Automotive Technology

Prepares students for a career in the automotive repair industry.  Students will learn basic safety and the operation of parts of the automobile, using charts, technical manuals, computerized equipment and tools of the trade.  Students will remove, disassemble, repair, replace, overhaul, rebuild and add used parts of the automobile.

Cosmetology

This course prepares students for the New Jersey State Cosmetology/Hairstyling License and a professional career in cosmetology. Topics of study include safety issues and practices, professional image, sanitation, hair and scalp care, hair shaping and barbering skills, wet hairstyling, thermal styling, chemical applications, manicuring, Pedi curing, nail tech services, skin care, facials and make-up application, superfluous hair removal, salon business and related sciences. The related sciences include bacteriology, cosmetic chemistry, basic anatomy and physiology, and studies of the structure, diseases and disorders associated with the hair, skin and nails. Students spend a portion of each day learning the theoretical or technical skills required. A typical theory class may include lecture, demonstration, video presentation, or independent study. Students practice many of the practical skill applications on mannequins at first and as their skills progress; they sometimes use each other as models. After completing 600 hours and obtaining a Student Permit License from the state, students will work on clients who make appointments in our school salon. Students will be expected to use the Internet and word processing to complete special interest projects. They will use specified cosmetology computer software to support curriculum objectives.

Culinary Arts

The culinary arts program is a four-year competency based program of study that has four consecutive courses. Each student will receive 360 hours of training per school year. Some major areas of study include safety and sanitation, breakfast cookery, regional American, basic baking and advanced pastry. Completion of this program will allow students to pursue a variety of entry level positions in the food service industry as well a head start in a post secondary food service program.

Horticulture

The  Horticulture program prepares students for careers and professional leadership in the production, processing, marketing  of  horticultural products and for related careers in plant  technology, economics, natural resources and  the environment .The program covers safety, a review  of horticulture and related occupations,  plant classification,  reproduction,  plant growth and development, pest control,  retail flower shop operation, floral design, greenhouse production,  nursery management,  landscape design and maintenance,  turf, and establishing a horticulture  business. In addition to classroom instruction, real world applications are provided with supervised agriculture experiences  (structured learning experiences ), and FFA to motivate students to succeed in school and in their careers.

Landscaping/Industrial Maintenance

This is a four (4) year course in which students progressively attain skills that are a prerequisite for entry level positions in either the landscaping or industrial maintenance fields.

The landscaping segment entails acquiring skills in all facets of the field inclusive of landscaping, maintenance, design, and construction.  The students will master the use of all power related equipment inclusive of ride-on, walk-behind and push mowers, edgers, blowers, etc.

The industrial maintenance aspect will entail the mastering of skills with related power equipment such as the table saw, radial arm saw and compound miter saw; along with various drills and sanding equipment of different complexities and sized “related to carpentry.”  Students will master the ability to follow designs to construct and assemble various wooden and metal structures up to and including basic furniture.

The student will also gain rudimentary skills in electricity, plumbing, painting and staining in both the interior and exterior environment.  Students will be capable of making basic household and industrial repairs as required.

Office Maintenance/Hospitality

The Office Maintenance/Hospitality program offers several levels of instruction within the program.  It provides students with a realistic view of the occupational areas.  Emphasis is on providing career information and developing sound habits and attitudes.  Students work in a hands-on environment preparing them for entry level positions within the Office Maintenance and Hospitality field of employment.  Students have the opportunity to utilize their skills within the community as the program offers day trips to nearby facilities.  This program often works hand in hand with the landscaping/building maintenance program.  Topics of study include; Safety and Security, Carpet/Floor Cleaning and Shampooing (methods and types of equipment), Interior and Exterior Painting, Public/Non-Public Types of Cleaning, Housekeeping, Human Resource Issues (Skill Training, Motivation, Self-Management), and On Premises Laundry (Planning and types of machines and equipment).

Business Technology

The Business Technology Program is a three-year program consisting of Business Technology I, II, and III.  Business Technology will cover the following areas: Finance, Information Systems, Communications, Marketing/Entrepreneurship, and Career Development.

Finance topics will include the Role of Consumers, the Role of Government and Citizens, and Accounting.  Students will be able to identify the sources and types of credit, select an appropriate form of credit for a particular buying decision, determine advantages and disadvantages of credit, understand the importance of credit ratings, and calculate the true cost of credit for various credit uses.  Students will learn why and how people save, the advantages and disadvantages of different savings and investing plans, the factors that affect the rate of return on a given savings and investment plan, and rent from property, and to identify services that financial institutions provide to customers.  Students will become familiar with the laws that are available to protect the rights of consumers and differentiate among informative, protective, and enabling laws.  Students will also learn the basic accounting procedures used to operate a business.

Information Systems topics will include Keyboarding, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Excel.  In Keyboarding, students will enhance their touch typing keyboarding techniques, increase proficiency in keyboarding skills with emphasis on accuracy, and perform advanced formatting and editing of various business documents. 

Communication topics will include oral, written, reading, social and business listening, and telephone techniques.  Students will use proper techniques to plan and present oral presentations, understand the intent of printed propaganda, write coherent business correspondence, follow oral directions, and use the telephone to receive and place calls.

Marketing/Entrepreneurship topics will include characteristics, marketing, economics, finance, accounting, management, legal aspects of business and developing business plans.  Entrepreneurship focuses on recognizing a business opportunity, starting a business based on the recognized opportunity and operating and maintaining that business.  Students will incorporate the various functional areas of business.

Career Development topics will include self-awareness, positive self-concept and image, and career strategies.

Retail Careers

This course is designed to help students learn the skills necessary to perform front-end cashier operations and front-end general operations and to set-up and maintain the various departments of a supermarket. Safety habits and human relations skills are also stressed.

Electronics

Electronics is a four year program consisting of nine courses which is designed to prepare students for an entry level position in the electronics or telecommunications industries. 

All students begin with a nine week Exploratory Electronics course which is offered 4 times a year.  In this course students will build and test basic circuits to demonstrate their understanding of circuits and their ability to draw and read a schematic diagram.

The Sophomore year is dedicated to Analog Electronics.  The first 18 weeks deals exclusively with DC Electronics which is followed by 18 weeks of AC Electronics.  

The Junior year starts with a 12 week course in Semiconductor Electronics which is a study in how transistors and integrated circuits (“chips”) are made and operate.  This course is followed by a 9 week course in Digital Electronics that deals with the Logic and Math of zero’s (0) and one’s (1) which is how a computer processes all math or logic functions. During the final 15 weeks of the Junior year students study Network Copper Cabling which is “Physical Layer” of a computer network.   Students will construct and troubleshoot 15 different types of cables.  Students who maintain an average score of 85 will receive their own Network Copper Cabling certification, which is what the student must have to be employed in the telecommunication and to enter a corporate Data Center. 

The Senior year is comprised of three courses.  PC Servicing is the first fifteen weeks where students explore the hardware components of a PC and study the internal operations of an Operating System.   Students take their final exam on the computer writing their answers to a computer file using the DOS Operating System.  The second block of instruction is PC Troubleshooting which is a nine week course where students test components of retired computers to identify viable components and uses these parts to build and configure a fully operational PC.  The final course of the senior year is a twelve week course in Fiber Optic Cabling.  Students study the basics of Light transmission as applied to modern telecommunications applications.  Students manually construct Optical Fiber cables thinner than a human hair, and have it successfully conduct information on a beam of light.  Students that maintain an average of 85 or higher, including the three day final exam can earn their independent Certification as a Fiber Optic Network Technician.   

Visual and Performing Arts

This course will give students basic knowledge and understanding in the four art forms (disciplines) of Visual and Performing Art, dance, music, theater and visual art.  Students will particularly concentrate on musical theater.  Students will focus on basic introductions and history in dancing, acting, stagecraft and theater production.  Upon completion of this program, students will have acquired knowledge to write, direct and produce a complete musical presentation and to obtain careers as actors, choreographers, theater technicians, stage designers, lighting designers and graphic artist.