Warning May Contain Losses

All S2 pupils have been working on the Warning May Contain Losses project that has been run between the Business Education & ICT Dept. and Home Economics. The pupils’ challenge was to start-up a company to design and sell a chocolate bar across the school. Each group of 4-5 pupils had to investigate the market to find out about the products available; then discover what influences what we buy and why; design an advertising poster and wrapper for the product; and prepare a PowerPoint presentation. The class winners presented their product to Mr MacKenzie, Mrs Riggins and Miss Borthwick.

The overall winning product was ‘Choco Madness’ designed by Charelle Boyce, Kieran Madden, Morgan Davis and Ryan Crawford. The Choco Madness bar will be available in the school canteen for all to buy from Tuesday 8th May. Congratulations to the winning team and to everyone who took part.

Ayrshire Cook-Off Competition

Congratulations to Amy Gibson who will be representing East Ayrshire at the Ayrshire Cook-Off competition. Amy is one of 4 pupils selected from East Ayrshire schools.

Chef visit

Head Chef John Fowler from the Horizon Hotel, Ayr will be coming into school to work with S3 pupils on their cooking and catering skills. He will, also, select students to enter a competition at the Cook School in Kilmarnock.

Pavlovas demonstration

Thank you to John Fowler, Head Chef, of the Horizon Hotel in Ayr who visited the school to work with S5/6 Hospitality students on exam preparation. John demonstrated how to make Pavlovas and the pupils then made their own.

Hospitality trip

Senior Hospitality students visited ‘The Gallery’ at Kilmarnock College. During their visit they learned about the various courses on offer to study at the college. They also ate a delicious 3 course meal prepared by the college students at their own gallery restaurant.

Gingerbread Chef

Hospitality pupils were delighted that John Fowler the Head Chef of the Horizon Hotel in Ayr visited the school to teach them the art of preparing a gingerbread house. John held a competition and the winner with the best made house was S6 pupil Gordon Copeland. Congratulation to Gordon and thank you to John for his continued support for the school.

Kilmarnock's Hospitality

Mr Kelly and Mrs Gillespie visited the hospitality department at Kilmarnock College to gain an insight into the courses and opportunities available to our school leavers.

Chef's Demonstration

S5/6 Hospitality pupils were delighted that John Fowler the Head Chef of the Horizon Hotel in Ayr visited the school. The pupils worked with John to make Béchamel sauce, chicken and fish veloute sauces. John brought in a range of equipment from the hotel to show the pupils what he used in the kitchen. He also did a demonstration of cutting up vegetables using different cuts; these are skills the students will have to use in their exam. John finished off by cooking a smoked fish dish and a chicken dish, using the sauces the students had prepared. He plated the food up to showing the students how to make the food look attractive by using different cuts of vegetables, and different garnish techniques. John will be returning to the school in a few weeks.

Chef visit

John Fowler the Head Chef of the Horizon Hotel in Ayr will be visiting the school on Tuesday 23rd November to demonstrate cooking skills to S5/6 Hospitality students.

Home Economics exam

In Home Economics pupils will sit their Intermediate 1 Hospitality examination on the 23rd April. The pupils need to prepare a 2-course meal for 4 people consisting of Chicken Curry with brown rice and Chocolate Bar Gateaux and most importantly ‘cleanup as they go.’

Cooking competition

Home Economics department is organising entries for the East Ayrshire Cooking competition. All pupils aged 15-18years are eligible to compete. If interested please see Mrs. Gillespie.

Winning Cook

Congratulations to S3 pupil Jack Allsop who won the Rosemary McAllan’s ‘Cooking in the Kitchen’s Schools Competition’. S1 - S3 students at Doon were invited to enter the competition to win a day cooking with Rosemary. Students had to write out their favourite recipe. The rules were the dish must include nourishing foods that can be sourced locally and the student had to explain how they would serve it e.g. with potatoes, rice, vegetables. Jack’s recipe was for Roast Pork Dinner with sage and onion stuffing, followed by Chocolate Orange Sponge Pudding with sauce or custard! Jack has won a day to cook with his mum and Rosemary and an apron and a tasting spoon. There were also 5 pupils from the school who were Highly Commended for their recipes David Burrell (S3) for Ayrshire Lamb Cutlets, and Ayrshire Tatties; Frazer Buchanan (S2) for Special Jerk Pork Fillet; Liam Haining (S3) for Honey and Lemon Chicken; Reece Wigglesworth (S3) for Shepherd's Pie and Megan Lees (S3) for Scottish Stuffed Chicken. Ms. McAllan will visit the school to present the awards. Well done to everyone who took part in the competition.

Auchincruive Trip

On Wednesday 30th September, 20 S2 pupils were given the opportunity to visit the Scottish Agricultural College at Auchincruive Estate. With assistance from Mrs Gillespie, Mr Kavanagh, Miss Gilbertson and the helpful staff at Auchincruive, pupils were given an opportunity to take part in workshops in Biology, Home Economics, Chemistry and Geography. Luckily the weather stayed dry so pupils were able to explore the estate and it was a great day for all concerned. The S2 pupils are commended for their enthusiasm in asking questions as well as their excellent behaviour throughout the day. Many thanks to The Royal Highland Education Trust who hosted the event, and also to Mr Gooding who helped organize the trip.

Cooking in the Kitchen

In Home Economics S1 to S3 pupils are entering a ‘Cooking in the Kitchen’ competition where the winners will be able to spend a day cooking with Rosemary McAllan. Entrants have to select their favourite recipe, which must include nourishing foods that can be locally sourced. Good Luck to all the participants.

Home Economics

In Home Economics, Intermediate 1 students have finally finished their exams. The pupils ‘cooked up a storm’ and everyone will receive their grades in August. Well done to them all!