Culinary Students are Certified
PM class - ServSafe Allergens Certificate
Back row left to right - Maddison Baldwin (HHS senior), Mariah Adams (HHS senior), Kaylea Anderson (HHS senior), Marquis Czarnecki (HHS senior), & Corbin Burrous (FHS senior)
Front row left to right - James Kokkos (HHS senior), Kelsey Rhind (GHS senior), & Trinity Misenar (HHS senior)
Culinary Arts students recently earned certifications that not only represent months of hard work and hands-on learning, but also the opportunity to make themselves more employable in the food service industry. Instructor Chef Heidi Rocha explains: “In total we had 11 first year students earn the ServSafe Manager Certificate. This does not include the three second-year students who certified last year. Also, the entire class (26 students) earned the ServSafe Allergens certificate. The certificates are very important because the State of Michigan requires all food service businesses to have at least one person on staff who has the ServSafe Manager Certificate and the ServSafe Allergens Certificate. Typically, these are owners and managers, so when an entry-level employee has the certificate, it gives them a much higher chance for employment. I have seen several students over the years get hired just because of having one or both certificates. Students may also earn articulated college credit for sanitation courses at colleges with Culinary and Foodservice programs.”
PM class - ServSafe Manager Food Safety Certificate
Left to right - Maddison Baldwin (HHS senior), Kelsey Rhind (GHS senior), & Corbin Burrous (FHS senior)
AM class - ServSafe Allergens Certificate
Back row left to right - Christian Gamache (BHS senior), Kade Tripp (BHS junior), Dylan Greer (BHS senior), Brandon Asch (CHS senior), Adam Archbold (FHS senior), Maisie Commet (FHS senior), & Isaac Moore (BHS senior)
Middle row left to right - Megan Allen (CHS senior), Aria Santiago (CHS senior), Brittany Hale (CHS junior), Damien Thompson (CHS senior)
Front row left to right - Rebecca Hakes (HHS junior), Ivy Iadipaolo (HHS junior), Rychelle Bradley (CHS junior), Trisitian Larman (FHS senior), & Branden Greer (BHS senior) (Also, not pictured Kira Saylor - BHS junior)
AM class - ServSafe Manager Food Safety Certificate
Back row Left to right - Rebecca Hakes (HHS junior), Isaac Moore (BHS senior), Kade Tripp (BHS junior), Brandon Asch (CHS senior), Adam Archbold (FHS senior), & Maisie Commet (FHS senior)
Front row left to right - Megan Allen (CHS senior), Rychelle Bradley (CHS junior), Aria Santiago (CHS senior), Ivy Iadipaolo (HHS junior), Damien Thompson (CHS senior)