Guide to the 2022 Midterms in Florida
By Rachel Bacchus, August Sanchez, Jackson Gianchetta, and Oliver Jenkins State Governor Election Ron DeSantis is the current State Governor and Republican candidate for the upcoming election. He graduated from Yale University before getting his law degree from Harvard…
How SJCSD is Responding to Rapid Population Growth
By Jackson Gianchetta As the population spikes within St. John’s County, St. John’s County School District is working to provide for an influx of new students. The school district opened Beachside High School at the beginning of the 2022-2023 school…
PVHS Increases Security Measures for New School Year
By Elijah Maule This year at Ponte Vedra High School, there has been an increase in security. Gates that were open last year are being closed. Doors to enter and exit the building are being watched more. Hallways during lunch…
Bright Futures Changed to Allow Work Hours
By James Grossmann One of Florida’s most defining features in education is the lottery-funded Bright Futures Scholarship. The scholarship grants incoming college students financial aid towards their tuition and other costs given they satisfy certain academic and community service…
3 PVHS Students Win National Scholastic Medal
By Alice Looney Ponte Vedra High School Seniors Reed Mann, Angelina Rappa and Laine Gray were awarded the National Medal in the 2022 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards this past week. All three students were awarded the Gold Key for…
Runaway Mobster in Tallahassee and other news
By Matthew Aguilera Anchorage, Alaska: Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin announced her intention to run for the House of Representatives seat formerly occupied by Don Young, who passed away on the 18th of March. Her return is one which caught…
Florida Legislature Has Busy Legislative Session
Many bills have been passed into law by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and will influence how the education system tackles several topics. Several bills and their respective numbers are listed below in no particular order. By James Grossman SB 1834,…
St. Johns County Implements “Lockdown Bucket Kits”
By Landon Rogers-Neubarth Ponte Vedra High School, along with other schools in St. Johns county have provided each classroom with a lockdown bucket kit, better known as the “poop bucket” into classrooms this is a result of the county’s…
Four PVHS Students win trip to Washington D.C.
By Amelia McDonough Ponte Vedra’s Academic WorldQuest team, “The River Sharks” are competing at the National Academic WorldQuest on Apr. 29and 30. This competition is sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville. The team is comprised of: seniors Roberto…
Weekly News Update 2/27/22
Moscow, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday moved to formally recognize two pro-Russian separatist states within eastern Ukraine, Donetsk and Luhansk. The announcement was made during an hour-long speech in which Putin claimed that “…Ukraine was a historical accident…