About Us
The Culinary Arts program and the Bagpiper Restaurant is run by three Culinary Instructors who are responsible for the implementation of curriculum and instruction of the students in the program. Besides the three instructors we also have a full time teaching assistant who assists in the instruction of the students and manages the dining room operation under the supervision of the program director.
Jim Kitzmiller (Instructor)
Jim Kitzmiller joined the Culinary program in the fall of 2017. He graduated from Scotland High School in 1993 and was involved with the Commercial Foods program, which is the equivalent of the Culinary Program today. Jim obtained and Associates degree in Hotel & Restaurant Management in 1996 and from there managed Fine Dining and Casual themed restaurants in Atlanta and Kansas City before returning home to his native Laurinburg in 2009. Before becoming a teacher/instructor he managed some of the local mainstay establishments.
Chef Careka Townsend (Instructor)
Chef Townsend joined the Culinary Arts program at Scotland High in the Fall of the 2022/2023 school year. She is a graduate of Johnson and Wales Charlotte in 2020
Shamaonie Smith( Instructor)
Chef Smith Graduated from Scotland High School in 2020 and went on to graduate from Johnson and Wales, Charlotte in 2022. This is her first year in the Culinary Arts Program
Jim Kitzmiller (Instructor)
Jim Kitzmiller joined the Culinary program in the fall of 2017. He graduated from Scotland High School in 1993 and was involved with the Commercial Foods program, which is the equivalent of the Culinary Program today. Jim obtained and Associates degree in Hotel & Restaurant Management in 1996 and from there managed Fine Dining and Casual themed restaurants in Atlanta and Kansas City before returning home to his native Laurinburg in 2009. Before becoming a teacher/instructor he managed some of the local mainstay establishments.
Chef Careka Townsend (Instructor)
Chef Townsend joined the Culinary Arts program at Scotland High in the Fall of the 2022/2023 school year. She is a graduate of Johnson and Wales Charlotte in 2020
Shamaonie Smith( Instructor)
Chef Smith Graduated from Scotland High School in 2020 and went on to graduate from Johnson and Wales, Charlotte in 2022. This is her first year in the Culinary Arts Program
