Career and Technical Education (CTE) of St. Johns County
The VyStar Academy of Business and Finance at Bartram Trail High School had a nice feature story on First Coast News on November 9, 2018 to market their VyStar Credit Union Branch that is totally run by students in the program. Congratulations to the teacher, Catherine Farina, and the students for the great job they …
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Juniors in the Drafting strand of the Design Academy at Bartram Trail High School are working on a “Mixed Use Request for Proposa”l to redesign the Jacksonville Landing on the St. Johns River. On a recent field trip, the student teams reviewed possible options and developed initial drawings of their proposed design. When the project …
BTHS Juniors Working on Redesigning the Jacksonville Landing Read More »
Bruce Watts is a sophomore in the Drafting strand of the Design Academy at Bartram Trail High School. He wrote and sang a rap song recently at an Academy breakfast to help teach other students shortcut keystrokes for use when using AutoCAD to make architectural drawings. It was a big hit and very helpful to …
Rap Song a Unique Way to teach AutoCAD Keystroke Shortcuts Read More »
Academic WorldQuest is a Flagship Program of the World Affairs Council network. It is a team game testing competitors’ knowledge of international affairs, geography, history and culture. There are currently more than 40 local competitions held around the country and the winners of these local competitions are invited to compete in the National Academic WorldQuest …
PONTE VEDRA HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY STUDENTS ARE ON A ‘WORLD QUEST’ Read More »
Congratulations to Mr. Justin Cooler, Advanced Television Production teacher at Nease High School! He was recently selected as the high school’s Rookie Teacher of the Year. This is Mr. Cooler’s second year teaching, and runs the national-award-winning Wired newscast. In his first year as an instructor, he led his class to win the title of …
Communications Academy Instructor Named Nease’s Rookie Teacher of the Year Read More »
Recently Nease’s Communications Academy Digital Design students and our Engineering Academy students had the opportunity to tour Sally Corporation, a 40,000 square foot facility dedicated to designing, creating, and engineering characters and environments for theme park ride. The local company was founded 35 years ago and serves clients all over the world. The tour started with an …
NHS Communications and Engineering Academy Students Tour Sally Corporation Read More »
The Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTM NERR) has always been a committed supporter of St. Johns County Schools. St. Johns Tech and Creekside High School have been recipients of the GTM NERR’s generous support of the Academy programs throughout the years. When Hurricane Irma hit, both schools jumped into action and offered …
The PVHS Academy of Information Technology sophomore, Keegan Powers, was recently recognized with the Award of Excellence from the National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists. Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education plays a critical role in enabling the United States to remain the economic and technological leader of the global marketplace of …
Ponte Vedra Academy of Information Technology Sophomore Honored Read More »
The PVHS Academy of International Business and Marketing is very proud to be celebrating Marisa Leonard who was selected as the Teacher of the Year for Ponte Vedra High School! Mrs. Leonard is part of the inaugural faculty who opened the doors of Ponte Vedra High a decade ago this school year and she was recognized at this …
In partnership with University of North Florida, Ponte Vedra High School Academy of International Business and Marketing has kicked off another season of Great Decisions! Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs, highlighting the most critical global issues facing America today. The program provides background information and policy options for the eight …
Four Academy of Biotechnology & Medical Research students were selected for the elite SPARK program at Mayo Clinic this year after an extensive selection process. Below is the feature story from First Coast News highlighting the work of PVHS Academy student, Emma Kee. http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/health/pilot-program-lets-high-school-students-conduct-research-with-mayo-clinic/452927201 The SPARK Research Mentorship Program at Mayo Clinic’s campus …
Congratulations to senior, Elizabeth Fox, for being selected as the District recipient for the CTE US Presidential Scholar Award. The United States Presidential Scholars Program is an award from the Department of Education that recognizes the academic achievements of distinguished US citizens graduating high school. It is described as “one of the Nation’s highest honors for …
Ponte Vedra High School Academy of International Business Student Selected by District! Read More »
On Tuesday October 24th, eleven students from the Environmental strand of the Academy of Engineering and Environmental Sciences at Creekside High School participated in the Student GIS Mapping Competition at the URISA GIS-Pro Conference in downtown Jacksonville. Students presented their research to business professionals from around the country This was a fantastic learning experience for …
CHS Environmental Academy Students Participate in a Student GIS Mapping Competition Read More »
On October 19th, Riley Wills, a Teaching Academy senior at St. Augustine High School, received the Kiwanis Student of the Month Award. Tiffany Kemp, one of the Academy instructors, attended this event and spoke highly of her involvement in the program and the community.
Some of our high schools offer additional Career and Technical Education classes beyond the Career Academies. One such program is the Turf Grass Program at Bartram Trail High School taught by Ronnie Griffin. Recently an in-depth article was featured in the Fall 2017 issue of “On the Turf”, the official publication of the FL Chapters …
CONGRATULATIONS! TEACHER OF THE YEAR! Marisa Leonard from the Academy of International Business and Marketing was selected as the Ponte Vedra High School 2017-18 Teacher of the Year! Students celebrate with Mrs. Leonard when she was announced as the Teacher of the Year!
In Summer 2017, the Career Academies had 112 high school students who interned for various businesses related to their academy focus. Citi offered a paid one-week robotics programming internship to 12 girls from our school district along with girls from several other school districts. They also offered six-week paid internships to 16 girls from our …
Two School Superintendents and the Chair of the Department of English and Applied Linguistics at De la Salle University in the Phillipines came to the United States for three weeks to learn about the American style of education and teacher training. They traveled to a number of states during that time. On September 22, 2017, …
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Students from the St. Augustine High School chapter of the Technology Student Association placed eighth at the annual TSA National Conference in June. The team — made up of Logan Conlon, Noah Law, Justin Miller, Edward Gilbert and Ryan Schmidt — competed against the top three competitors from each of 49 participating states in the video game design category.
This summer was extremely productive in the Career and Technical Education Department. This summer, 112 Career Academy Students rising seniors completed summer internships related to their academy focus. We also supported 11 non-Career Academy internships with our business partners. We would like to acknowledge and THANK the teachers who came in over the summer to …
Summer Happenings in the Career Academies of St. Johns Read More »
