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Pedro Menendez Hosts Its First Annual Academy Signing Day

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 …

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PMHS Health Academy Students Prep for EKG Certification

The Health Science 3 class is preparing for their EKG certification exam, that is coming up soon. The students are learning how to treat a patient properly, place their electrodes, and adhere to health and safety protocols. The students created videos of themselves administering an entire EKG exam on classmates or mannequins. In these videos, …

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PMHS Makes Upgrades to Academy Classrooms

Pedro Menendez High School, with a lot of help from the St. Johns County School District and Auld & White Constructors, made renovations to two of their academy classrooms over the summer.  The Flagler Hospital Academy of Medical and Health Careers updated both classrooms and their joint lab space.  The FMAEF Academy of Architecture and …

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PMHS Academy of Medical and Health Careers COVID-19 Fair

Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors of the Pedro Menendez High School Flagler Hospital Academy of Medical and Health Careers hosted a COVID-19 Informational Fair last week.  Students developed booths with valuable information about how to help students manage the difficulties that go along with dealing with COVID-19.  Booths included how to properly fit and wear masks …

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PMHS Students teach Healthy Lifestyles

Students in the Flagler Hospital Academy of Medical & Health Careers spent the day at Hartley Elementary teaching 4th grade students healthy lifestyle habits.  Members of the academy and HOSA club researched healthy lifestyles and created visual and interactive displays for the elementary students.  The program was set up in a health fair format where …

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PMHS Flagler Hospital Academy of Medical & Health Careers students participate in Employee Orientation

On Friday January 11, forty students from the Flagler Hospital Academy of Medical and Health Careers participated in an employee orientation.  These students are beginning their semester of rotations at Flagler Hospital.  Students will shadow over 40 different departments in the hospital and a few other locations to get hands on experience in various medical …

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WorkStarter Helps SJCSD Graduates Obtain Their First Jobs After Graduation

This article was in the St. Augustine Humane Society newsletter in June 2018! We appreciate the efforts of Scott Branch in starting WorkStarter and obtaining a grant to provide first year salary and benefits for six of our graduates to gain their first work experience after high school. Currently, in addition to placing two students …

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PMHS Health Academy Students Tour Health Programs at St. Johns River State College

On Thursday, November 30, 2017, students from the Flagler Hospital Academy of Medical and Health Careers toured the health programs at St. Johns River State College, which provides a number of A.S. Health Programs, such as Nursing Assistant, Radiology, Respiratory Care, Paramedic, Emergency Medical Services, Health Information Technology, Health Services Management, etc.

PMHS Health Academy Regional HOSA Officers

Pedro Menendez Health Academy Students were elected as HOSA Regional Officers.  For the first time in history St. Johns County Students have run and been elected as Health Occupations Students of American Regional Officers.  Senior, Dylan Januszweski was elected as Regional Vice President and Junior, Amanda Nosse elected Regional Secretary.  Their roles will allow PMHS …

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Menendez High Academy grad battles kidney disease, hopes to become a doctor

By ARIELLA PHILLIPS [email protected] By the time Victoria Cochrane was 12 years old, she was taking 60 pills a day. By 18, she had visited 37 doctors before being diagnosed with cystinosis, a rare kidney disease. “Everybody has their normal,” said Cochrane, 18, who just graduated from Pedro Menendez High School. “My normal is just …

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