You know you\u2019re a Shark if\u2026. You\u2019ve been to a game at the Shark Tank.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You know you\u2019re a Shark if\u2026. You shout \u201cFins UP!\u201d before sporting events.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You know you\u2019re a Shark if\u2026\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The are many unique traditions that create a culture of Ponte Vedra High School. These traditions transcend all classes, from Freshman to Senior, creating one student body rich with traditions, creating unique bonds that define the PVHS experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You know you\u2019re a Shark if\u2026 you dress up on game day. Kate Pelot, a junior at PVHS, said, \u201cIf you aren\u2019t dressing up, then you aren\u2019t experiencing high school swimming at PVHS.\u201d Kate contributed to the PV Girls back to back state championship titles her freshman and sophomore year. NFL legend and current head coach at University of Colorado, Deion Sanders, once said, \u201cYou look good, you feel good, you feel good, you play good, you play good, they pay good.\u201d PV Sharks are known to dress up and \u201cfeel and play good\u201d for their sporting competitions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf you aren\u2019t dressing up, then you aren\u2019t experiencing high school swimming at PVHS.\u201d<\/p>Kate pelot (11)<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n You know you\u2019re a Shark if\u2026 you play Assassin. Every spring student evade \u201cdeadly\u201d water gun duels, attacks and ambushes. A school-wide water gun battle leaves just one team standing, the champion. Junior Sophie Fox was taken out of competition when her team was surprised leaving swim practice. \u201cAssassin was such a fun game with my closest friends,\u201d said Fox. \u201cIt was a great stress break from the pressures of school.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n You know you\u2019re a Shark if\u2026. Senior pranks make national news. Every graduating class in high schools across the country look to leave their mark with dramatic senior pranks.\u00a0 At PVHS, these can sometimes make national news.\u00a0 In 2022, PV seniors strung a shark from the rafters. While this senior prank demonstrated a spectacular lack of judgment, it set a high bar for future classes contemplating senior pranks.\u00a0For example, last school year, the senior boys rode their bikes around the Micklers round about, and all the way to school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You know you\u2019re a Shark if\u2026. You start planning your parking spot design as a freshman. Parking spots are limited at PVHS. The best, closest parking spots are limited to the seniors at the top of their class. These spots are earned and then decorated. The Class of 2024\u2019s creative expression is on full display in the senior lot. Seniors are known to design parking spots that express their personality, hobbies and talents. For example, senior Ava Doyle covered her parking spot with smiling on a hot pink backdrop.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n You know you\u2019re a Shark if\u2026 You\u2019ve battled it out in the \u201cPickleball Sharktacular.\u201d PHVS\u2019s legendary pickleball tournament is open to all students competing in a single elimination bracket for the ultimate bragging rights of pickle ball dominance.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n You know you\u2019re a Shark if\u2026 you love \u201cBeech Burgers\u201d. Bud Beech grills hundreds of burgers in the courtyard for the students to purchase for $4. Dean Beech has made thousands of burgers for students. This money goes to a fundraiser for kids with special needs at Camp I Am Special.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whether it is sports or academics, PVHS has so many fun and unique traditions that define our school. These traditions help build bonds with teammates, classmates and friends that help define PVHS.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pictured: A parking spot that gets painted by incoming seniors every year.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Thomas Smith You know you\u2019re a Shark if\u2026. You\u2019ve been to a game at the Shark Tank.\u00a0 You know you\u2019re a Shark if\u2026. 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