APPLE FOR TEACHER - AND MUCH MORE SAUGUS HIGH STUDENTS COOK FOR DAY.Byline: Eugene Tong tong 1 tr.v. tonged, tong·ing, tongs To seize, hold, or manipulate with tongs. [Back-formation from tongs. Staff Writer SAUGUS - The holiday spirit shone Tuesday in the Saugus High School Saugus High School may refer to:
adj. 1. Made or prepared in the home: homemade pie. 2. Made by oneself. 3. Crudely or simply made. Adj. 1. desserts at a student-catered Thanksgiving luncheon. The meal served by students to the staff has been an annual tradition at Saugus since the school opened nearly 30 years ago, student government coordinator Todd Arrowsmith said. ``They do it as an appreciation for their teachers,'' he said. ``(Teachers) don't get very much of it, and they really, really work hard.'' Becky Medina, 17, president of the Associated Student Body, added: ``Students get praised all the time for their hard work, but there aren't enough teachers getting recognized for the things they do.'' Across town at Newhall Elementary, Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, city government and the Santa Clarita Auto Dealers Association hosted a holiday meal for local low-income residents. At the Saugus High gym, music, games, decorations and food contributed to a festive sense of togetherness for Karen Varela, a campus administrative assistant who tasted a variety of dishes. ``They got up at 4 a.m. to peel potatoes,'' she said. ``This stuff's really, really good.'' The student cooks hit the kitchens early Tuesday to prepare almost everything on the table, from string beans A dish prepared from the unripe pods of several kinds of beans; - so called because the strings are stripped off Any kind of beans in which the pods are used for cooking before the seeds are ripe; usually, the low bush bean. See also: String String to the desserts. But the turkey was cooked by a caterer because students weren't allowed near the cafeteria equipment, and the school's classroom kitchen fell into disuse dis·use n. The state of not being used or of being no longer in use. disuse Noun the state of being neglected or no longer used; neglect Noun 1. with the cancellation of home-economics classes. Still, there were many choice dishes, even for photography teacher and vegetarian Craig Benike. ``They worked really, really hard on the desserts,'' he said. ``This is kind of getting us in shape for Thanksgiving. It's the first expression of Thanksgiving.'' Amid the usual sweets of pies and more pies, senior Megan Hamilton wowed diners Diners can mean:
``I can't tell you what's in it,'' said Hamilton, 17. ``It's a family recipe.'' Eugene Tong, (661) 257-5253 eugene.tong(at)dailynews.com |
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