Culinary Arts Program
Culinary Professions/ProStart I – 11/12 grades $30 fee
Prerequisites: Foods and Nutrition I & II
This is an advanced culinary class that is an industry-driven curriculum preparing students for a career in restaurant and food service management. Students will learn and practice hands on skills dealing with safety and sanitation, industrial kitchen equipment, seasoning and cooking techniques, food preparation and exploration, management and front of the house basics. Students prepare a professional portfolio related to food services. Students will have the opportunity to receive a ServSafe managers certificate, Workplace Safety certificate and with completion of both ProStart 1 and ProStart 2 a National Restaurant Association Certificate. Students also have opportunities with FCCLA, ProStart and Skills USA to compete in culinary competitions for further exploration and skills in the food service industry. This course will strengthen comprehension of concepts and standards outlined in Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education
Culinary Explorations/ProStart II – 11/12 grades $30 fee
Prerequisites: Foods and Nutrition I & II
This is an advanced culinary class that is an industry-driven curriculum preparing students for a career in restaurant and food service management. Students will learn and practice hands on skills dealing with safety and sanitation, menu development and marketing, food preparation and exploration and cost control in a food service environment. Students will have the opportunity to receive a ServSafe managers certificate, Workplace Safety certificate and with completion of both ProStart 1 and ProStart 2 a National Restaurant Association Certificate. Students also have opportunities with FCCLA, ProStart and Skills USA to compete in culinary competitions for further exploration and skills in the food service industry. This course will strengthen comprehension of concepts and standards outlined in Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education.
Culinary Arts/Intro – 10/11 grades $30 fee
Prerequisites: Foods and Nutrition I & II
Students will be trained for career opportunities in the food service/culinary arts industry. Students will have the opportunity to learn and practice safety and sanitation procedures, and to use and maintain commercial food service equipment. They will perform quantity food preparation as it relates to catering, bakery, restaurant, hospitality, and fast food business operations. This course will strengthen comprehension of concepts and standards outlined in Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education. Student leadership and competitive events (FCCLA) may be integrated into this course.