FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCE
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCE
Classes in this pathway will provide students with an opportunity to learn and acquire skills in food choices for optimal health for a lifetime.
Science is integrated into the pathway and creates the potential for the final two courses to earn a fourth science credit. Students discuss the basic chemistry concepts of food science and evaluate the effects of processing, preparation, and storage on foods' quality, safety, wholesomeness, and nutritive value.
Students may look for a career as a food scientist, nutritional consultant, food quality control, test kitchen, or food preparation facility. This pathway culminates with an opportunity for students to take the National Restaurant Association’s end-of-pathway assessment and potentially earn ServSafe certification.
Expectations for all students are to learn every day and to have fun! Full participation, respect for all, and your best every day are necessary.
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This is my 15th year as a Pepperell Dragon and my 27th year teaching Family & Consumer Science. I received my undergraduate degree from Berry College, my Master's in Media & Technology from Mansfield University, Pennsylvania, and a Specialist Degree in Workforce Education from the University of Georgia.
I am a Certified ServSafe Manager with the National Restaurant Association. I have taught at Calhoun High School, Rome High School, and Model High School.
I love teaching Nutrition to students and helping them experience cooking in the food lab and learning basic life skills, and wish to instill a desire to make some lifelong changes in their lifestyle. I look forward to another exciting year at PHS!
My husband and I have been married for 46 years and have 3 grown sons and 2 daughters-in-law. We made Rome our home 30 years ago. Our family includes our Boston Terrier, Lola, and rescue dog, Sam.
Let food be thy medicine, thy medicine shall be thy food.- Hippocrates
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Each class has a dropdown for the monthly calendar. Calendars are updated daily.
Will all classes have cooking labs? Yes, however, each class is different and recipes differ from class to class.
When do we start cooking? When it's time!
Must all recipes made in the cooking lab be handwritten? ALL recipes will be handwritten by each student. Writing skills are practiced and perfected as well as the ability to follow a recipe enhanced when writing down your recipe.
What if I miss a cooking lab? Due to constraints, no make-up cooking labs will be made. However, an alternate assignment will be given should you like to make up the missing grade.
Are warm-ups (daily openings) mandatory? Yes! Warm-ups count as a weekly grade. Failure to do these may result in you not being able to participate in labs.
What is ServSafe? Must I take the test? ServSafe is a national certification administered by the National Restaurant Association. This test is given towards the end of the third class in the Pathway, Food Science. Every student will take the test for a grade. Upon passing you will be ServSafe Certified! Pathway completers who pass all three classes will receive a cord upon graduation.
Will I be required to keep a Notebook? Yes! Notebooks teach organizational skills and help you be better prepared for class.
Will I have an assigned seat in class? Yes, all students will be expected to sit in their assigned seats in class and lab.