Career and Technical Education (CTE) of St. Johns County
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 …
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Students from the Academy of Emerging Technology at Creekside High School returned from the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, CA on July 3, 2017. There were approximately 9,600 students competing and over 13,000 in attendance at the conference. Teachers Kathy Sinardi and Lynda Kelly took 16 students (State qualifiers) …
Creekside Students Perform Well at FBLA National Conference Read More »
Congratulations to Griffin King and Aubrey Miller of the Academy of Engineering and Environmental Sciences at Creekside High School. Their StoryMap presentation on the St. John’s River won the Florida Geographic Alliance competition in June, 2017. They will move on to compete in the nationwide competition in July. Our business partner, Rocky Agbunag, with the St. …
CHS Environmental Science students win FL ArcGIS Student Mapping Competition! Read More »
Article taken from the Florida Times Union, 4-19-17 Congratulations to both Creekside and Bartram Trail on outstanding performances in the Bridge to the Future Competition held 4-18-17 at University of North Florida! Bridges to the Future – The Florida Times-Union, 2017-04-19 Bridges to the Future Thomas Zammatro, 18, (right) and the Bartram Trail team explain …
CHS and BTHS Perform Well in Bridges to the Future Competition! Read More »
More than 2,000 students from all over the state competed in the annual DECA state competition, March 2-4. Bartram Trail DECA had a record performance qualifying 19 students to the international competition which will be held in Anaheim next month. Some events required the students to write a 30 page paper on a particular topic and …
Nineteen DECA students at Bartram Trail head to National Competition Read More »
During the last week of March 2017, thirteen students from the “Wired” News Program at Nease High School traveled to California to compete in the Student Television Network National Competition and came in 1st place in the Morning News Competition!!! With the prompt “The Non-Disney Side of Anaheim” the students broke into 4 groups and …
Morgan Hunter, an Engineering teacher at Nease High School, is a 2017 Fellow for Fund for Teachers. She will travel to Spain, Greece and Italy in Summer 2017 to study the evolution of structural components and architectural styles of design and the history of civil engineering and architectural achievements in those countries. This then will …
Students and their families associated with the St. Johns County Aerospace Academy at St. Augustine High School attended a Static Air Show at the Northeast Florida Regional Airport in St. Augustine on Saturday, March 25, 2017. Students and family members were able to tour a variety of aircraft and visit with postsecondary Aerospace Colleges such …
Aerospace Academy Holds it Annual Static Air Show on 4-25-17 Read More »
Sixty students from the IT Academies at Bartram Trail, Creekside and Ponte Vedra toured Citi on March 30, 2017 to learn more about the variety of IT careers they employ. They heard from programmers, project managers, software testers, etc. Citi provided lunch to the students and gave them a tour of their Jacksonville facility which …
About 100 students from the Construction and Engineering-related Career Academies in St. Johns School District attended the Northeast Florida Construction and Career Day held on March 28, 2017 at the Equestrian Center in Jacksonville. Five other school districts also participated. Sixty-five businesses set-up interactive programs for the students to learn more about the variety of …
Eighteen students from the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Club at Ponte Vedra High School won awards in competitions at the FL State FBLA State Convention in Orlando on Sunday, March 26, 2017. Thirteen of them will go onto the national competition in Anaheim, California this summer. Marketing – 1st Place …
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On Saturday, April 1, 2017, sixteen students from the Civil Engineering strand of the Academy of Engineering and Environmental Science at Creekside High built a wheelchair ramp for a local resident in a wheelchair. This was organized by the St. Johns Housing Partnership (SJHP). This was the 12th ramp the students have built over several …
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Thanks to dedicated business partners, Nease’s Academy of Hospitality & Tourism students enjoyed two great field trips in the third quarter. On February 16th, students traveled to the Sawgrass Marriott Resort. The students were welcomed to the updated facility by participating in a scavenger hunt, which highlighted the new resort features. Then, they enjoyed a …
Communications Academy students at Nease High School had the chance to see how the skills they learn in class translate into real-world job opportunities. On February 2nd, Communications Academy TV Production students traveled to PGA Tour Entertainment Studios, located in World Golf Village. The trip was organized by members of our Advisory Board, Jackie Petty …
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Students in the Stellar Academy of Engineering enjoyed some unique field trips in January and February. On January 31st, Engineering Academy 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 Advisory Board member Alexis Alexandris, …
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On January 26th, 2017 students from the St. Johns County Aerospace Academy visited Fleet Readiness Center – South East (FRCSE) located at Naval Air Station Jacksonville. NAS Jacksonville has several mission capabilities including unmanned aerial systems, aircrew rescue, and anti-submarine warfare. While NAS Jacksonville is home the newest aircraft in the Navy Fleet, the P-8 …
Select student from the St. Johns County Academy of Future Teachers attended the 2017 Florida Future Educators of America Conference from January 20th – 22nd in Orlando, FL. During the competition portion of the event, Sydney Davis brought home 3rd place in the Essay competition and the group won the Outstanding Chapter Award for the …
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