407.297.4900 ext 6192628 christopher.bates@ocps.net
Wekiva Culinary

Wekiva Culinary

Magnet Academy of Culinary Arts at Wekiva High School

  • About
    • What makes us “Premier”
    • Our Culinary Kids in the News
    • Courses
      • Culinary 1
      • Culinary Arts 2
      • Culinary Arts 3, Honors
      • Gastronomy and Culinary Management
    • Wekiva High School Website
    • Chef Christopher Bates
  • Students
    • Calendar
    • 2026 Orientation
      • 2026 Welcome Letter
      • Sign: Syllabus and Safety Contract
      • Pay: Culinary Equipment & Supply Fee
      • Uniforms
      • FAQs for New and Returning Students
    • Wekiva Culinary Internship Program
    • Future Students
      • Magnet Open House
      • How to Apply for a Spot in our Magnet
  • Competition
    • Welcome to the Winningest Culinary Team in Central Florida!
    • Regional and ProStart Competition
    • NASA HUNCH Culinary Competition
    • FCCLA
    • Universal Studios’ High School Culinary Arts Competition: Handheld Foods
  • Catering & Events
    • Christmas Cookie Gift Box Sale
    • Wekiva Fire – Unexpectedly Good Hot Sauce
    • Craveable Tapenade: Romesco Sauce
    • Boba Tea Cafe
    • Wekiva Culinary Chocolate Factory
    • Order Your Next Amazing Boxed Lunch Right Here
  • Learn
    • Get in the Kitchen: Safe Students, Safe Food
    • Getting Hired: the Culinary Students’ Guide to Finding Work
    • Customer Service Basics: Mastering the Art of Hospitality
    • Preparing for the Restaurant Management Challenge
    • Student Leadership
    • Food Safety Training
      • YouTube Food Safety Playlist, Study Guide, and Handouts
      • The Ins and Outs of Registering Your Account with ServSafe
      • The Gamification of Food Safety Review: Quizizz and Kahoots
      • Studying for the ServSafe Exam: Flashcard Extravaganza!
      • The Absolute BASICS: Review These ServSafe Elements to Pass the Exam
  • Cook
    • Culinary 1 Recipe Book
    • Culinary 2 Recipe Book
    • Culinary 3 Recipe Book
    • Culinary 4 Recipe Book
    • Cooking Methods
    • Make Your Own Ice Cream: Scoopable Art and Tasty Science
    • Catering and Volume Recipes
      • Mustang Fire Hot Sauce
      • Fudge for You, Fudge for a Friend: Exploring the Greatest American Candy
  • Contact Us
    • Our Students Need Your Support: How You Can Help
    • How to Get Involved: Sponsors and Donors
    • Volunteers, Parents, and Partners in Education
    • Culinary Advisory Board
    • How to Post Job Opportunities for our Students
  • Video Introductions to Wekiva Culinary
  • Video Introductions to Wekiva Culinary
407.297.4900 ext 6192628 christopher.bates@ocps.net
Wekiva Culinary

Wekiva Culinary

Magnet Academy of Culinary Arts at Wekiva High School

  • About
    • What makes us “Premier”
    • Our Culinary Kids in the News
    • Courses
      • Culinary 1
      • Culinary Arts 2
      • Culinary Arts 3, Honors
      • Gastronomy and Culinary Management
    • Wekiva High School Website
    • Chef Christopher Bates
  • Students
    • Calendar
    • 2026 Orientation
      • 2026 Welcome Letter
      • Sign: Syllabus and Safety Contract
      • Pay: Culinary Equipment & Supply Fee
      • Uniforms
      • FAQs for New and Returning Students
    • Wekiva Culinary Internship Program
    • Future Students
      • Magnet Open House
      • How to Apply for a Spot in our Magnet
  • Competition
    • Welcome to the Winningest Culinary Team in Central Florida!
    • Regional and ProStart Competition
    • NASA HUNCH Culinary Competition
    • FCCLA
    • Universal Studios’ High School Culinary Arts Competition: Handheld Foods
  • Catering & Events
    • Christmas Cookie Gift Box Sale
    • Wekiva Fire – Unexpectedly Good Hot Sauce
    • Craveable Tapenade: Romesco Sauce
    • Boba Tea Cafe
    • Wekiva Culinary Chocolate Factory
    • Order Your Next Amazing Boxed Lunch Right Here
  • Learn
    • Get in the Kitchen: Safe Students, Safe Food
    • Getting Hired: the Culinary Students’ Guide to Finding Work
    • Customer Service Basics: Mastering the Art of Hospitality
    • Preparing for the Restaurant Management Challenge
    • Student Leadership
    • Food Safety Training
      • YouTube Food Safety Playlist, Study Guide, and Handouts
      • The Ins and Outs of Registering Your Account with ServSafe
      • The Gamification of Food Safety Review: Quizizz and Kahoots
      • Studying for the ServSafe Exam: Flashcard Extravaganza!
      • The Absolute BASICS: Review These ServSafe Elements to Pass the Exam
  • Cook
    • Culinary 1 Recipe Book
    • Culinary 2 Recipe Book
    • Culinary 3 Recipe Book
    • Culinary 4 Recipe Book
    • Cooking Methods
    • Make Your Own Ice Cream: Scoopable Art and Tasty Science
    • Catering and Volume Recipes
      • Mustang Fire Hot Sauce
      • Fudge for You, Fudge for a Friend: Exploring the Greatest American Candy
  • Contact Us
    • Our Students Need Your Support: How You Can Help
    • How to Get Involved: Sponsors and Donors
    • Volunteers, Parents, and Partners in Education
    • Culinary Advisory Board
    • How to Post Job Opportunities for our Students

Smart Interviewing: The Art of Asking Good Questions

December 30, 2022 Chef Bates

At some point in your career, you will hopefully be expected to interview and hire employees. And from your first job until your last, you will CERTAINLY be interviewed many times yourself! One of the…

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Know What You’ll Do – Understanding Job Descriptions

December 30, 2022 Chef Bates

The most frequent question young workers ask when starting the job hunt falls along these lines: “Should I take this job or work somewhere else?” They ask this question even when no one has OFFERED…

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The Line Starts Here: Finding a Job While in High School

December 30, 2022 Chef Bates

Looking for your first job - whether it is part-time or full-time - can seem like an overwhelming task. Finding a job is hard enough to begin with, but when you have not had any…

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Legal Stuff: Limitations and Opportunities for Working High School Students

December 28, 2022 Chef Bates

There are a LOT of laws which regulate how managers hire, employ, and terminate their workers. While most restaurants and restaurant chains have policies and procedures which closely follow the laws, it is not uncommon…

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Marketing ROI – What it is and how to figure it out

November 27, 2022 Chef Bates

Restaurant ROIs can be scary things if you don’t know what they are all about. Let me explain how ROIs are used to make marketing decisions in a way that doesn’t make you hate everyone.

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Thinking big picture from the beginning: How to complete a SWOT analysis (on a restaurant which doesn’t exist yet)

November 26, 2022 Chef Bates

Creating a SWOT analysis for a restaurant is a challenge – creating one for a restaurant that hasn’t even opened? That’s a real trick. Let’s me show you how.

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Restaurant Marketing Jumpstart: The Basics

November 13, 2022 Chef Bates

In order for your restaurant to make money, you've got to profitably provide a product (food and drinks) or a service (catering or event management) AND there must be a group of people who desire…

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How to Keep Your Restaurant Making Money: Cost Control 101

September 26, 2022 Chef Bates

What makes a restaurant a success? Is it the menu? Or having a dynamic chef? Or is it having an incredible front- of-the-house staff? All of these are important factors, but the bottom line is…

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Menu Design – How to Make Your Concept a Reality

August 28, 2022 Chef Bates

A restaurant’s menu is its biggest magnet. In order to build a loyal group of patrons, restaurants need to create a unique, fairly priced menu that offers fresh and reliable food and drink options.  According…

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Building a Successful Restaurant: Understanding Sales Mix Analysis and Menu Engineering

August 28, 2022 Chef Bates

The key elements of menu mix and sales analysis applied to initial menu design

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Our ProStart Team Wins Nationals!

Wekiva Culinary Photo Journal: What we’ve been doing this year…

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Wekiva Culinary Magnet Information

Wekiva Culinary is now the Magnet Academy of Culinary Arts at Wekiva High School.

This means students from all over OCPS may apply to be admitted, regardless of what school they are zoned to attend. If your student is passionate about cooking and a career in the Culinary Arts, is interested in owning a restaurant one day, or is just curious about what the food and beverage industry is all about, apply for admission today!

You can always contact Program Director and Lead Instructor Chef Bates for more information. Email christopher.bates@ocps.net. To make sure your email is given a priority response, please put “magnet inquiry” in the subject heading of your email.

For more information, watch the orientation videos below.

For Future Parents

https://youtu.be/L44kcZGt_k0

For Future Students

https://youtu.be/NXDJsOMO2aE

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Wekiva’s FCCLA Chapter opens this year – keep an eye out for registration and sign up details!

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