Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Morse Hungry Tigers Showcase Culinary skills in New Facility

Students serve culinary delights at open house Students, staff and district leaders dedicated the new culinary artsfacility at Morse High School on May 30. The College, Career &Technical Education (CCTE) facility is home to the school’s HungryTigers culinary arts program, which uses the state-of-the-art equipment,furnishings and building to provide students with a professionalworking environment while still in school. The Hungry Tigers wowedeveryone in attendance with their culinary talents and deliciousfares. They prepared and served a variety of dishes from hors d'oeuvresto entrees to desserts.
  
The new one-story,steel-framed building is 6,622-square-foot, with an additional1,695-square-foot outdoor cafe. Located on the southeast portion of thecampus, it features indoor dining, a nutritional analysis classroom, twoclassrooms/preparation areas, teachers’ offices, cold and dry storage,uniform closets, laundry, cleanup and trash areas, restrooms, and aloading dock. The $3.2 million CCTE project was funded by San DiegoUnified School District’s Proposition S and a state matching-fund grant,Proposition 1D, both of which can only be used for capital improvementprojects.
CCTE’s culinary arts proRibbon-cutting ceremony for Morse culinary facility gramat Morse High School provides career and technical education in thefood service and hospitality career pathway within the hospitality,tourism, and recreation industry sector.  In this career pathway, Morseprovides the nutrition and  culinary arts and management courses.
For more details on College, Career and Technical Education, visit www.sandi.net/CCTE, or call 858-503-1754. For additional information on Proposition S, visit www.sandi.net/PropS or call 619-725-7252.