PVHS Academy of Information Technology Archives - Career and Technical Education (CTE) of St. Johns County

Student Spotlight: Patrick Neal – Excelling in Biotechnology, Leadership, and Beyond

At Ponte Vedra High School, the Biotechnology and Medical Research Academy has a reputation for preparing students to be future leaders in science, healthcare, and technology. Among its standout students, Patrick Neal has built an extraordinary record of achievement—balancing academic excellence, career-focused skills, and leadership across multiple Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs). Patrick is […]

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PVHS Academy Team Ready for the New Year!

PVHS Academy of Biotechnology & Medical Research, PVHS Academy of Information Technology, PVHS Academy of International Business & Marketing, PVHS St. Johns County Academy of Future Teachers / Marisa Leonard

The PVHS Academy team is excited to welcome students on the first day of school. Michael Costello, IT Academy; Shannon Pickard, Future Educators Academy; Lisa Lankford, International Marketing; Marisa Leonard, Career Academy Program Specialist; Elizabeth Owen, International Business and Marketing; Joshua Krehbiel, International Business.

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PVHS Academies Excel at District Project Innovation Competition

PVHS Academy of Biotechnology & Medical Research, PVHS Academy of Information Technology, PVHS Academy of International Business & Marketing / Marisa Leonard

Project Innovation is a district wide competition that promotes entrepreneurialism and provides students the opportunity to develop a product or idea to solve a problem. All Career Academies in St. Johns County are invited to participate. The Ponte Vedra academy teachers did a great job of incorporating this real world competition into their curriculum and

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PVHS Graduate speaks to IT students

PVHS Academy of Information Technology / Marisa Leonard

Julianne Owen, class of 2020, gave the Academy of Information Technology students some advice. In her words, “Classes like your IT Academy classes are incredibly important”, “Always go for what you want, nothing is as out of reach as it seems” and “Reach out to others for help.” Julianne learned this first hand during

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IT Academy Students Build 3D Body Scanner

PVHS Academy of Information Technology / Marisa Leonard

Students in the Academy of Information Technology proposed a project to build a 3D Body Scanner to their teacher, Mr. Costello. After securing funding from the PVHS Parents Association, work on the project began. The system is being built using Raspberry Pi Zero W devices. The Pi Zero is a fully functional computer that is

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Ponte Vedra Academy of Information Technology Sophomore Honored

PVHS Academy of Information Technology / Marisa Leonard

The PVHS Academy of Information Technology sophomore, Keegan Powers, was recently recognized with the Award of Excellence from the National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists. Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education plays a critical role in enabling the United States to remain the economic and technological leader of the global marketplace of

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Phillipines Educators tour PVHS Career Academies

PVHS Academy of Biotechnology & Medical Research, PVHS Academy of Information Technology, PVHS Academy of International Business & Marketing / Marisa Leonard

Two School Superintendents and the Chair of the Department of English and Applied Linguistics at De la Salle University in the Phillipines came to the United States for three weeks to learn about the American style of education and teacher training. They traveled to a number of states during that time. On September 22, 2017,

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Three IT Academies tour Citi on 3-30-17

BTHS Information Technology Academy, CHS Academy of Emerging Technology, PVHS Academy of Information Technology / Katie Maltby

Sixty students from the IT Academies at Bartram Trail, Creekside and Ponte Vedra toured Citi on March 30, 2017 to learn more about the variety of IT careers they employ. They heard from programmers, project managers, software testers, etc. Citi provided lunch to the students and gave them a tour of their Jacksonville facility which

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Ponte Vedra Academy of Information Technology gets with the “Program”

PVHS Academy of Information Technology / Marisa Leonard

On Thursday, November 3, 2016, 14 Ponte Vedra High School Academy of Information Technology were invited to a presentation at the offices of Cisco in Jacksonville along with students from Creekside and Bartram Trail. Students were able to interact with other Academy students in our district who were enrolled in similar courses and were presented with information about

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Three I.T. Academies Meet with CISCO Employees

BTHS Information Technology Academy, CHS Academy of Emerging Technology, PVHS Academy of Information Technology / Katie Maltby

On Thursday, November 3, 2016, 48 students from the three Information Technology Academies, sponsored by Citi, shared a field study to CISCO in Jacksonville. The three schools included Bartram Trail, Creekside and Ponte Vedra. CISCO designs, installs and connects much of the infrastructure dealing with networking and cybersecurity of computer systems. They operate in

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