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A DECADES OLD
PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN RPS 205
AND HOFFMAN HOUSE
GIVES SOME SENIORS
REAL WORLD
EXPERIENCE OF LIFE
IN A PROFESSIONAL
KITCHEN.
THE PROGRAM'S
TEACHER TELLS
MICHELE RAVE WITH
THE SEMESTER CUT
SHORT.. THEY MADE
SOME CHANGES TO
THE FINAL EXAM
Jaeel Thomas, Senior,
Jefferson High School
When I first came into
Hoffman House I just
learned everything and I
fell in love they showed
me a lot how to cook and
prep food, banquets and
all that I just fell in love
with it after that
ROCKFORD PUBLIC
SCHOOL'S CULINARY
ARTS PROGRAM HAS
SUSTAINED A MORE
THAN 30 YEAR LONG
RELATIONSHIP WITH
HOFFMAN HOUSE.
THE RESTAURANT
HELPS PROVIDE
STUDENTS WITH
REAL-WORLD....
HANDS ON
EXPERIENCE.
BUT, DUE TO COVID-
19.... SENIORS IN THE
PROGRAM... ARE
ENDING THE
SEMESTER A LITTLE
DIFFERENTLY THAN IN
YEARS PAST.
Patty Oliveri, Culinary
arts teacher , RPS 205
"Today what we are
doing in place of their
normal final exam, where
an anonymous donor
would come to Hoffman
House with his family and
the students would
prepare him breakfast."
INSTEAD OF
PREPARING A MEAL...
SENIORS SAMANTHA
HELTON AND JAEEL
THOMAS AND THEIR
FAMILIES WERE
TREATED TO A FULL
COURSE MEAL.
Samantha Helton,
Senior, Auburn High
School
"I'm surprised and I'm
shocked because I didn't
realize this was going to
happen, it's like poof you
know"
HOFFMAN HOUSE
OWNER MICHAEL
PROSSER AND STAFF
PERSONALLY SERVED
THE MEALS.
Michael Prosser,
President Hoffman
House
"Anything I can do to help
these students because
they've been a big part of
our company as well and
we're just doing what we
can."
Michael Prosser,
President Hoffman
House
"Everyone is having a
different time of year right
now and these students
especially but we're going
to adapt and do what we
can to get through this."
THE ASPIRING CHEFS
SAY THEY ARE
THANKFUL FOR
EVERYTHING THEY'VE
LEARNED THROUGH
THE PROGRAM.
Samantha Helton,
Senior, Auburn High
School
"My goal is to go to
culinary school and get
my degree in that."
Jaeel Thomas, Senior,
Jefferson High School
"I want to open my own
my restaurant and
everything when I get
older and everything
that's what I want to do. I
just want to thank them
for everything they did for
me and teaching
everything I've learned."
FOR YOUR HOME
TEAM. I'M MICHELE
RAVE
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THE ROCKFORD PARK
DISTRICT IS MAKING IT
EASY FOR KIDS TO
HAVE FUN.. AND
LEARN AT HOME.
