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School Year Off to a Strong Start for Nease Communications Academy Students

NHS Communications Academy / By Jaime Combs

Nease’s Communications Academy Ambassadors update us on the latest happenings in their Academy classes Digital Design student Emsley Thornton shared this update: this year in Digital Design 2, we started off the year with refreshing our Photoshop skills from last year! Our first assignment was to make a new Schoology Logo for our class. As …

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PMHS Health Academy Students Prep for EKG Certification

PMHS Academy of Future Healthcare Professionals / By Kristina Bransford

The Health Science 3 class is preparing for their EKG certification exam, that is coming up soon. The students are learning how to treat a patient properly, place their electrodes, and adhere to health and safety protocols. The students created videos of themselves administering an entire EKG exam on classmates or mannequins. In these videos, …

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PMHS ABS Academy Builds a Chicken Coop

PMHS Academy of Architectural Design & Technology / By Kristina Bransford

At the beginning of November, a SJCSD employee asked if the PMHS Building Construction class could build her a chicken coop to keep her chickens safe and comfortable. With no hesitation, Mr. Rosenberg and his students complied. A couple weeks later, she had her chicken coop ready for pick up. This was a great project …

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The Best Shop in the Country

PMHS Academy of Architectural Design & Technology / By Kristina Bransford

After some much needed renovations to our construction lab over the summer, our instructor, Mr. Rosenberg, was ecstatic with the transformation. Thanks to the hard work of Auld & White, their many sub contractors, the district staff, and the maintenance team at Pedro Menendez High School, Mr. Rosenberg believes he now has “The best shop …

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Special Guests Drive Home a Win in Building Construction

PMHS Academy of Architectural Design & Technology / By Kristina Bransford

The Pedro Menendez High School Building Construction program hosted a nail driving competition for our fabulous special education classes last week. Students learned how to safely and efficiently drive nails then competed against each other on who could drive a nail the fastest. Our special education students were excited to learn from their peers.

Trifecta!

SAHS Academy of Law and Homeland Security, SAHS St. Johns County Aerospace Academy / By Robert Raimann

Todd Otto II is a 10th grade student at St. Augustine High School, and St. Johns County Academy scholar extraordinaire. Todd has made the strategic choice to enroll in not one, not two, but three Career Academy Programs: Academy of Law and Homeland Security, Aerospace Academy, and Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC). His interests …

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PMHS Makes Upgrades to Academy Classrooms

PMHS Academy of Architectural Design & Technology, PMHS Academy of Future Healthcare Professionals / By Kristina Bransford

Pedro Menendez High School, with a lot of help from the St. Johns County School District and Auld & White Constructors, made renovations to two of their academy classrooms over the summer. The Flagler Hospital Academy of Medical and Health Careers updated both classrooms and their joint lab space. The FMAEF Academy of Architecture and …

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PMHS Academy of Medical and Health Careers COVID-19 Fair

PMHS Academy of Future Healthcare Professionals / By Kristina Bransford

Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors of the Pedro Menendez High School Flagler Hospital Academy of Medical and Health Careers hosted a COVID-19 Informational Fair last week. Students developed booths with valuable information about how to help students manage the difficulties that go along with dealing with COVID-19. Booths included how to properly fit and wear masks …

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Ali Pressel, National Geographic Emerging Explorer

CHS Academy of Engineering & Environmental Sciences / By Lynda Kelly

Creekside High School is pleased to congratulate Ali Pressel for being selected as one of only eight National Geographic’s Emerging Explorers from around the world this year. She is only the second educator to receive this honor in the program’s 18 years of existence. We are very proud of Ali and pleased that she is …

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Environmental Academy Blue School Grant

CHS Academy of Engineering & Environmental Sciences / By Lynda Kelly

Hands-on experiential learning comes alive when Creekside High School’s Environmental Academy worked in collaboration with the St. Johns River Water Management District. See the full story here: https://www.sjrwmd.com/streamlines/blue-school-grant-delivers-hands-on-learning-in-the-great-outdoors/.

U.S. President Scholar

CHS Academy of Engineering & Environmental Sciences / By Lynda Kelly

Congratulations to Creekside High School, Class of 2020 graduate, Lauren Philip, U.S. Presidential Scholar. Lauren is one of only six students selected in the State of Florida for this prestigious honor, with only 161 recipients nationwide. She is an engineering student in the Academy of Engineering and Environmental Sciences at Creekside High School.

Nease’s Stellar Academy Students Learn About Aircraft Engineering

NHS Stellar Academy of Engineering / By Jaime Combs

Stellar Academy of Engineering 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 Stellar Academy of Engineering Advisory Board member Alexis Alexandris, and allowed the students to get a first-hand look at how the jets …

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Nease Communications Academy Students Explore Flagler College Majors That Fit Their Interests

NHS Communications Academy / By Jaime Combs

Nease High School Communications Academy Digital Design and TV Production students got a glimpse into college life when they toured Flagler College in March. The students enjoyed a tour of the campus, learned some of its history, and had the chance to learn about their design and communications facilities. Then they heard from a panel …

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Academy of Hospitality & Tourism Students Learn What It Takes To Run A Resort

NHS St. Johns Academy of Hospitality & Tourism / By Jaime Combs

Recently, students from Nease’s Academy of Hospitality & Tourism enjoyed a unique field trip experience at the Sawgrass Marriott Resort. The students first enjoyed a free breakfast, then took a golf cart ride to visit “Bee Hill,” a micro-farm created by Sawgrass Marriott chef Matthew Sanchez. The farm, which includes a vegetable garden, bee hives, …

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CHS Engineering & Cybersecurity Girls Attend Women Leaders in STEM Conference

CHS Academy of Emerging Technology / By Lynda Kelly

Engineering & Cybersecurity Girls teamed up to attend the Women Leaders in STEM conference on March 5, 2019 in celebration of International Women’s week. The event was hosted by the Center for Advancement of Women in Engineering and the UNF College of Computer, Engineering and Construction.

Digital Media Students Learn What it takes to Work at Action News Jax

CHS Academy of Emerging Technology / By Lynda Kelly

Digital Media students teamed up with CHS’s Digital Video Technology course to tour the news station at Action News Jax. Students had the opportunity to view a live broadcast, play with TV production equipment, and pose in one of the various sets for the show.

Academy Business Partners Provide a Year of Unique Opportunities to Nease Students

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

Within Nease’s 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.

Nineteen CHS Students to Compete at the National FBLA Competition

CHS Academy of Emerging Technology / By Lynda Kelly

CHS FBLA participated in their Annual FBLA State Leadership Conference over spring break. There were around 4200 students competing in approximately 60 different events.

CHS Senior Awarded $10,000 Scholarship From ACE Mentoring Program

CHS Academy of Engineering & Environmental Sciences / By Lynda Kelly

Creekside senior, Tarynn Kaelin, was surprised with a $10,000 scholarship at CHS’ Academy of Engineering & Environmental Sciences Advisory Board meeting on Wednesday April 10th. Advisory Board Member, Jacob Thurlow, from Haskell presented the award on behalf of the ACE Mentoring Program.

Nease Communications Academy Digital Design Students Visit Leonard’s Studios

NHS Communications Academy / By Jaime Combs

Recently, Digital Design students traveled to Leonard’s Studio, located in St. Augustine. The students had the opportunity to tour the facility, getting a first-hand look at the digital design work, photography and videography services, and printing processes that take place on-site.