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

A unique trip for Nease Communications, Engineering Academy students

NHS Communications Academy, NHS Stellar Academy of Engineering /

In September, Nease’s Communications Academy Digital Design students and 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 started 35 years ago and serves clients all over the world.  The tour started with […]

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PMHS Drafting Students Make Bulletin Board Showing Their Career Path Options

PMHS Academy of Architectural Design & Technology /

Students in the Drafting class at Pedro Menendez High School’s Academy of Architecture and Building Science made bulletin boards showcasing what the future can hold for them if they want to pursue jobs in Architecture or Engineering after graduating from PMHS.  It covered Industry Certifications, nearby colleges/universities and related majors, and careers including salary information. 

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Positively PV : Academy Students show that Character Counts!

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Ponte Vedra Academy of Biotechnology & Medical Research junior, Dylan and his brother, Hunter go VIRAL   Dylan, a junior in the Academy of Biotechnology & Medical Research, shows that there is more to ‘viral’ than just what is learned in his Academy class!     In the video link below, he is interviewed with his brother, Hunter, who

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SJTHS Culinary Students Prepare Dinner for the Homeless

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       Students in the Academy of Culinary Arts at St. Johns Technical High School prepared a jambalaya dinner for 100 homeless individuals as a part of the Dining with Dignity program organized by the St. Johns County Homeless Coalition on August 30, 2016.  The students not only prepared the food, but helped deliver it,

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Full Sail University brings their mobile classroom to SAHS, BTHS and CHS

BTHS Design Academy, CHS Academy of Emerging Technology, SAHS St. Johns County Center for the Arts /

Students from Career Academies tied to the arts and entertainment programs and Digital Design programs at St. Augustine (Aug. 30), Bartram Trail (Aug. 31) and Creekside (Sept. 1) High Schools were able to tour the mobile bus that explains all of the majors at Full Sail University in Orlando.  Each major had interactive technology for

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Menendez High Academy grad battles kidney disease, hopes to become a doctor

PMHS Academy of Future Healthcare Professionals /

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 Visit the ICW

SJTHS Academy of Aquaculture /

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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St. Johns Technical High School Students Receive Scholarships

SJTHS Academy of Culinary Arts /

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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Stellar awards academy students $1,000 scholarships

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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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Stellar Academy of Engineering students travel to NAS-Jax

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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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Nease academy students enjoy unique opportunities, thanks to our business partners

NHS Communications Academy, NHS St. Johns Academy of Hospitality & Tourism, NHS Stellar Academy of Engineering /

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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NE FL Construction & Career Day – April 5, 2016

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

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

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Girls Masonry Team at PMHS rocks regional competition!

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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

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