Food Network, here we come!
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Students can earn a Safe Server Certificate, which will help them work in the food industry.
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Teacher Ashley Davis teaches students in the culinary arts program at DeSoto County High School how to bake a pound cake. The mirror above her allows the students to see what she is doing.
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The program boasts a brand-new commercial kitchen.
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Culinary students bring samples of gourmet cookies to School Board members (here, Karen Chancey) during the Feb. 26 meeting.
DESOTO COUNTY – The DeSoto County High School offers a class where the subject matter is quite sweet. Well, actually, it goes further than that. The class is delicious. That’s because the high school offers a culinary program in which the students, upon completion and passing a test, could receive a food service certificate that will allow them to work in any food establishment.
The culinary program is one of many academies the school has instituted to help prepare students who will go to work right out of school. Not all children go to college. Whatever the reason – money, grades, lack of interest, etc. – college is not a priority for some students. However, an education has to be a priority. It is an established fact: If you don’t have an education, chances are you will hold a low-paying job.
