CONWAY — For the past five Thursday afternoons, a group of students and some Kennett High faculty have been doing an after-school cooking workshop designed to help families in need by teaching kitchen skills and providing food.
Due to privacy concerns, the program shifted to a project where students of all levels, including those with disabilities, worked together. Volunteers, including National Honor Society and student council members, assisted but without taking food home.
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