Four Clare-Gladwin Career Center students learned culinary and
restaurant management skills first-hand from industry mentors during the
Michigan Restaurant Association’s ProStart Student Symposium, held last month at
Sysco, the event’s sponsor, in Canton, Mich.
Joined by their peers from around the state, the CTE Culinary Arts
students were split into two groups; culinary and management.
Jaime Phillips of Beaverton and Chelsie Eichorn of Farwell
participated in the culinary group. “Jaime and Chelsie worked in groups with
industry mentors and created a three course meal using mystery basket items,
such as whole salmon, orzo, and mushrooms,” said CTE Culinary Arts Instructor
Heidi Rocha.
The management group included Heather Baker of Gladwin and Kelsey
Kula of Beaverton. According to Rocha, the management students worked with
mentors on a case study and presented their response to the study to the more
than 150 people in attendance at the symposium.
“The ProStart Symposium is a very rewarding and worthwhile
opportunity for the culinary arts students,” said Rocha. “I am extremely proud
of them for their demonstration of critical thinking, dedication to their tasks,
and creativity. They were a wonderful representation of the Clare-Gladwin Career
Center.”
The Culinary Arts program is one of nine career and technical
education (CTE) programs offered to local high school juniors and seniors
through the Clare-Gladwin Career Center, a program of Clare-Gladwin RESD.
Students spend half of their school day at their CTE class and the other half at
their local high school.
For
more information about the Clare-Gladwin Career Center, please visit www.cgresd.net.
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