There are bake-offs, culinary competitions, and food service simulations. Guest speakers and judges for various labs, are chefs from area restaurants. Students must have successfully completed a beginning level foods class before taking this course. Their foundation knowledge and skill gives them confidence to tackle the detailed recipes and techniques used in different cuisines. They also study the culture, history and food availability for each of the cuisines prepared because of the impact each has had on the shaping of the cuisine.
Students become culturally diverse as they prepare and eat their way around the world.
Developing personal skills, learning how to relate to other people, and recognizing obstacles and signs that might prevent healthy relationships are some of the topics covered. This course is taught by Mrs. Diana Ehlers who is also certified and is currently teaching, Health courses at South campus as well. The area of Health and Human Service careers and the healthcare industry in the United States, is one of the most controversial and changing situations facing our nation today. Politically, ethically, morally and financially it affects every American. Through this course students are given an overview of the current healthcare situation with its strengths and weaknesses.