I am Ms. Janet Simms a Family & Consumer Science teacher & teach culinary arts at Pearland High School. Career & Technology is the department for culinary courses & Culinary is in the Hospitality & Tourism career cluster.  I teach Introduction to Culinary Arts a 1 credit & 1 class period then Culinary Arts which is 2 credits and 2 class periods. A beautiful lab with all new equipment was one of the construction projects in PISD during the Spring thru early Fall of 2019.  PHS students & our CTE department have top notch industry equipment to learn many basic and advanced skills.  I have been teaching at PHS for 23 years plus have I several years of experience in restaurant management, so I am able to bring hands on knowledge from the industry to the classroom.  This past summer the culinary teachers in PISD were given the opportunity to learn from an Artisan baker from the San Francisco Baking Institute.  An incredible experience I hope to share with culinary students this school year.