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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 was held March 17, 2025 at the Salem Convention Center where ProStart students from 7 high schools across the state competed for top honors in culinary and management competitions, with first-place winners heading to the National ProStart Invitational® May 2-5, 2025, in Baltimore, Maryland. Read press release.
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CONGRATULATIONS 2025 WINNERS!
Crook County High School and Salem CTEC took first in culinary and management competitions respectively. Read press release with full results. These top 2 Oregon teams will go on to compete at the National ProStart Invitational in Baltimore May 2-5, 2025. Read press release.
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Culinary Competition:
  • 1st Place: Crook County High School (see photos)
  • 2nd Place: Salem CTEC High School
  • 3rd Place: Dayton High School
Management Competition:
  • 1st Place: Salem CTEC (see photos)
  • 2nd Place: Crescent Valley  High School
  • 3rd Place: South Salem High School​ ​
Additional Awards Presented:
  • Teacher of the Year: Krista Carpino, Dayton HS
  • Mentor of the Year: Wendy Bennett, Salem CTEC
  • Student of the Year: Tayah Hagensee, Crook County HS​
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THANK YOU TO OUR 2025 SPONSORS

PRESENTING SPONSOR:​ 
CHAMPION SPONSOR:​​
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PROSTART SCHOOL SPONSORS: 
  • Ecolab
  • McDonald Wholesale
  • Northwest Mechanical Group
  • NW Hotel Investor
  • Placido’s Pasta Shop
  • Seven Feathers Casino Resort
  • Travel Lane County
  • Treva's Family Restaurants
  • Visit Bend
IN-KIND DONORS:
  • Evergreen Restaurant Group LLC. - Franchisee of Outback Restaurant Partners, Inc.
  • The Grand Hotel in Salem
  • Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP
  • Salem Convention Center
  • Spirit Mountain
  • Sunriver Resort
  • Zwilling J.A. Henckels, LLC
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 nationals.

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.​
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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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