The GAVC Culinary Occupation class uses third term to complete internships at nine local businesses. These local businesses have an opportunity to see how the students work, as well as give the students an opportunity to see how the business runs. Each day/week, while at their internship site, the students are asked to complete a reflection journal that asks specific culinary questions that they may encounter while at their site. When their time is done for the internship site, the students ask their mentor to fill out an evaluation. This evaluation is a reminder to students of their strengths, as well as potential weaknesses that they may want to address before seeking further employment. Students have been able to get jobs with the contacts they make during their internship. Their actions reflect the ProStart Food Service Management Class, as well as Galesburg High School, and the opportunity for students in the years to come. The local businesses that the students are interning at include: Uncle Billy’s Bakery, Q’s Café, Coney Island, Pizza House, Knox College Dining, Sirloin Stockade, Happy Joe’s Pizza and Ice Cream Parlor, Hy-Vee Bakery, and Seminary Village.
