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

NHS TV Production Students Tour PGA Tour Entertainment

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On February 15th, 2018, Communications Academy TV Production students traveled to PGA Tour Entertainment Studios, located in World Golf Village.  The trip was organized by members of our Academy Advisory Board, Jackie Petty and Chris Sinclair.  Students toured the production and post-production facilities, which included the studio and control room, and met professionals in the …

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Full Sail University Mobile Classroom visits Nease

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On January 31st, 2018, Communications Academy students were invited to take part in a unique opportunity, when Full Sail University brought their college tour to Nease’s campus.  All Digital Design and TV Production students were invited to tour the Full Sail Bus, which was packed with the latest video game, design, film and audio equipment.  …

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Nease’s Souper Bowl Fundraiser Provides Opportunities to Multiple Academies

NHS Communications Academy, NHS St. Johns Academy of Hospitality & Tourism, SJTHS Academy of Culinary Arts / By

On February 1st, 2018, hundreds of people purchased tickets and made their way to Nease’s cafeteria, which was transformed into an event space like no other.  Organized by IB Boosters, and with the help of Publix, Sysco, more than 20 restaurants and local companies, the SOUPer Bowl event raised over $29,000.  All proceeds go directly …

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Construction & Career Day a Huge Hit!

BTHS Design Academy, CHS Academy of Engineering & Environmental Sciences, NHS Stellar Academy of Engineering, PMHS Academy of Architectural Design & Technology, SAHS St. Johns County Aerospace Academy, SJTHS Academy of Aquaculture / By

174 students from the Engineering and STEM-related Career Academies attended the NE FL Construction and Career Day on February 13, 2018 at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center.  Over 100 businesses participated in this three day event to expose students from the northeastern FL counties to careers in the construction and transportation industries.  The booths were very …

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BTHS VyStar Student Workers Win Gold at Local DECA Competition

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VyStar student workers wrote and submitted a 50 page paper to the regional DECA School Based Enterprise Certification Program Competition about how they run the VyStar Credit Union branch at Bartram Trail High School and earned a GOLD level certification!  They will now compete at the International Career Development Conference in Atlanta on April 21 …

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PVHS Academy of Biotechnology & Medical Research Students Present at University of Florida

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                          Four students from Ponte Vedra’s Academy of Biotechnology &  Medical Research , along with Dr. Kathryn Kehoe,  were invited to present their research at The 55th Junior Science, Engineering and Humanities Symposium at the University of Florida on January 28-30th.  Additionally, Tim and Courtney were two of only 24 students statewide who were invited to share their …

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Ponte Vedra Future Business Leaders of America Heading to State Competition!

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The Academy of International Business and Marketing FBLA Club recently prepared for District Competition.  84 students qualified for the Performance Events and 16 qualified for the Objective Test Events.  After the competition at Florida State College Jacksonville campus, a total of 80 members won a spot to continue on to the FBLA State Competition in Orlando …

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PV Academy of Biotechnology & Medical Research Goes “Green”

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Biotechnology I students headed out for a  Field Study  to GyoGreens and PV Community Center to hear about Mosquito Control on January 10th.   20 first year students attended and learned about sustainable agriculture in Ponte Vedra Beach.   GyoGreens shared its practices of  a sustainable farming method which combines traditional aquaculture (raising aquatic animals – fish – in tanks) …

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Project Innovation District Competition on November 17, 2017 A Great Success

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Project Innovation is a school district competition, funded by an AT&T STEM at Work Grant, which encourages Career Academy and CTE Program students to develop innovative ideas that tie to their program focus. This year, 415 high school students participated on 100 teams from five high schools. School level competitions were held and then the …

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PMHS Building Construction Students Rebuild Greenhouse for Gamble Rogers Middle School Agriscience Program

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On Thursday, November 29, 2018, students from the Pedro Menendez Building Construction program in the Academy of Architecture and Building Science, under the supervision of Mike Rosenberg, Instructor, completed the construction of a new greenhouse for students in the Gamble Rogers Middle School Agriscience Program.  Last year, Hurricane Matthew destroyed the original greenhouse at the …

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PMHS Health Academy Students Tour Health Programs at St. Johns River State College

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On Thursday, November 30, 2017, students from the Flagler Hospital Academy of Medical and Health Careers toured the health programs at St. Johns River State College, which provides a number of A.S. Health Programs, such as Nursing Assistant, Radiology, Respiratory Care, Paramedic, Emergency Medical Services, Health Information Technology, Health Services Management, etc.

CH2M Donates 4 Laptops to Worthy Career Academy Students

CHS Academy of Engineering & Environmental Sciences, SJTHS Academy of Aquaculture / By

CH2M, a global engineering company with an office in Jacksonville, has a charitable giving arm called “Bikes-n-Bytes”, which gives bicycles and laptop computers to worthy charitable organizations and youth.  The week before Thanksgiving 2017, they gave laptops to the students below.  This came about from a grant request from Tony Cubbedge with the St. Johns …

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First Coast News Anchor Anthony Austin Co-Anchors Nease Newscast

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The Nease Communications Academy’s Award-Winning daily newscast, Wired, featured a special guest anchor, First Coast News Anchor Anthony Austin, on Friday, November 17th.  Wired’s Executive Producer, Communications Academy student Connor Dunwoodie, reached out to Mr. Austin to share details about Nease’s news program, and invited him to come co-anchor one of the daily broadcasts.  Mr. …

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BTHS VyStar Academy of Business & Finance on First Coast News on Nov. 9, 2018

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The VyStar Academy of Business and Finance at Bartram Trail High School had a nice feature story on First Coast News on November 9, 2018 to market their VyStar Credit Union Branch that is totally run by students in the program.  Congratulations to the teacher, Catherine Farina, and the students for the great job they …

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BTHS Juniors Working on Redesigning the Jacksonville Landing

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Juniors in the Drafting strand of the Design Academy at Bartram Trail High School are working on a “Mixed Use Request for Proposa”l to redesign the Jacksonville Landing on the St. Johns River.  On a recent field trip, the student teams reviewed possible options and developed initial drawings of their proposed design.  When the project …

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PONTE VEDRA HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY STUDENTS ARE ON A ‘WORLD QUEST’

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

Academic WorldQuest is a Flagship Program of the World Affairs Council network. It is a team game testing competitors’ knowledge of international affairs, geography, history and culture. There are currently more than 40 local competitions held around the country and the winners of these local competitions are invited to compete in the National Academic WorldQuest …

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Communications Academy Instructor Named Nease’s Rookie Teacher of the Year

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Congratulations to Mr. Justin Cooler, Advanced Television Production teacher at Nease High School!  He was recently selected as the high school’s Rookie Teacher of the Year.  This is Mr. Cooler’s second year teaching, and runs the national-award-winning Wired newscast.  In his first year as an instructor, he led his class to win the title of …

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