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Important Dates
- March 11 - Powderpuff Football, 6:30 pm, Shark Stadium.
- March 14 - No School, Teacher Planning Day.
- March 17 - 21 - No School, Spring Break.
- March 25 - SAC Meeting, 4:15, Media Center.
- March 26 - Great Decisions, Turkey's Challenges, 8-9 am.
- April 8 - PTO General Meeting.
- April 9 - Great Decisions, Food and Climate, 8-9 am.
- April 18 - No School.
- May 1 - Spring Ladies' Night Out PTO Fundraiser.
- May 3 - Relay for Life, 3 pm.
- May 26 - No School, Memorial Day.
- May 31 - Graduation.
- June 5 - Last Day of School.
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School News and Announcements
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Volunteers Needed
We have a few volunteer spots open at the front desk in the front office. They are:
- The first Monday morning of every month
- Every other Thursday morning
- Every Friday afternoon
If you are available to help please contact Donna in the front office at donna.adriano@stjohns.k12.fl.us so she can get you on the schedule.
Powderpuff Charity Football Game Tuesday March 11
SENIORS VS JUNIORS, all for charity.
Gates Open At 6:00 - Kick-Off At 6:30 - Full Concessions - $5 At Gate - Everyone Is Welcome!
New Scholarship Opportunity Available for High School Seniors
The law firm of Ayo and Iken is offering two $1,000 scholarship for high school seniors. The deadline for scholarship submissions is May 1st--click on the following link for more information.
Relay for Life Fundraiser
Relay For Life of Ponte Vedra will host a fun, family-friendly fundraising event at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge in Jacksonville Beach on Friday, April 4, from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm. Featuring a delicious barbecue dinner provided by Woody's, bingo and live entertainment from local students. The event will raise funds for the American Cancer Society in honor of Ponte Vedra High School (PVHS) faculty and staff members who are cancer survivors or currently battling cancer.
Festivities will also include a silent auction with a variety of great products and services donated by local companies.
Tickets are $30 for adults, $20 for students, and $10 for children and can be purchased by stopping by the PVHS front office, through any Relay for Life team captain, or by contacting Cheryl Freeman at pvrelayforlife@gmail.com. Proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society on behalf of PVHS cancer survivors.
The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge is located at 1 Sawgrass Road in Jacksonville Beach near Marsh Landing. For additional information, please contact Sandy Flaschner at (904) 483-1069 or sandyflaschner@yahoo.com. Additional sponsorships and donations accepted.
The Ponte Vedra Relay For Life of Ponte Vedra will be held May 3-4, 2014, at PVHS. For more information, visit www.relayforlife.org/PonteVedraFL
ASVAB Program
The ASVAB Career Exploration Program (CEP) will be administered at Ponte Vedra High on Wednesday, April 9 at 9:15. The ASVAB is a career exploration and planning program that consists of a Multiple Choice Aptitude Test, an Interest Inventory, and a Career Exploration Tool. The CEP takes approximately 3 hours and is for juniors and seniors only. For more information parents and students can visit www.asvabprogram.com. Interested students can sign up for this testing with Mrs. Nightingale in the guidance office. The deadline is March 31.
Scholarship Opportunity for Senior Blood Donors! If you have been a blood donor this year, there is a $1000 scholarship that the Blood Alliance will award. Please go to the link below for criteria and to apply:
http://www.igiveblood.com/i-school/scholarship-opportunities/
The deadline is April 30; If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Asplen.
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| PTO Update |
PTO Members Discount Card Holders:
The discount listed on your purple PTO discount card for Beaches Cleaners (now called ECO-Friendly Dry Cleaners)
has been changed to 10% off all dry cleaning effective March-October 2014.
The PVHS PTO is selling Graduation Signs!
These custom signs with your senior's name and graduating year are only $20 and could be as low as $14 if you order 3 or more!
Don't let your senior miss out on the fun of knowing how proud you are ... and don't forget grandparents, churches or special organizations may want one too!
The attached flier contains order information or you can click on the link and order online
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e8ts6j2r3b22b8dc&llr=iqkrrzdab
A portion of the proceeds of each sign goes to support the Ponte Vedra High PTO, where we fund over $50,000 of school enhancements that enrich our students' lives!
Contact Brooke Bishop if you have any questions at bcbpvb@comcast.net
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| Shark Sports |
This Week at Home
- Monday - Boys' Varsity Tennis v. Eastside, 4 pm.
- Monday - Girls' Varsity Tennis v. Bartram Trail, 4 pm.
- Monday - Softball v. Creekside, 5 & 7 pm.
- Tuesday - Varsity Baseball v. Ridgeview, 6:00 pm.
- Wednesday - JV Baseball v. Fletcher, 5:30 pm.
- Wednesday - Girls' Lacrosse v. Bartram Trail, 6 & 7:30 pm.
- Friday - Boys' JV Lacrosse v. Lake Highlands Prep, 5 pm.
- Friday - Girls' Varsity Lacrosse v. Chattahoochee, 6 pm.
- Friday - Boys' Varsity Lacrosse v. Greenville, 7:15 pm.
- Saturday - Girls' Varsity Lacrosse v. Mill Creek, 6 pm.
Scorecard
Baseball:
Mon 3/10 - JV @ Creekside @ 6p.m. Tues 3/11 - Varsity @ Home vs. Ridgeview @ 6p.m. - JV @ Ridgeview @ 3:30p.m. Wed 3/12 - Varsity @ Ridgeview 3p.m. - JV @ Home vs. Fletcher @ 5p.m. Fri & Sat 3/13-14 - Varsity - participating in Tournament of Champions** During Spring Break - Varsity will travel to Pensacola to participate in the Tate Invitational *** Our PINK OUT was a Huge Success! Through your very generous donations we were able to raise over $1,000 for "in the pink", a Jax Beach outreach program helping local women dealing with Breast Cancer.
A special thank you to the "in the pink" founder Jeri Millard who was on hand to accept the donations raised. A special thanks to Tyler Daniel, who honored late sister as he threw the first pitch to catcher, Trevor Hancock, who's grandmother was honored as a 25-year survivor and his aunt a 13-year survivor. A special thanks to Miss PV Leila Sabet and Caleb Stanton who assisted with the Pink Rose Ceremony. And, our Senior Diamond Girls Nysta Saayfan and Melanie Wolff who were our program announcers. The television interview with Coach Tom and his wife Kim Stanton can still be viewed on First Coast News website! Boys' Lacrosse: Varsity: Legeza scores 8 goals as Sharks cruise to victory in their first district game against Bartram Trail
On Monday night the Sharks traveled to Bartram Trail for their first district game of the season. Senior Cody Legeza put on a scoring clinic, finding the back of the net eight times in the first half. The Sharks entered halftime with a commanding 13-2 lead. For the Bears, Max Kuzma provided a scoring spark in the 2nd half with 4 goals, but it was not enough as the Sharks cruised to a 19-8 win. In addition to Legeza, 8 other Sharks contributed goals. Colin Peaks and Jake Anderson together turned away 7 shots. Ponte Vedra improves to 3- 1 and Bartram Trail is 4-2. The Sharks home game on Thursday was postponed due to weather.
PV Scoring (Goals-Assists-Total Points)
Cody Legeza (8-0-8) , RJ Garcia (3-1-4), Miles Silva (2-0-2), Garrett Boyle (1-4-5), Logan Taucher (1-2-3),Eric Applegate (1-1-2), Ben Buchanan (1-0-1), Parker Blin (1-0-1), Grant Newell (1-0-1), Evan Weiner (0-1-1), Jason Randolph (0-1-1)
Colin Peaks 3 Saves, Jake Anderson 4 Saves
Junior Varsity:
On Monday, March 3rd, the JV Boys Lacrosse team faced Bartram Trail, away from home, and returned with a 15-1 win against the Bears. Leading scorer for the Sharks was Andrew O'Dare with a whopping 6 goals! Other high scores came from Marshall Few (2 goals, 1 assist), Jack Woeste (1 goal, 2 assists), and Reid Smith (1 goal, 1 assist). Completing the scoring with 1 goal each were Eric Erhard, Clay Welch, John Santillo, Quinn Larson, and Matt Keeler. Landon Taucher also gave the Sharks an assist. In face-offs, the Sharks came out on top in 17 out of 19 during the game.
This week, on Monday, March 10th, the JV boys will cross the ditch to play against the Nease Panthers. On Friday, March 14th, they tackle Orlando's Lake Highland Prep, at home, in a big game of the season. Come out at 5:00 THIS FRIDAY and support the JV Boys Lacrosse team in a much anticipated match held on our home turf! Go Sharks!
Girls' Tennis:
Varsity
Match Results for Week of February 24
Ponte Vedra Varsity Girls Tennis had a busy, but successful week defeating Bishop Kenny on February 25, Lawton Chiles in Tallahassee on February 28 and Leon High School on March 1.
Ponte Vedra 7 - Bishop Kenny 0
Singles
Eliza Green (PV) d Corrigan Blanchard (BK) 8-1
Kylie Austgen (PV) d Cameron (BK) 8-3
Veronica Worrell (PV) d Kate Reid (BK) 8-1
Christi Begeman (PV) d Gaddad Haddad (BK) 8-1
Bailey Brown (PV) d Caroline Nimnicht (BK) 8-3
Doubles
E Green/K Austgen (PV) d C Blanchard/C Blanchard (BK) 8-2
V Worrell/C Begeman (PV) d K Reid/G Haddad (BK) 8-1
PVHS 7 - Lawton Chiles 0
Singles
Eliza Green (PV) d Anna Vinson 8-0
Kylie Austgen (PV) d Kristin Kasimati 8-2
Veronica Worrell (PV) d Taylor Cowart 8-2
Christi Begeman (PV) d Rachel Shank 8-4
Conner A Waterman (PV) d Zoey Oropallo 8-0
Doubles
Green/Worrell (PV) d Vinson/Orpallo 8-1
Austgen/Begeman (PV) d Kasimati/Cowart 8-2
Ponte Vedra 4 - Leon 3
Singles
Eliza Green (PV) d Anna McDonald (L) 6-0, 5-7, 10-7
Kylie Austgen (PV) d Maat Sargeant (L) 9-7, 6-1
Veronica Worrell (PV) Cierra Whitlock (L) 6-3, 6-3
Sydney Chick (L) d Christi Begeman (PV) 6-3, 6-4
Kelsie Grady (L) d Chloe Hawkins (PV) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
McDonald/Sargeant (L) d Green/Begeman ((PV) 8-6 Austen/Worrell/ (PV) d Chick/Grady
Boys' Tennis:
Under cold and cloudy skies, the Ponte Vedra Boys Tennis Team traveled to Gainesville and returned with a 5-2 victory, ending their two match losing streak. Gainesville's # 1 player, senior Peter Slaton, accounted for both of the Hurricanes' points.
1. Peter Slaton (G) d. Hank Hill (PV) 8-3
2. Hampton Callaghan (PV) d. Jacob Gordon (G) 8-4
3. Ethan Van Voorhis (PV) d. Dylan Ankerson (G) 8-1
4. Eric Gravelle (PV) d. Jay LeShan (G) 8-2
5. Colin Hawkins (PV) d. Derek Curtis (G) 8-4
1. Gordon/Slaton (G) d. Callaghan/Hill (PV) 8-3
2. Gravelle/Van Voorhis (PV) d. Ankerson/LeShan (G) 8-0
Playing without their No. 1 singles player Hank Hill (out with an ankle injury), the Ponte Vedra Boys Tennis Team suffered their second consecutive setback, at the hands of Episcopal, 5-2.
1. Hampton Callaghan (PV) d. Sean Halloran (E) 8-4
2. Davis Walker (E) d. Ethan Van Voorhis (PV) 8-1
3. Charlie Conway (E) d. Eric Gravelle (PV) 8-4
4. Cade Glasgow (E) d. Colin Hawkins (PV) 8-2
5. Cole Korsog (E) d. Nathan Worrell (PV) 8-6
1. Gravelle/Van Voorhis (PV) d. Ross Clements/Halloran (E) 8-3
2. Conway/Walker (E) d. Hunter Law/Max Seidel (PV) 8-4
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In the Community
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The Flavor Run
PVHS community--Join us on April 5th at Nocatee Town Center in Ponte Vedra to either participate or volunteer in the Flavor Run, benefitting a local charity, THE HEAL FOUNDATION. What is The Flavor Run? So, first a little bit of background about The Flavor Run... it's a fun, family oriented 5k run (untimed) that engages all of your senses, most especially smell and taste! We have fruit flavored Flavor stations with fruit flavored celebration colored powder - blueberry, strawberry, watermelon, orange, banana and grape! We also offer an awesome post-run "Flavor Zone" that includes everything from fresh fruit, vendors, live entertainment, local charities and kid's activities. To PARTICIPATE: Register at http://flavorrun.com/locations/jacksonville.html PVHS - DISCOUNT CODE We have created a unique code for all PVHS members to get $15 off registration. - PVHS15 To VOLUNTEER: Sign up here - https://flavorrunjacksonvillevolunteer.eventbrite.com We are looking for fun, energetic groups to join us on the day of the event to help with setup and throwing the flavor powder. We look forward to seeing you at The Flavor Run- a family fun, delicious run! |
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