50 THE QUEENS COURIER • KIDS & EDUCATION • APRIL 30, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com Five high school students treated to culinary scholarships BY ANGELA MATUA editorial@queenscourier.com/@TimesNewsweekly Queens students were served culinary scholarships and internships from the Careers Through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP) to pursue careers in the restaurant s kids & education industry. C-CAP, a national nonprofi t that prepares at-risk high school students for college and careers in the restaurant and hospitality industry, held its New York Awards Breakfast to award high school seniors with scholarships and culinary opportunities on Friday, April 17, at the Pierre Hotel in New York City. A cooking competition at the International Culinary Institute on Thursday, April 2, fi nalized the winners. Each student prepared a dish for a panel of judges, which was critiqued on taste and presentation, organization, sanitation, timing and technique. Two Queens students, Darwin Acosta and Emily Tepoz, won the biggest awards of the night — a $100,000 full-tuition scholarship to attend the school of their choice. Corona resident Acosta, who is a senior at Food & Finance High School in Manhattan, will pursue his associate’s degree at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA). Long Island City High School student Tepoz will use her scholarship to study at Johnson & Wales University. Three other students from Long Island City High School received scholarships and internship opportunities: Daniel Goodridge won $58,110 including full tuition to earn his associate’s degree at the Culinary Institute of America; Leon Joshua Delos Reyes was awarded the Dr. Patricia S. Bartholomew Scholarship, the Daniel Boulud New York City College of Technology Apprenticeship and the Avero Queens high school students Emily Tepoz and Darwin Acosta were awarded $100,000 culinary scholarships from the Careers in Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP). Externship; and Giovanni Angel Torres received the Jeff Samuels Scholarship and the Daniel Boulud New York City College of Technology Apprenticeship. Photos courtesy of Jerry Ruotolo Photography Soledad Navarette, a Jackson Heights resident, won a $37,000 full-tuition scholarship to the Institute of Culinary Education. DISCOVER HIGH-QUALITY, AFFORDABLE EDUCATION! IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO APPLY FOR FALL 2015! $5,190* Tuition & fees per year * New York State residents Private, nonprofit four-year colleges and universities $31,231* Average U.S. tuition & fees per year * Source: The College Board 222-05 56th Avenue, Bayside, NY 11364 www.qcc.cuny.edu/admissions
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