PMHS VyStar Academy of Business

Last week, our VyStar Business Academy students had an incredible adventure touring the University of North Florida (UNF)! It was an amazing experience where they got to dive into the application process, explore various course options, learn about financial aid, scholarships, housing, and so much more. During their lunch-and-learn session, they had the chance to

🎄✨ The FBLA students brought festive cheer to the Hastings Hometown Christmas Parade! A big shoutout to Caleb Jarrard for lending his awesome tractor, making our float stand out. 🚜 And let’s not forget our stars, Ms. Menendez, Ja’Bri Steward, who rode along and proudly represented our school. It was a magical day filled with

Students making the most of this chilly weather buy selling new Menendez sweatshirt.  Embracing their target market our business students surveyed their peers to determine the best styles for the colder weather.  

Students took to the stage as the prosecution and defense teams battled it out in their mock trials.  Mr. Davidson’s Legal Aspects of Business students participate in several mock trials throughout the year, providing them with a real-world legal experience.

Thank you to Ponte Vedra High School for hosting our business academy students today.  PMHS students will be opening their very own school store and learned a great deal from the school that has paved the way with their Shark Shack store.  Always great to see two school helping each other.

Thank you to the 20 business mentors who spent part of their day brainstorming with our Entrepreneurial and Small Business classes.  Students work in teams to create their own business product or idea throughout the school year.  Students were “coached” up by their business mentors who will spend 3 separate days with them guiding them

Today the VyStar team of executives presented PMHS’s very own Lindsey Pacetti with a scholarship award to continue to pursue her education in the area of business.  Lindsey has been in the business academy all four years.  We are excited to see what the future folds for this bright young lady.

Thank you to Mr. Maynard for presenting at our Future Business Leaders of America club meeting.  Students learned a lot about our local economy and how the St Johns Chamber of Commerce helps local businesses.  Mr. Maynard also volunteers as a business mentor helping our entrepreneurial students learn to start their own business.

VyStar Academy of Business student ambassadors spent the day at Gamble Rogers Middle School.  Students lead team building activities while explaining about the opportunities the business academy has to offer when middle school students get to high school.

  Hunter Wells from our VyStar Academy of Business was recognized at Beaver Toyota’s Student of the Week!  Hunter is a senior at Menendez High School and plans on joining the military when he graduates.  He is an amazing leader in the VyStar Credit Union both on campus and at our local branch.

2023 VyStar Reality Fair On September 28th over 200 academy students participated in the VyStar Reality Fair. During the fair students assume they are 25 years old and are the primary or sole support of their household. After being assigned a family scenario, a credit score, an occupation, and monthly gross income participants make routine

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

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