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CTV News
2 days ago
- Sport
- CTV News
Winnipeg high school culinary team wins national championship
The Kitchen Brigade Team at Gordon Bell High School poses for a photo during the La Tablée des Chefs Canadian Culinary Competition in Montreal on June 9, 2025. (Submitted: Gordon Bell High School) A Winnipeg high school's cooking team has won a competition crowning them champions of the kitchen. The Kitchen Brigade team at Gordon Bell High School was named national champion at the La Tablée des Chefs Canadian Culinary Competition over the weekend, defeating top student chefs across the country. Grade 10 and 11 students Cailyn Olshevski, Matea Thiessen-Unger, Yevhen Zinchenco, Avery Van Solkema, and Sebastian Salter were the first team outside of Quebec to win the national championship in 13 years. 'It was amazing; we're really excited,' Van Solkema said. 'I'm really proud of our teammates,' Zinchenco said. gordon bell high school The Kitchen Brigade Team at Gordon Bell High School poses after winning the La Tablée des Chefs Canadian Culinary Competition in Montreal on June 9, 2025. (Submitted: Gordon Bell High School) The competition is similar to cooking shows like 'Chopped,' where the teams receive a basket of mystery items and are tasked with creating and cooking a meal in a one-hour time limit, incorporating those ingredients into the dishes. 'You have no room for mistakes, and you always have to be in the kitchen, no distractions or anything,' Zinchenco said. 'You have to be locked in.' Gordon Bell High School The Kitchen Brigade Team at Gordon Bell High School works in the kitchen during the La Tablée des Chefs Canadian Culinary Competition in Montreal on June 9, 2025. (Submitted: Gordon Bell High School) (lamich) In the final round, the Gordon Bell team received a turnip, a sirloin steak and Brussels sprouts as ingredients. Their first idea for the dish was shot down by judges. 'We wrote down steak tartare because we had been practising that, and as they saw us writing it down, they said, 'Sorry, no steak tartare allowed,'' Van Solkema said, noting the dish would be considered too easy for teams to make. The group pivoted and created a deconstructed summer salad with medium-rare steak, potato chips, and a Brussels sprout puree, along with a tomato confit. gordon bell cooking competition The deconstructed summer salad created by The Kitchen Brigade Team at Gordon Bell High School in the final round of the La Tablée des Chefs Canadian Culinary Competition in Montreal on June 9, 2025. (Submitted: Gordon Bell High School) (lamich) 'One of the judges said they had never seen the Brussels sprout puree, and it tasted amazing,' said Van Solkema. 'They also said they liked how many techniques we showed with our dish,' said Thiessen-Unger. The team will return to Montreal on June 21 to represent Canada in an international match against a school from Paris, France, an experience they're both nervous and excited for.
Global News
25-04-2025
- Politics
- Global News
Winnipeg high school students cast a ballot in mock election
Students at Gordon Bell High School may not be old enough to vote in Monday's election, but they want to be prepared when their time comes. The school is one of many across Canada participating in Student Vote, a mock election to introduce them to the process. Grade 8 student Aaron-Marwinn Anoh said the process is 'preparing me for when I'm going to vote, and how I'm going to choose — what to look at, how to dig deeper and research on the people I'm voting for.' A group of students from Grades 7 to 9 have set up their social studies classroom like a polling station, complete with ballot boxes and private voting booths. They check the IDs of their fellow students, keep a list of electors, and monitor the voting process like Elections Canada workers do. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Wyatt Reyes, a Grade 7 student, is acting as the central poll supervisor in charge of initialling the ballots and tallying them on election day. He says they've been studying the parties and the local candidates so they can make an informed decision. Story continues below advertisement 'We've also been researching what the candidates believe in, what we believe in, and where we align with the parties.' Reyes says he developed an interest in politics from a young age, and he's not the only one. 'My parents have been really good about educating me on politics and what's going on in the world right now,' says Aubrey Di Lullo, in Grade 8. 'And I like debating and stuff, I like having debates.' Education, human rights and immigration are just a few of the issues they've been discussing in class, which will play into their decisions in the voting booth. Social studies teacher Alana Ollinger says the goal of Student Vote is to encourage critical thinking. 'I feel confident that these young people are going to be really engaged adults,' says Ollinger. 'They're engaged now, they're observing the world around them.' After the votes are tallied, they'll learn what kind of government Canada's students elected, down to how many votes each candidate received. And when they eventually cast a real ballot, the decision won't be so intimidating. 'It helps you know what to do instead of being clueless and having to rely on other people who can persuade your votes,' says Grade 7 student Adetooni Adegoke.
