Andy Arnold and four-month-old Aliza Arnold try to stay cool by the fans in the gym of South Putnam High School during Taste of South Putnam Wednesday. [Order this photo]

Guidance secretary Becki Arnold, left, talks with Mary Gould during Taste of South Putnam Wednesday night. Gould is the mother of Jake and Sam Gould. [Order this photo]

Liz Cheatham steals a cookie during the Taste of South Putnam Wednesday night. Cheatham is the mother of Sarah Cheatham, a sophomore at SPHS. [Order this photo]

Chocolate covered specimens were just one of the many food items available at Taste of South Putnam Wednesday night. The science department, as part of its "fear factor" table, created this delicacy. [Order this photo]

Seventh and eighth-grade science teacher Tracey Heet offers a chocolate covered specimen to a student during Taste of South Putnam Wednesday night. [Order this photo]

Several parents and students filled the South Putnam High School gym for the Taste of South Putnam Wednesday night. The event is an opportunity for parents and teachers to meet and talk. Each department provides different food items for parents and children to choose from during the event. [Order this photo]

South Putnam High School teacher Tim Schroer, left, talks with Curt Richardson during Taste of South Putnam Wednesday evening. Richardson is the father of Ellen Richards, a junior at SPHS. [Order this photo]

South Putnam High School math teacher Tiffany Dickson, left, talks with Danielle Speedy during Taste of South Putnam Wednesday night. Speedy is the mother of Abbi Speedy, a freshman at SPHS. [Order this photo]