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THE BOSTON SUNDAY GLOBE DECEMBER 1, 1991 NT South 11' South Weekly Af FQ Calendar Culinary arts students whip up a following 0 1 '7Tr (r Aiit 'iii 1 Plymouth South High School students Annie Stanley and Joel Pike (rear) least once a month to The Chateau de Bleu, the large restaurant at Blue Hills Regional Technical School. "It's one of our favorite places." On a recent Monday afternoon, Mundt was getting ready to take home a doggie bag with the baked stuffed chicken she could not finish for lunch. For an average price of $3.50, entrees at Blue Hills are served with salad, vegetable and a choice of rice or potato. Beverages are an additional 50 cents, and homemade desserts cost $1.10 or less. "It's so reasonable," she said.

"They give you plenty of food." Her friend, Regina Barrett, 83, had forgotten that the school's bakery is closed on Mondays. "I'm disappointed the bakery isn't open today," she said. "Their bread is just out of this world." Like many of the other school Schools serve a growing share of their public By Judith Montminy SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE Senior citizens, parents with young children and business people have discovered that "doing lunch" in one of the area's high school restaurants staffed by culinary arts students is a good way to beat the recession. With a full-course meal costing an average of $3.50 and a plate of homemade ravioli with pesto sauce going for as little as $1.75 in one restaurant the schools where local teen-agers learn to cook are developing a loyal clientele. "People find out about us through word of mouth," said chef Richard Andrea, who heads the full-service kitchen at Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton.

Word of mouth also seems to be the best advertiser for Cafe Renzo at Plymouth South High School, where local business people recently started coming for lunch. In addition to daily specials such as homemade ravioli in pesto sauce ($1.75) and fresh sole gardiniere the regular menu includes fried calamari ($1.75) and quarter-pound hamburgers with French fries Last month students served lunch to 45 employees of the Plymouth County Sheriffs Department. The private group parties usually are held on Mondays, when the restaurant is closed, and cost about $6 per person. The students now are gearing up for a holiday dinner buffet for the public on Dec. 12.

Most of the customers, though, are teachers who use the takeout service and senior citizens who come for lunch, according to chef instructor Christopher J. Napurano. The large wall mirror, carpeted floor, artfully folded paper napkins, track lighting and green and pink color scheme help camouflage the institutional setting of the restaurant Students wear crisp white uniforms, which also lend an air of professionalism. "The food here is very good," said Blanche Mundt, 84, of Brain-tree, who accompanies friends at Norwood Course provides on-air education from school studio By Jean Fain SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE Ml ORWOOD-At 7:30 a.m. Katy Kal, a high school senior, pasted on a smile, folded her hands, looked straight into the camera and said, "Good morning and welcome to Norwood High School News." For the last four years, Norwood students have been learning what it takes to be a Bryant Gumbel or a Katie Couric in the school's in-house television studio.

Monday through Friday, students produce a 30-minute morning newstalk show that airs in every high school homeroom and on televisions tuned to the local cable-TV education channel (Ch. 32) in Norwood and Westwood homes. One recent telecast covered a meeting of the girls soccer team and visiting college representatives. The station, wired to classrooms throughout the Norwood school system, also telecasts educational programs from around the world and, locally, live School Committee meetings, rallies, concerts and other special events. The station began five years ago with a $20,000 donation from the Norwood Community Television a nonprofit board that funds local television projects.

Donations from a variety of sources federal grant, iown money and contribu-tions-trom Cablevision of Norwood, The following Calendar activities are taking place in the South Weekly area this week. Future events are included as space allows. MUSIC Braintree: Irish Music Molly Ma-lone's tavern in the Sheraton Tara, 37 Forbes Road, presents McTag-gerts from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on Dec.

3-7. No cover charge. Call 848-0600. Bridgewater: Holiday Music The Bridgewater State College Alumni Chamber Choir presents a holiday concert at 8 p.m. Dec.

14 at the Catholic Center of Bridgewater State College, Park Street. Free, donations encouraged. Call (508) 697-1377. Bridgewater Classical Concert The United Brass Quintet, with organist Clark Rice, gives a concert at 4 today at First Parish Church, 50 School St. Donation $5.

Call (508) 697-2525. Bridgewater Classical Concert The Symphonic Winds Ensemble plays music by Berlioz and Gossec as well as Clare Grundman's "Tuba Rhapsody," featuring tuba soloist Jim Doyle, at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Catholic Center, Park Street, Bridgewater State College. Free.

Call (508) 697-1377. Bridgewater: Jazz Concert The Jazz Big Band and the Jazz Lab Band combine in a concert at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10 in the Horace Mann Auditorium, School Street, Bridgewater State College. Guest soloist is K.

Raghavendra, playing Kunartic music on an instrument called the Veena. Free. Call (508) 697-1377. Brockton: Christmas Concert The Jubilate Chorale Christmas Concert, "A Season of Rejoicing," is being presented at 3 p.m. Dec.

8 at Faith Lutheran Church, Main Street. Call (508)586-1732. Dedham: Holiday Pops Concert The Parkway Concert Orchestra, conducted by Paul D'Angelo, plays popular music at 3 today at the Masonic Temple, 410 Washington St. Donation $5, $4 students and senior citizens. Call 326-6797.

Duxbury: "Messiah" Sing The South Shore Conservatory holds its first "Messiah" sing Dec. 15 at the First Parish Church, Route 3A. A 45-min-ute rehearsal starts at 3 p.m., followed by a 4 p.m. performance. Joseph Horning directs; organist Edwin Swanborn is accompanist.

Tickets $10 per person, $20 per family. Call 934-2731. Eastern Festival Concert The United Brass Quintet, with organist Richard Hill, is giving a concert of classical music at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at Unity Church, Main Street.

Admission $5. Call (508) 238-6081. Foxborough: Choral Concert The Neponset Choral Society performs Schubert's "Mass in and other traditional holiday, songs at 8 p.m. Dec. 7 at St'Mark's Episcopal Church, South Street.

Tickets $8, $6 students and senior citizens. Call (508) 543-6162. Hanover Choral Concert The Harbour Choral Arts Society is giving two holiday concerts: at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at St.

Andrew's Episcopal Church, Church Street, and at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 8 at St. Mary's. Admission $5, $4 for senior citizens and children under 12.

Call 383-6420. Hingham: Christmas Concert The Broad Cove Chorale presents a holiday concert featuring Persichetti's "Winter Cantata" and other music, including a carol sing-along, at 8 p.m. Dec. 13 at Broad Cove House, 66 Lincoln St. Tickets $7, includes a candlelight reception after the concert.

Call 749-6561. Hingham: Folk Music Robert All-warden and Susan McGettigan perform acoustic folk music at 8 p.m. Dec. 6 at The South Shore Conservatory of Music, Fort Hill Street. Donations encouraged.

Call 749-4053. Kingston: Folk Music The South Shore Folk Music Club presents Cindy Kallet, Ellen Epstein and Michael Cicone on Dec. 6. Opening the show at 8 p.m. is Dave Crossland.

Tickets $8, members $6. At the Beal House, Route 106. Call 871-1052. Milton: Coffeehouse The Trailside Coffeehouse at the Trailside Museum, Route 138, presents Barbara Herson, Jeff Garber and Mare Continued on next page 1 IK restaurants open to the public, Blue Hills runs a bakery where the public can buy breads and pastries at low prices. The students recently baked 2,500 assorted pies for Thanksgiving and sold them for $3.

The student bakery has become known for its corn bread and for the French pastries baked under the tutelage of Josef Ke-menes, a certified master pastry chef from Hungary who has worked at the Parker House in Boston. Napurano, formerly at the Four Seasons Hotel and the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y., said roughly five out of 15 students in his program go on to higher education to study culinary arts. A sign by the bakery near the entrance to the restaurant asks patrons to bear in mind that Cafe Renzo is a classroom, not a commer other students handle the production telecasts, students handle everything cameras, lights and action. The communications course, open to all high school students, has become so popular that it has expanded from one to four sections, with 70 students enrolled. About a dozen payticipate in the morning show profindion, three on-camera, High opens communications through TV I ,1 GLOBE STAFF PHOTO TOM LANDERS is open for breakfast and luncl Since the bakeries and restaurants" are open only when school is in ses- sion, it is a good idea to call ahead.

Area school restaurants open to 4 the public: ABINGTON i South Shore Vocational Techni- cal High School, Abington Campus, in the former Abington Junior High 3, School, across from Memorial Field on Ralph Hamlin Lane. Call 878- 0424. The Brass Lantern Restau- i. rant. December hours: Tuesday I i through Friday 11:30 a.m.

to 1 p.m., until Dec. 19. Closed Dec. 11. Bakery -j will have special holiday items.

BROCKTON Brockton High School, 700 Belmont St. Time Out Restaurant re 3 opening sometime this month. Call Cleo Campbell at (508) 580-7652 for RESTAURANTS, Page SOUTH 12( Co-anchor Constantino Nicolau-said he likes the variety of working', on and off camera. "I've got so many jobs," the sophomore said. "It's un-believable." Norwood teachers recognize the station's value in the classroom and in the community.

School adminis- trators envision the ways television technology can be used in a time of lean budgets. "It gives the students tremen- i dous self-confidence," Smith said, "something they wouldn't get in math or history class." Flemer said, "Any parent who watches us in the morning knows what their kids are doing or should Vf be doing. I don't think any parent in Norwood can legitimately say 'I don't know what's going on in the high Last January, the station in- stalled a satellite dish to receive gramming via the Massachusetts Corp. for Educational Telecommuni- cations, a state agency that trans- mits educational programs from 30. countries in 20 languages.

About Massachusetts school districts are hooked up to the educational satel5, lite network. vi Besides quality programming, the technology provides a link to oth-er students in classrooms across Massachusetts and beyond. Principal George Usevich sees the station as a wise investment, eg- pecially in view of the recession. "Technology will allow communis ties to have courses that might not fit the budget," he said. "If got three towns that want to teach 7 Latin, but can't afford to hire a Latint teacher, they can get a TV link-up io a Latin course.

You can have 100 7 schools amaas Latin I 1 serve patrons at Cafe Renzo, which cial restaurant. "We're very competitive, but we're not perfect," Napurano said. Dora and Hairy Miller of Randolph think most diners who go to the school restaurants understand the students are still learning their trade. The Millers have been eating at The Chateau de Bleu at Blue Hills twice a week for the past five years. "They're bound to make mistakes," Harry Miller, 79, said.

"But they want to know. If something is too salty, they'll fix it. It's congenial, it's pleasant. The kids are great." The feeling seems to be mutual. "The people who come are so nice and friendly," said cashier Brian Holyoke, a sophomore from Randolph who also has worked as a waiter at Blue Hills.

Most of the student-operated restaurants will be selling special GLOBE STAFF PHOTO TOM LANDERS of "Norwood High School News." the rest behind. Exploring career options, learning new skills and working with friends are what students like best about working at the station. "It's been great," Kal said, more relaxed off camera. "It really makes you think about what you want to do. Communications is high on my list." Student anchors read the news as the local cable television company -keep it running in the black.

The high school recently installed 16 new television monitors with money remaining from last year's budget. Diana Flemer and Bob Smith, teachers and the station supervisors, teach.the how-tos of communication and production in class, but during.