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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
On Monday, 12/8/25, Congressman John H. Rutherford, presented an award to PVHS Student, Nicolas Vazquez, for winning the
Florida District 5 Congressional App Challenge (CAC).
The Congressional App Challenge invites middle and high school students to create and submit apps, with specific rules regarding eligibility, submission, and judging criteria. The first year of the challenge was 2016. Every year since, Congress has challenged students in their districts to create and submit an original app for a chance to win the Congressional App Challenge (CAC). Each challenge is district specific. Students are publicly recognized, and each winning app may be put on display in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year.
Nick is a student in the Academy of Information Technology at Ponte Vedra High School. He is pictured with Congressman Rutherford, his academy teacher, Michael Costello, and his parents, Osvaldo & Analia Vazquez.
Congratulations Nicolas!
SHARK 2.0
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!
CLUBS AT PVHS
VISIT THE CLUB PAGE FOR INFORMATION AND THE CLUB CALENDAR
CLASS OF 2026
The Universal Studios GRAD BASH senior trip will take place on April 17, 2026.
- Price: $220 per ticket
- Purchase Location: Tickets can ONLY be purchased through SchoolPay
- Sales Window: Tickets will be available from January 5 through January 31. No tickets will be sold after this date.
- Tickets are NON-REFUNDABLE
- Students may NOT be driven to or picked up from the park separately — no exceptions
- Only students in good standing may attend. Students with poor attendance, behavior interventions or on academic probation might not be allowed to participate.
For questions, please email: [email protected]
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
ATTENTION SOPHOMORES
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!
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
The PVHS Tiburon
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