WORCESTER, Mass. - The culinary program at Worcester’s South High School presents a new challenge for their seniors every week, and the latest competition had the theme of “Super Bowl snacks.”

“It's a family," senior Jaree Adams said about the culinary program. "We've been in class with each other every day.”

“It can get a little competitive, too, as well," senior Naima Bleou said. "But it's so much fun being with these group of people who push me and show me how to be a better person.”

The culinary program is designed to get students prepared for potential careers in the food service industry. In addition to running the daily operations of the Colonel’s Café, which serves teachers and staff, the seniors have some fun getting competitive with different dishes.

“Every week we have a challenge, and it takes us the whole week to prep," Bleou said. "Our principals and APs come in and they try our food and they decide who is a winner or not. And then whoever wins picks the next challenge for the next week.”

From prepping to plating, with some help from the chef-instructors, the students take pride in creating restaurant-quality meal items.

“This week we did a Super Bowl snacks challenge; potato skin pizza, homemade tater tots, sliders, all that good stuff," culinary arts instructor Kelsey Charron said. "I love sharing my knowledge with the kids and showing them different ways to express themselves and showing them that cooking doesn't have to be hard.”

“I made tailgate tater tots," Bleou said. "I made homemade tater tots. I made a cheese sauce. And it’s basically tater tots, cheese sauce, sour cream, bacon and chives.”

The judges say the kids don’t make it easy.

“We get to watch them in here all week long, putting these dishes together," assistant principal Mike Brennan said. "You know, it really is, it's like they’re a chemistry class coming all together. I've been saying this since day one, America's Next Top Chef is coming right out of this kitchen.”

While some said they’re not planning to pursue careers in food service, the option is made available through the program. The culinary students at South said the biggest take away is newfound cooking skills they’ll never forget.

“I love coming in here because as soon as I'm done, like doing these challenges, I straight go home and just make it for my family," Adams said. "And then they're like, ‘Oh, this is really good. Like, this is what you do all day’. So, it's good to show my family that I can actually cook!”