Important Information:
Please take a moment and fill out our Accreditation Surveys. The teacher survey is here, the staff survey is here, the parent survey is here, and the student survey is here. The teacher inventory is here and the student inventory is here. Teachers and students need to take both the survey and the inventory. Thank you for your input!
Homecoming Week starts Monday, October 16th. The dress up days’ themes are: Monday- Decade Day (Dress from your favorite decade), Tuesday- Salad Dressing Day (Seniors: Ceasar, Juniors: Thousand Island, Sophomores: Ranch, Freshmen: French), Wednesday- Character Day (Skit Night- Tickets are $5 in advance, $7 at the door), Thursday- Spirit Day (Afternoon Pep Rally), and Friday- Pink Out.
Please click the link here to proposed master calendars for future school years. Please review the different options and provide the school district with your feedback. The deadline to submit your feedback is Friday, October 27, 2017.
Free November SAT Registration and CSS Profile Fee Waiver for Hurricane Irma-Impacted Students
The College Board is committed to supporting students and educators affected by the recent hurricane in Florida. To support students and families affected by Hurricane Irma, the College Board will offer a free November SAT registration and a CSS Profile fee waiver. We understand this is a difficult time for those who are struggling as a result of the storm. We hope this measure can ease some worry for students and ensure their college-going plans are minimally affected during storm recovery efforts. The free November SAT registration and CSS Profile fee waiver are for students who are experiencing hardship and/or displacement due to the hurricane and are in an area designated by FEMA.
-Students can register for the November SAT here: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/register/dates-deadlines. Please note that students must pay in advance and then call Customer Service for a refund at 866-756-7346, unless using a CSS Profile fee waiver.
–Students who are registered for the November SAT should call Customer Service to receive a refund of their registration and late fee. Students can register and contact Customer Service through October 25. To reach Customer Service, please call 866-756-7346.
–For the CSS Profile fee waiver, students should go to org, complete their application, and the system will automatically apply eligibility rules. To reach CSS Profile Customer Service, please call 844-202-0524.
Parents/Guardians: Keep an eye out for your Schoology log in information during Open House or from your student’s fourth period teacher.
Click here for the Homecoming Dance dress code information and rules.
Please see our Registration page if you are new or if you moved over the summer.
Reminder to students that food will not be allowed out of the cafeteria and off campus drink containers are not allowed on campus except for clear water bottles.
If you still have textbooks from last year, including ones from middle school, they need to be returned to us as soon as possible. We are short on books for this year due to students not returning books from last year.
Please no student checkouts during lunch time due to most of our faculty and staff caring out student supervisory roles.
Home Access is up and working. Students’ Active Directory information is the same as last year. Parent access is the parent’s email and password they have chosen. Contact Assistant Principal/Interim Registrar Ms. Balla for more information.
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.
Parents/Guardians: The St. Johns County School District is required to annually notify parents of students with disabilities that they may be found eligible for the McKay Scholarship Program for Students with Disabilities. For more information, please see the McKay Letter 2017-2018 and/or visit http://www.stjohns.k12.fl.us/ese/choice
Parents and graduates: go to Cady & Cady to download and order 2017 Graduation pictures.
Students can now order their transcripts through Parchment from 2014 to present. Watch this video for instructions on how to order them. If you need transcripts from 2013 or earlier, please email Rebecca Cosgrove at [email protected] or call her at 904-547-7137.
We’re now on Twitter! Follow us @PedroMenendezHS for general school news and @Menendez_Sports for athletic news.
Veterans & Military Families eligible for free SAT/ACT prep programs
The National Football League, the Department of Defense, and eKnowledge Corporation are providing, free of charge, an 11 hour SAT and ACT prep course that comes on a DVD (or 2 CD-ROMs).
These are FREE to any student with an immediate or extended family member who is serving in the military OR retired from the military. Members of Military families or Veterans interested in receiving the FREE SAT/ACT Power Prep software should visit the following website for details: www.eKnowledge.com/military
SJCEF
The St. Johns County Education Foundation, Inc. (SJCEF) is a public, non-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation recognized as the direct support organization for the St. Johns County School District. The SJCEF’s mission is to lead the efforts of the entire community in raising and distributing funds to support all of our public schools. Programs that are supported by the SJCEF are Teachers of the Year Celebration, Horizon Mini-Grants, Art Attack!, Take Stock in Children, Supplemental Educational Services Tutoring Program, and Tools for Schools. 100% of donations are spent on St. Johns County students, teachers, and programs. Please visit www.sjcef.com to make a donation or learn more about the SJCEF.
Active Directory Usernames and Passwords for Students
Students need to know their Active Directory usernames (S number) and passwords to be able to use the computers on campus and check their grades. Students received this information in homeroom. If they did not, please tell them to ask their teacher for this very important information.
Volunteers Needed!
Students and parents: we need your help! Please visit the district website to sign up to volunteer. Parents and visitors must also fill out this form to be able to visit any school campus.
Senior Men & Women (Military Info)
Reminder… all men 18 years old must register for the Selective Service. OPT OUT Form prohibiting school officials from releasing your name, address and telephone numbers to Military Recruiters.
Rent Our Auditorium
Our auditorium is available for rent evenings and weekends! Contact Melinda Ponce for details.
Search the Web
GoodSearch.com for the St. Johns County Education Foundation, and you can, too! It doesn’t cost you a penny but every time you use it, the Foundation gets one! Please go to http://www.goodsearch.com/?charityid=850265 and start helping today.
About our School
Pedro Menendez High School is located south of historic St. Augustine, Florida. Our doors opened in the year 2000 with state-of-the-art facilities serving the needs of 1500 students in St. Johns County. Our curriculum offers Academy Programs in the areas of Business, Digital Design, Health Science and Architectural and Building Sciences. Menendez also gives students the option to participate in a rigorous program of International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment, and Honors Courses.
