Academy of Emerging Technology
Students participate in a program that focuses on two separate strands: Financial Technology or Cybersecurity.
In the Cybersecurity track, students will learn how to connect computer hardware, install software, network computers, and set-up systems to keep data confidential and secure. Advanced courses will teach students to protect computers from cyberattacks.
Students will have the opportunity to earn certification in Information Technology Specialist in Networking and Network Security, CompTIA’s Tech+, and EC Council Ethical Hacker Essentials.
For much more detailed information about the CHS Cybersecurity Program, as well as the school and the student experience, visit the Cybersecurity Program webpage on Creekside High School’s Career Academy website.
The Financial Technology (FinTech) program is designed to provide students with an understanding of how technology works, an introduction to applications in financial services, and an added entrepreneurship component through hands-on problem-solving experiences that can be useful in FinTech applications and innovation. Students have the opportunity to gain Industry Certifications in CompTIA’s Tech+, Intuit Professional Bookkeeper, Intuit QuickBooks, Project Management and Entrepreneurship and Small Business.
For more detailed information about the CHS FinTech Program, please visit the Financial Technology Program webpage on Creekside High School’s Career Academy website.
Mission
The Academy of Emerging Technology sponsored by Citi is committed to exposing students to a rigorous curriculum that challenges students with current and future technologies, provides industry certifications, and prepares them for success in college and careers in high-demand technical fields.
Program of Study
Academy News
Nineteen students from Creekside High School attended the FBLA National Leadership Conference in San Antonio, Texas this summer after advancing from the Florida State Leadership Conference/Competition held earlier this year. Each state could enter their top four participants for each event. Creekside is proud to announce their national finalists: Michael Frenk placed 1st in Data Security …
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Engineering & Cybersecurity Girls teamed up to attend the Women Leaders in STEM conference on March 5, 2019 in celebration of International Women’s week. The event was hosted by the Center for Advancement of Women in Engineering and the UNF College of Computer, Engineering and Construction.
Digital Media students teamed up with CHS’s Digital Video Technology course to tour the news station at Action News Jax. Students had the opportunity to view a live broadcast, play with TV production equipment, and pose in one of the various sets for the show.
CHS FBLA participated in their Annual FBLA State Leadership Conference over spring break. There were around 4200 students competing in approximately 60 different events.
Creekside High School has the largest CyberPatriot Program in the United States with 15 teams competing. The CyberPatriot competition is a National Youth Cyber Defense Competition that puts teams of high school students in the position of newly hired IT professionals tasked with managing the network of a small company. In the rounds of competition, …
Contact
- Lynda Kelly, Career Specialist
(904) 547-7300
