your generosity in past years, we’ve been able to fund meaningful projects such as bike racks, filtered water stations, and courtyard shade structures for students. We’ve also supported our dedicated teachers and staff with classroom resources, meals, and other essential needs throughout the year.
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PVHS INFORMATION
2025-2026 DRESS CODE POLICY
Parents requesting a refund from your students cafe account please use the following link.
https://www.stjohns.k12.fl.us/food/cafeteria-refunds/
For students remaining in the SJSD, all balances will carry over to the following year.
If you would like to move a balance between siblings, please email [email protected]
Per district policy, NO A La Carte purchases are allowed without funds in the account to cover them. A school lunch will be offered if the account does not have sufficient funds.
*You can use PayPams to pre load payments & set up low balance reminders on your students café account.
Payments can take up to 1-2 school days to upload. We do not accept PayPams phone receipts as proof of payment.
*If sending cash/checks please have your student bring to the café during breakfast, when we are not as busy.
THE PVHS TIBURON
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