Career Academies, Students Honored

April 7, 2016

The school districts of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties recently recognized the best of their career academies and their students.

Career academies are small learning communities where students complete a rigorous program of study within a career pathway.  The academies produce students ready for college and careers.  With the guidance of teachers and business partners, students develop knowledge around a given industry while they are provided with opportunities to earn industry credentials relevant to their chosen career path and to participate in related work-based learning.

The following winners of outstanding business partners, students, teachers and academies categories were recognized at the Seventh Annual Career Academy Awards Luncheon:

Healthcare Industry Partner:

Arcadia Health and Rehabilitation Center – Mary Reid

Information Technology Industry Partner:

University of West Florida – Anthony Pinto

Agriscience Industry Partner:

Veterinary Emergency Referral Center – Dr. David Bordelon & Catheryn Grantham

Aviation Industry Partner:

Unmanned Safety Institute – Alex Mirot

Marketing and Entrepreneur Industry Partner:

University of West Florida, Freelance Photography – Sabrina McLaughlin

Middle School Career Academy Student of the Year:

Shaleyah Carter – Bellview Middle School, Information Technology Academy

Alexis King – Woodlawn Middle School, Microsoft IT Academy

Middle School Career Academy Teacher of the Year:

Jonathan Cordier – Woodham Middle School, Information Technology Academy

Martha Fricks – Gulf Breeze Middle School, CAPE

Middle School Career Academy of the Year:

Information Technology Academy, Bellview Middle School

Santa Rosa Medical Center IT Academy, Hobbs Middle School

High School Career Academy Student of the Year:

Gabby Gordon – Escambia High School, Digital Design Academy

Andrew “Chase” Durbin – Milton High School, Aviation and Manufacturing Academy

High School Career Academy Scholar of the Year:

Kiana Celestino – Escambia High School, Digital Design Academy

Mary Katherine Ashford – Pace High School, Pace HS Communication and Graphic Arts

High School Career Academy Intern of the year:

Mariah McMullen – West Florida High School, Multimedia Academy

Athena Crawford – Navarre High School, Navarre High School Construction Academy

High School Career Academy Teacher of the Year:

Amy Hendrix – B.T. Washington High School, Sports Medicine Academy

Celene Sessions – Pace High School, YEA Academy

High School Career Academy of the Year:

Multimedia Academy, West Florida High School of Advanced Technology

Biotechnology Academy, Pace High School

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News