Battle Ground Public Schools

Calling all third and fourth graders to the BGPS Future Chefs competition

Jan. 3, 2024

Does your child love to cook and create recipes? Check out Battle Ground Public Schools’ Future Chefs event. All BGPS third and fourth grade students are welcome to enter!

The event, in which students create original recipes and finalists compete in a culinary cookoff, helps to educate children and promote healthy eating habits.

This year’s recipe theme: There is no place like home!

Judging will be based on:

• Originality
• Kid friendliness
• Ease of preparation
• Healthy attributes
• Plate presentation
• Taste
• Student chef presentation to judges

The competition is hosted by Sodexo, the district’s food services provider.

How to enter
Submit a recipe through the Future Chefs website. Entries submitted through the website will be accepted until Jan. 31, 2024.

Whether or not their recipe is selected for the competition, every child who submits a recipe will be entered into a drawing for a Stanley cup and Bluetooth speaker. Four winners will be randomly selected!

Next steps

• Judges will evaluate recipe submissions and select 10 BGPS finalists.
• Finalists will be contacted by Feb. 16.
• The BGPS Future Chefs Cookoff will take place on Thursday, March 21, at Battle Ground High School.

Additional details

• All finalists will receive a framed plaque, medal, a recipe book of all finalists’ recipes, chef coat, T-shirt and a chef hat.
• The local media will be invited to cover the cookoff.
• Parents, family members and teachers can taste the finalists’ creations during the reception portion of the event.
• Sodexo will supply the food and equipment necessary to cook the recipes during the competition.
• Participants will need to be dropped off and picked up at Battle Ground High School on March 21, which is an early release day.
• Each student will have a kitchen staff member assigned to them to ensure that the students work safely and that safe food and preparation practices are followed.
• The winning recipe will be entered into the national competition.