Career Academy To Highlight Programs At Northview, Other Schools

January 13, 2009

The School District’s Workforce Education Department will conduct a Career Academy Fair tonight, and Northview’s Building Trades and Construction program will be one of the highlighted courses of study.

The career academy is for current 8th and 9th graders throughout the district today from 6:00 until 7:30 p.m. in room 160 of the JE Hall Center, 30 E. Texar Drive in Pensacola. Students and parents will have an opportunity to explore the many offerings available throughout the District and career academy instructors, business partners, and students will be present to answer questions.

The Career Academy will highlight the programs available at six  of the seven public high schools in the District. The West Florida High School for Advanced Technology conducts its own open house and lottery for student selection. The programs available at the traditional high schools include:

  • Escambia—Engineering
  • Northview—Building Trades & Construction
  • Pensacola—Health Professions; Law & Public Service; Computer-Aided Drafting
  • Pine Forest—Culinary Arts; Early Childhood Education; Design Services (Fashion/Interior Design); New Media (Digital Video Editing)
  • Tate—Early Childhood Education; Game, Simulation & Animation; Multimedia (TV Production, Photojournalism, Investigative Reporting)
  • Washington—Future Educator; Health Science; Early Childhood Education; E-Commerce Marketing; E-Commerce Web Design; Web Design

For more information, contact Cynthia Miller, workforce education specialist, at 469-5358.

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