OREGON PROSTART CHAMPIONSHIPS

​The Oregon ProStart® Championships, hosted by the Oregon Hospitality Foundation, is the capstone event for the H.S. career and technical education (CTE) training program called ProStart. Congratulations to all teams who participated on March 13, 2023.

Our state winners, Crook County and McMinnville, competed in the National ProStart Invitational May 2-4, 2023 in Washington, D.C. View videos from the Invitational here.
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2023 State Championships Results
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Culinary Competition:

• 1st Place: Crook County High School
• 2nd Place: Sam Barlow High School
• 3rd Place: Willamette High School

Management Competition:

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

Additional Awards Presented:

• Student of the Year: Kaylee Peerenboom-Dominguez, Salem CTEC
• Mentor of the Year: Maddy VanDewalker, Crook County H.S.

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COME SUPPORT YOUR FUTURE WORKFORCE!
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 Washington, D.C. for the National ProStart Invitational.

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

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

The Oregon ProStart® Championships was held at the Salem Convention Center on March 13, 2023. Read the press release, view photos, and read news highlights:

• At Oregon ProStart Championships, high schoolers show off their culinary and business chops - OPB, March 19, 2023
• Oregon culinary students go head-to-head in a very polite food fight - Here is Oregon, March 15, 2023
• 3-course meal, 2 butane burners: Crook County HS culinary students win state - Central Oregon Daily, March 15, 2023

If you are interested in volunteering in the future, please contact Oregon Hospitality Foundation's ProStart Coordinator, Courtney Smith.

Additional Resources:

• ProStart / CTE Training & Resources
• Photos from past Championships 

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

MAJOR SPONSOR:

CHAMPION SPONSOR:​ ​

CHAMPION SPONSOR:

SCHOOL SPONSOR: 

• McDonald Wholesale

IN-KIND SPONSORS:

• The Grand Hotel in Salem
• Salem Convention Center
• Swire-Coca Cola 
• Zwilling J.A. Henckels 

"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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