What is ProStart?ProStart is a national, two-year high school curriculum that unites the classroom and industry to develop the best and brightest talent into tomorrow’s restaurant and foodservice leaders.
The program is "chef training for high school students," as one Minnesota instructor put it, teaching culinary skills, as well as the business aspects of the foodservice industry. The program connects students with industry leaders and provides opportunities for scholarships. ProStart students enjoy hands-on work, on-the-job training through mentorships, interaction with guest presenters and field trips to area restaurants and foodservice suppliers. They have the opportunity to obtain a Certificate of Achievement at the end of the two-year program upon successful completion of testing and industry work experience. |
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Each year, many schools send teams to compete in the Minnesota ProStart Invitational, held annually in March. The competition showcases culinary and management skills the students have learned in class. More than 5,500 students in the state participate in ProStart at 83 Minnesota high schools. The winning team from both culinary and hospitality management is eligible to participate in the national competition each May in Washington D.C.
ProStart is the epitome of what happens when education,
mentorship, industry support and passion come together.
| Minnesota ProStart Instructor
Minnesota ProStart Schools
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Adrian High School
Aitkin High School Alexandria High School Austin High School Becker High School Bemidji High School Bloomington Kennedy High School Brainerd High School Brooklyn Center High School Buffalo High School Burnsville High School Cambridge-Isanti High School Cass Lake High School Central High School Chaska High School Columbia Heights High School Como Park Senior High School Crosby Ironton High School Detroit Lakes High School Duluth Denfeld High Schools Duluth East High School Elk River High School Fairmont High School Foley High School Forest Lake High School Fridley High School Harding High School Hayfield High School Hendricks High School Hopkins High School |
Humboldt High School
Indus School Integrated Arts Academy, Chaska Janesville High School Jefferson High School Johnson Senior High School Kenyon-Wanamingo High School La Crescent High School Lakeville North High School Lakeville South High School Lincoln High School - Lake City Little Falls High School Long Prairie Grey Eagle High School Mankato East High School Mankato West High School Marshall High School Milaca High School Minneota High School Monticello High School Mounds View High School New Ulm High School NRHEG High School North Branch High School North Education Center Academy Osseo Sr. High School Owatonna High School Park Center Sr. High School Pequot Lakes High School Perham High School Pillager High School |
Pine City High School
Pine Island High School Pine River Backus High School Redwood High School Robbinsdale High School Princeton High School Proctor High School Red Wing High School Richfield High School Rochester Century High School Rochester CTEC Rochester Mayo High School Rocori High School Rogers High School Roosevelt High School S.T.E.P. Anoka -Hennepin Sartell High School Sauk Rapids-Rice High School Shakopee High School South St. Paul High School St. Paul Central High School Staples-Motley High School Two Rivers High School Waconia High School Warroad High School Waseca High School Washington Technology Magnet Willmar High School Zimmerman High School |
Minnesota ProStart Educators of Excellence
2022 | Ben Rengstorf, Minneapolis Roosevelt High School | Also received national 2022 ProStart James H. Maynard Teacher of the Year Award
2021 | All ProStart® and HTMP Educators
2020 | Marissa Getty, Rogers High School
2019 | Matt Deutsch, Burnsville High School
2018 | Marilyn Fagerness, North Branch Area High School
2017 | Katherine Hutchinson, Park Center Senior High, Brooklyn Park
2016 | Emily Wyse Moore, Integrated Arts Academy, Chaska
2015 | Monique Sabby, Elk River High School
2014 | Lois Lewis, Indus School, Birchdale
2013 | Christie Larson, St. Michael-Albertville High School
2012 | Marlys Eickmeier, Rocori High School, Cold Spring
2011 | Gayle Durand, Hopkins High School
2010 | Kathy Ellefson, Elk River High School
2009 | Marge Humbert, S.T.E.P. Anoka-Hennepin School District
2008 | Mary Levinski, Sauk Rapids-Rice High School
2007 | Marilyn School Meister, Edgerton High School
2021 | All ProStart® and HTMP Educators
2020 | Marissa Getty, Rogers High School
2019 | Matt Deutsch, Burnsville High School
2018 | Marilyn Fagerness, North Branch Area High School
2017 | Katherine Hutchinson, Park Center Senior High, Brooklyn Park
2016 | Emily Wyse Moore, Integrated Arts Academy, Chaska
2015 | Monique Sabby, Elk River High School
2014 | Lois Lewis, Indus School, Birchdale
2013 | Christie Larson, St. Michael-Albertville High School
2012 | Marlys Eickmeier, Rocori High School, Cold Spring
2011 | Gayle Durand, Hopkins High School
2010 | Kathy Ellefson, Elk River High School
2009 | Marge Humbert, S.T.E.P. Anoka-Hennepin School District
2008 | Mary Levinski, Sauk Rapids-Rice High School
2007 | Marilyn School Meister, Edgerton High School
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