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

Stellar Academy of Engineering Students Take Home Big Checks

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 …

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Nease Electrathon Team Races Ahead of the Pack with Engineering Application

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. …

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PMHS Sweep Skills USA District 2 Regional Competition

The Academy of Architectural Design and Technology competed in the Skills USA district 2 regional competition and swept both Architectural and Technical Drafting and will be representing the school at the state competition at the end of April. Architectural Drafting                                                                        Technical Drafting 1st  Casey Chhour (Defending State Champion)                           1st Henry Tam 2nd Griffin …

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UF and Full Sail Visit Nease Communications Academy TV Production Program

Recently, Nease’s Communications Academy Wired and Sports Media classes welcomed guests to talk with students about different options to continue studying broadcasting at the post-secondary level.  Nease Graduate and current Professor Harrison Hove, with the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications, spent time with the Wired students to discuss the many varied paths …

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Academy of Hospitality & Tourism Students Get a Behind the Scenes Peek at the Jacksonville Airport

While many of us only head to the airport when we’re ready to travel…students in Nease’s Academy of Hospitality and Tourism recently learned that 3,500 people head to the airport every day to report to work.   As part of a behind the scenes tour, students got to see areas that most of us never even …

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St. Johns County Project Innovation Competition

Three teams from Creekside High School participated in the 2025 St. Johns County Project Innovation competition, held in January at First Coast Technical college.  The competing teams represented the Engineering Academy, Teaching Academy, and Environmental Science Academy.  The Engineering Academy, Go Trax team, which included Tristan Smith, Chris Roa, Andy Tran, Parvathi ArathiPraveen, and Luke …

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Culinary & Hospitality Industry Roundtables

Starting in January 2025, the Academy of Culinary Arts invited industry partners who attend our quarterly advisory board meetings to stay and participate in a small group roundtable discussion about the Culinary & Hospitality industry.  For an hour and a half, academy students talked with Nick Massie, General Manager and Co-Owner of Blackfly the Restaurant …

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Thank you UNF Coggin School of Business

Last week, our VyStar Business Academy students had an incredible adventure touring the University of North Florida (UNF)! It was an amazing experience where they got to dive into the application process, explore various course options, learn about financial aid, scholarships, housing, and so much more. During their lunch-and-learn session, they had the chance to …

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Creekside’s CyberPatriots Team 1st in State

Creekside High School took first place in the state in the CyberPatriots Platinum Division.  This team included Aidan McCabe, Josh Le, Adil Khan, Kylen Elliott, Nathan Bowman, and Adam Spees .  The team of Prateek Kalusani, Haasith Penmethsa, Shreyas Sindhaval, Yaozhou Xiong, and Sathvik Vegesna placed second in the Gold Division. National semifinals will be held …

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Congratulations to Nease’s Electrathon Team!

Nease’s Electrathon Team, sponsored by Stellar Academy of Engineering instructor Mr. Beale, participated in its first race of the year over the weekend at FSCJ’s Cecil campus.  The electric vehicle, which is engineered, built, and driven by our students, raced other cars from programs both near and far.  Nease’s car came in 2nd place in …

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Menendez FBLA Hastings Hometown Christmas Parade

🎄✨ The FBLA students brought festive cheer to the Hastings Hometown Christmas Parade! A big shoutout to Caleb Jarrard for lending his awesome tractor, making our float stand out. 🚜 And let’s not forget our stars, Ms. Menendez, Ja’Bri Steward, who rode along and proudly represented our school. It was a magical day filled with …

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Academy of Hospitality & Tourism Students Learn Theme Park Design the Disney Way

Nearly 50 Nease Academy of Hospitality & Tourism students got an inside look at Walt Disney’s theme park design process, by taking part in a special course hosted at the Magic Kingdom.  They learned the “levels” of creating an immersive experience for guests, and even had the chance to design their own original theme parks.  …

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Nease Engineering Academy Students Take Part in Deck the Chairs Holiday Event

For the second year in a row, seniors in the Stellar Academy of Engineering are taking part in the Deck the Chairs charity holiday event.  Students are provided with a full-sized lifeguard chair, and tasked with dressing it up for the holidays while representing an assigned theme. This year, with the education-based chairs on display …

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