“I used to always cook as a child with my family. It was something that seemed to come naturally to me, but of course, growing up watching my grandma cook I only knew how to throw simple stuff together. I wanted to learn more, to expand what I knew and what I could create. This led me to join culinary in the sixth grade, and ever since my passion for it still grows. I now actually know the proper terms for everything as well as how to make the food look as good as it taste. Culinary not only expands my knowledge, but also allows me a lot of  hands on time in the kitchen. Cooking is something I’ve always enjoyed as well as something I will always do, so I am grateful that culinary gives me the opportunity to learn about it and practice it.”