Guidance

Pedro Menendez High School
Guidance Department Information

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Welcome to Pedro Menendez Guidance Department website! Our guidance team offers a comprehensive guidance program to all students at PMHS. High school is an exciting time, which brings change and sometimes challenges for students and families. We are a resource for students, parents, and teachers and we invite you to contact us at anytime.

Counselors provide the following services:

  • New Student Registration/Scheduling
  • Academic Advising
  • Student Scheduling
  • Parent Teacher Conferences
  • Scholarship Resources
  • College information and planning
  • Career Research
  • Referral for students in crisis
  • Testing Administration
  • Post-secondary planning
  • Dual Enrollment & AP information and registration

Transcript Request

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.

Best Colleges Test Prep Guides”
SAT Prep Guide: https://www.bestcolleges.com/resources/sat-prep/

ACT Prep Guide: https://www.bestcolleges.com/resources/act-prep/

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.

 

Guidance Counselors

Stephanie Toffaletti  904-547-8665
IB and Last Names A - D
[email protected]

Megan Crawshaw  904-547-8673
ESE and Last Names E - L 
[email protected]

Meredith Masiak  904-547-8689
AVID and Last Names M - Z
[email protected]

Department Secretary

Angie Lord  904-547-8667
Guidance Secretary
[email protected]

Provides the following services:

  • New Student Registration & Proof of Residency
  • Scheduling of parent/teacher conferences
  • Scheduling of student/counselor appointments
  • Testing information
  • Responds to parent inquiries
  • Initiates student withdrawals
Career Specialist

Chris Cofield  904-547-8681
Academies [email protected]

International Baccalaureate Program Coordinator & IB Testing

Jonathan Higgins  904-547-8690
[email protected]
PMHS IB website

Testing Coordinator (PSAT, FSA, EOC, PERT & ELL)

Heidi Fitzgerald  904-547-8666
[email protected]

Computer Operator/Records Clerk

Patrice Shumaker  904-547-8663
[email protected]

Provides the following services:

  • Maintains student records
  • HAC (Home Access Center) Accounts/Issues
  • Requests student transfer records
  • Coordinates college admissions visits
  • Sends transcripts to colleges
  • Maintains health /shot records