Information for PVS High School Students!

Class of 2027

UPCOMING TEST DATES [Exact dates announced soon]

  • 7th-10th graders will take the PM1, PM2, PM3 FAST ELA Reading exam. PM1 will take place in September. Passing the 10th grade exam is a graduation requirement.

  • 8th graders will take a Science exam in May

  • 7th & 8th graders will take the PM1, PM2, PM3 FAST Math exam.

  • 9th-12th graders will take End of Course exams in Algebra 1, Geometry, Biology and United States History. If you are taking the exam for the first time this year, your exam will be held in May. If you have taken the exam and did not pass, you will be given opportunities to retake the exam(s). The first opportunity for retakes will be in September. Passing either the Algebra or the Geometry End of Course exam is required for graduation.

  • Opportunities to take the PERT will take place in September and February.

  • PSAT/NMSQT/ SAT School Day on Thursday, October 15th

  • ACT School Day on March 11th.

  • Writing Assessment in April for Grades 8-10

Testing will take place a C. L. Overturf District Center located at 1100 S 18th St, Palatka, FL 32177

UPCOMING EVENTS [Dates subject to Change]

  • Open House is required for all PVS students and their families. Open House will take place on Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 4:30pm in the PCSD Board Room located at 200 Reid Street in Palatka.

  • College & Career Night on Monday, September 21st @ Palatka Jr Sr High School

  • Intro to Career Planning Virtual Meeting @ 1pm on Tuesday, September 22nd.

  • Planning for High School & Beyond [8th & 9th graders only] Virtual Meeting @ 10:30am on Thursday, October 1st.

  • First Coast Technical College Showcase [11th & 12th graders only] Thursday, November 5th @ the Main Campus in St. Augustine located at 2980 Collins Ave, St. Augustine, FL 32084

  • School Advisory Council Meeting (virtual) @ 11:30am

  • SENIOR NIGHT on Thursday, November 19th @ 4:30pm in the PCSD Board Room located at 200 Reid Street in Palatka.

  • Holiday Event [8th-12th graders only] Details to be planned by seniors/early grads

  • Send in Community Service Hours to Ms. Futch at afutch@my.putnamschools.org by January 29th [link to the form]

  • Thursday, February 18th is our School Advisory Council Meeting. You can join virtually at 11:30am

  • Kick-off to Spring Break Taco Party @ the School Choice Office from 11:30am-1pm

  • Last School Advisory Council (SAC) Meeting on April 29th -virtually- at 11:30am

  • "I'm Going to be a Senior Soon" [11th graders only] in PCSD Boardroom at 2pm

  • Email Community Service Hours to afutch@my.putnamschools.org by May 17th

  • End of the Year Ice Cream Social 1pm-2:30pm in School Choice Office

  • Graduation Ceremony....TBA

Graduation

Putnam Virtual School's Graduation Ceremony – DATE/TIME TBA [Student surveys will be sent out around Spring Break with more details]

The graduation ceremony will be held at the C. L. Overturf Auditorium.

Graduates are required to purchase a cap, gown and tassel unit if they are interested in participating in the ceremony. Here is a link to purchase: https://hjjax.com/product/cap-gown-tassel/

ACT

SAT

Community Service

Bright Futures

To be eligible to receive one of the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Awards a student must complete a program of Community Service  work, as defined below,  that includes a minimum of hours:

FL Academic Scholarship – 100 hours 
FL Medallion Scholarship – 75 hours 
Gold Seal Vocational – 30 hours

Community Service Hours Form (PDF)

Work Based Learning Reporting Document (PDF)

When you complete the form, submit to Amy Futch at afutch@my.putnamschools.org to have the hours posted to your Skyward record.  Retain a copy for your records.  Hours must be officially documented and posted to Skyward for transmission to Bright Futures.

The 2023 Florida Legislature passed House Bill 1537, which became Chapter 2023-39, Laws of Florida, upon the approval of Governor DeSantis on May 9, 2023. Included in the bill are the following modifications to initial eligibility requirements necessary for students to qualify for a Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program award that became effective July 1, 2023:

  • Permitting students to combine volunteer service and paid work hours;

  • Authorizing students to earn a concordant score on the Classic Learning Test (CLT) to meet the minimum test score requirement; and

  • Revising the list of courses that receive additional weights for the purpose of calculating students' grade point averages (GPA) for BF purposes.

Service Hour Requirement:

Effective July 1, 2023, students graduating in the 2022-23 academic year and thereafter may satisfy the service hour requirement for a specific Bright Futures program by completing the statutory required number of volunteer service hours, 100 paid work hours, or a combination of both. The combination of volunteer service hours and paid work hours must equal a minimum of 100 total hours to fulfill the service hour requirement. Eligible paid work hours completed on or after June 27, 2022, may be included retroactively in the calculation of the student’s total paid work hours completed. Please ensure that all completed hours are included on students’ final transcripts.

Additional Bright Futures Scholarship Information and Details 

Scholarships

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