Articles in ADM Pride

HOMEMADE PASTA

Culinary Arts II tried their hand at making homemade pasta! The dough was made from scratch, and was used to roll out spaghetti and fettuccini noodles. Students also used their prior skills of making a roux in order […]

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Holiday Giving

During the upcoming holiday season, the staff and students at Adel Elementary will have an opportunity to give back to the community through participating in the Toys for Tots campaign. This will begin the week of November 27th […]

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CERAMICS CLASS ROCKS RAKU 

The raku firing process is an ancient technique that was discovered in Korea, but was refined by the Japanese during the 16th century and finally brought to the United States by ceramic artist Paul Soldner in the 1950’s. […]

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HANDS-ON IN SPANISH IV 

Spanish IV students recently got the chance to practice making hand made tortillas and pico de gallo.  They have been studying families and relationships and how the Hispanic cultures take time to make many recipes from scratch.

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PROSTART GETS CREATIVE! 

The Family and Consumer Science Prostart Class has been demonstrating how to use a variety of herbs and spices in their cooking. Recently, one group created their own taco seasoning rather than using the typical store bought packet. […]

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Healthiest State Walk

On October 4th, the students and staff at DeSoto Intermediate School participated in the statewide initiative called The Healthiest State Walk. This 1K walk brings an added focus to making healthy choices in our everyday lives. During the […]

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LEARNING FROM THE EXPERTS 

In journalism classes, students will have the opportunity to learn from an expert in the field at least once a month, in an area directly related to the industry.  This month’s guest speaker, Carrie Krupke, a professional photographer […]

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