PMHS Academy of Architectural Design & Technology

The Academy of Architectural Design and Technology competed in the Skills USA district 2 regional competition and swept both Architectural and Technical Drafting and will be representing the school at the state competition at the end of April. Architectural Drafting                                                                        Technical Drafting 1st  Casey Chhour (Defending State Champion)                           1st Henry Tam 2nd Griffin

Students were able to demonstrate their leadership and team building skills during their field trip to see the Jacksonville Ice play.  Our students were selected to participate in the donut eating contest.  Yes, WE WON!

Thank you to our ACE mentors for an amazing kick off event for our school year. Mentors from local industry professional firms will meet with students once a week for 18-20 weeks. During these sessions, students work in teams to create practical solutions for “real-world” projects. It’s an effective way for students to experience the

Casey Chhour placed 1st in the state which earned him a spot to compete at the national level this past June.  Casey took home 3rd place in technical drafting in the Nation!  We are so proud of this Junior at PMHS.  We cannot wait for him to bring home the gold next year!

Owen Buck, Casey Chhour, Trent Stasky and Griffin Braun all took home medals in State SkillsUSA competition in Jacksonville this past week. The competitions of the SkillsUSA Championships are created and judged by industry to ensure that students are learning the real-world skills employers demand from entry-level professionals.  These competitions represent some of the most

Far left is Ace Vice Chairman Chad Bone, Oliver Rodriquez, Casey Chhour, Henry Tam, Isaac Wilson, Connor Prescott, Griffin Braun, Thomas Handley Thank you to Kevin McEwen, Kayla Lakatos and the many other mentors who worked with these students before school.  Additionally, Mr. Howard Nunamaker their amazing teacher who pushes each students to be their

Thank you Dave Mathias for helping our students sharpen their resume writing skills.  These skills will help our students prepare for internships this summer.

Thank you to Matthews Design as students spent the day in their offices for some authentic learning.

Mr. Nunamaker’s ACE club has been working for months on their RFPs for competition in April.  Students are skilled and accustomed to the architecture and engineering side of things, but they had the opportunity to see the construction side of Architecture and Building Sciences this week.  ACE students visited the World Commerce Apartments construction site

Universal Technical Institute of Florida came out to Pedro Menendez High School to give a demonstration on the career opportunities for students in STEM fields.  UTI brought out a lot of their technical equipment, allowing students to be hands on with the equipment and get a taste of working in the field.  Students were excited

Pedro Menendez’s Drafting students welcomed Jackie Rowland and Xan Newsome of Russell Rowland to share about the world of structural engineering.  Xan is a 2020 graduate of Pedro Menendez’s Academy of Architectural and Building Sciences and a CAD designer for Russell Rowland.  Xan shared his experience of being a CAD designer and offered advice to

Students in Mr. Rosenberg’s Building Construction Technologies classes have been working on side projects as a morale boost for our teachers.  Utilizing recycled and donated materials (mostly pallets and scrap wood), students have taken requests from teachers and staff for small projects to brighten their classrooms and offices.  Staff members have sent their requests and

Mr Nunamaker’s students had a fantastic hands-on learning experience! Reverse engineering the pier gave the students a deep understanding of its structure and functionality. Using AutoDesk software to make improvements was a great way to apply modern technology to real-world problems. 

At the beginning of November, a SJCSD employee asked if the PMHS Building Construction class could build her a chicken coop to keep her chickens safe and comfortable.  With no hesitation, Mr. Rosenberg and his students complied.  A couple weeks later, she had her chicken coop ready for pick up.  This was a great project

After some much needed renovations to our construction lab over the summer, our instructor, Mr. Rosenberg, was ecstatic with the transformation.  Thanks to the hard work of Auld & White, their many sub contractors, the district staff, and the maintenance team at Pedro Menendez High School, Mr. Rosenberg believes he now has “The best shop