Rowan County students highlight culinary projects and school musical

Students and staff used the board meeting Dec. 17 to highlight recent extracurricular achievements.

Culinary students Haley Zorns and Jordan Dalton described recent activities: competition wins in a state fair event labeled "Put an Egg on It," success in kitchen/soup competitions, a sugar-cookie decorating event involving more than 200 elementary students, and a planned collaboration with agriculture classes to cure hams. Staff noted the culinary class had catered Veterans Day events and prepared charcuterie boards featuring locally produced honey from a civil engineering collaboration.

Round County Senior High School thespians announced their production of Irving Berlin's 'White Christmas' with scheduled performances Thursday through Saturday and encouraged community attendance.

Presentations were met with praise from the board and a recognition of the students' efforts.