PVHS student credits Biotechnology Academy with helping her participate in “the science of the future”.
Academy student, Mary Kate Reynolds was featured in the Ponte Vedra News Line. To read the full article, click this link
Academy Students Make their Mark Around Tocoi’s Campus
Students in the Academy of Innovation in the Built Environment have put their stamp all over Tocoi Creek High School’s campus last school year. Students helped the football team by building water cooler stands. Spectators at our tennis matches will enjoy resting on hand-built benches. Students get treated to music in the courtyard every Friday
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Inaugural ACE Mentorship Program Team Takes First Place
Pedro Menendez High School participated in the Architecture Construction and Engineering (ACE) Mentorship Program for the first time this year. The ACE program allows high school students interested in STEM concepts to work with industry mentors on an RFP that is presented in competition form with other regional schools. The three Menendez teams all performed
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Business Mentor Helping Students with Resume Skills
Thank you Dave Mathias for helping our students sharpen their resume writing skills. These skills will help our students prepare for internships this summer.
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Mystery Basket Team Competition Ignites Student Aspirations
Students in the Academy of Culinary Arts at St. Johns Technical High School got to participate in the school’s first “Mystery Basket Cooking Competition.” The competition featured four teams of students paired with a professional chef from area restaurants. The students enjoyed some friendly competition while getting to hone their skills as well as increase
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Career and Technical Fair Shows Students A Range Of Opportunities
On April 20th, Nease High School’s gym was packed to the brim with local employers and post-secondary technical schools looking to share their job and training opportunities with Nease students. From the St. Johns County Fire Rescue and Sheriff’s Office, to Military recruiters, to companies like WW Gay, Publix, Brooks Rehabilitation, and GATE Petroleum, to
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Stellar Academy of Engineering Students Win Big at TSA State Competition
Each year, Stellar Academy of Engineering students test their skills against students from across Florida in the Technology Student Association State Fair. We are proud to say that a number of our talented young engineers brought home awards this year! Congratulations, students! Winners – 2022 Florida State Fair / TSA Entries Residential Design: Anthony Bismi
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Professionals Bring Career Advice Into the Classroom at Nease
At Nease, when we can’t bring the students into the industry, we bring the industry to our students. Thanks to guest speakers, we’re able to offer our Academy students a glimpse into the many paths their Academy training provides. Here are a few of our most recent guests: Amber Katada, a mechanical engineer in the
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Flagler College Welcomes Nease Hospitality Academy Students
Nease’s Academy of Hospitality & Tourism features an Advisory Board of professionals in the industry and in post-secondary education, who help ensure that our students are learning the latest and greatest information surrounding the world of hospitality and tourism. One of their business partners, Dr. David Rivera, a professor and the Director of the Hospitality
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Matthews Design Group
Thank you to Matthews Design as students spent the day in their offices for some authentic learning.
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Exploring STEM Careers at the Middle Schools
Students at several middle schools enjoyed learning about STEM opportunities through guest speakers from Medtronic. Here, Savannah Bell, helped students at Freedom Crossing Academy explore what STEM means to them through LEGOs.
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Construction and Career Days
Juniors in the Academy of Innovation in the Built Environment and the Academy of Leadership in Emerging Technologies earned an invitation to Construction and Career Days hosted by the FL Department of Transportation and others. Students were able to learn about different careers in the construction and transportation fields, meet with business and college representatives,
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Nease Hospitality Academy Students Tour Sawgrass Country Club
Nease’s Academy of Hospitality and Tourism students got a first-hand look at resort club management, thanks to the club’s General Manager and new Hospitality Academy Advisory Board Member, C.W. Cook. The students had the chance to tour the brand-new Sawgrass Golf Club and Beach Club, and learn about both the front of house and back
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PMHS Architecture Construction and Engineering Club Take a Site Visit
Mr. Nunamaker’s ACE club has been working for months on their RFPs for competition in April. Students are skilled and accustomed to the architecture and engineering side of things, but they had the opportunity to see the construction side of Architecture and Building Sciences this week. ACE students visited the World Commerce Apartments construction site
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Emerging Technologies Take the Field
CSX helped students in the Academy of Leadership in Emerging Technologies take the field for a morning full of flying drones and operating Spot, the quadruped robot. Students were able to take the controls over drones that are actually used at the commercial level and are far more advanced than the drones students are currently
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Toros Celebrate Engineering Week
Students in all three academies at Tocoi Creek High School were invited to hear a presentation by Medtronic Electrical Engineer Saks Tongkhuya in honor of Engineering Week. Mr. Tongkhuya was able to help students see how engineering can play a role in multiple fields, specifically in medical devices and aerospace. Students thought about how critical
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Nease’s News Show Wins National Excellence Award
We are so excited to share some excellent news from Nease’s Wired news staff, a part of the Communications Academy program. Wired is once again the winner of a National Broadcast Excellence Award from the Student Television Network! Instructor Justin Cooler’s students submitted our broadcast news shows to STN back in December, which was judged
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PMHS Building Construction Students Receive STEM Occupation Presentation from UTI
Universal Technical Institute of Florida came out to Pedro Menendez High School to give a demonstration on the career opportunities for students in STEM fields. UTI brought out a lot of their technical equipment, allowing students to be hands on with the equipment and get a taste of working in the field. Students were excited
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Universal Technical Institute Teaches SAHS and Aerospace Academy With Hands On STEM Demonstrations
Universal Technical Institute (UTI) visited the campus of St. Augustine High School and brought with them some serious power. Mixing a 450 horsepower T-Bucket with a discussion on STEM, they had the recipe for a dynamic career pathways demonstration. Students participated in this hands-on demonstration using the latest diagnostic tools and learned valuable lessons in
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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