 High school students at Staples Motley treated their parents to a night of fine dining as their culinary class comes to a close. For this week's Golden Apple, Sarah Winkelman takes us to see the students in action at Craigins Resort. It's all about an exploratory hands-on look at the culinary industry in the region, Brainerd Lakes area. Craigins main dining room was packed full of students, friends and family for a true culinary experience. This right here is like the Super Bowl. To see them back, they're just taking charge, they're not asking questions anymore, they're just taking over, smiling and they're loving it. After just learning the basics in September, tonight was the night for the students to show off their final product. I learned a lot of how to cook but I also learned a lot of behind the scenes, like the rules and regulations, temperatures, all those like how to set sobaware, like everything, the whole package instead of just how to cook. The new culinary class is part of the pro-start program, getting students excited about future careers. In the students world today, hands-on and experience is where it's at. It's how they learn. He's just blossomed with this program, comes home, he wants to help more with dinner, he's very excited about what he's learning. Gaining experience to take with them beyond just the course. This whole program has been a really good influence on him in regards to learning these skills that are so valuable in life. About 50 students grades 8 through 12 took on challenges from every aspect of the culinary industry. This is exactly what you hope for as a building principal. You hope to give your students real, credible experience. By letting the students know that they have options. There are jobs and careers waiting for them during and after high school. The principal hopes not to only continue the program but also add other areas of study. For this week's Golden Apple, in Brainerd, Sarah Winkleman, Lakeland News. Students cooked and served 140 guests. Now I'm hungry. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.