Frank H. Peterson Academies of Technology
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| Established: | 1970's |
| Type: | Magnet High School |
| Principal: | Greg McCandless |
| Staff: | 81 |
| Students: | 1,300 |
| Location: | Jacksonville, Florida, USA |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Colors: | Blue and Silver |
| Nickname: | Frank H. or Peterson |
| Mascot: | Silver Eagles |
| Website: | [[1]] |
Frank H. Peterson Academies of Technology is a public, magnet high school located in Jacksonville, Florida. The students of Peterson Academy are interested in more than just a high school diploma. Students choose Peterson to begin gaining skills in the industry of their choice while earning their High School Diploma and potentially gaining several college credits.
Majors at Peterson include:
Communications Academy: The Communications Academy offers students several choices to begin careers in the communications industry or begin earning college credits in a communications major. Courses include: Television Production, Graphic Design and Commercial Arts, and Computer Programming.
Aviation Academy: In conjunction with the Florida Community College, students enroll in the Aviation Academy to learn extensively about aircraft design and maintenance, flight technology, and engineering.
Culinary Arts Academy: The Culinary Arts Academy presents students with the opportunity to gain the skills necessary to become an Executive Chef in four star restaurants and hotels or who are interested in owning their own restaurant. Students learn in a State of the Art kitchen and are able to serve their creations in an actual operating restaurant located inside of the school’s atrium.
Automotive Technology Academy: Students in the Automotive Technology Academy study to become Automotive Technicians and Engineers. In a full service, state of the art garage, students make high tech repairs, paint cars, and rebuild custom and modern vehicles and trucks of all kinds.
Childhood Development Academy: The Childhood Development Academy is perfect for students who are interested in a career in teaching or child psychology. The Childhood Development Academy tackles the early childhood development stages and operates an actual operating daycare on the grounds of the school.
Cosmetology Academy: The Cosmetology Academy affords students the opportunity to learn makeup artistry, Esthetician, Nail Technicians, and Hair Designers and Stylists. Once students have completed this course and take the State Boards, they will be fully accredited with the State of Florida and will be able to start in their career immediately following high school.
Students at Peterson are as diverse as the Academies they attend and are welcoming of students of all backgrounds, ethnicities, and interests. Students are 55% Caucasian, 35% African American, and 10% Other. Peterson Academy has an average enrollment of 1,200 students in grades 9 - 12.
The college preparatory high school offers several extra curricular activities including Student Government, Student Council, Yearbook Club, Guitar Club, Chorus, Anime Club, Computer and Radio Technology Club, Diversity Club, Drama Club, National Honor Society, National Beta Club, Cosmetology Club, Spanish Club, Rocketry Club, Martial Arts Club, Water Sports Club, Bible Club, Cheerleading, Dance Team, Superintendents Academic Challenge Team, NTHS, Vocational Industry Clubs of America (VICA) Skills USA, Golf Team, and men’s and women’s Basketball Teams. The school is currently building a football stadium.
Peterson, like all public schools in the state of Florida, is held to the FCAT Testing Standard and is rated as a high C.
The school was originally built as the Westside Skills Center in 1969. Students from neighborhood high schools attended the Skills Center for half-day programs where they studied vocational programs and attended their neighborhood high schools for standard academic classes. The Skills Center was closed and the school converted to a college preparatory Magnet School in 1999 and no longer offered programs to students who attended other schools. Students are accepted in the Peterson on a lottery system and must maintain a 2.5 grade point average in order to remain enrolled.
