Career and Technical Education (CTE) of St. Johns County

Nease Academy Students Learn Skills, Earn Scholarships

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 Business Partner Named “Advisory Board Partner of the Year”

Congratulations to Nease’s business partner, David Rivera, of Flagler College, who was named the St. Johns County School District’s Advisory Board Partner of the Year for his incredible work with our Academy of Hospitality & Tourism.  If you’re fortunate enough to have a conversation with David Rivera, there’s no doubt you’ll leave inspired. His passion …

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St Johns County Sheriffs Office Awarded “Outstanding Business Partner of the Year”

St Johns County Sheriffs Office was recognized at the SJCSD Academy Awards 2024 as “Outstanding Business Partner of the Year.” The collaboration between the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office (SJSO) and the Academy of Law and Homeland Security at St. Augustine High School has been remarkable. Representatives from various departments of the Sheriff’s Office regularly …

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2023 Florida Teacher of The Year Visits Teaching Academy

The St Augustine High School Academy of Future Teachers welcomed our 2023 Florida Teacher of the Year, Ms. Melissa Matz, to see our program. Melissa and her team of teachers from Clay County School District spoke with our teachers and students about our Education Program. They learned about our student internship programs, the St Augustine …

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Nease Communications Academy Digital Design Student Has Art On Display

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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Guest Speakers Liven Up Academy Classrooms

We enjoyed a busy week filled with Guest Speakers in our Academy classes.  The Academy of Hospitality & Tourism at Nease welcomed Jon Clinton and Kelly Smith, of Caesars Entertainment. Jon Clinton, Director of Sales, and Kelly Smith, Vice President of Sales, shared a behind the scenes look at how group event and meeting sales …

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Business Partners Help Academy Juniors Practice Interview Skills

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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Culinary Dishing It Out for the Good of Others

The Academy of Culinary Arts enjoyed preparing two hearty meals for Home Again St. Johns and their Dining with Dignity program this year. Students planned, prepped, cooked and served a full hot meal and dessert to homeless community members in November and again in March this school year. In November, students prepared an Italian pasta …

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FFA Chapter #1448 – Success Our First Year!

Future Farmers of America (FFA) is just one of many Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO’s) available to students in St. Johns County enrolled in career and technical education. CTSO’s give academy students opportunities to learn and demonstrate leadership and technical skills. St. Johns Tech has had an FFA chapter for a few years, but …

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Nease Engineering Academy Student Harnesses 3D Printing for DECA Contest

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 …

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ACE Trades Day Brings Engineering and Construction Students Together

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 …

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Aquaculture Students Find Gold in Pierson, Florida!

Students from the Academy of Aquaculture toured Evans Fish Farm in Pierson, Florida during the fall semester 2023. This one hundred acre aquatic farm is family-owned and operated and was established in 1998 by visionary, Gene Evans.  It is one of the only American producers of premium farm-raised sturgeon caviar called Anastasia Gold. The species …

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