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Nease Hospitality & Communications Digital Design Academies Join Forces For Disney Trip

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How do design and hospitality blend together? With a little Disney magic, of course! Disney Imagineers took Nease Digital Design And Hospitality Academy students on a journey through the Animal Kingdom theme park last week, revealing the secrets of creative storytelling to guests through design. Students learned how the park tells a story, and how …

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Nease Communications Academy Students Travel to UF for Florida Scholastic Press Association Workshop

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Twenty-three of Nease’s Communications Academy Wired students travelled to the University of Florida to take part in the Florida Scholastic Press Association District 2 Workshop Day. The students had the chance to attend sessions led by instructors from various high schools and by professionals in the field, to help them sharpen their skills in broadcast …

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Career Academy Summer Internship Becomes Paying Gig For Sports Media Student

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Each summer, hundreds of Career Academy students participate in summer internships with businesses across our community.  For the Communications Academy Sports Media Program at Nease, Select Media, the production company for the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp has been an amazing internship location. Year after year, they have trained Nease students in real-life sports broadcasting technology.  And …

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Nease Academy Students Learn Skills, Earn Scholarships

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Congratulations, Stellar Scholarship Winners! Congratulations to Nease’s Hannah DeVelder and Harry Ison, who were selected as the Stellar Scholarship Award Recipients for 2024.  The awards were presented by Stellar Engineer, and Nease’s Stellar Academy of Engineering Advisory Board Chairman, Briggs Kirby.  These Stellar Academy of Engineering students both plan to continue studying the subject at …

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Nease Communications Academy Digital Design Student Has Art On Display

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Congratulations to Nease Communications Academy Digital Design sophomore Kevin Polushkin for his recent recognition!  Kevin’s creative photography was selected by the Jacksonville Aviation Authority Culture & Arts Program committee to be displayed in the Art Gallery at the Jacksonville International Airport. These photographs, which Kevin captured on a family trip to Europe this past summer, …

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Business Partners Help Academy Juniors Practice Interview Skills

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A huge thank you to business partners from Nease’s Communications Academy, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism, and the Stellar Academy of Engineering, for spending their morning with us to help Juniors practice their interview skills. As part of the preparation process for summer internships, students got to sit down with partners to sharpen their skills …

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Nease Digital Design Students Use Their Skills to Support School Spirit

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Nease Communications Academy Seniors Mahyla Smith and Cole Berman have to putting their skills in the Adobe Creative Suite, learned in their Digital Design classes, to good use! The students have been designing hype pics for the Boys Basketball team this year, which are used to advertise upcoming games on the team’s Instagram account. We …

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Nease Digital Design Communications Academy Student Shows Off Skills In Published Book

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One of Nease’s Digital Design students, Communications Academy senior Savannah Preik, is now a published designer!  Savannah teamed up with her mom, who is an author and chef, and they created a published cookbook.  While mom created the delicious recipes, Savannah used the skills she learned in the Communications Academy to design the page layout …

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Nease TV Production Upperclassmen Visit UNF’s School of Communication

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Nease’s Communications Academy TV Production students traveled to UNF recently to learn about their School of Communication.  Organized by UNF Professor and Communications Academy Advisory Board partner, Dr. David Deeley, the students had a chance to learn about the programs the school offers.     They toured the Communications building, enjoying a chance to get …

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Nease Digital Design Students Learn About Career Paths at FSCJ

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Communications Academy students involved in Nease’s Digital Design program spent the morning at Florida State College at Jacksonville, touring the South Campus and learning more about what their future might hold.  During their tour, students had the chance to see the student athletic facilities and gym, the library, the student life center, and the fine …

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Jaguars Director of Production & Broadcasting Speaks to Nease Sports Media Students

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Dave Decandis, Director of Broadcasting and Production for the Jacksonville Jaguars, spent some of his time with the Communications Academy Sports Media students at Nease this week.  A Nease and Bartram Trail alumni, Dave explained how he started learning the ins and outs of TV Production during his time in high school, then followed his …

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St. Johns County Director of Public Affairs Meets with Communications Academy Students

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A huge thank you to Wayne Larson, Director of Public Affairs for St. Johns County, who spent some time with Nease’s Wired News students.  Mr. Larson discussed his background in Television Production, and how he worked his way into the public relations/public administration field.  He shared with the students how far they could take their …

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Nease Digital Design Students Learn Client-Based Design Process

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Digital Design 1 students, part of the Communications Academy at Nease, recently had the opportunity to get some insight into the life of a professional graphic designer.  Katy Hoffstatter, Associate Yearbook Representative with Herff Jones (a Nease Advisory Board Business Partner), spent the morning in our Design classroom.  She shared her professional path, from working …

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Nease Communications Academy Launches 2023-24 Season of Wired

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Wired, Nease High School’s student run daily newscast, kicked off it’s broadcast year on August 21st and has been producing newscasts four days a week ever since.  The student news crews fill six periods a day, and are led by Mrs. Moussawel, a Nease Wired alumni.  Students conceptualize, write, film, and edit news stories, announcements, …

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Students Study Up On College Options

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Hundreds of students and parents packed the Nease High School gym on Thursday, September 7th, for the 16th Annual College Fair.  Schools from around the country sent recruiters to speak with St. Johns County students about the amazing opportunities available to them at the post-secondary level.  Over 80 colleges and universities were represented, and this …

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Nease Communications Academy Students See Potential to Take Skills to the Next Level at UNF

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Nease’s Communications Academy TV Production students travelled to UNF recently to learn about their School of Communications.  Organized by UNF Professor and Communications Academy Advisory Board partner, Dr. David Deeley, the students had a chance to learn about the programs the school offers.  They toured the Communications building, enjoying a chance to get a look …

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Academy Students Practice Their Interview Skills

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As part of the Career Academies in St. Johns County, juniors in the programs have the opportunity to take part in a summer internship application process. Part of that process, following resume writing and interview tips trainings, includes a mock interview.  During mock interviews, business partners volunteer to interview students to give them an opportunity …

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Nease Communications Academy Graduate Wins Emmy

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Eric Goodman, Nease High School Communications Academy class of 2015 grad, has his hands full in the best possible way these days…as pictured with his Emmy Award.  Eric received the award thanks to his producer role during NBC’s coverage of the 2020(21) Olympics coverage.   Recently, Eric was a featured virtual guest speaker in the Sports …

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Professionals Bring Career Advice Into the Classroom at Nease

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At Nease, when we can’t bring the students into the industry, we bring the industry to our students. Thanks to guest speakers, we’re able to offer our Academy students a glimpse into the many paths their Academy training provides. Here are a few of our most recent guests: Amber Katada, a mechanical engineer in the …

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Nease’s News Show Wins National Excellence Award

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We are so excited to share some excellent news from Nease’s Wired news staff, a part of the Communications Academy program. Wired is once again the winner of a National Broadcast Excellence Award from the Student Television Network!  Instructor Justin Cooler’s students submitted our broadcast news shows to STN back in December, which was judged …

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