First Place Management and Culinary: Sauk Rapids-Rice High School
2nd Place Management: Rogers High School 2nd Place Culinary: Elk River High School 3rd Place Culinary: Rogers High School
Congratulations to the 2020 ProStart Invitational Winners!
ProStart State Management Competition Winners:
First Place: Sauk Rapids-Rice High School
Second Place: Rogers High School
ProStart State Culinary Competition Winners:
First Place: Sauk Rapids-Rice High School
Second Place: Elk River High School
Third Place: Rogers High School
ATTENTION: ProStart Teachers
From the NRAEF: Remote Instruction Resources
Thanks to Chef Jackson Lamb MBA, CSC, CHE Professor of Hospitality at Metropolitan State in Denver, who shared his videos for chapter introduction for all 44 chapters in both level 1 and 2. They could be used as homework assignments as well. For instance, in Level 2, chapter 9, Food costing.
This is how we support each other during these unprecedented times:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLogrScrubp6kVqHqCuEpn89bfQypAqqIe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCj2izR42bM&list=PLogrScrubp6lxkeNAmgR6miLYfqn0WRPc
Other possibilities:
We are happy to share that Pearson has provided more information and easier access to the 1st edition of Foundations e-book, student websites, and teacher resources. We will keep you updated when more digital resources are available for the 2nd edition.
Request First Edition of Foundations of Restaurant Management and Culinary Arts E-Text Accesses Here
The CTE Form is where instructors can request access to the VitalSource eText for Levels 1 & 2. Access codes will be emailed to the instructor within two business days.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe7V-uZKgK81Tn4LbD5-3z4MV-LEuJXhT-RBypXU3zMEBO1rw/viewform
First Edition FRMCA Companion Websites
These two links are to companion websites that house student resources, review activities and self-graded review questions
"ProStart is the epitome of what happens when education, mentorship, industry support and passion come together."
--MN ProStart Instructor
"ProStart builds a bridge to our community, connects students with industry leaders, and provides opportunities for scholarships."
--Laura Feyma, Forest Lake School
"ProStart trains young people for the jobs that in demand."
--Christie Larson
St. Michael-Albertville High School
"ProStart expands the horizons of my students with great opportunities."
--Marge Humbert
S.T.E.P. Anoka Hennepin
"ProStart teaches culinary skills as well as the business aspect of the foodservice industry."
--Gayle Durand
Hopkins High School
ProStart® is a nationwide, two-year high school program 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. ProStart teaches not only culinary skills, but also the business aspects of the foodservice industry. The program connects students with industry leaders, provides opportunities for scholarships and perhaps most importantly, prepares young people for careers as restaurant owners, managers, chefs and positions.
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.
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.
Minnesota ProStart Schools
Aitkin High School
Alexandria High School
Austin 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
Foly High School
Forest Lake High School
Fridley High School
Harding High School
Hayfield High School
Hendricks High School
Henry Sibley High School
Hopkins High School
Humboldt High School
Indus School
Integrated Arts Academy, Chaska
Jefferson High School
Johnson Senior High School
Kenyou-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
Robbinsdale High School
Princeton High School
Proctor High School
Red Wing High School
Richfield High School
Rochester Century High School
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
Waconia High School
Waseca High School
Washington Technology Magnet
Willmar High School
Zimmerman High School
Minnesota ProStart 2020 Educator of Excellence
Marissa Getty: Rogers High School
Marissa obtained her Family and Consumer Science degree from NDSU and a Master's degree from Hamline University. She began teaching FACS at Rogers High School in 2004. In her personal life she enjoys being a wife and mother to 3 beautiful children. You will find her driving her daughter to dance during the week and enjoying family time at the cabin on the weekends. In her professional life she is a strong advocate for Family and Consumer Sciences. She takes a hands on approach to teaching and allows students to guide their own learning. In 2014 Marissa was excited to hear that after advocating and pushing for years, Rogers High School would be granted a commercial kitchen remodel. She was devastated when after construction she realized that the architect failed to follow health code guidelines thus resulting in a mix of residential kitchens with a few commercial kitchen elements. Marissa did not give up the fight. After speaking with school board members and advocating for her students she was granted another remodel in 2015. The result of this tiring battle is "The Royale" Cafe at Rogers High School. Marissa and her students now serve the staff and community at Rogers High School. The staff members rave about the selection and the students take pride and ownership in understanding the intricacies of running a restaurant. Marissa has participated in Stars of the Future. Marissa brought students to "The Taste of the NFL". Marissa and her students did a "take and bake" Thanksgiving sides fundraiser. Hosts an annual chili cook off. Marissa and her students hosted a "pop-up" event at a local restaurant called "Pour!" in which the students created a burger that actually went on the menu!
Previous Honorees:
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