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Culinary arts students tour dining facility by Sgt. Michael Reinsch U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs
“If I feel a little more confident after a little while, then I’ll open my own restaurant. But until then, I’ll just be a chef.” Culinary arts students from Dustin said he aims to have Kaiserslautern High School his own restaurant with a good visited the Clock Tower Cafe kitchen. dining facility on Kleber “I want to have a multiKaserne March 30 for a kitchnational kitchen so it is not one en tour and to see firsthand type of food,” he said. “Why how everything works in a reswould someone like to have taurant setting. one type of food when they can “I want to pursue a career come to one place and get any in culinary arts,” said Marcel type of food they want?” Dustin, a sophomore at KHS. The visit was in support of the “I have always been fascinated nationally recognized Adopt-Aby cooking — always seeing School program, which allows my mother and my grandmothSoldiers and civilians to mentor er cooking.” students and encourage them in The visit was to show aspirtheir academic studies. The 21st ing students the details of how Photo by Spc. Iesha Howard TSC entered into the partnera large-scale kitchen is run on Staff Sgt. Nathan Burkholder, the senior food operations sergeant for the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, ship with KHS in October 2010. a day-to-day basis. Staff Sgt. and administration noncommissioned officer in charge for the Clock Tower Cafe, shows culinary arts students from The goal of the program, Nathan Burkholder, the senior Kaiserslautern High School how to use a kettle cooker at the Clock Tower Cafe dining facility March 30. The visit through mentoring students, is food operations sergeant for was in support of the nationally recognized Adopt-A-School program, which allows Soldiers and civilians to mentor to improve the overall academthe 21st Theater Sustainment students and encourage them in their academic studies. ic achievement and communiCommand, and administration non- a chance to see how things operate course has two parts to it, culinary arts cation and social skills of the students. commissioned officer in charge for behind the scenes of any kind of res- one and two, which students can take The Soldiers also provide guidance on the Clock Tower Cafe, showed stu- taurant,” Burkholder said. “This gives starting their sophomore year. For decision making or problem-solving. dents the many different machines and them a chance to experience what mili- some of the students, this is just the The 21st TSC encourages personnel cooking utensils used by the staff at tary cooks go through every day.” start to becoming a chef. to participate in the Adopt-A-School the Clock Tower Cafe. Some of the students were very “I am going to try and start out as program as mentors and volunteers “The goal of having the culinary arts interested in the facility because they a chef and see where that leads me,” by calling 1st Lt. Shannen Wilson at students come out here is to give them see their future in culinary arts. The said Lizzy DeRose, a senior at KHS. 0631-413-7124.
On the road to success Story and photo by Sarahjane Phillips USAG Kaiserslautern Army Community Service, Marketing t’s common to find adult education classes. What’s not so common is to find a curriculum that offers classes for parents and their children. This past week, 30 adults and 14 youth ages 3 to 12 successfully completed a 12-week course on self improvement and financial stability. “Financial Peace University,” offered to adults, and “Fun with Finances,” offered to youth, was cohosted by the Kaiserslautern Chaplains Office and Army Community Service. U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern is the only garrison to offer a special sub-class for the youth, which parallels the adult course. “It’s great that the children get to learn the same things as the parents because it promotes an overall stability and strengthens the family bond when everyone participates in financial decisions,” said youth instructor Charlene Sanchez-Licciardi. The adults and children both learned about saving versus spending, information on insurance with an emphasis on protection, comparison shopping, needs versus wants, and a special portion dedicated to the importance of giving back. The motto that was practiced throughout the
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The adult graduating class: (Back row) Reginald Mason, Pamela Frank, Jordan Dotson, Charles Moten, Alex Martin, Jovy Martin, (Next row) Doniel Wolfe, Miguel Lebron, Denise Price, Brianne Grogan, Jay Miller, Pamela Watson, (Next row) Olivia Wood, Jenna Miller, Sandra Lopez Knelling, (Center) Mike McCabe, Jess McCabe, (Kneeling left) Shawn Murphy, Debra Murphy, (Kneeling right) Richard Liggans, Enecia Miller, (Kneeling front) Joe Price and Stephanie Liggans.
12-week course was originally inspired by one of the class youth, Caleb Liggans: “Be the best you you can be.” As the graduates left the class they all described
at least one thing they learned during the course. Overwhelmingly, the consensus was that they believed their futures would be brighter and they are on the road to success.