Culinary Arts

Culinary Arts goes beyond cooking and baking to calculating costs, creating menus, and providing excellent customer service. A variety of opportunities and experiences are used to expose students to the areas of culinary arts and hospitality management. In Advanced Culinary Arts students are assigned more complex, independent projects and lead work teams. Team leaders help develop recipes and menus and work with clients on catering events. Students showcase their skills when preparing and serving food for events and functions throughout the school year.

Instructor: Robin Boucher

A Typical Student in Culinary Arts

Enjoys hands-on learning and has solid math skills
Successful students are creative, patient and show attention to detail
Can work on projects independently or with other students.
Follow procedures and conscious about safety
Good communication skills

In the past
five years

Students won the past 2 Taste of Henry County Chamber of Commerce events
Students have catered team meals, fundraiser lunches, meetings, and retreats
Students have gone on to attend Vincennes, The Art Institute, Johnson & Wales, The Chef’s Academy, Ivy Tech, Sullivan, & Ball State

What You Will Learn

Professional food preparation
Study menu planning and food cost
Cater meetings and events
Work in a commercial kitchen
Gain experience in food safety and personal hygiene
Sanitation and safety and personal hygiene
Culinary skills & culinary math

CUL I
CUL II

Course Information

Number of High School Credits:

Prerequisites:

None

Eligible Grade Levels:

11, 12

Location:

New Castle High School

Required Cost: Culinary I:

Approximately $313.00 Covers: Uniforms, personal culinary tools, ServSafe Certification, CPR Certification.

Required Cost: Culinary II:

Approximately 13.00 Covers: Uniform fee TBD

College Credits:

Industry Certifications:

ServSafe Manager – Testing is required and fees apply.

Prostart – Testing is required and fees apply.

Human Relations Management