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PVHS: Empowering Every Learner to Develop Good Character and to Achieve Success
Updated: March 21, 2025
UPCOMING DATES
March 13: Third Quarter Ends
March 14: Teacher Planning Day – Student Holiday
March 17: Spring Break – Student / Teacher Holiday
March 24: Classes Resume for Students
March 27: Report Cards Issued
Featured Artist for March:
Lainey Pinnar
“Bound Below”
Clay sculpture on bottom, mixed material puffer fish
12th Grade
Ms. Llodra
PVHS FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT
upcoming events
2025 STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE SURVEYS
Please take a few minutes to complete the Needs Assessment Surveys – Sponsored by PVHS School Advisory Committee
2025 School Advisory Committe (SAC) PARENT SURVEY
2025 School Advisory Committee (SAC) STUDENT SURVEY
Survey window closes on March 28, 2025
survey for parents of Exceptional Students
Each year, the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) conducts a survey designed to provide FDOE and the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, with information on how well Florida’s schools are partnering with parents and promoting parent involvement in their child’s education. The survey is open to all parents of children with an individual educational plan (IEP) receiving ESE services from preschool age through grade 12.
The 2024/2025 ESE Parent Survey is open beginning February 2025 and will close on 6/30/2025. The survey can be completed on the web or mobile phone by visiting:
Your responses will help guide efforts to improve services and results for children and families. All information provided will remain confidential. You may submit one online survey for each child receiving services.
SPOTLIGHT
Congratulations to Ponte Vedra High School Women’s Soccer! Back to Back State Champions!
Check out the excellent coverage by Florida Times Union Clayton Freeman
SPOTLIGHT
- Liana Bratoeva 2nd place in Food Marketing
- John Finnemore 5th in Sports and Entertainment Marketing
- Lily Miller 8th in Marketing Communications
- Olivia Butler and Sophia Wilson in the SBE (school-based enterprise). These students already earned our Shark Shack Gold recertification and will present at ICDC.
- Liana Bratoeva FL DECA scholarship winner
- FL DECA annual Business plan Gold winner
- Thrive winners in increased student membership and professional members
- Thrive winners in community service and promotional activities.
SPOTLIGHT
Congratulations to our MUN and World Affairs Club members who competed at the regional Academic World Quest competition bringing home a 1st and 3rd place finish. The winning team will be representing us at the national competition in Washington DC later this April.
Meet the Swat team!
Meet our Sharks Watching All the Time – SWAT – security team here at PVHS.
Will Fondriest
Mr. Fondriest is a staple on campus. His salt and pepper beard, thick New York accent, and love of for the Yankees make him easy to spot. Will and his wife have three grown sons and two grandsons. You may find him at a country music concert.
1988-2008 NYC Police Department
Community Policing: “walking the same beat builds quality connections with the neighborhood.”
Earned 7 Excellent Police Duty Medals
Youth Resource Officer
3 Cop of the Month awards and promoted to Detective Specialist
Highway Safety Officer
Crime Analysis Officer
2008-2013 School and Hospital Security, Long Island NY
2013 Security at Flagler Hospital
2015 PV High School Security
Eddie Salinas
Mr. Salinas has children attending SJC Schools and his wife works in the school district. As a Mets fan he spars with Mr. Fondriest over the best baseball team in New York. While a police office in New York he made over 500 arrests and earned over 20 letters of commendation.
2004-2024 Police Officer in New York
South Bronx- NYPD
City of White Plains – Special Response Team (SWAT)
Westchester County DAs Office– “I served as an investigator on the Drug/Heroin Initiative Taskforce as plain clothes and undercover officer.”
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
Fall 2025 NHS Membership Drive
Acceptance Criteria:
- Signed copy of the PVHS National Honor Society Application
- Documentation of Community Service
- Class of 2026 students have a minimum of 30 logged community service hours
- Class of 2027 have a minimum of 20 logged community service hours
- 3.50 unweighted GPA
- Acceptable disciplinary record (no level 3 or higher offense documented)
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MARCH 26, 2025
Late applications will not be accepted under any circumstances.
To apply, download your application above and submit to the form accessed from the QR code on the application.
CLASS OF 2025
Visit and bookmark
the CLASS OF 2025 Page
for updates
Hey Hey Seniors! Have you …
1. Ordered your cap & gown for graduation?
2. Paid your Senior Dues?
$25 on SchoolPay. You must pay dues to receive tickets to graduation.
3. Completed your Bright Futures application?
https://www.floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org/
4. Updated your Xello account with college decisions?
This is part of your REQUIRED Senior Exit Survey at the end of the year, so go ahead and get started!
Clever > Xello > College Planning > College Applications
CLASS OF 2025
Baker’s Sports Pursuing Victory with Honor Scholarship
Baker’s Sports has partnered with Ponte Vedra Athletics to award two scholarships to graduating seniors of Ponte Vedra High School who have been accepted into an accredited college or university.
The Baker’s Sports Pursuing Victory with Honor Scholarship is a $2,500 grant given yearly to one senior female and one senior male from Ponte Vedra High School.
All application materials must be turned in to Michael Harrison, Ponte Vedra High School Athletic Director no later than April 11, 2025. Late submissions will NOT be accepted.
CLASS OF 2025
Creighton Funke Memorial Scholarship 2025
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
Creighton’s spirit will continue through each of these $5,000 scholarships sponsored by the Funke Family via the Community Foundation of Northeast Florida Memorial Funds and the Ponte Vedra Sharks Booster Club.
Deadline March 23, 2025
CLASS OF 2025
The Christ Church Charitable Foundation has supported students pursuing their dreams of higher education for over 30 years. Scholarships and grants funded through events and endowments helped them become doctors, entrepreneurs, accountants, pharmacists, lawyers, priests, and technicians among other vocations.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS
PVPV Rawlings Elementary is looking for volunteers to help with several upcoming events at our school.
Night of the Arts – Wednesday, April 9th from 4:30-7:30pm
Please click on the link below if you are interested in helping at one or more of the events to earn volunteer hours.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F49A9AA2BAAFC1-50096488-spring?useFullSite=true#/
DUAL ENROLLMENT @ UNF
PVHS will offer three DE opportunities for eligible students through UNF. Additional information and application instructions are attached.
Dual Enrollment Application Guide – UNF
Fundamentals of Speech SPC2608 This course will be offered online at PV High for the Fall 25 semester. Students will meet on campus 3 -4 times for speech presentations. For each speech, an AM and PM presentation time (on campus meeting) will be offered and dates will be provided at the beginning of the course to allow for planning. This change is being made to allow more students the opportunity to participate in the course.
Legal Business Environment BUL3130 This course is an online synchronous course. Details about days and time will be updated once received from the professor.
Foundations of Mathematics MHF3202 This course is offered on campus at the zero-hour (7:30 – 9:00) Students must have completed AP Calc AB (and scored a 4 or 5 on te AP test) and be currently enrolled in or have completed AP Calc BC.
Application Deadline is Friday, May 30th.
Please see Mrs. Leonard in room 114 with questions and help with the application process.
STUDENT COUNSELORS
ATHLETICS
Jaiden Zajni
Daniel De Almeida
Emmett Hoffmann
Michael Aker
Talan Babin
4 district runner ups:
Dash Hilbert
Cash Trujillo
Aryaman Singh
Noah Marsh
Check out the Athletics Page!
ATHLETICS CALENDAR
Academy Scholarship
The Paladino Business Scholarship, available to students in The Academy of International Business and Marketing, will be open for applications beginning January 6, 2025. New for this year, Mr. & Mrs. Paladino will be offering two scholarships in the amount of $3000.00. Application deadline and submission requirements are in the senior Schoology page, and PVHS academy webpage. Please contact Marisa Leonard, Academy Director, with questions.
ocean of sound wants you!
THE CLUBS @ PVHS
VISIT THE CLUB PAGE FOR INFORMATION AND THE CLUB CALENDAR
Ponte Vedra High School Interact Club is part of the Family of Rotary. Its mission is “Service Above Self.” Together, students are focused on growing club membership and making an impact on the local community through Service, Leadership, Friendship and Fun!
Did you know there is a large number of elementary students in and around our area who may not have access to a meal when not in school? On Saturday, February 22, 2025, PVHS Interact Club members joined Fletcher Interact, Terry Parker Interact, and other Family of Rotary groups. Together they packed 32,000 meals to Feed the Hungry.
This year, PVHS Interact Club has already participated in roadside trash pick up (Ecology Days!), volunteered at The Donna Marathon, held a canned food drive to benefit BEAM, and supported Feed the Hungry with meal packing.
Be a leader in service and have fun doing it! Get involved with PVHS Interact. Connect with us on Remind. Come to our next club meeting Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 8:40 a.m. in the Media Center.
Co-Presidents: Nicholas Storm and Star Binyamin
CREATE SPACE
OUR FEATURED ARTIST IS:
Lainey Pinnar
“Bound Below”
12th Grade
Ms. Llodra
Check out the FINE ARTS PAGE to learn about our amazing Fine Arts Department.
PVHS PTO
*Become your own Warrior in this hands-on, reality-based self-defense workshop that will help you reduce risks, gain confidence and become empowered to be your best protector!
- Class available 4/2/25, 3-5pm or 4/5/25, 10am-12pm. Choose date in ticket options.
- Class is open to male and female Ponte Vedra High students, faculty and staff.
- Class to be held in the gym.
- A portion of each ticket sale will go to the Ponte Vedra High PTO.
- CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
TESTING INFORMATION
Stay up to date with district and state testing dates and information.
Visit the Testing Site for details.
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.
DRESS CODE POLICY
When a student receives a dress code violation, the student has a conference with Dean Conklin, and the parent/guardian will receive an automated email stating the violation (top, bottom, or no ID).
Dress Code Violations (per Semester)
1st offense – Conference with Dean = warning
2nd & 3rd offense – AM or PM Detention
4th & 5th offense – Saturday school
6th offense – (OSS) Out of school suspension
BULLETIN BOARD
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