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Port St. Lucie High School honored its graduating seniors at the recent Senior Scholarship Night event. Collectively, the graduating Jaguars earned over $2,971,934 dollars in scholarships from colleges and universities. From left, Ponce Oliver Montejo, Katelyn Lambert, Nickolas Vinson, Sheneen Soares, Skyler Jacobson, Matthew Jacobson, Alyssa Hedrick, Robert Fritz, Micky Braga, and Tyler Beauregard.
Shout out to our Port St. Lucie High School Unified Boys 4×100 relay team! This amazing team has worked very hard along with Coach Marangio, Coach Krigger, and Coach Dimeo who supported our students along the way. Make sure you show this TEAM some LOVE! #OnceAJagAlwaysAJag #SpecialOlympics #UnifiedSports
Students in Mr. Picchiarini’s Technical Design class met Guest Speaker, Carlos Luis Flores Blancaneaux RA, Project Manager at Spiezle Architectural Group, Inc. The students were engaged in seeing designs turn into buildings. Aline Mar, Architectural Designer at Spiezle Architectural Group, Inc. is an alumnus of Treasure Coast High School and spoke about courses to take, the challenges of the job, studying overseas, and loving architecture.
Port St Lucie High School’s Skilled Trades Advisory Board Meetings are now being held virtually. Teachers, school administrators, guidance counselors, district support personnel, and representatives from the Treasure Coast Builders Association met via Microsoft Teams on October 19, 2020 to continue the important collaboration between the St Lucie County School District and industry. The goal remains to ensure our Career and Technical Education students are college and career ready upon graduation.
Port St. Lucie High School had its second game of the season at 7pm, Friday night on August 24, 2018. Our Cadets set out for the parking lots around 5pm to collect fees and welcome our guests. Our Jaguar Battalion’s JROTC Color Guard kicked off the night with the presentation of the colors commanded by Sergeant First Class Lawrence Moleon-Mathews, with Sergeant Justin Bennett as the state flag, Corporal Alex Nangle as state guard, and Sergeant Justin Locklar as national guard. Our Jaguars went head-to-head in a heated game with the Lake Placid Dragons. The score was 21 to 28. … Read More
On 10/11/19 the Port St. Lucie Jaguars faced off against the Okeechobee Bulls. The Port St. Lucie Jaguar Battalion accomplished many tasks to see that the game went smoothly. Honor Guard: Cadet First Lieutenant Lila Meade Directing Traffic: Cadet Command Sargent Major Lawrence Moleon- Mathews,Cadet Major Alexis Morris, Cadet Sergeant First Class Alexis Wilson Presentation of Colors: Cadet First Sergeant Isaiah Hilton Saber Guard: Cadet Sergeant Major Lawrence Moleon- Matthews, Cadet First Lieutenant Mayoliv Hernandez, Cadet First Sergeant Isaiah Hylton, Cadet Sergeant First Class Alexis Wilson, Cadet Major Alexis Morris, and Cadet Second Lieutenant Noah Cook Battalion Commander: Cadet Lieutenant … Read More
Constructing the small room helped students in the Building Construction Technologies program at Port St. Lucie High School marry the theoretical to the practical. After learning about safety and the names and proper use of tools, students go on to learn the basics of framing, electrical, drywall installation, repair, and finishing in residential buildings. Students are also introduced to the basics of plumbing and HVAC.
On Wednesday, September 8th, Port St. Lucie High School Jaguar Battalion conducted their first Blood Drive of the year. The Blood Drive ran smoothly, and we are thankful to have had the opportunity to benefit the community. Thanks to the JROTC Cadets, faculty, and members of OneBlood, we were able to donate enough blood to save over 150+ lives.
On Thursday October 8th, 2020, Brian Brown, Automotive instructor at Port St Lucie High School was recognized at the Treasure Coast Builders Association’s St Lucie Chapter chapter monthly meeting. Mr. Brown gave a brief overview of his program and areas of emphasis. In the photo (left to right) are Brian Brown, Douglas Harvey and Keron Belgraves.
Port St. Lucie High School’s Allied Health and Nursing Assistant Program Coordinator, Jacklyn Cebelak, attended the National Consortium for Health Science Education conference. Jacklyn’s visit included workshops and an abundance of information to be shared with our CTE Educators and Staff during an upcoming professional development session.
Port St. Lucie High School’s 2021 Graduation May 27, 2021 395 students graduated as members of the class of 2021 from Port St. Lucie High School. The 2021 Graduating Class at Port St. Lucie High School earned over $3,000,000 in scholarships. 16 Graduates have enlisted to serve our country in the armed forces. 20 Graduates also earned their A.A. Degree from Indian River State College. 83% of the Graduating class earned an Industry Certification through one of the school’s Career and Technical Education Programs. 5 students signed the Promise is a Promise pledge which guarantees … Read More
Congratulations to our incredible Port St. Lucie High School students for their outstanding success at the Young Floridian Awards! Out of 10 competitive categories, PSLHS proudly earned 3 winners: Enrique Rosario Liz for Academic Excellence Felix Witkamp for Certifications/Manufacturing Gavin Lunsford for Drama. These achievements highlight the dedication, talent, and perseverance of our students across a variety of disciplines. We also recognize and celebrate our exceptional nominees: Addison Blum, Gage Manfredo, Timothy Gordon, Karina Arocho, Josias Reid, Tyler McDonald, and Kaydence DiGirolamo—whose hard work helped elevate our school’s presence in this prestigious event. A special thank you goes to Ms. … Read More
On April 16, the Port St. Lucie High School Unified Sports Track & Field team competed at Districts, and the results were nothing short of amazing! State Leader Alert: Jamarion Riggins currently holds the fastest 100-meter time in the entire state of Florida for Unified Champion Schools with an incredible 11.38 seconds! More outstanding performances: Justus Owens – 1st Place, 200-meterEmroy McCartney – 2nd Place, 200-meterAudriana Mosley – 1st Place, 100-meter heatDerrica Darville – 2nd Place, 200-meter heat Across South Florida, hundreds of schools proudly represent Unified Champion Schools—but this season, our Jaguars are making their mark. Last year, we … Read More
The Port St. Lucie High School Boys Unified Sports Team placed 6th at state competition in the 4×100 Relay race. We are so proud of them and are thankful for their coaches – Valdemar Krigger, Martha DiMeo, and Ann Marangio for all of their support!
Shoutout! Congratulations to the Port St. Lucie High School Unified Sports Bowling Team! The kids placed third in the state competition last week. Thank you to Coach Ryan Meeks and Coach Valdemar Krigger for all of his support of our kiddos!
Bruce Gardner, Building Construction Technology Instructor and John Picchiarini, Technical Design Instructor visited Professor Dean Zirwas’ lab at the IRSC Kight Center for Emerging Technology. Discussions centered on the CNC machine setup, troubleshooting, software applications, procedures, projects, and materials. Mr Gardner’s Port St Lucie High Building Construction Trades Preapprenticeship Program recently purchased their own CNC machine giving students access and practice to these real-world job skills.
Students in the Carpentry and Drafting Programs at Port St. Lucie High School were provided an overview of constructing a home from land prep to closing. The students were educated by Joe Stein and Richard Bukowski, both construction managers from GL Homes. Joel Dramis, Building Code Administrator for the City of Port St Lucie, provided expertise on the permitting process while Jim Brann of the Porch Factory talked about the traits he desires in employees, as well as scholarships provided by the Treasure Coast Business Association.
Mr. Archer’s Environmental Science students worked collaboratively in groups to create designs for paper airplanes and then tested their designs using different weighted paper. All students were engaged and taking on an active role in the learning process, as each student had an assigned role in the experiment (e.g. one launched the plane during each trial, another measured the distance, several recorded data, etc.). A FUN time was had by all of our students!
Faculty, staff, students and invited guests were witnesses to an event dubbed the CO2 Races at Port St. Lucie High School. Students in Mr. John Picchiarini’s class designed the cars using AutoCAD 2018. The designs were then 3D printed on site. Two by two, the cars were lined up at the starting line and powered along fishing lines by CO2 cartridges.
Port St. Lucie High’s exceptional students opened the “Student Perks” Coffee Shop at Port St. Lucie City Hall this week. Students worked hard on their customer service skills and were complimented by the very hungry city hall employees on their outstanding job at running the coffee shop. Students were supported by paraprofessional, Mrs. DiMeo in their new venture!
