Career and Technical Education (CTE) of St. Johns County
The Academy of Culinary Arts students and staff are so fortunate to have connected with Chef Chris Scrivano, The Culinary Network Senior Manager of Chartwells Higher Ed, as he has provided an abundance of support and learning opportunities over the past year. Most recently, he arranged for a tour of two back of the house …
Future Culinarians Tour UNF Food Service Operations Read More »
Kris Risch, owner of multiple Smoothie King franchises in our area, met with Nease’s Hospitality Academy students before winter break to share his story. A self-described hard worker and goal-setter, Mr. Risch shared how he was introduced to Smoothie King in Gainesville, and started his business ownership journey simply by getting a part time job …
This year, Nease’s senior-level Stellar Academy of Engineering classes are taking part in the ACE Mentor Competition Program, in which students work on specialized projects, released to schools across our area, to compete in hopes to be named the best RFP (request for proposal), among area schools. During the creation of these projects, professionals from …
ACE Mentor Competition Program Kicks Off In Nease’s Senior Engineering Classes Read More »
Students in the IT Academy are building and programing a Hexapod Robot!
VyStar Academy of Business student ambassadors spent the day at Gamble Rogers Middle School. Students lead team building activities while explaining about the opportunities the business academy has to offer when middle school students get to high school.
James Weldon Park, in downtown Jacksonville, has become a winter wonderland for the holiday season, with a large tree in the plaza and a number of Deck the Chairs “Unite with Lights” student contest entries throughout the park. Middle and High Schools were asked to come up with a creative way to decorate a plain …
Each year, Nease’s Stellar Academy of Engineering Seniors take part in the ACE (Architecture Construction and Engineering) Mentorship Program, which is a regional competition that challenges engineering students to take on project prompts, work with engineers in many sectors of the industry as they complete the project, and then present their final concepts to a …
ACE Program Kicks Off With Trip to UNF For Engineering Students Read More »
One of Nease’s Digital Design students, Communications Academy senior Savannah Preik, is now a published designer! Savannah teamed up with her mom, who is an author and chef, and they created a published cookbook. While mom created the delicious recipes, Savannah used the skills she learned in the Communications Academy to design the page layout …
Nease Digital Design Communications Academy Student Shows Off Skills In Published Book Read More »
Nease’s Communications Academy TV Production students traveled to UNF recently to learn about their School of Communication. Organized by UNF Professor and Communications Academy Advisory Board partner, Dr. David Deeley, the students had a chance to learn about the programs the school offers. They toured the Communications building, enjoying a chance to get …
Nease TV Production Upperclassmen Visit UNF’s School of Communication Read More »
Students were tasked with designing and making a dress from coffee filters and here are the winners! Great work!
This week Nease’s Introduction to Hospitality & Tourism students had the chance to learn the ins and outs of running a major tourism business in our Nation’s Oldest City. Old Town Trolley Tour’s General Manager, Dave Chatterton, invited the students to tour the Oldest Store Museum, where the kids learned about life in 1908 and …
Hospitality & Tourism Students Learn About the Tourism Industry In St. Augustine Read More »
Communications Academy students involved in Nease’s Digital Design program spent the morning at Florida State College at Jacksonville, touring the South Campus and learning more about what their future might hold. During their tour, students had the chance to see the student athletic facilities and gym, the library, the student life center, and the fine …
Nease Digital Design Students Learn About Career Paths at FSCJ Read More »
Hunter Wells from our VyStar Academy of Business was recognized at Beaver Toyota’s Student of the Week! Hunter is a senior at Menendez High School and plans on joining the military when he graduates. He is an amazing leader in the VyStar Credit Union both on campus and at our local branch.
Thanks to Nease’s partnership with the Hospitality Management Program at Flagler College, 30 of our Hospitality Juniors and Seniors got to enjoy an all-expense paid trip to Universal Studios on Thursday, November 2nd. The students joined a group of Flagler’s Hospitality Management students, and the whole group had the opportunity to learn from Universal Studios’ …
Debra Bienert, Academy Advisory Board partner with Nease’s Stellar Academy of Engineering, is passionate about encouraging young women to pursue careers in math, science, and engineering. A former electrical engineer and math professor, Debra met with 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls at Palm Valley Academy. She hoped to inspire the young ladies to shake …
Inspiring the Next Generation of Female Academy Students To Pursue STEM Read More »
Dave Decandis, Director of Broadcasting and Production for the Jacksonville Jaguars, spent some of his time with the Communications Academy Sports Media students at Nease this week. A Nease and Bartram Trail alumni, Dave explained how he started learning the ins and outs of TV Production during his time in high school, then followed his …
Jaguars Director of Production & Broadcasting Speaks to Nease Sports Media Students Read More »
2023 VyStar Reality Fair On September 28th over 200 academy students participated in the VyStar Reality Fair. During the fair students assume they are 25 years old and are the primary or sole support of their household. After being assigned a family scenario, a credit score, an occupation, and monthly gross income participants make routine …
Nease Stellar Academy of Engineering instructor John Beale was recently featured on Certiport’s “Certified” platform, via a podcast. Certiport is a national company which specializes in providing pathways to industry certifications for students. They also shine light on educators who innovate in the classroom and host educators at a national conference each summer. Last summer …
Nease Engineering Teacher Featured in National Podcast Read More »
Thank you to Jen Butler for presenting to our healthcare academy students today. Students learned about the many career opportunities SJCFR has to offer. Students had training to be able to participate in riding with local EMTs to see firsthand their amazing work.
So exciting to hear Ben present to the county-wide IT Council about his internship during the summer of 2023.
