- country are honoring their- educators.- national teacher appreciation - week focuses on - everything that teachers do for- us.

- so, harrison central high - school's 'red rebel diner' came- up with a cool way to show thei- support, andrew scherer - has the story.- - cooking is what they enjoy- doing,- and they're good at it.

The red- rebel diner is a group at - harrison central that is run by- students with special - needs.

For senior catherine - joyce, there isn't a better way- - - - to honor her teachers, then by- cooking for them.

- catherine joyce, senior:"you ca- learn so many things at this- school, like miss julie - dauers she is my teacher and sh- has taught me so many things- - - - about this school and i love it- helping kids, helping teaching,- i just love doing it for them."- while student organizations and- clubs at harrison - central high school honored - - - - their teacher's for teacher - appreciation week, the red rebe- diner came up their - delicious plan on how they coul- show their support.

- julie dauer, special education- teacher:"we sent out an email t- - - - all the clubs and said 'hey, if- some of the clubs could chip in- some money and buy the food,- we'd cook - the food.'" - working at the diner is more- than just a fun hobby, serving- as- a valuable learning experience- for students.

- dauer:"a lot of these kids are- going to have trouble with mayb- actually reading on the - paper, or doing something.

Its- the hands on, you know, in hand- - - - on activities they excel so muc- in and then these are so good - valuable life skills."- some of the students in the - group are seniors..

And - they are already looking forwar- to putting their new skills to- - - - the test.

- coyte palmer, senior:"get a job- live on my own!

Joyce:"hopefull- in two weeks i have a job at th- wee ones at the day care on - three - rivers road."

- in gulfport, andrew scherer,- news