Mount Pleasant High School Culinary Arts competed at the SkillsUSA Region III meeting in Waco, TX on February 7-8 in the Commercial Baking Job Exhibit and the hands-on Baking and Cooking categories. Four students will move on to the State competition.

The team of seniors Hailey Benyshek and Kenia Cuellar placed 1st for their 3-5 tier cake. Senior Isai Baltazar placed 1st with his sour dough bread and Mexican Sweet Bread. And junior Cecilia Garcia also placed 1st for her 3-5 tier cake.

Placing 2nd but not advancing to state was junior Maria Carrillo for her 1-3 tier cake.

Additional competitors for MPHS included Matt Braudaway, Jose Chavez, Andrea Medina, and Rebekah Garrett.

Baltazar, Benyshek, Cuellar, and Garcia will compete at the SkillsUSA state competition in April in Corpus Christi. The MPHS Culinary Arts classes are taught by Chef Kathleen Anker.

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MPHS Culinary Arts students advancing to state (L to R) Isai Baltazar, Cecilia Garcia, Kenia Cuellar, Hailey Benyshek