Pedro Menendez High School
Guidance Department Information

Students can now order their transcripts through Parchment from 2016 to present. Watch this video for instructions on how to order them. If you need transcripts from 2015 or earlier, please email Rebecca Cosgrove at [email protected] or call her at 904-547-7137.

Taking the ACT? Join Kaplan’s Prep Squad for 6 hours of free online prep.

Bright Futures will begin posting notices for eligible students in July. Ineligible students will receive notices later in the summer. International Baccalaureate (IB) and AICE Diploma students will receive notices after Bright Futures receives official files from these two organizations in late summer and early fall.

All students may repeat my ACT or SAT Prep Florida programs at no additional costs (ALL retakes are free!) — and those attending one set of sessions receives a $100 discount on the other.  The programs are offered throughout the year (prior to all SAT and ACT test dates, not just the January and February dates) and throughout the area. As you may already know, students attending schools in the St. Johns County School District receive additional discounts since all of the high schools in the district “host” the program at various times throughout the school year. District families may use the promo code HostSchool to receive the $100 discount when signing up for the initial program, ten use the promo code HostBundle to save an additional $200 on their subsequent sign-up. See the ACT and SAT fliers for more info.

The University of Florida would like to share our FAFSA Resources for High Schools. The UF FAFSA Toolkit includes videos, FAQs, morning news scripts, links and other helpful information to assist high school counselors, teachers and administrators explain the financial aid process and inspire students to apply for financial aid for college. Please visit the UF FAFSA Toolkit at http://www.sfa.ufl.edu/fafsa/. Completing the FAFSA is the first step toward getting financial aid for college or career school. The FAFSA not only gives students  access to the $150 billion in grants, loans, and work-study funds that the federal government has available, but many states, schools, and private scholarships require you to submit the FAFSA before they will consider you for any financial aid they offer. That’s why it’s important that every college-bound student complete the FAFSA as soon as possible. 

Khan Academy recently added video tutorials to their website for help Paying for College. Tutorials cover topics like the financial aid application process, grants and scholarships, work study programs, loans, and financial aid packages.

 

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