Tasty Test Run

Whipping up the same meal the culinary arts team will create for the national finals May 2-6 at Minneapolis are (from left) Madison Harris and Brooke Smith, both of North Putnam; Alyssa Bolin, Cloverdale; and Michelle Bright of Eminence. Alternate Hayley Simpson of North Putnam is not pictured. The dinner menu included pecan-crusted pork tenderloin for the main course and a dessert that featured a persimmon-laced cookie full of dark chocolate raspberry mousse.