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

St. Johns County Project Innovation Competition

CHS Academy of Engineering & Environmental Sciences, CHS St. Johns County Academy of Future Teachers /

Three teams from Creekside High School participated in the 2025 St. Johns County Project Innovation competition, held in January at First Coast Technical college.  The competing teams represented the Engineering Academy, Teaching Academy, and Environmental Science Academy.  The Engineering Academy, Go Trax team, which included Tristan Smith, Chris Roa, Andy Tran, Parvathi ArathiPraveen, and Luke […]

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Culinary & Hospitality Industry Roundtables

SJTHS Academy of Culinary Arts /

Starting in January 2025, the Academy of Culinary Arts invited industry partners who attend our quarterly advisory board meetings to stay and participate in a small group roundtable discussion about the Culinary & Hospitality industry.  For an hour and a half, academy students talked with Nick Massie, General Manager and Co-Owner of Blackfly the Restaurant

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Thank you UNF Coggin School of Business

PMHS VyStar Academy of Business /

Last week, our VyStar Business Academy students had an incredible adventure touring the University of North Florida (UNF)! It was an amazing experience where they got to dive into the application process, explore various course options, learn about financial aid, scholarships, housing, and so much more. During their lunch-and-learn session, they had the chance to

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Creekside’s CyberPatriots Team 1st in State

CHS Academy of Emerging Technology, Other Career Education News /

Creekside High School took first place in the state in the CyberPatriots Platinum Division.  This team included Aidan McCabe, Josh Le, Adil Khan, Kylen Elliott, Nathan Bowman, and Adam Spees .  The team of Prateek Kalusani, Haasith Penmethsa, Shreyas Sindhaval, Yaozhou Xiong, and Sathvik Vegesna placed second in the Gold Division. National semifinals will be held

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Menendez FBLA Hastings Hometown Christmas Parade

PMHS VyStar Academy of Business /

🎄✨ The FBLA students brought festive cheer to the Hastings Hometown Christmas Parade! A big shoutout to Caleb Jarrard for lending his awesome tractor, making our float stand out. 🚜 And let’s not forget our stars, Ms. Menendez, Ja’Bri Steward, who rode along and proudly represented our school. It was a magical day filled with

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Academy of Hospitality & Tourism Students Learn Theme Park Design the Disney Way

NHS St. Johns Academy of Hospitality & Tourism /

Nearly 50 Nease Academy of Hospitality & Tourism students got an inside look at Walt Disney’s theme park design process, by taking part in a special course hosted at the Magic Kingdom.  They learned the “levels” of creating an immersive experience for guests, and even had the chance to design their own original theme parks. 

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Nease Engineering Academy Students Take Part in Deck the Chairs Holiday Event

NHS Stellar Academy of Engineering, Other Career Education News /

For the second year in a row, seniors in the Stellar Academy of Engineering are taking part in the Deck the Chairs charity holiday event.  Students are provided with a full-sized lifeguard chair, and tasked with dressing it up for the holidays while representing an assigned theme. This year, with the education-based chairs on display

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ACE Mentor Program of NE Florida kicks off another year at PMHS

PMHS Academy of Architectural Design & Technology /

Thank you to our ACE mentors for an amazing kick off event for our school year. Mentors from local industry professional firms will meet with students once a week for 18-20 weeks. During these sessions, students work in teams to create practical solutions for “real-world” projects. It’s an effective way for students to experience the

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Fashion Design program heads to the Jacksonville Fair!

Other Career Education News /

Each year, the Fashion Academy participates in the Jacksonville Fair and students showcase their garments for all to see. Linda Cunningham, a local fashion designer, challenges the students with an unconventional material and this year’s challenge was party streamers. Students worked very hard for 3 weeks and are now anxiously waiting to see who will

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Nease Hospitality & Communications Digital Design Academies Join Forces For Disney Trip

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

How do design and hospitality blend together? With a little Disney magic, of course! Disney Imagineers took Nease Digital Design And Hospitality Academy students on a journey through the Animal Kingdom theme park last week, revealing the secrets of creative storytelling to guests through design. Students learned how the park tells a story, and how

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