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

Florida Department of Agriculture visits Academy of Law and Homeland Security

The Academy of Law and Homeland Security’s Code Enforcement class had a visit from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Investigative Specialist II Thompson and Stuhr spoke about their positions in compliance and about the Agricultural Police that inspect fruits and vegetables that keep our food supply safe.

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Toros Take Flight

Students in the Academy of Leadership in Emerging Technologies took their Tello EDU drones for their first outdoor flight. Students controlled the drones using an app on their cellphones with the future goal of flying the drones autonomously using preloaded code. Recent classroom work has included learning rules and regulations surrounding flight, learning about weather

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Nease Hospitality & Tourism Academy Student’s Small Business Blossoms

One of Nease’s Academy of Hospitality & Tourism students, Keegan Mapa, has been putting his hospitality knowledge to the test with his new small business, Sweet Aloha Treats 904. Sweet Aloha Treats 904 creates and sells freeze-dried candies and they have quickly become a hit at local farmers markets and on Nease’s campus! Keegan has

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Stellar Academy Students See Mechanical Engineering In Action at Whetstones Chocolate Factory

Nease’s Stellar Academy of Engineering students recently enjoyed trips to Whetstones Chocolate Factory.  The students learned about the company’s founder and former engineer, Henry Whetstone.  Connecting the field trip to concepts they’ve studied in class, students learned about mechanical engineering and processes used to make the chocolates, and had the opportunity to see a small

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2022 HOSA Regional Leadership Conference

The PVHS Academy of Biotechnology and Medical Research participated in the 2022 HOSA Regional Leadership Conference on January 22, 2022.     Mary Kate Reynolds and Nicolas Storm, pictured,  finished first and third in the Biomedical Laboratory Science category. Both will compete in at the State Leadership conference in Orlando in April along with 21 other

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The Academy of Law and Homeland Security Students Practice With Plaster

The Academy of Law and Homeland Security’s Crime Scene Tech class tried their hands at plaster casting at a crime scene.  The students learned how to mix the materials, set up their molds around the footprint, and pour to not disturb the print.  This is a real-life skill used every day in law enforcement to

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Nease Engineering Students Named Grand Prize Winners In Global Minecraft Educational Challenge

Congratulations to Nease’s Stellar Academy of Engineering students Jack Wilcox, Joshua Becker, Vincent Donnelly and Tristan Bireley! The team of students has been named a Minecraft Global Build Challenge Grand Prize Winner in the “Peace with Nature Sustainable Design” competition.  The students entered their design in the “Sustainable Cities & Communities” Challenge.  The task was

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PVHS Academies Excel at District Project Innovation Competition

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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Academy Students Network with Professionals at the FSAWWA State Conference

Students in the Academy of Coastal & Water Resources attended the annual Florida Section of the American Water Works Association (FSAWWA) conference in Orlando, Florida on November 30th, 2021. Students networked with numerous industry professionals in the water management and wastewater management fields. There were over 100 booths representing a variety of career interests such

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Nease’s Stellar Academy of Engineering Students See Civil Engineering & Surveying Spotlighted

Civil engineering offers a multitude of opportunities for students, and, as they learned during a field trip with Superior Construction, there are dozens of different types of jobs tied to civil engineering projects, like the First Coast Expressway.  The expressway is a $180 million dollar transportation project currently under construction in Clay County.  Students started

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Local Entrepreneur speaks to Academy of International Business and Marketing

Keith Kessler, owner of Aquateko, spoke with the PV Marketing and Business students about the “Failures and Successes of an Entrepreneur – Mistakes to Avoid”.   Providing students with a well rounded understanding of the business and marketing profession is important to their future success.  We appreciate Mr. Kessler’s willingness to share with our students.  

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Guest Speakers Take Over the Joint

The University of St. Augustine sent talented instructors to teach Toros in the  Flagler Health + Academy of Future Healthcare Professionals all about joints, range of motion, and goniometry. Students were able to refresh their memory on the different types of joints present in the human body and the terminology used to explain the different

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