ExTEndEd LEARning OPTiOns
HeAd oUTside
the classroom to get
experience in
Hospitality & Tourism.
After
SchoolSpecials
W
hen Monica Martinez, Michelle
Lopez, and Reyna Martinez got
together to come up with a winning
Hospitality & Tourism program, they
thought about a lot of things: cruise ships,
for it, including a website. We wanted to them to talk to lots and lots of people.
five-star hotels, innovative amusement
show that you don’t need a huge amount of Students don’t know where the next job offer
parks. The three students, seniors in the
money to give hospitality services to those or the next scholarship will come from, or
culinary arts program at San Antonio’s
in need.” when a business relationship will pay off
John Jay High School, were preparing
It was a good idea—so good, in fact, that years and years in the future.”
to compete in the Family, Career and
it won the three students first place in the He also urges students to compete
Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
state, with an opportunity to compete at a in local, regional, state, and national
state-level hospitality STAR Event (see “Be
national level. competitive events, including STAR Events.
a Star” at right). They needed a winning
“Competition among their peers will
idea—in fact, they needed a wowing idea.
getting Experience improve their skills the most; it will give
“We wanted to present something that
In Hospitality & Tourism, gaining real- them an edge,” Kelly believes. “It will allow
would show what hospitality was about,
world experience as early as possible is a students the opportunity to see what others
and something that was coming from the
must. Internships, job shadowing, service are doing in the marketplace.”
heart,” remembers Reyna Martinez. “We
learning, part-time work, and participation
wanted an aspect of the industry that’s
in career and technical student organizations show Your skills
not recognized very often. So we picked
(CTSOs) are all out-of-class education, called Another CTSO related to Hospitality &
charitable services. We invented a shelter for
“extended learning.” Tourism is SkillsUSA, a professional student
families and created a complete portfolio
“I get students out in the industry and get organization focused on helping students
them seen; I give them in career and technical education programs
real life experience,” develop leadership, communication,
says Tim Kelly, teacher networking, and social skills. SkillsUSA
at John Jay High sponsors competitions that feature students
School. “I encourage working as individuals, rather than in
TeXas culInarY arTs sTudenTs can applY
for THe TeXas resTauranT assocIaTIon’s
w. prIce, jr. memorIal scHolarsHIp,
worTH up To $5,000.
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