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Academy Application

TEACHER RECOMMENDATION FORM

IMPORTANT NOTES: You must complete the entire application in one sitting. Please allow yourself adequate time to read thoroughly and complete.

Applicants are responsible for sending recommendation forms to teachers.

The deadline to submit your academy application for the 2019-2020 school year is March 31, 2019. You must have:

• Completed online academy application
• Two teacher recommendation forms submitted online
  • Digital Media applicants must have one recommendation from an English teacher
  • Engineering & Design applicants must have one recommendation from a Science teacher

Submitted your application?

• Next step: Mrs. Councill will be contacting applicants in April to schedule interviews in early May. 

About the Digital Media Academy

DMA Infosheet

The Middle Creek High School Digital Media Academy (DMA) is intended for students with a sincere interest in the fields of

• graphic design,
• animation,
• audio/video production and
• other aspects of digital media, like web design.

DMA students engage in a course sequence for four years that exposes them to rigorous curriculum developed through the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

The DMA allows students to learn in a collaborative manner while acquiring the problem solving and teamwork skills necessary for success in college and career readiness. DMA students are cohorted in selected core classes that are designed to enhance and enrich the existing curriculum through integrated projects in a rich technology-based environment. 
The Digital Media Academy provides students access to:

• Integrated learning environments
• A wide variety of technology resources
• Certification tests in the following Adobe software programs: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Animate, Premiere, and Dreamweaver
• Business and industry expertise through
• Presentations, demonstrations, and seminars
• Field trips
• Job shadowing
• Mentoring
• Internships

All academy students will have the opportunity to participate in a summer or semester internship between their junior and senior year. The program sequence, hands-on experiences, and business involvement provides an understanding of new and emerging career fields. Students completing the program, which includes the coursework and internship, will graduate from the academy. 

Meet the Digital Media Academy Team

MR. JONATHAN GREENE

9th Grade
DMA Technology Engineering Design

MR. PRESTON WILLIAMS

9th & 12th Grade
DMA English I & IV

MR. WES PETTY

10th & 11th Grade
​DMA Digital Media I and II

MRS. ANN DASILVA

10th & 11th Grade
DMA English II & III

MR. LUIS MALDONADO

12th Grade
​DMA Advanced T&I Studies

About the Engineering & Design Academy

EDA Infosheet

The Middle Creek High School Engineering & Design Academy (EDA) is intended for students with a sincere interest in the fields of engineering and technology or STEM-based careers. The EDA allows students to explore the pathway of Engineering & Design, applying concepts from the engineering design process to creating projects. Academy students will also embark on a four year course sequence that exposes the m to rigorous curriculum developed through the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Students learn to work in a collaborative manner to acquire the problem solving and teamwork skills necessary for success in college and career readiness. Academy students are cohorted in selected core classes that are designed to enhance and enrich the existing curriculum through integrated projects in a rich technology-based environment. 
The EDA provides students access to:

• Integrated learning environments
• A wide variety of technology resources
• Certification tests in AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor
• Business and industry expertise through
• Presentations, demonstrations, and seminars
• Field experiences
• Job shadowing
• Mentoring
• Internships

All academy students will have the opportunity to participate in a summer or semester internship between their junior and senior year. The program sequence, hands-on experiences, and business involvement provides an understanding of new and emerging career fields. Students completing the program, which includes the coursework and internship, will graduate from the academy. 

Meet the Engineering & Design Academy Team

MR. JONATHAN GREENE

9th Grade
EDA Technology Engineering Design

MS. SARA MOREY

9th Grade
EDA Honors Biology

MRS. KATHERINE PATTERSON

10th & 11th Grade
EDA Drafting I & II

MRS. JENNIFER KUBACKI

10th Grade
EDA Honors Chemistry

MR. ERIK SCHETTIG

10th, 11th, & 12th Grade
EDA Technological Design, Principles of Technology & Engineering Design

MR. ANDREW MCQUISTON

11th Grade
EDA Honors Physics