JRTC Students Gain Valuable Experience

COVINGTON, Va. (VR) – Jackson River Technical Center culinary arts students Jesus Rojel (left) and Kiera Bowles compare notes as they work on a diagram that identifies different cuts of meat in a pig. Chef Robert Fehle (background) observed the students as they worked on the diagram after he demonstrated best practices for butchering a hog. Rojel is a senior at Alleghany High School. Bowles is a junior. Culinary students are gaining valuable hands-on training as they work to prepare barbecued pork for an April 2 Virginia School Boards Association regional event. (AHPS Photo)