Students represent district in cooking competition

Congratulations to our Adams 12 Five Star Schools team that competed at the Colorado School Nutrition Association's One Plate Challenge competition in February! Shannon Brownell and Brayden Weaver from Horizon High School are our ProStart students who competed in the One Plate Challenge.

The One Plate Challenge is a live cooking competition where four teams of two have 45 minutes to create a dish.

As with every cooking competition, there is a twist that involves a mystery ingredient. Students present their dishes to a panel of local-celebrity judges. This year's judges included two local chefs/restaurant owners and Justin Domsch, Executive Chef for the Denver Broncos.

The competition was held on Friday, February 16 at the Cherry Creek School District Innovation Campus. Our district team was sponsored by Land O'Lakes.

Students, staff, and judges pose for the camera

Colorado School Nutrition Association (CSNA) hired a video production company to document the event and create a 20 minute episode that will premiere at CSNA's summer conference in June! Results of the competition are not shared until that event. Stay tuned!

Special thanks to the FutureForward and Horizon High School community for submitting this Five Star Story. We appreciate seeing collaboration between schools to ELEVATE student success.

This story exemplifies our ELEVATE Focus Area: 21st Century Learners. Sharing stories of students who collaborate, think critically, problem-solve and are digitally literate to thrive in today’s ever-changing world.