Career and Technical Education (CTE) of St. Johns County

Ponte Vedra High School Academy of International Business Student Selected by District!

PVHS Academy of International Business & Marketing /

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 […]

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CHS Environmental Academy Students Participate in a Student GIS Mapping Competition

CHS Academy of Engineering & Environmental Sciences /

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

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Phillipines Educators tour PVHS Career Academies

PVHS Academy of Biotechnology & Medical Research, PVHS Academy of Information Technology, PVHS Academy of International Business & Marketing /

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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Aerospace Students Earn 8th Place at National Technology Student Association Convention

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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.

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Summer Happenings in the Career Academies of St. Johns

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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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Creekside Students Perform Well at FBLA National Conference

CHS Academy of Emerging Technology /

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)

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CHS Environmental Science students win FL ArcGIS Student Mapping Competition!

CHS Academy of Engineering & Environmental Sciences /

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.

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CHS and BTHS Perform Well in Bridges to the Future Competition!

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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

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Nineteen DECA students at Bartram Trail head to National Competition

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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

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Nease TV Production Students Win 1st Place Nationally at the Student Network Television Convention

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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

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Nease Engineering Teacher Wins Award to Study Civil Engineering in Spain, Greece and Italy

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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

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Aerospace Academy Holds it Annual Static Air Show on 4-25-17

SAHS St. Johns County Aerospace Academy /

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

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Three IT Academies tour Citi on 3-30-17

BTHS Information Technology Academy, CHS Academy of Emerging Technology, PVHS Academy of Information Technology /

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

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Construction & Career Day Held on 3-28-17

BTHS Design Academy, CHS Academy of Engineering & Environmental Sciences, NHS Stellar Academy of Engineering, PMHS Academy of Architectural Design & Technology, SJTHS Academy of Aquaculture /

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

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Ponte Vedra FBLA Students Win 18 Awards at State Competition on March 26, 2017

PVHS Academy of International Business & Marketing /

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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Creekside Civil Engineering Students Build Ramp for St. Johns Housing Partnership

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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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