Students at the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences had a special lesson Tuesday.

Starting at about 7 in the morning, a group of students began buttering turkeys, cutting up potatoes and preparing vegetables for a farm-to-table Thanksgiving feast.

Ten hours later, more than 400 seniors filed into the school’s gym for its annual Thanksgiving dinner, a neighborhood tradition now in its 13th year, organized by Ald. Matt O’Shea’s (19th) office with help from local restaurants and businesses.

“There are many reasons that the ward is a wonderful community, but tonight might be the No.1 reason,” O’Shea said to the dinner guests.

Among the seniors was Maureen Hurley, 76, who said she has been to the dinner at least five times before and has made it part of her Thanksgiving tradition.

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