Education
Career Academy holds dinner theater
The community is invited to a dinner theater at the Whitfield Career Academy to help the academy’s Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) chapter raise money to compete at the regional, state and national levels.
The HOSA chapter is hosting the dinner theater, “Laughter, the Best Medicine,” on Thursday, Nov. 5, from 5 to 7 p.m. Tickets are $7. The dinner will be prepared by the culinary arts students at the school.
The menu includes grilled Montreal chicken, butternut squash with dried cranberries, Southern style green beans, homemade yeast rolls with butter and fall apple strudel with caramel sauce.
Reservations are required. To make a reservation or for more information, please contact Teresa Andrews at tandrews@whitfield.k12.ga.us, Judy Strickland at judy_strickland@whitfield.k12.ga.us, or call the school at (706) 876-3600.
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