Career and Technical Education (CTE) of St. Johns County
By ARIELLA PHILLIPS [email protected] By the time Victoria Cochrane was 12 years old, she was taking 60 pills a day. By 18, she had visited 37 doctors before being diagnosed with cystinosis, a rare kidney disease. “Everybody has their normal,” said Cochrane, 18, who just graduated from Pedro Menendez High School. “My normal is just …
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Academy of Coastal and Water Resources students at St. Johns Technical High School got up close and personal with water on a recent Intracoastal Waterway boat trip in St. Augustine. The students studied the effects of human impact on our water resources as well as the natural environment. The trip was made possible by a grant from …
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Parker Dement and Joey Felicebus, from the Academy of Culinary Arts at St. Johns Technical High School, were awarded tuition scholarships to purse post-secondary training in Culinary Arts at First Coast Technical College. The scholarships will give them the opportunity to further develop their craft. Both of these well deserved students are currently working in the Culinary …
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On May 12th, two Stellar Academy of Engineering Seniors were awarded $1,000 scholarships, donated by Stellar. Stellar President Mike Santarone presented the scholarship checks to Caroline Knee and Amanda Crist. Both young women were involved in the Stellar Academy of Engineering since their freshman year. They also went on to become Academy Ambassadors, representing and …
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This year Stellar Academy of Engineering students had the chance to travel 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 an Advisory Board member, and allowed our students to get a first-hand look at how the jets …
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In The 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. Here’s just a bit of what Nease’s Academy students …
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On a regular basis, the amazing Teaching Academy instructors submit updates to Florida Future Educators of America, outlining everything the program has been accomplishing. Due to the most recent recent submission, it has received the April Outstanding Chapter Award!
For the second year, the Career Academies of St. Johns sent students in academies related to engineering and construction to the NE FL Construction and Career Day held on April 5, 2016 at the Equestrian Center in Jacksonville. Over 100 businesses had interactive booths to expose students to a wide variety of careers in the …
The Pedro Menendez High School Masonry Team competed in a Regional Masonry Showcase in Starke, Florida againstother students from NE Florida. From the girls team, Kaylee Folckemer, I’Leisha Smith, and Sydney George will be advancing to the Skills USA State Competition. The boys who qualified for state competition are Tommy Mouse, Jonathan Looney and …
Girls Masonry Team at PMHS rocks regional competition! Read More »
Students in the Television Production class at Bartram Trail High School came in first place in the 2016 Florida KinderVision the Greatest Save PSA Contest in April 2016. Kindervision is a non-profit that focuses on personal safety programs for kids and teens. The PSA below now moves onto the national competition.
The Collegiate Sports Video Association named Geoff Stephens, Video Coordinator for the Nease High School football coaching staff, the 2015-2016 High School Video Coordinator of the Year. Stephens was selected by a majority vote of his peers in the CSVA to receive the Coordinator of the Year honor. He is now a finalist for the …
Students from Pedro Menendez High School VyStar Academy of Business & Finance have returned from the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) State Conference. This year Menendez FBLA sent 8 competitors and delegates to the state leadership conference to compete in 6 different events. Congratulations to Alyssa Moxon, Madison Wittmer, Walker Sims, Scott Jeffrey, Pierce …
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29 of our Academy of Hospitality and Tourism students enjoyed the Academy’s very first field trip on October 29th. Students were given a “front of house and behind the scenes” tour of the Renaissance World Golf Village Resort. They had the opportunity to learn about many aspects of the hospitality business from the professionals who …
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On September 26th, fifteen Aerospace Academy students traveled to University High School in Orlando to compete in the regional Florida Astronaut Challenge. One of our teams, comprised of five students, are now finalists and will move onto compete in the State competition in Cape Canaveral this February. Congratulations to finalists Deryl Long, Garrison Partridge, Forrest …
On September 10th, Teacher Assisting I students made their first trip to Crookshank Elementary where they will complete roughly 10 hours of field experience over the course of the year. Working with 1st grade classrooms, the future teachers will use literacy-based lessons to drive this service-learning initiative.
Engineering is an ever-evolving field, and this year, Nease’s Stellar Academy of Engineering is evolving as well.
Congratulations to Louis Danner and Pierce Talbert who competed at the FBLA State Leadership Conference in Orlando on March 20. Louis won 3rd place in the Securities & Investments event and Pierce won 4th place in the Introduction to Information Technology event. Louis and Pierce will now represent PMHS and the state of Florida at …
