OREGON PROSTART CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Oregon ProStart® Championships, presented by the Oregon Hospitality Foundation, is the capstone event for the H.S. Career and Technical Education (CTE) training program called ProStart. This year's event will be held March 17, 2025 at the Salem Convention Center with ProStart students from high schools across the state vying for top honors in culinary and management competitions, with first-place winners heading to nationals. If you are interested in being a judge or volunteering, please complete the interest form:

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During the Championships, companies can participate in the Hospitality Showcase, a unique opportunity to support the program and introduce career opportunities to our future workforce. The cost to participate as a vendor in the showcase is $250 per table and includes: a table, chairs, and company recognition during the award ceremony. 

If you're interested in sponsoring the event, contact ORLA's Director of Business Development, Marla McColly.

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THANK YOU TO OUR 2025 SPONSORS

PRESENTING SPONSOR:​ 

CHAMPION SPONSOR:​ ​

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PROSTART SCHOOL SPONSORS: 

• Gamberetti's Italian Restaurant
• Northwest Mechanical Group
• McDonald Wholesale
• Seven Feathers Casino Resort
• SVN Bluestone
• Travel Lane County
• Visit Bend

SUPPORT YOUR FUTURE WORKFORCE!
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Every spring ProStart students put their skills to the ultimate test at the statewide Oregon ProStart® Championships. Stakes are high as teams vie for scholarships, prizes and a trip to the National ProStart Invitational® May 2-5, 2025, in Baltimore, Maryland.

High school teams from across Oregon compete in two distinct events: 

• Management Competition - Develop a new restaurant concept and present it to industry judges for evaluations based on concept, marketing strategies, menu, recipes and food costs, operations and critical thinking skills.
• Culinary Competition - Develop a unique 3-course meal, recipes and food costs, and prepare it in 60 minutes using two butane burners—with no electricity or running water. Evaluations based on menu, degree of difficulty, food safety and sanitation, knife skills, cooking procedures, food costing, teamwork, taste and presentation of their meal.​

​Join us March 17, 2025, for the Oregon ProStart Championships.

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CONGRATULATIONS 2024 WINNERS!
McNary High and Salem CTEC took first in culinary and management competitions respectively. Read press release with full results. The top 2 Oregon teams went on to compete at the National ProStart Championships in Baltimore April 26-28, 2024. McNary H.S. placed 6th in culinary and Salem CTEC placed 8th in management out of 48 participating state teams! Read press release and see photos.
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Culinary Competition:

• 1st Place: McNary High School
• 2nd Place: McMinnville High School
• 3rd Place: Salem CTEC

Management Competition:

• 1st Place: Salem CTEC
• 2nd Place: McMinnville High School
• 3rd Place: Crescent Valley High School​ ​

Additional Awards Presented:

• Student of the Year: Genevieve "Vivo" Greninger
• Mentor of the Year: Jonathan Johnson, Seaside H.S.
• Teacher of the Year: Austin Stinson, Salem CTEC

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"ProStart students learn skills - such as teamwork, communication, and decision making - that are important to success in any career they choose to pursue. They also gain a tremendous amount of self-confidence. This event is their capstone project, and it is as exciting to watch as any sports tournament."
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– Oregon Hospitality Foundation

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