NEWS, REAL. NEW, NOW.
WELCOME BACK TO OZARKS
TONIGHT.
I AM HEATHER LEWIS.
WHEN YOU THINK OF STUDENTS OR
TEENAGERS MAKING FOOD, YOU
PROBABLY THINK OF THEM COOKING
UP A PIZZA OR COOKING UP RAMEN
ON A STOOL.
BUT THERE IS ONE GROUP OF
FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
THAT ARE EMBARKING ON A
CULINARY EXPERIENCE AND THEY
ARE HERE WITH US TODAY.
THEY ARE ALSO GETTING A LOT OF
HELP FROM THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE A FULL GROUP SO I WANT
YOU TO WELCOME THE SPARTA HIGH
SCHOOL CULINARY CLUB.
WE HAVE THAT.
THIS SEEMS NEW FOR SCHOOLS
IN THE AREA.
YOU GET EXPERIENCE IN THE
CLASSROOM AND WE HAD KIDS I
WANTED TO COOK AND DIDN'T HAVE
THE CHANCE OF COOKING SCHOOL.
ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO A GROUP OF
ABOUT 5 OR 6 KIDS GOT TOGETHER
AND SAID THEY WANTED TO HAVE A
CLUB.
BECAME A DECIDED TO OFFER A
CLUB.
Jennifer: YOU'RE TAKING
EDUCATION UP A NOTCH THIS
SUMMER AS WELL AND GOING ON A
TRIP TO WASHINGTON D.C..
SO TELL ME HOW THAT ALL CAME
ABOUT.
WELL, ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO
COMBINED WITH THE YACHT CLUB
AND TOOK A TRIP TO CHICAGO.
WE DID A CULINARY TRIP.
SO WE SAT DOWN AND ASKED AS
PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT OF THE
CLUB AND THEY CAME UP WITH
IDEAS OF PLACES TO GO.
THEY CAME UP WITH NEW YORK,
FLORIDA, OR WASHINGTON D.C..
AND THE KIDS VOTED ON IT AND
THEY ALL WANT TO GO TO
WASHINGTON D.C..
SO NOW THE SUMMER WE'RE GOING
TO GO OUT THERE AND STARE
BED-AND-BREAKFAST, AIR B&B,
THAT WE RENTED THE WHOLE HOUSE
SO WE COULD COOK OURSELVES WITH
LOCAL INGREDIENTS, ABLE TO
EXPERIENCE WHAT THE EAST COAST
IS REALLY LIKE.
WE ARE GOING TO SPEND 5 DAYS
OUT THERE DOING VARIOUS KINDS
OF THINGS.
WHY DON'T WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS
TELL US WHAT WE ARE GOING TO
DO.
Jennifer: DID YOU HAVE A
HAND IN PLANNING SOME OF THIS?
WE DID NOT.
BLAKE ANNEN OUR ONLY FRESHMAN.
I BELIEVE MOST OF THE TRIP WAS
PLANNED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE
CLUB, CASSIDY.
WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING A TOUR
OF THE WHITE HOUSE AND GETTING
PROFESSIONAL CULINARY CLASSES.
AND ALSO JUST FUN STUFF THAT WE
WANTED TO DO.
YEAH, SO TO ME ABOUT HIS
EXPERIENCE AND IT SEEMS ALSO
FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BE
GOING TO WASHINGTON D.C. TO DO
SOMETHING THEY ARE PASSIONATE
ABOUT TOO GO HOW EXCITED ARE
YOU FOR THIS TRIP?
I AM VERY EXCITED BECAUSE I
PERSONALLY HAVE NEVER BEEN TO A
NON-HIGH COMMISERATE CONNECTING
STATE, SO IT IS MY FIRST TIME
GOING FAR AWAY.
THAT IS SO COOL.
YOU GUYS ARE ALSO STAYING AT A
AIR B&B, LIKE YOU MENTIONED.
WHY WAS IT IMPORTANT FOR YOU
RATHER THAN A HOTEL?
WE CAN USE MUCH MORE AT AN
AIR B&B THEM IN CANADA HOTEL
FOR LESS THAN WE WILL PAY.
WE HAVE A WHOLE HOUSE.
IS IT IS ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY.
WE GET TO DO IT EVERYDAY AND
TEACHING KIDS HOW TO COOK AND
ONE OF THE MEALS WE ARE GOING
TO HAVE, FOR THE FIRST MEALS WE
WILL HAVE AS A MARYLAND CRAB
BOIL.
HOW MUCH MORE MARYLAND CAN YOU
GET IN A MARYLAND CRAB BOIL IN
MARYLAND?
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME FUN.
WE ARE ALSO GOING TO GET TO
TOUR SOME RESTAURANTS.
THEY WILL GIVE US A BEHIND THE
SCENES TOUR.
THAT'S GOING TO BE A NEAT
EXPERIENCE.
OBVIOUSLY THIS COSTS MONEY
AND YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN
FUNDRAISING FOR A FEW MONTHS
NOW AND THE COMMUNITY HAS
REALLY GOTTEN BEHIND YOU.
I WANT TO BRING ABOUT EVENT
HAPPENING TOMORROW, IN CASE
ANYONE WATCHING WAS TO GO
SUPPORT YOU GUYS.
TELL ME ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING
SATURDAY MORNING.
TOMORROW MORNING WITH THE
GRACIOUS HELP OF THE PACK HE
CAME OFF THE HOUSE, THEY HAVE
OPENED THEIR DOORS TO HOST A
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST TO AN
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT PANCAKE
BREAKFAST, FROM 8:00 TO 10:00
GO GUESTS WILL BE GETTING
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT PANCAKE, A
COUPLE SAWYER PATE, A CHOICE
BETWEEN ORANGE JUICE, WATER OR
COFFEE.
AND IT IS 7 DOLLARS AT THE DOOR
TO GET IN.
WE DID A DINNER MEAL, LUNCH
MEAL FOR OUR LOCAL SPARTA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND THEY
DID A NICE LITTLE WRITE UP ON
US.
AND MR. PLUTO HAPPENED TO SEE
IT.
HE SAW IT AND SAID I HAVE TO
GET IN TOUCH WITH THESE GUYS
AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP.
HE CALLED US, MADE A MEETING,
AND IT JUST BLOSSOMED FROM
THERE INTO THIS WONDERFUL
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BLUE
DEVILS AND WE ARE VERY GRACIOUS
FOR THEM.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS
SO NICE ABOUT THIS AFTER THEY
RETIRED, THEY HAVE 4
RESTAURANTS NOW.
I THINK SO.
SO THEY HAVE A CHANCE FOR
OUR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO WORK
IN THOSE RESTAURANTS AS WELL IN
THE FUTURE, WHICH WILL BE NICE
FOR US TO HAVE A STRONG
WORK-STUDY PROGRAM.WHEN YOU
MENTIONED FUNDRAISING, WE
REALLY HAVE BEEN DOING THAT FOR
AN ENTIRE YEAR.
HE GOT UP TO HEAVEN GOT TO COOK
AS MUCH AS WE WANT TO BECAUSE
WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FUND
RAISE.
WE MADE CUPCAKES AND SOLD
CUPCAKES AT BASKETBALL GAMES.
SOMETIMES WE SELL 450 CUPCAKES
A NIGHT AND WE HAVE A WIDE
VARIETY OF FLAVORS AND WE HAVE
BEEN DOING ALL DIFFERENT TYPES
OF THINGS.
BUT IT WASN'T UNTIL HE CAME TO
SCHOOL AND HELP.
IT IS HARD TO FIND COMMUNITY
SUPPORT AND THEY HAVE GONE
ABOVE AND BEYOND IN HELPING US,
SO WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR
THAT.
PREPARING THE STUDENTS FOR
THEIR FUTURE AS WELL.
SO THE PANCAKE BREAKFAST IS
TOMORROW MORNING.
WE WILL HAVE THE INFORMATION ON
OUR WEBSITE, OZARKSFIRST.com.
