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Chalmette High team wins national competition for creating a restaurant plan BY ROBERT S. WOLF Contributing writer
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Jatrell Walker, 7, cools off at the recently reopened splash park at the A.P. Clay Resource Center in Kenner.
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opened its Splash Park at A.P. Clay Playground for the summer season. The park, located at 200 Decatur St., will be open through Aug. 31 on Fridays from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sundays 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. The improved splash park is available to residents and visitors of all ages.
Children play at the recently reopened splash park at the A.P. Clay Resource Center in Kenner, as a jet takes off from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.
The Chalmette High School ProStart Management Team recently won first place in a national competition for the restaurant concept they created, blending Creole and Italian cuisines. The judges at the 2025 ProStart Invitational in Baltimore thought the eatery, called La Strada, had all the right ingredients for a viable real-world restaurant. Teams from across the country were challenged to develop restaurant plans and present them to a panel of industry “I have this booming leaders. The winning Chalpride because I know mette High School how much work they have management team put in this entire year,” included Asma Warner said. “These are Askar, Denim Bell, Norman Morales, some of the best kids this Kamryn Simon and country has to offer. ... Lily Vu. The team deserves all the Chalmette High recognition they can get.” participates in ProStart, a nationWAYNE WARNER, wide career and Chalmette High School principal technical education program supported by the National Restaurant Association Foundation. It is designed to prepare high school students for careers in culinary and restaurant management. Wayne Warner, CHS principal, said he’s seen all the effort his students and staff have put into this achievement. “I have this booming pride because I know how much work they have put in this entire year,” Warner said. “These are some of the best kids this country has to offer. ... The team deserves all the recognition they can get.” Norman Morales, who graduated as a co-valedictorian in the Class of 2025, was one of the five members of the ProStart team. He said the program helped him better understand what he wanted to do in life, like get into business management and possibly start his own restaurant one day. Beginning the school year, Morales had room on his schedule for only one elective, and he signed up for the ProStart curriculum to learn more about operating a business. “I was interested in learning the business management part, and I worked in a coffee house in Arabi, so I had a feel for how food service establishment operates,” said Morales, who is headed to Yale University this fall on a full scholarship. “Working with teammates helped me expand my collaboration skills and communication skills,” he said. “For eight months straight we worked
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