Career and Technical Education (CTE) of St. Johns County
Digital Media students teamed up with CHS’s Digital Video Technology course to tour the news station at Action News Jax. Students had the opportunity to view a live broadcast, play with TV production equipment, and pose in one of the various sets for the show.
Within Nease’s Stellar Academy of Engineering, Communications Academy, and the St. Johns County Academy of Hospitality and Tourism, the relationships between the Academy programs and the business partners provide a variety of opportunities to help expand our students’ education through assemblies, field trips and competition judging.
CHS FBLA participated in their Annual FBLA State Leadership Conference over spring break. There were around 4200 students competing in approximately 60 different events.
Creekside senior, Tarynn Kaelin, was surprised with a $10,000 scholarship at CHS’ Academy of Engineering & Environmental Sciences Advisory Board meeting on Wednesday April 10th. Advisory Board Member, Jacob Thurlow, from Haskell presented the award on behalf of the ACE Mentoring Program.
Recently, Digital Design students traveled to Leonard’s Studio, located in St. Augustine. The students had the opportunity to tour the facility, getting a first-hand look at the digital design work, photography and videography services, and printing processes that take place on-site.
In a first for the Communications Academy, Sports Media students were invited to tour TIAA Bank field, home of the Jacksonville Jaguars. During the visit, students saw Daily’s Place, practice fields, the FriEnd Zone, and went behind the scenes at the stadium.
Recently, students from Nease’s Academy of Hospitality & Tourism enjoyed a unique field trip experience at the Sawgrass Marriott Resort. The students were the first field trip group to visit “Bee Hill,” a micro-farm created by Sawgrass Marriott chef Matthew Sanchez.
On Friday January 11, forty students from the Flagler Hospital Academy of Medical and Health Careers participated in an employee orientation. These students are beginning their semester of rotations at Flagler Hospital. Students will shadow over 40 different departments in the hospital and a few other locations to get hands on experience in various medical …
The Career and Technical Department Staff work hard to ensure that high school and middle school students in career education programs have the best trained teachers, sufficient resources and meaningful experiences with the business community resulting great preparation for their future careers. (Seated L to R) Theresa Dodd, Executive Secretary; Kathy Mignerey, District Career Program …
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Career Academies are mandated to have Advisory Boards that meet at least quarterly to assist the Career Academy programs in validating the curriculum and industry certifications being given, speaking to classes, hosting field trips, providing summer internships, judging competitions, etc. Our academies would not be of the quality they are without good Advisory Boards made …
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The Academy of Culinary Arts at St. Johns Technical High School took 1st place amongst local area restaurants in the 2019 Souper Bowl soup competition. The students’ Creamy Tortilla Soup won the People’s Choice award over chefs from 26 local restaurants! The Academy of Culinary Arts students have participated in the Souper Bowl for the …
St. Johns County Aerospace students from St. Augustine High School visited Embry-Riddle on February 12th for a tour of the campus. The students are currently taking Embry-Riddle dual enrollment courses through the Aerospace Academy and 6 have already been accepted to attend Embry-Riddle next fall.
Creekside High School has the largest CyberPatriot Program in the United States with 15 teams competing. The CyberPatriot competition is a National Youth Cyber Defense Competition that puts teams of high school students in the position of newly hired IT professionals tasked with managing the network of a small company. In the rounds of competition, …
Students in both strands of the Academy of Engineering and Environmental Sciences visited the Northwest Wastewater Treatment Facility in St. Johns County. The visit was hosted by long-time business partner, Tony Cubbedge of St. Johns County Utilities and showcased the processes of cleaning water resources and become informed citizens. This facility is one focused on …
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On December 5th, 9 young ladies with Nease’s Stellar Academy of Engineering took their engineering skills and knowledge to Pacetti Bay Middle School, to run a STEM event with 8th grade girls. Led by Academy Instructor Morgan Hunter, the ladies participated in a gingerbread tower building contest. Prior to beginning the competition, Ms. Hunter, who …
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Where can you tour the kitchens of an independent restaurant, observe chefs in action, make your own crepes and have a gourmet lunch?…the Raintree Restaurant, of course! Students from the Academy of Culinary Arts were recently treated to a fun-filled and educational day at the Raintree. The students learned the inter-workings of a successful independently owned restaurant along …
When students from the Academy of Coastal and Water Resources turn on the tap, they have a true appreciation for their career study choice. For if there are no trained water plant operators, the basic need of clean drinking water would be in jeopardy. Students from the Academy recently visited St. Johns County Utilities’ drinking water and wastewater facilities. They observed …
Creekside High School Digital Media Academy students had the opportunity to tour Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) on November 29th. Students were enamored by the creative learning spaces designed by former SCAD students and professors, as well as the original art adorning the walls and ceilings. The historical buildings in which the college …
