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Family & Consumer Sciences

What is FCS?

Students enrolled in Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Education are prepared to make informed decisions about financial literacy, food preparation and nutrition, careers, relationships, apparel design, parenting, and interior design. Students become empowered individuals by using critical thinking skills, which allows them to succeed in their family, career, and community. The skills taught in FCS courses will prepare the students to be productive citizens when they graduate high school. If you are interested in any of our classes, please visit with your counselor or with one of the FCS teachers.

FCS Courses Offered At Southmoore

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​Family & Consumer Sciences

  • 2 Semesters/1 Credit

  • 9th-12th Grades

  • Description: Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) curriculum provides students with basic information and skills needed to function within the family and an ever-changing, complex society. Students develop competencies in the areas of nutrition and wellness, food preparation, housing and interior design, early childhood, fashion and apparel design, interpersonal relationships, and career exploration. The student will gain basic life skills that promote a positive influence upon the quality of their life.

 

Fashion & Apparel Design

  • 2 Semesters/1 Credit

  • 10th-12th Grades

  • Description: In Fashion and Apparel Design, students are introduced to basic apparel design and construction skills through project-based learning. Students will examine the elements and principles of design, how to properly care for clothing, select appropriate fabrics for a selected pattern, learn how to properly use sewing equipment such as an iron, sewing machine, serger, and embroidery machine, and apply basic sewing skills to construct various projects throughout the course.

​Culinary Basics

  • 2 Semesters/1 Credit

  • 10th-12th Grades

  • Description: For 1st semester, Culinary Basics is a "how-to" course that will provide students with basic preparation skills and knowledge needed to prepare a variety of dishes in a lab setting. Topics taught include safety and sanitation, kitchen terms, measurements, tools/equipment, and reading recipes. Students will demonstrate basic food preparation techniques in practical lab experiences. For 2nd semester, the course is more "in-depth" and will build on the concepts taught during 1st semester. Advanced cooking skills, such as cake decorating, pie making, pasta making, and food preservation, will be taught. Food competitions are also a key factor during 2nd semester.

 

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FCS Class Activities

Students in FCS classes!

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FCS Recruitment

  • Incoming Freshmen are given a flyer in March/April regarding FCS courses that they can enroll in for their upcoming Freshmen year of high school.

  • In the secondary course description catalog, FCS courses are listed and described in detail. The course catalog can be found here. 

  • Signs are hung up around the school during enrollment time promoting FCS courses. Signs are also hung up for the first two weeks of school in August when students are allowed to get schedule changes.

  • We have an announcement made the first two weeks of school in August telling students about our classes so they can ask their counselor about getting up in the FCS courses during class schedule change time.

  • Various projects completed in the FCS courses are displayed in the library on the walls outside of the FCS classrooms.

  • FCS courses are recognized on the SHS Facebook page. These posts can be found here. 

FCS Career Readiness

  • Career units are taught in all of the FCS courses.

  • Students go on field trips to expand their knowledge of FCS-related career fields. For example, Culinary students take a tour of the OKC Zoo Animal Commissary. During this tour they get to see the kitchens that the animal food is prepared in, what the animals get to eat, and how the food is prepared. They even get to look through the cookbook of all of the recipes needed to feed the numerous animals at the zoo. 

  • The Culinary students also earn their Cleveland County Food Handler's Permit, which is good for three years. This permit is required in our town, Moore, and in Norman, a neighboring town, if a person wants to work in the food industry.

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