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St. Augustine High School The name St. Augustine High School could refer to: In the United States: * St. Augustine Academy (Lakewood, Ohio) * St. Augustine High School (Laredo, Texas) * St. Augustine High School (New Orleans), Louisiana * St. Augustine High School (San Di ...

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, established = , status = Open , website = Pedro Menendez High School is a public high school in the St. Johns County School District, located in southern St. Johns County, Florida, United States. It was named for Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, a sixteenth-century Spanish admiral and pirate hunter who founded St. Augustine, the first permanent European settlement and oldest port city in what is now the continental United States, on August 28, 1565. It has a student body of over 1,300 students. The school building is a two-story octagon with an open courtyard in the center. The gymnasium and auditorium are attached on the east and west sides, respectively. The school was built simultaneously with

Bartram Trail High School Bartram Trail High School (BTHS) is a public high school in the St. Johns County School District, located in northwest unincorporated St. Johns County, Florida ( U.S.) that opened in 2000. More than a decade ago, the school was ranked number 327 ...

; Menendez was intended to relieve overcrowding at

. The school opened August 28, 2000, and graduated its first class in 2001. Their curriculum offers academy programs in the areas of business & computer technology, health science and architectural & building sciences.

Attendance boundary

Communities within the school's attendance boundary include: Butler Beach, Crescent Beach, Flagler Estates,

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, Marineland, St. Augustine Shores, and St. Augustine South. It also includes a small portion of St. Augustine Beach.
Also see the 2020 Census Map
- Compare to the school boundary maps.

Advanced scholarship

The ''Advanced Scholars'' program gives students the option to participate in the rigorous programs of advanced placement,

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courses. After two years of preliminary work, the school was approved for the

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, beginning in the Fall of 2010.

Notable alumni

* Willie Harvey Jr., NFL player *Avery Romero, second baseman, currently playing in the

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for the Colorado Rockies * Tony Steward, former

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for the Buffalo Bills and

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; winner of the 2010

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, given annually to the top high school linebacker in the country

References

External links

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Falcon Boosters websiteAlumni website
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