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Interior Design, Culinary Arts students showcase skills at home and garden show
AthensTechnicalCollegestudentswhoimaginethemselvesasfuturechefsandinteriordesignerssettheireyesontheprizein
competitionsattheannualAthensHome&GardenShowbeingheldthisweekendintheClassicCenter,300N.ThomasStreet.
TheAthensHome&GardenShow,sponsoredandorganizedbytheAthensAreaHomeBuildersAssociation,tookplaceSaturdayand
Sunday,February22and23.Theshowhighlightsthelatesttrendsandproductsinthehomeandgardenindustryandfeaturesbuilders,
architects,landscapersandothercompaniesandservicesassociatedwiththoseareas.Organizerswiththehomeandgardenshowinvited
CulinaryArtsstudentsandInteriorDesignstudentsfromAthensTechnicalCollegetoparticipateintwospecialeventsduringtheweekend
programs.
InteriorDesignstudentsfacedoffandwonagainsttheirpeersattheUniversityofGeorgiaintheWhiteRoomChallenge.Theyuseda
virtualbudgetof$1,500totransforma12­footby14­foot,three­walled,sheet­rockedspacewithabarefloorintoafurnishedroomfora
home.TheteamsshoppedattheHabitatRestoreforfurnitureandaccessoriesandpurchasedflooringmaterialfromDaltonCarpetOne.
StudentshadtheentiredaySaturdayduringtheeventtopaintthewalls,installtheflooring,furnitureandaccessoriesandcompletethe
designchallengewhileattendeeswatchthework.OnSunday,ajudge'spanelcomprisingdesignandbuildingprofessionalscritiquedthetwo
roomsbasedonfivecriteria:placement(formandfunction),balance(colorandweight),bestuseofmaterialsandaccessories,mostinviting
atmosphere,andbestuseoflighting.JudgesannouncedtheAthensTechnicalCollegeInteriorDesignstudentsasthewinnersSundayat1:30
p.m.
“Thiscompetitionprovidedthestudentswith‘realworld’workforceexperiencebydevelopingaprojectundertightspecifics:limited
sourceselections,anestablishbudget,followingdesigndirectivesandcompetingwithanother‘firm’towinthejob,” saidPhillipC.Myer,
programchairforInteriorDesignatAthensTechnicalCollege.“Thecorelearningexperiencefocusesonhowthestudentsworktogetheras
teammembers.Team­basedworkisthecornerstoneofthebuildingartsfields—architecture,interiordesignandconstruction.”
CulinaryArtsstudentsfromthecollegebattledamongthemselvesforprimacyintheCupcakeWars,sponsoredbytheGeorgiaGrown
(GeorgiaDepartmentofAgriculture),KitchenAid,theGeorgiaPecanCouncilandtheGeorgiaPeachBoard.ThecontestcalledforaGeorgia
themeinthecupcakebaking,meaningcontestantshadtoincorporatepecansorpeachesintheircreations,saidChefScottHoward,program
chairforCulinaryDesignatAthensTechnicalCollege.
Whenallthecupcakebatterhadsettled,studentYvonneSprinkledbestedherfellowstudentswithawinforhercranberryorange
cupcakesonanuttypecancrust,filledwithatoastedpecancaramel,icedwitharichcreamcheesefrosting,andtoppedwithglazedpecans
andahandcraftedmodifiedorangeblossomflower.
ThejudgespanelforCupcakeWarsincludedTracyTownsend,MollyDeFabio,CarolineAngelo,KaylaMcNair,LisaVaughn,KaylaBallew
allfromAthensTechnicalCollege,andSadieKrawczykfromtheMonroeDowntownDevelopmentAuthority.Ms.Sprinklewonaprofessional
KitchenAidMixerandwillprovidea30­secondcookingdemoonGPBTVGeorgiaGrowntorunonGPBduringtheGeorgiaTravelerTV
show.
“Thisevent,likelastyear,providestheopportunitytospotlighttheoutstandingyoungculinariansinourprogramtotheAthens
community,”ChefHowardsaid.“It’salwaysajoytowatchourstudentsperformduringeventstothehighlevelofskillandprofessionalism
theyconsistentlydemonstrate.“
Photo caption: Left to right, Athens Technical College Interior Design students, Deb Kight, Amanda Archambault, Susan Chapman and Sarah McGahee paint
furniture February 21 in preparation of the White Room Challenge for the Athens Home & Garden Show.
Don Nelson
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