Dollarway Substantial Faculty launched pupils to the culinary arts at Dollarway and other job options in a system at Southeast Arkansas College or university earlier in March.
CULINARY ARTS
The Culinary Arts Job Exploration Camp was sponsored by Marla Barnes, higher education and profession coach, and Freddie Harris, counselor, on March 4 in the Dollarway Superior School loved ones and buyer science classroom, in accordance to a news release.
Hosts ended up Bethel Byrd, spouse and children and client science instructor, and Tykesha Cross, personal finance and JAG (Careers for Arkansas Graduates) teacher.
Dollarway students welcomed Chris Willis, main govt officer of Tiny West Ninth “Spirit of Entrepreneurship” and supervisor and operator of Small Bites Cafe on the SEARK campus. Brandon Turner and Keaundra James ended up part of the workforce that assisted college students with recommendations and cooking.
“Smaller Bites has wonderful food stuff that is also out there for the Pine Bluff community and normal public,” in accordance to the release.
Students have been engaged in subject areas these as the restaurant small business, finances, and administration. Learners also acquired palms-on food planning and recipe instructions as properly as classes about acquiring and the charging program.
Learners ended up divided into teams and ready hen sandwiches, tempura veggie shooters with household-built ranch dressing, cheesecake parfaits, and rosemary lemonade. College students also figured out the heritage of African Individuals on West Ninth Road at Little Rock.
“College students ended up pretty engaged in the camp, felt self-assured and were being fired up about carrying their chef hats and aprons,” Barnes mentioned. “Numerous of Dollarway’s students have expressed an desire in culinary, company, and entrepreneurship following significant school.”
SEARK SESSION
Dollarway eighth and ninth graders participated in a occupation exploration camp not too long ago at SEARK. Co-hosts had been Dedric Cross, Robert F. Morehead Center College history teacher, Kanechia Sergeant, Morehead counselor, and Sparrow Richards, Dollarway Significant University English teacher, Barnes explained.
College students had been engaged in welding, heating/air-conditioning, videography, resume writing, commerical driver’s license education, gaming, and law and public protection, in accordance the release.
The Arkansas Division of Instruction Division of Career & Technical Training Profession Mentor plan is developed to inspire and support Arkansas students to realize their objectives as it relates to university and occupation arranging through intense fingers-on packages and pursuits, according the launch.

