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

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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Environmental Academy Float Boats

Creekside’s Environmental Academy recently completed a project where they designed and painted float boats sponsored by the University of Washington.  These boats are then geotagged and  released in the arctic to track sea ice changes and ocean circulation.  Environmental students also participated in this project last year.  A few days after their boats were released, …

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Professionals Visit Nease Senior Engineering Classes As Part of the ACE Mentor Program

As Nease’s Engineering Design and Development students work through their ACE Mentor competition projects in class, they are bringing in professionals from a range of fields in, or related to, the Engineering industry to help open the students’ eyes to all that a major engineering project encompasses. On January 24th, landscape designer Cindy Burns, owner …

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Nease Digital Design Students Use Their Skills to Support School Spirit

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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Smoothie King Franchise Owner Shares His Story with Academy of Hospitality & Tourism Students

Kris Risch, owner of multiple Smoothie King franchises in our area, met with  Nease’s Hospitality Academy students before winter break to share his story.  A self-described hard worker and goal-setter, Mr. Risch shared how he was introduced to Smoothie King in Gainesville, and started his business ownership journey simply by getting a part time job …

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ACE Mentor Competition Program Kicks Off In Nease’s Senior Engineering Classes

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 …

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SJSO Partnership Providing Opportunities for Law and Homeland Academy

The Academy of Law and Homeland Security proudly partners with the St. Johns County Sheriffs Office. The department has been been an outstanding supporter of our students. This year have provided regular guest speakers to our classrooms, helping to educate our students about numerous careers in law enforcement and public service. SJSO came out in …

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Stellar Academy of Engineering Seniors Design a Lifeguard Chair for Deck the Chairs Event

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 …

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ACE Program Kicks Off With Trip to UNF For Engineering Students

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 …

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

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 Academy Students See the Sweet Side of Engineering

Stellar Academy of Engineering introductory-level students had the opportunity to see the power of engineering an unlikely place — a candy store. Nease students toured Whetstones Chocolate Factory — an institution in the Nation’s Oldest City — and learned the company’s founder, Henry Whetstone, was an engineer.  During his time in the chocolate business, Whetstone …

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Nease TV Production Upperclassmen Visit UNF’s School of Communication

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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