LAPLACE — The St. Charles Catholic High School’s Alumni Association is pleased to announce its Annual Alumni Cook-off in conjunction with Homecoming activities Oct. 28.

The Alumni Association is seeking entrants for this year’s contest, and asks all those interested in participating to contact the school to officially sign up. Entry forms are available on SCC’s website and are due by Monday.

The head chef must be an SCC alumni, and contestants must supply their own ingredients or secure a sponsor to pay for the ingredients. The contestants will also supply all of their own cooking pots.

SCC will provide all serving dishes and utensils.

Food may be cooked offsite but should be cooked Oct. 28.

All entries must be complete, delivered to St. Charles Catholic High School and ready to be served by 5:30 p.m. Chefs wishing to cook on SCC grounds are welcome to do so beginning at 10 a.m.

Cooking booths will be selected on a first come, first served basis.

Any ingredient that accompanies a dish, such as rice or pasta, must be provided by the contestant if applicable, however, these items may be prepared off site. Each contestant should cook a recipe that will produce 100 servings.

 A prestigious group of judges including New Orleans Saints special teams Coach Greg McMahon traditionally judge all entries.

After samples to be judged have been collected, an announcement will be made to start serving the public at approximately 5:30 p.m.

Contestants or their designees must serve their dish until 7:30 p.m. or until their pot is empty.

A First Place chef’s paddle decorated by SCC’s art class will be awarded.

For more information or to sign up, visit stcharlescatholic.org or email Courtney Millet at millet.courtney@stcharlescatholic.org.