San Benito CISD Co-Hosts El Sabor de San Benito
San Benito CISD, in partnership with San Benito Chamber of Commerce, proudly hosted their 3rd annual community fundraising event, El Sabor de San Benito. This exciting event brought together local restaurants and talented culinary arts students from both the Career & Technical Education program and the ACE Afterschool Program. The students assisted in preparing and […]
Southside ISD BBQ Team Wins Big
Southside ISD BBQ team had the incredible opportunity to compete in the National High School BBQ Association competition in Kansas City. These young chefs from Julius L. Matthey Middle School cooked away the competition, earning 1st Place in Chili, 2nd Place in Ribeye, 4th Place in Chicken Lollipop, 6th Place in Ribs, 9th Place in […]
Smithville ISD Culinary Students Win at Escoffier
Culinary students from Smithville High School traveled to Austin, Texas, to participate in one of the most prestigious youth culinary competitions in the state. The Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts hosted its 11th annual “Young Escoffier” competition, where 36 teams from across Texas competed in a high-level culinary challenge. Working in teams of four, […]
South San Antonio ISD Culinary Club Returns to Cooking
South San Antonio ISD’s culinary club are putting their aprons back on and are ready to cook up a storm. The Kindred Elementary, Culinary Tigers, announced they will be holding their meetings again this upcoming year. The club was started five years ago by teacher Ms. Dominga Sanchez and fellow teachers. Upon the club’s return, […]
Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD RST Program
Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD shares the importance of teaching students financial literacy. The Ready, Set, Teach! (RST) program is a field-based internship which supplies students with the knowledge of child and adolescents development principles, along with effective teaching principles. With the help of SCUC partner, Junior Achievement of South Texas (JAST), they are dedicated to teaching […]
Northside ISD Culinary Students Teach Kids Kitchen Skills
Culinary students from Northside ISD high schools showed elementary students a few kitchen skills! Kids Teaching Kids- where culinary students create a healthy snack, geared towards elementary-age students. Hatchett and Tomlinson students were able to do hands-on work too! Northside Independent School District teamed up with their district high school culinary programs high schools that […]
La Vernia ISD Attends Vaquero Cookoff
La Vernia Culinary Arts participated in the Junior Division Vaquero Cook Off! La Vernia HS student, Paige Galvan, and teacher Mrs. LeStourgeon, demonstrated the cooking of arroz con pollo on SA Live KSAT. Paige Galvan posed for photos on the set of SA Live representing LVHS Culinary Arts. La Vernia High School is very proud […]
CTE Students Win Prizes for Culinary Creativity
CTE culinary students competed for a chance to win prize money for the best Super Bowl appetizers. Check out our winners! San Antonio Area Culinary Winners FIRST PLACE, $250 PRIZE: Clarissa Villarreal, Wagner HS, Judson ISD – Pepperoni Football SECOND PLACE, $150 PRIZE: Jolee Leos, Edison HS, SAISD – Mini Football Peppers THIRD PLACE, $100 PRIZE: Joshua Cervantes, […]
Edgewood ISD Culinary Team Competes in National BBQ Competition
Edgewood ISD culinary students are competing for thousands in college scholarship dollars, coveted flame-printed trophies — and BBQ bragging rights! The Edgewood CTE students agree that the barbecue competitions have taught them how to work together with a team and the skills required to prep and cook — under the pressure of time limits and […]
CTE Month and the Culinary Arts Pathway
CTE Month and the Culinary Arts Pathway CTE, or Career and Technical Education, includes public school districts’ Culinary Arts programs. Culinary Arts is part of the CTE Hospitality and Tourism Career Cluster. What is Culinary Arts? Culinary Arts refers to planning, preparing, cooking, presenting, and serving food. Culinary Arts students learn skills that focus on […]
