BBC News School Reports

Report by Natasha, Emma and Louise, S1 Pupils

All 5^th and 6^th year pupils doing hospitality, intermediate 2, higher or advanced higher H.E. are holding a gala dinner on the 13^th of March 2008 that starts at 7-7:30pm. It is being held at Steillsmuir farm Woodlands Road Blairgowrie.

It is in specially designed Marquee donated by Henderson’s Marquee Hire and Gordon’s Catering Hire. Some pupils are going out the day before to work in hotels with chefs. The rest are going on the day to set up the Marquee.

Hotels that are working with them are Hunting Towers-Bill McNichol who is Commanding Officer over seeing the whole kitchen. The starter is going to be done by Andrew Wilkie and Ballathie House Hotel, the soup course is going to be done by Ronnie McDonald of Cargills Bistro, the main course will be done by Johnny Greer, Gordon McGregor and Murrayshall and the dessert will be done by Kevin McGillvery of Castleton Hotel.

The cost is £35 per head for that you get a glass of bubbly, Canapés on arrival, a starter, a soup course, a main course, a dessert and rounded of with coffee, petit fours and liquor with wine supplied throughout the evening. Half of the gala dinner profits will go to Caring for Kids and the other half will go to the Blairgowrie High School Hospitality Funds. Lots of Sponsorship has been giving by some companies.