Middle School students compete in 'Mac & Cheese Challenge'

Students working on mac and cheese making

DEC.8,2022— It ain't easy being cheesy, but students in Mrs. Hoven's Middle School class hope it will lead to an award. The class recently entered the "Mac & Cheese Challenge," a competition coordinated by the New York Agriculture in the Classroom's Dairy in the Classroom program.

 

Students in the class spent time developing a recipe, and then created marketing for their product. Mrs. Hoven’s class chose a bacon and parmesan mac and cheese recipe!

 

The class is up against students in Pre-K through 12th grade in New York. The classes are split up into different divisions based on school level (Elementary, Middle, High School). 

 

The top prize for each division is $250, though the top three winners all receive a monetary prize, plus a cheese making kit valued at $150. 

 

The competition is more than just about making a mac and cheese, it’s also a chance to learn more about the dairy product industry in their community. According to the state, the challenge "reinforces core curricular concepts in math, science, ELA, and expose students to career opportunities in our food system."

 

Winners will be announced on Dec. 22.

 

 

Student wearing a pink shirt and glasses looks over at another student with glasses who is whisking in a bowl. Student wearing glasses uses a black whisk in a clear bowl Close up of some supplies on a table. You see an orange bag of cheetos, orange powder, and a tub of white parmesan cheese. Teacher wearing a grey hoodie sits at a blue table while a student whisks in a bowl Students stand around a table while a student mixes in a clear bowl A student in a black and blue rebok shirt looks up at another student Student in a navy blue hoodie stands next to a student in pink shirt Wider shot of the two students working at the blue table Student in the navy blue hoodie stands next to a teacher in a green shirt. She is holding a black frying pan. Reverse image of the teacher sitting with her students as they mix ingredients in a clear bowl Two students look on as another student mixes ingredients in a bowl Overhead view of the cheese sauce in a clear bowl Teacher and two students stand around the blue table that has the clear plastic bowl on it Student in blue and white adidas hoodie is chopping up bacon as bits of bacon sit on a paper plate on a desk in front of him A close up of a piece of paper on a blue table. it is the recipe for bacon parmesan mac and cheese Student wearing light blue shirt and a black ski stands next to a student in a white shirt who is whisking in a clear bowl A black whisk is held up over a clear bowl. There is a white liquid in the bowl A close up of cooked elbow macaroni Student wearing light blue shirt and a black ski cap pour cheese sauce into a bowl of pasta Student wearing light blue shirt and a black ski cap pour cheese sauce into a bowl of pasta Teache rholds up a white piece of paper with a drawing of a bowl of mac and cheese on it. The bowl is green, and mac and cheese is yellow. A look at the dry ingredients in a clear bowl and a clear measuring cup Pasta being dumped into the clear baking pan Student wearing light blue shirt and a black ski cap helps pour cooked pasta into a clear baking pan Student wearing light blue shirt and a black ski cap helps pour cooked pasta into a clear baking pan Overhead shot of the completed mac and cheese in the pan. It has crusted breadcrumbs with bits of bacon. Overhead shot of the completed mac and cheese in the pan. It has crusted breadcrumbs with bits of bacon.

 



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