HOSPITALITY students at Hunter River High School have been holding amazing lunches at the school ‘cafe’, allowing them to build work skills while showing appreciation for school staff.

While having their practical skills assessed, students serve sharing platters with a range of rolls, wraps and sandwiches, mocktails, milkshakes, smoothies and cafe style sweets.

The students are also required to take staff orders and payments through the ‘Square’ and serve food and drinks to tables.

Some of the events they have catered and served for are the Hunter River High School Mother’s Day morning tea, Father’s Day breakfast, weekly coffee club and teacher luncheon events.

Kathy Kirk, Teacher of Technology, Applied Studies and VET Hospitality told News Of The Area, “Running our school cafe simulates working life in the hospitality industry and provides our students with valuable real life learning experiences.”

By Marian SAMPSON