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Welcome to P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School! We strive to provide a high quality, well-rounded educational experience for every student on our campus. Our students are exposed to a wide variety of academic classes and extracurricular activities. Our vision for our students is that they become creative, dedicated, and resilient learners who embrace the power of diverse ideas, talents, and cultures to improve our world.

As a developmental research school, our mission is to design, test, and disseminate innovations in K-12 education. We enact our mission by serving a diverse community of students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

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    Welcome Families! Browse through these most commonly used links on the P.K. Yonge website. This menu is not an exhaustive list of links, but rather a collection of links from all over the site that families most often visit.

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    • Fall 2020

    P.K. Yonge is committed to providing the highest quality educational experience and care for all members of the Blue Wave community. With the health and well-being of our school community as our top priority, the plan to reopen the P.K. Yonge campus is designed with the capacity to respond to changing circumstances, continue the educational program for all students K-12, and based on guidance from the University of Florida, UF Health, and the Florida Department of Education.

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    About

    Welcome to P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School! We strive to provide a high quality, well-rounded educational experience for every student on our campus. Our students are exposed to a wide variety of academic classes and extracurricular activities. Our vision for our students is that they become creative, dedicated, and resilient learners who embrace the power of diverse ideas, talents, and cultures to improve our world.

    As a developmental research school, our mission is to design, test, and disseminate innovations in K-12 education. We enact our mission by serving a diverse community of students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

  • About P.K. Yonge
  • Administration
  • Admissions
  • Campus Revitalization
  • Employment
  • Elementary School
  • Faculty & Staff
  • High School
  • Middle School
  • Outreach
  • PTO
  • Research
  • School Advisory Council
  • Support P.K. / Alumni
  • UF College of Education

    • Families

    Welcome Families! Browse through these most commonly used links on the P.K. Yonge website. This menu is not an exhaustive list of links, but rather a collection of links from all over the site that families most often visit.

  • Announcements
  • Athletics
  • Attendance
  • Business Services
  • Calendar
  • Campus Hours & Supervision
  • Canvas
  • Class Pages
  • Dates 2020-2021
  • Exceptional Student Education
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Florida Scholarship Options
  • Forms
  • Google Drive
  • Gradebook (Skyward)
  • Homeless Policy
  • Lunch/Cafeteria
  • News
  • Policies and Publications
  • PTO
  • Reporting Concerns
  • Student and Family Services
  • Tech Support for Students
  • Virtually P.K.

    • Information

    Visit the Information section of our site to find general information about attending P.K. Yonge. From announcements and news to parking and bell schedules.

  • Announcements
  • Attendance
  • Bell Schedule Fall 2020
  • Calendar
  • Campus Hours & Supervision
  • Clinic
  • Dates 2020 - 2021
  • Drop-off, Pick-up, Parking, Traffic
  • Elementary | Getting Started
  • Florida Scholarship Options
  • Forms
  • High School | Getting Started
  • Lunch / Cafeteria
  • Middle School | Getting Started
  • News
  • PTO
  • Policies / Publications
  • Reporting Concerns
  • Re-Registration & Activity Fee
  • Research
  • School Advisory Council
  • School Safety
  • Student and Family Services
  • Title IX

    • Academics

    For class pages, school counseling, and tools we use for teaching and learning at P.K. Yonge, the academic section of our site provides information, access to the gradebook, and more.

  • Canvas
  • Class Pages
  • Course Guide High School 2020-21
  • Course Guide Middle School 2020-21
  • Exceptional Student Education
  • Google Drive
  • Grading at P.K. Yonge
  • Library
  • Performing Arts
  • School Counseling
  • Skyward
  • Student Help Ticket
  • Testing
  • Virtually P.K.

    • Extracurricular

    There is a wide range of extracurricular activities for students at P.K. Yonge. The Extracurricular section provides information regarding clubs, athletics, performing arts, and more!

  • Athletics
  • Athletics Calendar
  • Band
  • Clubs
  • Fall Play
  • International Activities
  • Spring Musical

    • Business

    Visit the Business section for payments, re-registration, and more. Our business services staff are always on hand to help.

  • About
  • Contacts
  • Credit Card Authorization
  • Employment
  • Forms
  • Logos and Branding
  • Payment Information
  • Purchases
  • Re-Registration & Activity Fee
  • Student Parking
  • Ticket Purchases
  • Yearbook Purchases

    • Fall 2020

    P.K. Yonge is committed to providing the highest quality educational experience and care for all members of the Blue Wave community. With the health and well-being of our school community as our top priority, the plan to reopen the P.K. Yonge campus is designed with the capacity to respond to changing circumstances, continue the educational program for all students K-12, and based on guidance from the University of Florida, UF Health, and the Florida Department of Education.

  • Announcements
  • COVID-19 Campus Response
  • Fall 2020 Return to School
  • Elementary – Getting Started
  • Middle School – Getting Started
  • High School – Getting Started
  • Reopening Plan 2020-21
  • Tech Support for Students
  • Virtually P.K.

    • Contact

  • Administration
  • Admissions
  • Attendance
  • Business Services
  • Exceptional Student Education
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Reporting Concerns
  • Research
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    • About
    • Families
    • Information
    • Academics
    • Extracurricular
    • Business
    • Fall 2020
    • Contact
    • Faculty

    About

    Welcome to P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School! We strive to provide a high quality, well-rounded educational experience for every student on our campus. Our students are exposed to a wide variety of academic classes and extracurricular activities. Our vision for our students is that they become creative, dedicated, and resilient learners who embrace the power of diverse ideas, talents, and cultures to improve our world.

    As a developmental research school, our mission is to design, test, and disseminate innovations in K-12 education. We enact our mission by serving a diverse community of students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

  • About P.K. Yonge
  • Administration
  • Admissions
  • Campus Revitalization
  • Employment
  • Elementary School
  • Faculty & Staff
  • High School
  • Middle School
  • Outreach
  • PTO
  • Research
  • School Advisory Council
  • Support P.K. / Alumni
  • UF College of Education

    • Families

    Welcome Families! Browse through these most commonly used links on the P.K. Yonge website. This menu is not an exhaustive list of links, but rather a collection of links from all over the site that families most often visit.

  • Announcements
  • Athletics
  • Attendance
  • Business Services
  • Calendar
  • Campus Hours & Supervision
  • Canvas
  • Class Pages
  • Dates 2020-2021
  • Exceptional Student Education
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Florida Scholarship Options
  • Forms
  • Google Drive
  • Gradebook (Skyward)
  • Homeless Policy
  • Lunch/Cafeteria
  • News
  • Policies and Publications
  • PTO
  • Reporting Concerns
  • Student and Family Services
  • Tech Support for Students
  • Virtually P.K.

    • Information

    Visit the Information section of our site to find general information about attending P.K. Yonge. From announcements and news to parking and bell schedules.

  • Announcements
  • Attendance
  • Bell Schedule Fall 2020
  • Calendar
  • Campus Hours & Supervision
  • Clinic
  • Dates 2020 - 2021
  • Drop-off, Pick-up, Parking, Traffic
  • Elementary | Getting Started
  • Florida Scholarship Options
  • Forms
  • High School | Getting Started
  • Lunch / Cafeteria
  • Middle School | Getting Started
  • News
  • PTO
  • Policies / Publications
  • Reporting Concerns
  • Re-Registration & Activity Fee
  • Research
  • School Advisory Council
  • School Safety
  • Student and Family Services
  • Title IX

    • Academics

    For class pages, school counseling, and tools we use for teaching and learning at P.K. Yonge, the academic section of our site provides information, access to the gradebook, and more.

  • Canvas
  • Class Pages
  • Course Guide High School 2020-21
  • Course Guide Middle School 2020-21
  • Exceptional Student Education
  • Google Drive
  • Grading at P.K. Yonge
  • Library
  • Performing Arts
  • School Counseling
  • Skyward
  • Student Help Ticket
  • Testing
  • Virtually P.K.

    • Extracurricular

    There is a wide range of extracurricular activities for students at P.K. Yonge. The Extracurricular section provides information regarding clubs, athletics, performing arts, and more!

  • Athletics
  • Athletics Calendar
  • Band
  • Clubs
  • Fall Play
  • International Activities
  • Spring Musical

    • Business

    Visit the Business section for payments, re-registration, and more. Our business services staff are always on hand to help.

  • About
  • Contacts
  • Credit Card Authorization
  • Employment
  • Forms
  • Logos and Branding
  • Payment Information
  • Purchases
  • Re-Registration & Activity Fee
  • Student Parking
  • Ticket Purchases
  • Yearbook Purchases

    • Fall 2020

    P.K. Yonge is committed to providing the highest quality educational experience and care for all members of the Blue Wave community. With the health and well-being of our school community as our top priority, the plan to reopen the P.K. Yonge campus is designed with the capacity to respond to changing circumstances, continue the educational program for all students K-12, and based on guidance from the University of Florida, UF Health, and the Florida Department of Education.

  • Announcements
  • COVID-19 Campus Response
  • Fall 2020 Return to School
  • Elementary – Getting Started
  • Middle School – Getting Started
  • High School – Getting Started
  • Reopening Plan 2020-21
  • Tech Support for Students
  • Virtually P.K.

    • Contact

  • Administration
  • Admissions
  • Attendance
  • Business Services
  • Exceptional Student Education
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Reporting Concerns
  • Research
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    • September 28, 2020

      Congratulations to P.K. Yonge Senior, Patrick Brown, on being named a Commended Student in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program! … Continue reading “Patrick Brown: National Merit Commended Student”
    • September 28, 2020

      Congratulations to P.K. Yonge Junior, Olivia Foli on the installation of her Eagle Scout project On September 18. Olivia, who … Continue reading “Olivia Foli : Eagle Scout Project at UF Children’s Hospital”
    • August 23, 2020

      During the last school year, 8th grade science instructor, Tredina Sheppard participated in an NSF-funded research project with a team … Continue reading “Tredina Sheppard Co-Authors Article on STEM and Student Motivation”
    • August 22, 2020

      A great way to ring in senior year – P.K. Yonge’s catcher Ethan Whelan  signed with signing with Chowan University … Continue reading “Ethan Whelan Signs With Chowan University”
    • August 22, 2020

      Ian Faulker, a P.K. Yonge 10th grader, has been busy during the summer of 2020 working on his eagle scout … Continue reading “Ian Faulkner: Eagle Scout Project in a Time of Coronavirus”
    • August 22, 2020

      P.K. Yonge senior, Will Eubanks, was elected Florida 4-H State Council Reporter in late July.  During the 2020-2021 year, he … Continue reading “Will Eubanks Elected as Florida 4-H State Council Reporter”
    • May 7, 2020

      How does one embody the identity of a teacher-researcher? You might look to the most recent recipient of the 2020 … Continue reading “Jon Mundorf – 2020 Dennison Teacher Researcher Award”
    • May 4, 2020

      Flexible, team player, never too busy to help, always friendly, dedicated, committed. A complete list of phrases and adjectives to … Continue reading “Employee of the Year 2020 | Julian Palechor”
    • May 4, 2020

      “My students are my inspiration!” These words, spoken by P.K. Yonge’s 2020-21 Teacher of the Year, are at the core … Continue reading “Teacher of The Year 2020-21 | George Pringle”
    • April 10, 2020

      On the heels of having the FIRST Robotics Competition canceled in March, the P.K. Yonge Roaring Riptide Robotics Team #4118 … Continue reading “Riptide Joins Local PPE Efforts”
    • April 10, 2020

      It’s always great to see our athletes featured and to learn more about them! Learn more about P.K. Yonge tennis … Continue reading “A-Z with Ivan Esguerra”
    • April 10, 2020

      The P.K. Yonge Honors 2D, AP 2D Design, and AP Drawing exhibition at the Harn has been relocated to a … Continue reading “P.K. Yonge Virtual Gallery at the Harn Museum”
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    Our Mission

    P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School's mission is to design, test, and disseminate innovations in education through serving a diverse K-12 community. P.K. Yonge students are positioned to be creative, dedicated, and resilient learners who embrace the power of diverse ideas, talents, and cultures to improve our world.

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    P.K. Yonge students are positioned to be creative, dedicated, and resilient learners who embrace the power of diverse ideas, talents, and cultures to improve our world.

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    P.K. Yonge parents are active participants in the life of the school, our staunchest supporters, and valuable partners in the enterprise of educating today’s youth on our campus and beyond.

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    P.K. Yonge partners come in many forms. Their much appreciated support through word, fund, and deed brings us ever closer to the achievement of our mission and vision.

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    Educators from around the globe are partners in our quest to improve educational experiences and outcomes for today’s and tomorrow’s students! Visit us and share in our work - connecting theory, research, and instructional practice in a real world context.

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    P.K. Yonge students are positioned to be creative, dedicated, and resilient learners who embrace the power of diverse ideas, talents, and cultures to improve our world.

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    P.K. Yonge parents are active participants in the life of the school, our staunchest supporters, and valuable partners in the enterprise of educating today’s youth on our campus and beyond.

    Gradebook Announcements Dates
    A Supporter

    P.K. Yonge partners come in many forms. Their much appreciated support through word, fund, and deed brings us ever closer to the achievement of our mission and vision.

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    An Educator

    Educators from around the globe are partners in our quest to improve educational experiences and outcomes for today’s and tomorrow’s students! Visit us and share in our work - connecting theory, research, and instructional practice in a real world context.

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    Academics

    Our 1250 kindergarten through 12th grade students come together as a vibrant community of students, supported by teachers, administrators, coaches, staff, and faculty. Our school is committed to educating the whole child. We embrace and celebrate diversity, and challenge students to challenge themselves... and challenge us.

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    Professional Research, Outreach & Community

    P.K. Yonge was established in 1934 with a mandate to design and test strategies for improving outcomes for all students in the state of Florida.

    Today, our outreach efforts focus on research initiatives that connect theory, research, and instructional practice; programs designed to share best practices with educators beyond the campus; and partnerships that connect researchers, teachers, and educational organizations.

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    P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School
    1080 SW 11th Street
    Gainesville, FL 32601
    Phone: 352-392-1554
    Fax: 352-392-9559
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