Superintendent's Message
Students Serve Community and Senior Adults at South Lake Bistro
Strong schools create strong communities
Field trips are no longer just for students! On April 26, 2023, senior adults from the St.
Clair Shores Senior Activity Center visited South Lake High School for a
complimentary lunch at the South Lake Bistro. Student-chefs prepared and served lunch that included the Bistro’s famous chicken noodle soup, Maurice salad, Uncle Jim’s Slim Jim, and strawberry cheesecake.
South Lake Bistro culinary arts students welcomed their senior adult visitors as they exited the bus and escorted them to their seats in the restaurant. The “front of the house” took orders, delivered food and drinks to tables, and boxed up leftovers. The students working in the kitchen or “the back of the house” prepared, cooked, and presented the delicious food.
South Lake Bistro helps students learn culinary skills and use those skills in partnership with our community!”
Superintendent Ted VonHiltmayer commented, “South Lake Schools promotes real-world learning opportunities. The South Lake Bistro helps students learn culinary skills and use those skills in partnership with our community. You could see the pride on students’ faces as they prepared and served a meal to area senior adults.”
One of the biggest hits from the lunch was the strawberry cheesecake dessert. After much experimentation in class, South Lake High School senior, Keiajha, perfected the dessert which originated from a family recipe passed down by her grandmother. Keiajha took things a step further by using her culinary knowledge to modify the recipe into her own unique strawberry cheesecake dessert. Keiajha is now a budding businesswoman selling her desserts to friends and family.
The student-chefs are showcasing their skills by serving their culinary creations to the senior adults of our community.
“Experiences like these,” Superintendent VonHiltmayer added, “are one example of South Lake’s strong ties to the community. Keiajha is taking skills she has learned from school and from her family, combining them, and creating something new. She and the rest of the student-chefs are showcasing their skills by serving their culinary creations to the senior adults in our community. At South Lake, our goal is to foster positive relationships like these through community engagement.”
Superintendent VonHiltmayer went on to say, “We always welcome the senior adults from St. Clair Shores Senior Activity Center to the South Lake Bistro. The students were excited to showcase their work, the seniors enjoyed the complimentary lunch and positive interactions.”
At South Lake, the partnership between the community and our schools makes both stronger.
South Lake Schools is committed to providing activities like these that strengthen the connections between the community and the school. At South Lake, the partnership between the community and our schools makes both stronger.
Theodore Von Hiltmayer
Superintendent
