Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Gaetz Aerospace Institute

The River City Regional SeaPerch competition was a huge success thanks to the hard work of the Mayport Robotics teachers and students from over 20 North Florida teams. Outstanding design and creativity skills were showcased at the Cecil Aquatics Center this week. Congrats to all participants!

We are thrilled to announce and celebrate that Mr. Keith Bona was nominated and selected as the Caliber Teacher at Walter C. Young Middle School in Broward County, Florida. Mr. Bona teaches ERAU Middle School Aviation, Microsoft Industry Certification, and Introduction to Coding. Mr. Bona will proceed to the final district round of the prestigious Caliber Teacher of the Year Award. Congratulations, Mr. Bona! We are cheering for you.

It was Frank Sinatra who released the hit ‘Come Fly with Me” back in 1958. This morning, ERAU Rising Eagle Jenna Jackson can now borrow those very words from “Old Blue Eyes”... she passed her commercial check ride. Well done, Jenna! 👩🏻‍✈️🛩️

As an educator, there is no greater gift than inspiring a student and watching them take that same gift of learning and pass it on. Professor Andrew Nicholson and his ERAU dual-enrollment students at Blanche Ely High School in Broward County, FL, exemplified this phenomenon today when they visited Sanders Park Elementary School to introduce students in grades K-5 to all thing’s aviation. Well done, Junco, Gustavo, Professor Nicholson, and our Rising Eagles 🦅 .