A student is pulling a tray of baked items out of an oven. We can only see the side of his body and face

Just another busy week in Culinary Arts

Culinary Arts had a busy week. We made a special lunch/dinner for our janitorial crew, to celebrate Custodian Appreciation Day.  We also had a fabulous bake sale with over 50 baked goods, and we had a demo on sourdough. We will end the week with some nice relaxation with apple picking.

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Two students stand on either side of school counselor. Counselor and one student are wearing welding jackets, and welding helmets. The helmets are flipped up so we can see the faces. In the background a red car is up in the air on an automotive lift.

School Counselor Gets Involved

This week the students have been learning and practicing collision-specific welding. We had an unexpected visitor and, with a little motivation from a couple students, the school counselor participated in our welding practices. Ms. Ramey is always such a good sport.

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Program Collaboration

You might not think that Public Safety & Criminal Justice has much in common with Cosmetology.  Students in Cosmetology joined the Public Safety program to study an in-depth lesson on the structure of hair. The students from both programs analyzed hair strands under microscopes and collaborated to share their findings. One set of students seeking…

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Program Advisory Boards

Every year all Program advisory members are invited to a breakfast. We meet in the theater, where we review the importance of our advisory boards. We have a board for every program area made up of industry professionals, former students, people representing higher education and more. This year the meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September…

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Student Representatives

Piper Newman, Colin Beaty and Taylor Murphy are this year’s student representatives to our Regional Advisory Board (RAB). They were elected by the student body of Stafford to bring the student voice and perspective to the RAB.  Piper is a second-year Health Careers student from RHS. Colin is a first year Health Careers student from…

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Salon at Stafford Opening September 15, 2025

Cosmetology year two students are spending their days practicing for the opening of our salon in just two short weeks. Our Salon at Stafford will reopen on Monday, September 15th, for the 25/26 school year. Please call the salon for an appointment. 770 1055. Our students need to practice their customer service and booking skills.

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Public Safety Alumni Returns to Visit

Public Safety & Criminal Justice students have been awesome, acclimating to STC, and within a day had their own class guidelines done. We had a guest visit from a former graduate of the program who completed their EMT Certification and is working full-time at Regional Ambulance. STC Alum Lauren Palmer shared her excitement with new…

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First Days of School

The first few days of school have been busy. Students are getting to know their classmates, building classroom norms and expectations, and starting safety training. Building bikes, designing and building Rube Goldberg type machines that will flip a switch, and drawing without looking! I asked some students to name one good thing that happened this…

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