COLUMBUS, Miss. – Mississippi University for Women opened its doors to budding chefs on Tuesday.

The W hosted a Discovery Day for high school students interested in Culinary Arts.

“We have invited students from Mississippi and Alabama to come and talk with admissions, student life and to get a tour of the facilities and see what they can cook if they decide to join us and speak with some students,” said Dr. Tracee Watkins, the Culinary Arts Institute Director at MUW.

Junior and senior culinary students led the tours.

Ethanial Nickey is a student at Choctaw Central High School in Philadelphia, Mississippi.

“I’ve seen much of the kitchen and seen much of the materials they use of their kitchen. And most of all, I’ve enjoyed the interactions with them, learning how it is to be a culinary

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