| Williston native cooking up success
David Hinderer, 28, is one of the lucky few who has been able to carve out a career from doing what he loves. After working as a machine technician and troubleshooter, he decided to switch paths and attend culinary school."The decision to explore my passion came while attending my younger sister's college graduation in Grand Forks," Hinderer says. "I questioned myself as to what I really wanted to do for the rest of my life, and there was only one solid answer."After touring the Pennsylvania Culinary Institute (PCI) with a friend, he says it was evident it was the place for him."Everyone can appreciate good food, and I don't know many people who don't watch the Food Network from time to time," he says. "This was my real calling, and having one of the top three culinary schools in the country nearby made it a little easier to make the transition."He says he has been cooking for as long as he can remember, and has pictures of himself making pies with his mother soon after he could stand.
Local students study culinary arts, not home ec
The days of home cooking in the classroom are over. Make way for the world of culinary training. For previous generations, home economics was rooted in, well, the home. Students learned how to prepare foods that they could create in their own kitchen. The point was to make them able to do more than boil water. Not anymore. "Home economics in its original format is really gone, not just (locally) but in the state and nationally," said Brenda Krage, executive director of secondary career and technical education for Pueblo City Schools. Even the course name is a relic of the past; these days, kids study consumer and family science. And cooking? That's not part of the subject, although nutrition is. Instead, high school students have opportunities to participate in culinary classes that can give them a head start on a career in the food service industry.
School bulletin
The Liberty High School Leadership Class is sponsoring a dance for special needs students in the four Hillsboro high schools and five other local high schools from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, in the multipurpose room at Bethany Presbyterian Church, 15505 NW Springville Road in Portland. The dance will include about 100 special needs students, as well as 35 "typical peers," said Mariah Jones, the dance coordinator. For more on the dance, call Nicole Thompson, LHS Leadership teacher, at 503-844-1250. All seventh- and eighth-grade students are invited to the 2nd annual EGGstreme Night Games starting at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 21, at Shute Park. A glow-in-the-dark egg hunt, egg roulette, other games and a snack prepared by the Liberty High School Culinary Arts Club are included in the ticket price.
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