Kolby Gessner, Basha High student; Monique Inguito, Queen Creek High student; and Katherine Sondergold, Dobson High student; have all won culinary scholarships to continue their education.
This news came into the Tribune today:
Nine students attending the East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) Culinary Arts Program are reaping the rewards of hard work and dedication, taking home gold, silver, and bronze medals as well as thousands of dollars in scholarship money.
Six of these students received awards in the Art Institute’s Regional Best Teen Chef competitions held on March 14 in Phoenix, Tucson and Las Vegas, winning three gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal.
Only days later, three additional students won the top three scholarship awards at the C-CAP (Careers through Culinary Arts Programs) breakfast for their competition held on March 21. Monique Inguito, Queen Creek High School, won a bachelor’s degree scholarship of $85,000 to the Culinary Institute of America in New York; Katherine Sondergeld of Dobson High school was awarded a $40,000 full tuition scholarship to Johnson & Wales Culinary Institute in South Carolina; and Kolby Gessner, Basha High School, was awarded an Associates Degree scholarship of $48,000 to the Art Institute of Phoenix.
All of the top honors at the Best Teen Chef of Phoenix competition were taken by EVIT students with Jordan Sessions of Gilbert High School taking home gold, Kimberly “Bri” Hale with silver, and Jorge Zuniga, East Valley Academy with bronze.
Gabriela Chavarria, Highland High School, received first place gold and James Hubbard, McClintock High School, silver for the Best Teen Chef of Tucson while Brandon Cote, also of Highland, rounded it off by taking first place gold in Las Vegas. All of the gold winners now have a chance to compete for the national title in Charlotte, North Carolina on May 9 where all competitors will go home with full or partial scholarships. First place will get a full-ride scholarship to the Art Institute in the location they competed. Second place will get half, third will get quarter, fourth-ninth will receive a $5,000 scholarship and all remaining finalists will receive $1,000 tuition scholarship.
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