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Hospitality

Culinary Arts

(By GSPOC Application Only)

This course will emphasize the principles of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling the management of a variety of food service operations.  The course will provide insight into the operation of a well-run restaurant.  Students are encouraged to participate in extended learning experiences such as career and technical student organizations and other leadership or extracurricular organizations.  Students will receive their ServSafe Certification, and may also qualify for Culinarian, Culinary Specialist, ACF-Secondary Culinary Graduate.

Health Science

Health Science Technology 

(By GSPOC Application Only)

The Health Science Cluster provides health care services to everyone.  From newborns to seniors, Texans require professionals who are experts at diagnosing and treating disease, using medical technologies, and providing preventive care.  If you feel a calling to care for others, won’t faint at the sight of blood, or want to pursue a profession on the cutting edge of technology, then Health Science may be the right career cluster for you. 

Students may receive certification in:

OSHA 10-hour General Industry Cert.
Emergency Medical Technician Basic Certification
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Certified Phlebotomy Technician
Personal Fitness Training Cert.
NCCT Insurance & Coding Specialist

Donna Skates, Dept. Chair
Kathryn Derbonne, M.D.
Lee Gendreau
Alex McCulloch
Chanel Williams

Architecture and Construction

 (only Welding Fabrication & Metal Art)

Rapid advances in technology have created new career opportunities and demands in many industries. Welding provides the knowledge, skills, and technologies required for employment in metal technology systems.  Students develop knowledge and skills related to this system and apply them to personal career development.  This double period course supports integration of academic and technical knowledge and skills.  Students will reinforce, apply, and transfer knowledge and skills to a variety of settings and problems.  Knowledge about career opportunities, requirements, and expectations and the development of workplace skills prepare students for future success.  If completed prior to 2011-2012 school year, students will receive their PE graduation credit upon completion of this 2-3 credit CTE course.

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Architecture and Construction

Construction Technology & Management

Students gain knowledge and skills specific to those needed to enter the work force as carpenters or building maintenance supervisors.  This course helps build a foundation toward a degree in architecture, construction management, drafting, or engineering.

Architectural Design includes the knowledge of the design, design history, techniques, and tools related to the production of drawings, renderings, and scaled models for commercial or residential architectural purposes.  Students learn to draw schematics, site plans, floor plans, building elevations, sections, perspectives, and character sketches.  They learn to assemble an architectural design in three dimensions, to construct architectural drawings using advanced computer-aided design drafting skills, and to create two- and three-point perspectives and three-dimensional solid models.

Electronics

Electrical Engineering
Electrical Technology

Students gain knowledge and skills specific to those needed to enter the work force as an electrician or building maintenance supervisor.  The course will prepare students for a degree in construction.  Students acquire knowledge and skills in safety, electrical theory, tools, codes, installation of electrical equipment, and the reading of electrical drawings, schematics, and specifications.

Piping & Plumbing Technology

Students gain knowledge and skills needed to enter industry as a plumber, pipe fitter, or building  maintenance technician or supervisor.  This course helps students prepare for a degree in mechanical engineering.  Students acquire skills in tool usage, safety, pipefitting, drainage, building codes, and water supply.  Experiences include blueprint reading, soldering and brazing copper tubing, joining pipes, installing natural fuels, and other related techniques of the industry.

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Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications

Careers in graphic design and illustration span all aspects of the advertising and visual communications industries.  Within this context, in addition to developing knowledge and skills needed for success in the Arts, Audio Video Technology, and Communications career cluster, students will be expected to develop an understanding of the industry with a focus on fundamental elements and principles of visual art and design. In this course, students will receive job-specific training for entry-level employment in advertising design careers.  Instruction emphasizes creation and design of graphic materials for use as illustration, advertising, and computer graphics. Students will employ a creative design process to create original two- or three-dimensional projects; and apply art elements and principles to photographic works and multimedia applications.

Careers in commercial photography require skills that span all aspects of the industry from setting up a shot to delivering products in a competitive market.  Within this context, in addition to developing knowledge and skills needed for success in the Arts, Audio Video Technology, and Communications career cluster, students will be expected to develop an understanding of the commercial photography industry with a focus on creating quality photographs.  Emphasis is on the basics of photography, commercial composition, printmaking, and finishing.  In this double-period course, students will analyze principles of commercial photography such as working with clients, interpreting client instructions, developing production schedules, and delivering products in a competitive market.  They will produce a variety of photographs using current, industry-standard production processes; and evaluate photographs using principles of art, commercial photography standards, and critical-thinking skills.  If completed prior to 2011-2012 school year, students will receive their PE graduation credit upon completion of this 2-3 credit CTE course.

Printing & Imaging Technology

Careers in printing span all aspects of the industry, including prepress, press, and finishing and bindery operations.  Within this context, in addition to developing technical knowledge and skills needed for success in the Arts, Audio Video Technology, and Communications career cluster, students will develop an understanding of the printing industry with a focus on prepress and desktop publishing.  In this double-period course, students learn basic principles of offset printing, composition of type using impact and computerized phototypesetting processes, computer technology, camera reproduction, letterpress printing, entrepreneurship, safety, leadership, and investigate career opportunities.  If completed prior to 2011-2012 school year, students will receive their PE graduation credit.

Careers in audio and video technology and film production span all aspects of the Audio Video communications industry. Within this context, in addition to developing technical knowledge and skills needed for success in the Arts, Audio Video Technology, and Communications career cluster, students will be expected to develop an understanding of the industry as they focus on pre-production, production, and post-production audio and video activities.  In this double-period course, students develop general video production skills necessary for successful employment in broadcasting video production.  Students learn to operate video cameras, edit linear and nonlinear video, use audio techniques, control and monitor equipment, create media graphics, generate special effects, provide lighting, design sets, write scripts, and direct. If completed prior to 2011-2012 school year, students will receive their PE graduation credit upon completion of this 2-3 credit CTE course.

Animation Design

Careers in animation span all aspects of motion graphics. Within this context, in addition to developing technical knowledge and skills needed for success in the Arts, Audio Video Technology, and Communications career cluster, students will be expected to develop history and techniques of the animation industry.  The honors level students will be expected to demonstrate their skills through projects, presentations, and to build a portfolio of animation work.

Jerry Becker
Oliver Boomgaarden
Ann Wood

Students will develop an understanding of fashion and the textile and apparel industries.  Students will learn to manage a clothing budget, to construct, repair and alter apparel, to plan and maintain an appropriate wardrobe and to identify quality apparel construction.  Students will create a portfolio of fashion designs that include fashion figure drawing, application of design elements and principles to create fashion drawings, demonstration of the properties and characteristics of color, original computer-aided fashion designs, and examples of appropriate textiles to use in specific designs.

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Business Management and Administration

Financial Mgmt. & Accounting

The Finance Cluster prepares learners for careers in financial and investment planning, banking, insurance, and business financial management.  If you are good at numbers, want to investigate the stock market, or enjoy working with the public, then Finance could be the right career cluster for you.

Students implement personal and interpersonal skills to strengthen individual performance in the workplace and in society and make a successful transition to the workforce and postsecondary education. Students apply technical skills to address business applications of emerging technologies, create word-processing documents, develop a spreadsheet, formulate a database, and make an electronic presentation using appropriate software.

Bernita Jackson, Dept. Chair
Tonia Butler
Melanie Lane
David Morrow
Ralph Warner
B. J. Warren
Ann Wood

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Education  & Training

Education & Training

Early Childhood

The Education and Training Cluster prepares individuals for a career in teaching.  If you yearn to learn, feel a calling to teach, or would like to work in a favorite subject area, then Education & Training could be the right career cluster for you  Students use self-knowledge and educational and career information to analyze various careers within the education and training career cluster.  They will also gain an understanding of the basic knowledge and skills essential to careers within the education and training career cluster.  Students will develop a graduation plan that leads to a specific career choice in the students’ interest area.

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Human Services

This course introduces skills that may lead to a lifetime career in cosmetology.  Students explore areas such as bacteriology, sterilization and sanitation, hair styling, manicuring, shampooing and the principles of hair cutting, hair styling, hair coloring, skin care, and facial makeup.  The student researches careers in the personal care services industry.  To prepare for success, students must have skills relative to this industry, as well as academic knowledge and skills.  Students may begin to earn clock hours needed to prepare for the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Examination.

Carrie Black
Shawndra Fontenot

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Information Technology

Computer Programming

This honors course focuses on structured programming and analytical problem-solving skills.  Students develop advanced programming skills, by using various methodologies, algorithms, and data structures.  Students investigate programming languages, analyze computer systems, examine confidentiality and security issues related to computer technology, and explore employment opportunities in various business environments.  Students analyze the social responsibility of business and industry regarding the significant issues relating to the environment, ethics, health, safety, and diversity in society and in the workplace as it relates to computer programming.  Students apply technical skills to address business applications of emerging technologies.  Teacher must be Oracle certified.  Students in this honors course will complete a project using the five phases of project management used in the business and industry environment

Web Design

Through the study of web technologies and design, students will learn the concepts and technical skills to create web pages using a variety of hardware and software applications.  Students will employ knowledge of web programming to develop and maintain web applications.  The interpersonal skills students develop in this course help to prepare them for a rapidly evolving workplace environment.  The knowledge and skills acquired and practiced will enable students to successfully  perform and interact in a technology-driven society.

Ann Wood

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Transportation

Automotive Technology

This double-period course continues to prepare students for entry-level employment in the automotive and diesel technology fields.  Students gain knowledge and skills in the repair, maintenance, and diagnosis of vehicle systems.  Students use National Automotive Technician Education Foundation (NATEF) standards to develop skills in the repair of Brake Systems, Electrical Systems, Engine Performance and Steering and Suspension. Students are eligible for  paid internships through the AYES (Automotive Youth Educational Service) program in the Junior year.  This is an Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certified program.  If completed prior to 2011-2012 school year, students will receive their PE graduation credit upon completion of this 2-3 credit CTE course.

This double-period pre-employment laboratory course provides job-specific preparation for entry-level employment in automotive collision repair.  It includes use of National Automotive Technician Education Foundation (NATEF) industry standards and utilizes I-car materials in STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS and DAMAGE REPAIR.  Instruction emphasizes advanced training in frame and body repair; metal, fiberglass, and synthetic materials repair; welding skills; and preparation and application of primers and paint.  Entrepreneurship, environmental issues, safety, leadership training, and career-opportunity awareness are emphasized.  If completed prior to 2011-2012 school year, students will receive their PE graduation credit upon completion of this 2-3 credit CTE course.