DANIEL TYLER GOODEN / L’Observateur / November 29, 2000

GRAMERCY – 4-H students from across St. James Parish went to GramercyElementary School recently. This was not a gathering for the weak heartedor the small stomached. This was the St. James Parish 4-H Food Fest.Five different categories lined the tables in the Gramercy Elementary cafeteria. Each category – sugar cookery, seafood, egg, ground beef andpoultry – were further divided up into various styles of dishes.

There was one thing in common with all the prepared foods. All dishes whichwere to be served hot, must first be chilled to refrigerator temperature and brought to the contest on ice. Any dish brought warm was automaticallydisqualified. 4-H never fools around when it comes to safety.Rules at the district level food fest are very strict, including dish temperature as well as allowing only the children to set up their displays. Thestudents at Gramercy Elementary all abided by the rules in order to prepare for the district contest, said Coleen Laiche, home economist at the 4-H St.

James Parish Extension Service.

Judges from local businesses and other friends of the 4-H clubs in the parish took time out of their day for the task of tasting all the dishes. All disheswere judged on taste, appearance, originality and recipe. A first-place winnerwas chosen for each division in each category, then a Food Fest Favorite was chosen to represent each category. From cookie houses decorated in candiesto oyster stuffing to green peppers stuffed with beef, the dishes were extravagant and delicious.

In the end five Food Fest Favorites were chosen. Brandon Keller of VacherieElementary Junior won the egg cookery contest with an Italian Cream Cake.

The ground beef category was won by Brandi Roussel of Paulina Elementary with her Spicy Potato Soup. Duck Etoufee’ won the poultry category for HollyMiculek of Gramercy Elementary.

In the seafood contest Megan Bourgeois of Chanel Interparochial won with an Oyster Spaghetti. Ashley Roussel of Gramercy Elementary won the sugarcontest with a Strawberry Angel Delight Cake.

All first-place ribbon winners, including the Food Fest Favorites, will continue on to the district cooking contest.

They are: Joyce Gravois, Lacey Gravois, Katie Sedlock, Kyrie Bourgeois, Brooke Boudreaux, Dustin Roussel, Teralyn Louque and Michelle Duhe of Paulina Elementary; Jeffery Ricard of Romeville Elementary; Jesse Hymel of Chanel; Hannah Chenier of Vacherie Elementary; and Lee Keller of Gramercy Elementary.

Other winners and ribbon holders are: Egg Cookery: second place – Brook Boudreaux of Paulina Elementary, Lee Keller of Gramercy Elementary and Heather Taylor of Lutcher High; third place – Coy Joseph of Chanel and Dustin Roussel and Ashley Roussel of Paulina Elementary; blue ribbons – DeQuanta Nicholas, Megan Daigle, Scotti Dicharry, Sarah Petrey and Kristen Whitlow of Gramercy Elementary; Kyrie Bourgeois, Jayme Hymel and Jennifer Gravois of Paulina Elementary; Hannah Chenier and Ron Reulet of Vacherie Elementary and Casie Speaks of Chanel; Red ribbons – Holly Miculek, Toni Arceneaux, Aston Williams, Jeremy Dornier, and Daniel Hamilton of Gramercy Elementary; Michelle Duhe, Jenny Rizzuto, Brandi Roussel, Brittany Trosclair, Katie Duhe, Brooke Bourgeois, Tori Mabile, Caleb Poche, Tyler Gravois and Jordon Roussel of Paulina Elementary; Minty Banister of Fifth Ward Elementary; Matthew Gravois of Lutcher High and Jarrad Adams of Chanel; and white ribbons – Michelle Babin of Lutcher High, Charles Hidalgo of Gramercy Elementary and Barbara Alexander of Romeville Elementary.

Ground Beef Cookery: second place – Caleb Poche and Daniel Boudreaux of Paulina Elementary and Paige Chauvin of Chanel; third place – Jonathan White of Romeville Elementary, Jeremy Dornier of Gramercy Elementary and Darcie St. Pierre of Paulina Elementary; blue ribbons – Brooke Boudreaux, MichellePoche, Logan Hymel, Halie Bourgeois, Monique Hymel and Callynn White of Paulina Elementary and Glen Chenier Jr. and Illyria Keller of St. James High;red ribbons – Irvin Louque Jr., Katie Duhe, Amber Boudreaux and Michelle Duheof Paulina Elementary, Alison Zeringue and Hanna Chenier of Vacherie Elementary and Shanee’ Turner of Sixth Ward Elementary; and white ribbons – Brooke Bourgeois, Matthew Taylor, Kyrie Bourgeois and Dayna Jenkins of Paulina Elementary and Jennie Bailey of Gramercy Elementary.

Poultry Cookery: second place – David Schexnayder of Chanel and Monique Hymel of Paulina Elementary; third place – Charles Hidalgo of Gramercy Elementary and Heather Taylor of Lutcher High; blue ribbons – Irvin Louque Jr., Katie Duhe, Brittany Trosclair and Kristin Gravois of Paulina Elementaryand Glen Chenier Jr. and Illyria Keller of St. James High; red ribbons – BrookeBoudreaux, Jennifer Gravois and Jenny Rizzuto of Paulina Elementary and Jace Bailey of Gramercy Elementary; and white ribbons – Dayna Jenkins and Michelle Duhe of Paulina Elementary and Myron Malarcher of Romeville Elementary.

Seafood Cookery: second place – Jeremy Dornier and Charles Hidalgo of Gramercy Elementary and Alan Gravois, Jennifer Gravois, and Jordon Duhe of Paulina Elementary; third place – Kristin Gravois and Lauren Babin of Paulina Elementary and Glen Chenier Jr. of St. James High; blue ribbons – Blake Romeand Scotti Dicharry of Gramercy Elementary; Hollie Schexnayder, Michelle Duhe, Brandi Roussel, Jenny Rizzuto and Kristie Schexnayder of Paulina Elementary; Tiaunsha Morris and Matthew Gravois of Lutcher High and Illyria Keller of St. James High; red ribbons – Holly Miculek and Jace Bailey ofGramercy Elementary; Dayna Jenkins, Tyler Gravois, Tyler Creel and Alan Gravois of Paulina Elementary; Nicole Duhe of Lutcher High; Jenna Whitlow and Keith Gravois of Lutcher Junior High; Marc Smith of St. James High andCasie Speaks and Coy Joseph of Chanel; and white ribbons – Brooke Bourgeois and Katie Duhe of Paulina Elementary.

Sugar Cookery: second place – Jesse Hymel of Chanel and Tyler Gravois, Michelle Poche and Joey Whitney of Paulina Elementary; third place – Kayla St.

Pierre and Hollie Schexnayder of Paulina Elementary; Alison Zeringue of Vacherie Elementary and Christie Veron of Gramercy Elementary; blue ribbons – Jeremy Dornier, Brittany Luquette, Faith Johnson, Blake Gravois, Meagan Daigle and Jenna Boudreaux of Gramercy Elementary; Kristin Gravois, Matthew Taylor, Katie Duhe, Kolby Louque, Joyce Gravois, Jesse Becnel, Jennifer Gravois, Daniel Boudreaux, Jayme Hymel, Lacey Gravois and Brittany Trosclaire of Paulina Elementary; Glen Chenier of St. James High; HannahChenier and Brandon Keller of Vacherie Elementary; Cherise Steib of Fifth Ward Elementary; Coy Joseph and Jovan Tassin of Chanel and Minnie Grady, Chelsea Landry and Jamoine Picou of Romeville Elementary; red ribbons – Lauren Babin, Irvin Louque Jr., Brandi Roussel, Shelby Whitney, JessicaTaylor, Kacie Brignac, Rashon Albert, Adam St. Pierre, Dustin St. Pierre,Kyrie Bourgeois, Monique Hymel, Halie Bourgeois, Tori Mabile, Darcie St.

Pierre, Kristie Schexnayder, Tyler Creel, Jordon Roussel and Johnathan Huguet of Paulina Elementary; Sarah Petrey, Jennie Bailey, Mallory Veron, Terralyn Becnel, Toni Arceneaux, Heather Louque, Amanda Trosclaire, Marcus Warren and Charles Hidalgo of Gramercy Elementary; Joshua Chenier, Christina LeCompte, Adam Rodrigue and Brianna Jones of Vacherie Elementary; Nicole Duhe, Matthew Gravois, Darrington Anderson and Cassie Gravois of Lutcher High; Shea Roussel, Ashlynn Thomas, Kymber Whitney and Jess Roussel of Chanel; Minnie Grady of Romeville Elementary; Alisha Bailey and D’Andranee Emery of Sixth Ward Elementary and Jillian Graves of Fifth Ward Elementary; and white ribbons – Holly Miculek, Lauren Wilson, DeQuanta Nicholas, Tanzaira Goff and Keira Morris of Gramercy Elementary; Logan Hymel, Alan Gravois, Amber Boudreaux, Brooke Boudreaux, Brooke Bourgeois, Caleb Poche, Clyde Gravois and Jenny Rizzuto of Paulina Elementary; Kayla Blain and Kasha Williams of Sixth Ward Elementary; Porsha White, Keimon Dennis, Kayla Landry and Nykia Steib of Fifth Ward Elementary; Shereka Joshua of Romeville Elementary; Jonathan Smith of St. James Junior High;Marc Smith and Illyria Keller of St. James High and Reaysha Turner and DavidSchexnayder of Chanel.

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