| Pedro Menendez High School | |
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) Pedro Menendez High School crest | |
| Address | |
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600 State Road 206 West. , 32086 United States | |
| Coordinates | 29°45′24.80″N 81°19′57.37″W / 29.7568889°N 81.3326028°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school |
| Motto | Latin: Non scholae, sed vitae discimus. (Not for school, but for life, we learn.) |
| Established | 2000 |
| Status | Open |
| School district | St. Johns County School District |
| Superintendent | Dr. Joseph G. Joyner[2] |
| School number | 401[1] |
| Dean | Yanetta Arnold, Chris Cofield |
| Principal | Dr. Clay Carmichael |
| Staff | 63 (FTE)[3] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,324 (2018-19)[3] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21.02[3] |
| Hours in school day | 9:15 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.[5] |
| Campus size | 100 acres (0.40 km2)[4] |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Colour(s) | Royal Blue █ and Vegas Gold █ |
| Nickname | Falcons |
| Rival | St. Augustine High School |
| Website | www-pmhs |
Pedro Menendez High School is a public high school in the St. Johns County School District, located in southern St. Johns County, Florida, United States. It was named for Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, a sixteenth-century Spanish admiral and pirate hunter who founded St. Augustine, the first permanent European settlement and oldest port city in what is now the continental United States, on August 28, 1565.
It has a student body of over 1,300 students. The school building is a two-story octagon with an open courtyard in the center. The gymnasium and auditorium are attached on the east and west sides, respectively. The school was built simultaneously with Bartram Trail High School; Menendez was intended to relieve overcrowding at St. Augustine High School. The school opened August 28, 2000,[6] and graduated its first class in 2001.
Their curriculum offers academy programs in the areas of business & computer technology, health science and architectural & building sciences.[7][8]
Advanced scholarship
The Advanced Scholars program gives students the option to participate in the rigorous programs of advanced placement, dual enrollment and honors courses. After two years of preliminary work, the school was approved for the International Baccalaureate Program, beginning in the Fall of 2010.
Notable alumni
- Tony Steward - Linebacker currently an NFL Free Agent. He was the winner of the 2010 Dick Butkus Award, given annually to the top high school linebacker in the country.
- Avery Romero - Second baseman currently playing in the MLB for the Colorado Rockies
References
- ^ ""School Accountability Reports" at schoolgrades.fldoe.org".
- ^ "School Improvement Plan" (PDF). 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
- ^ a b c "PEDRO MENENDEZ HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ Donovan, Norma: "Perspective: Ponte Vedra high school issue like growing ivy" St. Augustine Record, July 9, 2004
- ^ "Bell Schedule". pmhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
- ^ Miller, Josh:"Learning Legacy: A brief history of Pedro Menendez High School" Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine St. Augustine Record, December 21, 2001
- ^ "Construction career pathway open house planned at Menendez" Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine St. Augustine Record, November 15, 2003
- ^ Pounder, Lory: "Menendez classes open new career paths" Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine St. Augustine Record, December 6, 2003