 Hi, my name is Rae Lintay and I'm PCTI's valedictorian. I'm in the School of Culinary Arts. I chose my CTE because I was fascinated with food and what it brings to the table and how it can make people happy. And I wanted to do bake shop for the aesthetic of making things look pretty. I was excited to be named valedictorian and it was a little nerve-wracking at first because I didn't expect this honor. And I feel that my hard work paid off in the end even though that wasn't what I was expecting when I first went into PCTI. I'm part of the gifted and talented club and I did that my junior and senior year and I competed in a lot of competitions regarding my shop like pro-start management for 2022 and 2023 and I did a wedding cake competition my junior year and commercial baking competition my senior year. I like to paint and do some home baking and I've recently picked up crocheting. After high school I plan to attend a local college to get a business degree to hopefully open up my own bakery in the future with some of my friends. A fun fact about me is that I like to travel and I go to Singapore every year. I'd like to thank my friends and family, my teachers from culinary like Mr. Ghanari and Miss Ellie for teaching me the passion of culinary and their mentorship. And I would like to thank the last two people remaining in bake shop Tasnia and Alexa for keeping me company and allowing me to finish this year strong.