This post was written by Jeff Barba, public relations coordinator with VBCPS.
The month of April closed out with Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) Culinary Programs creating a recipe for success. At the Hampton Roads Careers through Culinary Arts (C-CAP) awards luncheon, VBCPS schools were awarded $300,724. Total scholarships awarded for Hampton Roads totaled $461,468.
C-CAP works with public schools across the country to prepare underserved high school students for college and career opportunities in the restaurant and hospitality industry.
A national nonprofit organization founded in 1990 by well-known culinary educator and author, Richard Grausman, C-CAP has awarded students $37 million in scholarships and donated $2.8 million worth of supplies and equipment to classrooms. C-CAP operates programs in New York; Los Angeles; Chicago; Philadelphia Region; Hampton Roads, VA; District of Columbia/Prince George’s County, Maryland; and statewide in Arizona.
All VBCPS high schools and the Tech Center offer C-CAP. This year the seniors who made it to the final competition were from Green Run High and the Virginia Beach Technical and Career Education Center. The competition is based on culinary skills, career interest, grades, recommendations and student essay. There were 15 students who competed from the Hampton Roads area, six of which were from Virginia Beach.