Culinary Arts and Food Service Special Features

"Attending classes at the Weaver Education Center enabled me to develop skills in an area (culinary arts) that would have otherwise been unexplored throughout high school. By taking classes and focusing on my future goals, it opened doors for me in terms of gaining industry experience early on before college. The faculty as well at Weaver was extremely supportive in seeing me reach my goals and ambitions, and currently I am still seeking to pursue those goals. Weaver Education Center led me towards receiving $52,000 in scholarship money to attend Johnson & Wales University to continue my hospitality education. For the past four years though I have been studying the hospitality industry with an emphasis on resorts and hotels, which has enabled me to see just how diverse this industry is from many angles. There are so many jobs to go after in so many areas, and Weaver Education Center helped me to enter into the hospitality business with the knowledge and skills I needed to become successful.

Currently I am completing school (May, 2003) at Johnson & Wales in Charlestown, SC and am going to work for the Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort in Destin, Florida as an Area Housekeeping Manager. While this position does not directly reflect my culinary skills, it does show that in this industry the sky is the limit in what can be achieved and strived for. It was not just culinary skills that I learned at Weaver: it was communication, public speaking, networking, and other skills needed to reach success in everything you do. It truly opened me up to another world in education that I never new existed!!"

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