SouthTech Academy is a charter school in Boynton Beach focused on career development and readiness. All students who attend participate in a career academy covering everything from business, to medicine, to cosmetology and veterinary services.
SouthTech has the Veterinary Assisting Academy in Palm Beach County.
Carolee Ellison has been teaching there for 17 years. Inside her classroom, you’ll often find students working hands-on with all kinds of animals.
Students can earn an industry certification as a veterinary assistant, preparing them for the workforce after high school, or further education in college.
WPTV“It helps me share my passion with students who have the same passion as me and I think it makes the world a better place,” Ellison said.
As a longtime dog trainer herself, Ellison brought her two worlds together, as the students help train dogs to become service animals for veterans, through the Captain’s Canines for Heroes program.