Hometown Madison - January & February 2016
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Ridgeland High<br />
Home-Ec. has gone high tech at Ridgeland High School this<br />
year. Adding to its already cutting-edge educational opportunities,<br />
the Titans have added the Culinary Arts Academy to their curriculum<br />
line-up.<br />
Freshman and sophomore students who opt for this academic<br />
track still take the basic course work, with a twist. Culinary English<br />
is lightly salted with literature having a decided epicureal flavor, and<br />
vocabulary is peppered with cooking jargon. Chef Levi Williams<br />
teaches the students food handling safety procedures and kitchen<br />
skills in the elective component of the academy. Judging from the<br />
wafting smells of fresh-baked desserts in the halls of Ridgeland<br />
High School, the Culinary Arts Academy is a smashing success.<br />
Ridgeland High School seniors have also had more than their<br />
fair share of successes this year. Before the year even began, seniors<br />
Juliet Richert and Ahmed Hassan were both named as two of<br />
Portico Magazine’s 25 teens who will change the world.<br />
Already in the first half of the year, Ridgeland has signed Natalie<br />
Erwin, Katie Grace Abbott, Britain Welzein, and Coutney Turner<br />
to athletic scholarships at institutions of higher learning around<br />
the state.<br />
Andre’ Vincent , Lauren Slay, and Natalene Vonchalee all<br />
garnered positions on the prestigious Lion’s Club Band.<br />
Most recently, Torrye Evans and Juliet Richert were named<br />
Wendy’s High School Heisman recipients.<br />
A second successful academy has also been launched at<br />
Ridgeland High this year. Ridgeland High School has embarked<br />
on a great new quest to afford unique opportunities for their future<br />
graduates. RHS has initiated an engineering academy that take<br />
students and provides them a head start to become mechanical<br />
engineering and robotics majors in college. Students focus on<br />
mechanical design, CAD, robotics, physics and much more. The<br />
Academy is a four-year program at RHS, and already has its first<br />
class, Introduction to Engineering, underway. Its associated organization,<br />
TSA (Technology Student Association) is the reigning<br />
Mississippi Robotics Team Champion!<br />
TSA members hard at work.<br />
Seniors Torrey Evans and Juliet Richert<br />
- Recipients of Wendy’s High School Heisman Award<br />
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