TYNGSBORO — Greater Lowell Technical High School culinary arts students designed and constructed a gingerbread house that placed first in this year’s Jinglefest contest on Dec. 7. For six class periods, 10 senior culinary arts students worked on a rural farmhouse and barn winter gingerbread scene as part of their “Sweet Structures: Edible Engineering” project.

Once their house was completed, the students submitted their scene to compete in the third annual gingerbread house contest at Jinglefest, the town of Dunstable’s annual holiday festival. More than 500 visitors attended the contest, and the students’ creation won the vote for first place.

“It is truly rewarding to see my students work so diligently and with such determination,” Culinary Arts instructor Sarah Samaros said. “Their teamwork, creativity, and dedication to this project have been inspiring, and this win is a testament to their hard work and the value of hands-on learning."