VyStar Academy of Business
This Academy provides students with a rigorous business program that includes relevant concepts and skills that are transferable to postsecondary education and/or the workplace. Students graduating from this academy will leave Pedro Menendez High School with a well rounded education in general business principles, employability skills, on-the-job training, and a completed online portfolio documenting their qualifications. All business programs within the academy articulate to the St. Johns River State College and all four-year university programs with a business major. Students may earn college credit through institutional exams, portfolio review, sequenced courses, and/or dual enrollment.
Mission
VyStar Academy of Business and Finance at Pedro Menendez High School is committed to providing a rigorous curriculum for students interested in careers in business. Through project-based learning, students will gain the knowledge and skills to excel academically and professionally.
Program of Study
Academy News
Early last week, Full Sail University brought in it’s “bus” in order to expose students, from Pedro Menendez’s Building Construction and Digital Design academies, to the many offerings of FSU. Students were able to interact with Full Sail’s amazing technology and test their skills against one another.
The VyStar Academy of Business at Pedro Menendez High School will be incorporating a new curriculum this year, INCubator EDU. This curriculum focuses on Entrepreneurialism and the aspects of identifying a business opportunity or product, marketing that product, pitching that product to investors, and selling that product. Through the support of the SJCSD CTE Department …
VyStar Academy of Business at Pedro Menendez Gets a Classroom Upgrade Read More »
Inspired by the SkillsUSA Signing Day event that began in 2019, Pedro Menendez High School celebrated 24 top-tier senior academy students on May 13th. Much like an athletic signing day, this event allowed academy seniors to sign their letters of intent to post-secondary training programs or the workforce. Students committed to nursing programs, collegiate schools …
Pedro Menendez Hosts Its First Annual Academy Signing Day Read More »
The Pedro Menendez High School VyStar Academy of Business held a promotion through the on-campus credit union to help boost member enrollment. Students hid 4 leaf clovers around campus and any student that found those clovers could exchange them for prizes and gift cards. The VyStar interns took these opportunities with the lucky winners to …
Congratulations to some our Future Business Leaders of America Regional Medalists. All are currently competing in state level competition.
Contact
- Kristina Bransford, Program Specialist
(904) 547-8660
