high sChOOL PROgRAMs
hErE ArE the programs of study
available within the Hospitality & Tourism
cluster in Texas high schools.* The state
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has created descriptions of each of these
programs of study. These documents
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detail high school classes you might
take, extended learning opportunities,
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and postsecondary programs. To
download them, visit www.AchieveTexas.
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org/Implementation.htm and click on the
cluster icon for the area that interests you.
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LODGiNG
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professionals in this field take care of guests
Hospitality & Tourism
who stay at hotels and motels. They provide
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services that make their guests’ stay pleasant.
programs let high school
students get Academic foundations
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rECrEATiON, AMUSEMENTS
& ATTrACTiONS
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Career preparation starts with
mastering English, math, and other
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professionals in this area plan, organize, and
academic subjects.
direct activities in playgrounds and recreation
exPeRienCe
“You might not think much about it,
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centers, parks, community centers, theme
but English language skills and public
parks, and tourist attractions.
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rESTAUrANTS &
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hen I started here, I was so timid,”
speaking skills are crucial in Hospitality
remembers Gannel Cordero,
& Tourism,” says Yale Feldman, general
a senior in the culinary arts
manager of the Adam’s Mark Hotel in
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FOOD/BEvErAGE SErviCES
program at the Center for Career and
Dallas. “Employees are talking to people
food service managers are responsible for the
Technology Education in El Paso. “But my
all the time, and their job is to make
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daily operations of restaurants. They oversee
teacher, Sharon Erwin, says I’ve grown a
guests feel important. Employees also
the ordering, preparation, and service of food
lot, and I don’t doubt it. I went out and got
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need to listen, and be able to negotiate
and beverages to patrons.
a job at a restaurant. I’ve been accepted to
when necessary.”
three culinary schools. I will own my own
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Many Hospitality & Tourism jobs
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restaurant someday.”
also involve serious number crunching.
employees in this field make sure travelers For students like Cordero, Texas
Lorraine Hamilton, who teaches Hotel
have good experiences. They help travelers high schools offer a world
Management and Travel and Tourism
plan and arrange trips. of opportunities to build
Marketing at the Guthrie Center, a high
confidence, get experience,
school in Houston, says her students
and learn the basics of the
“gain real skills. It does help them get
* Not all schools offer all programs of study or clusters.
Hospitality & Tourism
ahead—for example, a former student
Ask your counselor which programs are available industry.
of mine is now the assistant director
at your school.

of finance at the Omni Houston Hotel
at Westside.”
Elective Choices
Electives in Hospitality & Tourism usually
fall into two areas at Texas high schools:
hospitality (also called hotel management),
and culinary arts (sometimes called food
production or restaurant management).
Of the two, hospitality is the broader, says
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