When sophomore Wilson Tamay, a current culinary arts student, discovered the class would not be offered in the upcoming school year, he was disappointed.

Tamay said he learns valuable skills in the class.

“This class is really helpful for the people that want to have a future for cooking,” Tamay said.

“If they want to be chefs, they start learning proper cooking and business skills.”

Junior Tommy Hames said he enjoyed the experience of culinary arts.

“I’ve learned a lot from it which includes new foods, ‘fancying’ the food I make, and basic cooking skills. I enjoyed it while it lasted,” Hames said.

Prior to class registration in February, the school decided to cancel the class in the 2016-2017 school year, according to culinary arts teacher Jena Splettstoeser. She said she will not return next year.

“There is not going to be a teacher here that is licensed to teach the class,” Splettstoeser said. “Hopefully, the class will be offered the following year, so it really would only impact students that are going to be seniors next year.”

Splettstoeser said students learn various fundamentals that allow them to succeed in collaborative tasks.

“Students learn a lot of collaboration with their peers because they do a lot of everything in group work,” Splettstoeser said. “(They learn) basic cooking skills, a lot of knife skills and basic kitchen math.”

Sophomore D’aviyan Robinson, a current member of culinary arts, said he’s upset the class was cancelled.

“It’s one of the few classes offered that teaches useful home skills, and I feel like it’s a class a lot of people would enjoy,” Robinson said.