SAN ANTONIO – Lanier High School is trying to set a record just in time for the holidays -- the school is trying to make the most tamales in a 10-hour time frame.
The idea came from school board member Patty Radle, who wanted to bring the community together with a tamalada.
"That's what the culture is, people coming together usually in somebody's home,"said Radle.
In order to capture the record, they needed to make 13,000 tamales or just over 2,200 pounds.
When all was said and done, they had made more than 2,420 pounds, or 17, 132 tamales.
Help came from across the city -- kids of all ages, from elementary to high school, teachers and parents, even from rival schools were all willing to help.
They even had a group from Americorps who just happened to be in town from Denver and wanted to volunteer when they heard about the project.
"I've never seen a tamale. I thought it was like a burrito," said Melinda Kelly, one of the Americorps members.
The culinary program from Lanier took the lead on the project.
"We just wanted (people) to get in there not be afraid to get your hands dirty," said Thelma Rodriguez, the director of the culinary department.