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Student Cooking Contest (4-6 grades)

Each year, the Snohomish School District holds the Kids in the Kitchen/Junior Chef Competition, which is sponsored by the Food Services Department.

Our elementary student finalists will face off in the district's annual Kids in the Kitchen/Junior Chef Competition at 4 p.m. on Friday, April 25 at Glacier Peak High School (7401 144th Place SE in Snohomish) in the commons. Everyone is welcome to attend the event. 

Each junior chef finalist will be paired with a volunteer to make tasting portions of their recipe and prizes will be awarded.

All finalists will receive a framed certificate, a recipe book which includes all of the finalists’ recipes, an apron/chef’s coat, as well as a medal. Grand prize winners will receive an additional award. 

Congratulations to:

  • Andrew Hanson (Cascade View Elementary) - Crepes
  • Ezrael Burrows (Machias Elementary) - Worst Chocolate Chip Cookes Ever
  • Grayson and Harrison Forbes (Dutch Hill Elementary) - Taco bout a Wonton
  • Urvil Gathole (Seattle Hill Elementary) - Mango Lassi
  • Reagan Matsler (Parent Partnership Program) - Jumbo Blueberry Muffins
  • Nihara Vineeth Nair (Little Cedars Elementary) - Paneer Pirate Swords
  • Elyse Palma (Cathcart Elementary) - Garlic Grilled Cheese
  • Livia Richards (Central Emerson Elementary) - Dubai Chocolate Bars
  • Willon Walton (Riverview Elementary) - Energy Oatmeal Balls

Download this year's cookbook!

Quick Links

For more information:

Food Services
360-563-7298

submit your recipe!

2026-2027 Kids in the Kitchen recipe submissions will start in fall of 2026.

Kids in the Kitchen Recipe Books

2025-2026 Recipe Submittal Information

District 4th - 6th grade students are invited to submit recipes for their favorite after-school snacks. The recipes, which must be submitted by Friday, December 19, do not have to be original. A student may submit multiple recipes. They can be family recipes or from cookbooks, the internet, etc.

Finalists and competition

Finalists will be selected from the submitted recipes and will be invited to prepare their creations at a 4 p.m. reception on Friday, April 24, in the Glacier Peak High School commons. Families, school staff, and the community will be invited to taste these culinary masterpieces at the event. A panel of judges will select the grand prize winners. Past award categories have included: 

  • Health-conscious foods
  • Simple, kid-friendly preparation
  • Fun food
  • Judge’s choice

All finalists will receive a framed certificate, a recipe book which includes all the finalists’ recipes, an apron/chef’s coat, as well as a medal. Grand prize winners will receive an additional award. Transportation will not be provided for the cook-off. Kids will need to be dropped off and picked up at Glacier Peak High School. In addition, students will be supervised by kitchen staff during the food production to help ensure that safe food practices are followed and that no one gets hurt.