NHS Stellar Academy of Engineering

Congratulations to Nease Stellar Academy of Engineering seniors David Lovett, Teniyah Blutcher, and Arianis Lopez-Esteban. They  were each presented a scholarship check for $1,000 by Stellar Advisory Board Chairman Briggs Kirby on Friday, May 2nd. Each of these graduating seniors has taken part in the Stellar Academy of Engineering for the last four years, and

Nease’s Electrathon Team, part of a club associated with the school’s Stellar Academy of Engineering and sponsored by engineering teacher John Beale, has had a winning season so far this year! In early April, the team won third place at an Electrathon event that featured student-built electric cars from around the state, racing at FSCJ.

On the recent teacher planning day, nearly 20 of Nease’s Stellar Academy of Engineering students spent their morning seeing real-world engineering at work.  Three of the Stellar Academy of Engineering Advisory Board business partners offered to open up their offices to our students.  Stellar, KLS Martin, and Gulfstream Design Group hosted students for this mini-internship

On October 7th, Juniors and Seniors with Nease’s Stellar Academy of Engineering, Pedro Menendez’s  Academy of Architectural and Building Sciences, and St. Augustine’s Academy of Aviation & Aerospace gathered together to tour the aircraft manufacturing facility at Northrop Grumman. Students were introduced to the range of craftsmen, artisans, and engineers who work together at the

Nease Junior Abiel Bismi, a Stellar Academy of Engineering student and a member of Nease’s DECA club, married his interest in engineering with his business acumen recently.  Abiel’s start-up business, as presented for the DECA competition, is called Aeroease, in which ventilator parts are 3D printed for quicker, more economical production. He created a full-scale

On Thursday, February 15th, engineering and construction students from more than a dozen local schools attended ACE Trades Day. The event, held at Ring Power in St. Augustine, aimed at introducing students to the wide variety of jobs available associated with Engineering, Architecture, and Construction.  Students were able to get hands-on experiences while networking with

This year, Nease’s senior-level Stellar Academy of Engineering classes are taking part in the ACE Mentor Competition Program, in which students work on specialized projects, released to schools across our area, to compete in hopes to be named the best RFP (request for proposal), among area schools.  During the creation of these projects, professionals from

James Weldon Park, in downtown Jacksonville, has become a winter wonderland for the holiday season, with a large tree in the plaza and a number of Deck the Chairs “Unite with Lights” student contest entries throughout the park.  Middle and High Schools were asked to come up with a creative way to decorate a plain

Each year, Nease’s Stellar Academy of Engineering Seniors take part in the ACE (Architecture Construction and Engineering) Mentorship Program, which is a regional competition that challenges engineering students to take on project prompts, work with engineers in many sectors of the industry as they complete the project, and then present their final concepts to a

Debra Bienert, Academy Advisory Board partner with Nease’s Stellar Academy of Engineering, is passionate about encouraging young women to pursue careers in math, science, and engineering.  A former electrical engineer and math professor, Debra met with 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls at Palm Valley Academy. She hoped to inspire the young ladies to shake

Nease Stellar Academy of Engineering instructor John Beale was recently featured on Certiport’s “Certified” platform, via a podcast.  Certiport is a national company which specializes in providing pathways to industry certifications for students. They also shine light on educators who innovate in the classroom and host educators at a national conference each summer.  Last summer

One of the Career and Technical Education-related clubs at Nease High School is the Transportation Technology Club, which incorporates engineering skills into real-world design processes.  Many of club members are part of the Stellar Academy of Engineering, utilizing the engineering skills they learn in the classroom and applying them to the process of designing and