Snyder High School culinary students brought home three Best of Show awards and numerous ribbons from the South Plains Fair youth food competition on Thursday, September 24, in Lubbock.
Twenty-eight students entered 29 items in the competition, with 19 students earning ribbons. Their results included three Best of Show honors, nine first-place finishes, five second-place finishes, six third-place finishes, and one honorable mention.
Students participated through Texas Restaurant and Foodservice Management (TRFM), the culinary student organization focused on developing leadership and skills for the culinary industry. Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Butler expressed their pride in the students’ accomplishments.
From breads and biscuits to cakes, cookies, and candy, students put their culinary skills to work across a variety of entries.
Best of Show
Jace Allen: Divinity
Karmen Scott: Focaccia Bread
Isabella Kildow: Lemon Blueberry Cake
First Place
Xander Kay: Peanut Butter Fudge
Yvett Villa: Dubai Chocolate Cookies
Alley Killian: No Bake Cookies
Sarinidy Sarabia: Cookies & Cream Bundt Cake
Bella Rose Martinez: Chocolate Bundt Cake
Ayden Resendiz: Carrot Cake
Jace Ramirez: Biscuits
Jesus Montano: Buñuelos
Jersey Reeves: Caramel Streusel Muffins
Second Place
Jaycee Hernandez: Pumpkin Bread
Celeste Medina: Brownies
Nathan Martinez: Chocolate Layer Cake
Orrin Ross: Red Velvet Cake
Emily Taylor: Cookies
Third Place
Nikolai Rackley: Chocolate Chip Cookies
Malcolm Scott: Pumpkin Cake
Bella Bargas: Apple Cinnamon Bars
Kale Bane: Sugar Cookies
Zailei Hernandez: Monster Cookies
Chloe Hernandez: Pumpkin Cupcakes
Honorable Mention
Juliet Martinez: Strawberry Cookies
Congratulations to all participating students on sharing their work and representing Snyder High School!