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Culinary & Hospitality

*Culinary & Hospitality is a half-day pathway and does not require any previous experience.  Click here to request Culinary and Hospitality in your '23-'24 class schedule.

Join us to delve into the relationship between a guest and a host, a connoisseur and a chef, or a tourist and a guide. This is the Culinary and Hospitality Pathway.  

ProStart® is a nationwide high school program that reaches nearly 150,000 students in more than 1,900 high schools. 

From culinary techniques to management skills, ProStart®’s industry-driven curriculum provides real-life experience opportunities and builds practical skills and a foundation that will last a lifetime.

 

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ProStart 1

Credits:
10
Course Description

Students will acquire college-level knowledge and business skills in the rapidly growing industry of hospitality management. Interpersonal skills  management skills  use of technology  customer service  and fundamentals of professional food preparation will be covered. Interaction with business people from the community and field trips are emphasized. This course will benefit students interested in management careers in food service and the hotel/motel industry  as well as other businesses. Students will be encouraged to explore a wide variety of careers through Work-Based Learning.

Graduation Requirement

ProStart 2

Credits:
10
Course Description

Students will continue to be trained for employment in restaurants and hospitality. The basic skills taught in ProStart I will be reviewed and additional skills such as customer relations, accounting procedures, and more advanced food preparation skills will be taught.  This course will train you in food preparation techniques as well as hotel/motel management skills. You will take exciting field trips and hear from guest speakers in the industry.

Graduation Requirement

Work-Based Learning: Culinary & Hospitality

Credits:
5
Course Description

Students will apply their ProStarts skills and expertise to real-world catering and hospitality opportunities.  These opportunities will further develop and apply employability and technical skills that prepare them for success in future career and postsecondary options.

Graduation Requirement

Capstone: Culinary Arts

Credits:
5
Course Description

This course allows for individualized, advanced, and/or cumulative work using the skills students accumulated through the Culinary & Hospitality pathway.  The work will be both individualized and collaborative for students within the culinary arts to allow for specialized study as well as large group projects. It may include project-based learning, preparation for industry certification, leadership opportunities, and community outreach. The specific content and course design is determined by the instructor, in collaboration with individual students.

Graduation Requirement
PSD does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, veteran status, age or disability in access or admission to, or treatment or employment in, its programs or activities. A lack of English speaking skills will not be a barrier to admission or participation.