Page 6 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2024 Northeast Metro Tech culinary students film cooking show on RevereTV S uperintendent David DiBarri was pleased to share that Northeast Metro Tech Culinary Arts students fi lmed the fi rst installment of a new cooking show recently for RevereTV. Four students prepared a creamy chicken pesto orzo dish on RevereTV for the fi rst installment of a new show called “Northeast Cooks,” which will feature Northeast Metro Tech Culinary Arts students making various dishes. The next installment of the show will be fi lmed and will air in May. The collaboration came about after RevereTV reached out to Superintendent DiBarri about potentially working together, and DiBarri and Culinary Arts students jumped at the opportunity. Yanisa Mieses, 18, Natalie Velasco Henriquez, 18, Alaxandra Mencia, 18, and Andreas Jaramillo, 16, all of Revere, participated in the fi rst episode. “It’s an amazing opportunity,” said Culinary Arts Department Head Elizabeth HenderStudents from the Northeast Metro Tech Culinary Arts program prepare a creamy chicken pesto orzo dish during the fi lming of their new program, “Northeast Cooks,” at the RevereTV station. Pictured from left to right: Alaxandra Mencia, 18, Andreas Jaramillo, 16, Yanisa Mieses, 18, and Natalie Velasco Henriquez, 18. (Courtesy Northeast Metro Tech) son. “They get to practice their presentation skills, their knife skills, and cooking skills, while also explaining, describing and fi nishing a dish to present to the public. It’s an opportunity to practice all those skills and JOHN MACKEY & ASSOCIATES ~ Attorneys at Law ~ * PERSONAL INJURY * REAL ESTATE * FAMILY LAW * PERSONAL BANKRUPTCY * LANDLORD/TENANT DISPUTES 14 Norwood Street Everett, MA 02149 Phone: (617) 387-4900 Fax: (617) 381-1755 WWW.JMACKEYLAW.COM to really hone their professional presentation.” “To get them out of their element and to have them experience something new that people are going to see is pretty exciting,” said Superintendent DiBarri, who noted that Revere sends more students to Northeast Metro Tech than any other community. Revere School Committee Member Anthony Caggiano, who is also Revere’s representative on the Northeast Metro Tech School Committee, said students will eventually take over producing and running RHS | FROM Page 1 Terrell explained that students who live just under the two-mile distance required to be eligible for bus service fi nd it unfair. Using his own experience as an example, Terrell said he lives 1.95 Students from the Northeast Metro Tech Culinary Arts program prepare a creamy chicken pesto orzo dish during the fi lming of their new program, “Northeast Cooks,” at the RevereTV station. Pictured from left to right: Yanisa Mieses, 18, Natalie Velasco Henriquez, 18, Alaxandra Mencia, 18, and Andreas Jaramillo, 16. (Courtesy Northeast Metro Tech) the show as well, creating an opportunity for even more students to use the skills they are learning at Northeast Metro Tech. “It’s great for the students insofar as they get to show their skills to their family and friends, and someday they’ll be able to show their kids and to put this on their resume,” said Caggiano. “I think this is going to be a great collaboration for RevereTV and the Culinary students,” said RevereTV Chairman Mark Forente. “It will also be great for the kids from Revere to advertise and show what they’re doing in school.” miles from school and like others, was expected to walk. But Terrell said his route to school was along busy roads with speeding cars and obstructed sidewalks. Terrell said a solution proposed by the senate is to provide M7 cards to all RHS students which would give them free, unlimited rides on the T, busses and commuter rail throughout the school year. During the summer, the passes would revert back to S cards which provides a 50 percent discount on fares. According to Terrell, the program would cost $30 per student per month or $270 per student per year, or a total of $566,460. Over a 10-year period, the program would be around $9.3 million. The student senate made the pitch on an M7 card program to the school committee but they were told there’s no money in the school department budget to fund it. The committee advised the students to make the case to the City Council. Councillors had several questions about the cards, particularly the costs, and asked if it was possible to limit the cards to rides to and from school. Terrell said 10 rides on the T or a bus come close to $30 and A student scoops up some of the creamy chicken pesto orzo dish that Culinary Arts students made during a fi lming of Northeast Cooks, the students’ new cooking show on RevereTV. (Courtesy Northeast Metro Tech) the unlimited card doesn’t cost much more. And he stressed the M7 cards could get students to internships and other school related activities in Boston and to jobs. Terrell said the M7 card program would get more students using public transportation and cut commuter times and traffi c congestion in the city by eliminating the need for parents to drop students off or for students to drive to school. The students are also calling for a crossing guard or police detail at Harris Street and American Legion Highway to ensure public safety. Looking forward, they are requesting a pedestrian bridge or tunnel at Wonderland when the new high school opens to ensure students get across the busy road safely. Students intend to continue to collaborate with state and local offi cials and agencies on complete street projects and other plans to make transportation safer and more effi cient for pedestrians and. cyclists. Councillors praised Terrell for the presentation, and several voiced support for the M7 card program. Councillors Silvestri, Haas and Cogliandro off ered to help if needed.
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