Career and Technical Education (CTE) of St. Johns County
The Pedro Menendez High School Building Construction program hosted a nail driving competition for our fabulous special education classes last week. Students learned how to safely and efficiently drive nails then competed against each other on who could drive a nail the fastest. Our special education students were excited to learn from their peers.
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When Art and Science come together, it’s a beautiful thing! Recently, some of Nease’s AP 2D design course students teamed up with the Stellar Academy of Engineering to create unique works of art. AP Art Instructor Megan Welch learned that our Engineering Academy is home to two Glowforge 3D Laser Cutter and Engravers. She met
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Todd Otto II is a 10th grade student at St. Augustine High School, and St. Johns County Academy scholar extraordinaire. Todd has made the strategic choice to enroll in not one, not two, but three Career Academy Programs: Academy of Law and Homeland Security, Aerospace Academy, and Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC). His interests
Jacksonville is a rapidly growing and expanding region. Located atop America’s third largest state and central to the booming Southeast, Jacksonville was named the #5 fastest growing city in America by Forbes. It is also a place where talent thrives and our students are that talent! As such we want to provide you with current
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Pedro Menendez High School, with a lot of help from the St. Johns County School District and Auld & White Constructors, made renovations to two of their academy classrooms over the summer. The Flagler Hospital Academy of Medical and Health Careers updated both classrooms and their joint lab space. The FMAEF Academy of Architecture and
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Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors of the Pedro Menendez High School Flagler Hospital Academy of Medical and Health Careers hosted a COVID-19 Informational Fair last week. Students developed booths with valuable information about how to help students manage the difficulties that go along with dealing with COVID-19. Booths included how to properly fit and wear masks
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Creekside High School is pleased to congratulate Ali Pressel for being selected as one of only eight National Geographic’s Emerging Explorers from around the world this year. She is only the second educator to receive this honor in the program’s 18 years of existence. We are very proud of Ali and pleased that she is
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St. Johns Technical High School and the Academy of Coastal & Water Resources want to express how much we appreciate the generous support the Florida Section of the American Water Works Association (FSAWWA) gives to our CTE program each year. We recently received two hefty boxes full of new Sacramento State Water and Wastewater Treatment
FSAWWA Provides New Curriculum Materials to Academy Read More »
Steven Tolzmann, a senior at St. Johns Technical High School, recently accepted a paid position with the St. Francis Bed & Breakfast after completing a six week summer internship. With the support of the owners and the staff at the St. Francis B&B and Casa de Suenos B&B, Tolzmann learned “how important it is to
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Hands-on experiential learning comes alive when Creekside High School’s Environmental Academy worked in collaboration with the St. Johns River Water Management District. See the full story here: https://www.sjrwmd.com/streamlines/blue-school-grant-delivers-hands-on-learning-in-the-great-outdoors/.
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Congratulations to Creekside High School, Class of 2020 graduate, Lauren Philip, U.S. Presidential Scholar. Lauren is one of only six students selected in the State of Florida for this prestigious honor, with only 161 recipients nationwide. She is an engineering student in the Academy of Engineering and Environmental Sciences at Creekside High School.
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Stellar Academy of Engineering students traveled to the Fleet Readiness Center Southeast, located at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, to tour the F/A-18 Hornet Strike Fighter Aircraft Production Line. The trip was organized by Stellar Academy of Engineering Advisory Board member Alexis Alexandris, and allowed the students to get a first-hand look at how the jets
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Nease High School Communications Academy Digital Design and TV Production students got a glimpse into college life when they toured Flagler College in March. The students enjoyed a tour of the campus, learned some of its history, and had the chance to learn about their design and communications facilities. Then they heard from a panel
Recently, students from Nease’s Academy of Hospitality & Tourism enjoyed a unique field trip experience at the Sawgrass Marriott Resort. The students first enjoyed a free breakfast, then took a golf cart ride to visit “Bee Hill,” a micro-farm created by Sawgrass Marriott chef Matthew Sanchez. The farm, which includes a vegetable garden, bee hives,
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The Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) is seeking student input on Career and Technical Education (CTE) as it is offered in the State of Florida.The survey offers middle and high school students an opportunity to provide input about a their participation, experiences and opinions on CTE programs.
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After hearing about Nease’s Academy of Hospitality & Tourism from an Auburn alumni who happens to be on the Academy’s Advisory Board, Martin O’Neill, Professor of Hospitality Management and Head of Auburn’s Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Hospitality, decided made the trip to the sunshine state. Mr. O’Neill visited the school to see our Hospitality
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According to the Society of Women Engineers, only 12% of engineers in Florida are women. In the Stellar Academy of Engineering at Nease High School, the percentage of female Academy students is higher than that, at around 24%, and the Academy is always working to increase our numbers by encouraging students to explore opportunities in
FEMALE ENGINEERING STUDENTS ATTEND FIRST “WOMEN IN ENGINEERING LUNCH & LEARN” Read More »
Creekside High School is one of 20 schools nationwide selected to partner directly with a National Geographic explorer actively conducting field research through the National Geographic Explorer Exchange program. The students in the Academy of Environmental Science, taught by Ali Pressel, have been working hard to research their assigned Explorer, Tutilo Mudumba. Mr. Mudumba is
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Nineteen students from Creekside High School attended the FBLA National Leadership Conference in San Antonio, Texas this summer after advancing from the Florida State Leadership Conference/Competition held earlier this year. Each state could enter their top four participants for each event. Creekside is proud to announce their national finalists: Michael Frenk placed 1st in Data Security
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Project Innovation is a SJCSD competition for St. Johns Career Academy students to promote project-based exploration of innovative concepts and their application to solve problems within our community or the world.
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