FHA-Hero is a nation wide organization for young men and women in family and consumer science education in schools across the nation. Our FHA-Hero club is directed by the family and consumer science teacher Kathleeen Dickerson. This year’s Regional FHA meeting was held here on campus. The events included Apparel Construction, Child Development, Commercial Foods Preparation, Consumer Education, Culinary Arts Display, Fashion Design, Interior Design, Job Application and Interview, Menu Planning and Table Display, Prepared Speech, and Salad Preparation. Seniors Mireya Munoz, Stephanie Martinez, and Jesse Flores all competed in the Commercial Foods Preparation against eight other schools in our region. The team placed 4th and are now moving on to competing in the state finals in April.
PB: What made you interested in joining FHA-Hero?
Munoz: I aspire to be a chef one day and Mrs. Dickerson told me about the competition and I wanted to join.
Martinez: Seeing other students looking professional in the official dress, the red jackets.
Flores: I like to cook.
PB: What made you interested in joining the competition?
Munoz: It gave me the opportunity to see what being a chef would be like.
Martinez: Going up against other schools and testing my abilities to see if I was good enough to go to state.
Flores: I enjoy competing in culinary arts competitions.
PB: How has being in Foods and Nutrition helped you?
Munoz: I learned how to work as a team, how to measure properly and follow the instructions.
Martinez: It gave me the opportunity to get a food handlers permit which gave me the opportunity to get a job. It also helped me learn to work as a team and made me realize I don’t have to do everything by myself.
Flores: It helped me set my career goals.
PB: What did you gain from this experience?
Munoz: It helped me see how chefs cook and how they enjoy competing.
Martinez: It gave me a better understanding of a chefs time and effort that (s)he puts into cooking.
Flores: It made me see how much time and effort is put into cooking.
