Sixty students from nine high schools won top honors in culinary and management categories at the fifth annual Pennsylvania ProStart Competition hosted by PRLA, the statewide association that strives to promote, protect, educate, and improve the hospitality and tourism industries. High school students from Milton Hershey School (MHS) were among the winners at the statewide competition, which was held on Feb. 27 at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. The first-place winners in each category will advance to the National ProStart Student Invitational in Washington, D.C.
Competition results for 2019 management category included Milton Hershey School winning first place, with Central Westmoreland Career & Technology Center of New Stanton taking second and Central PA Institute of Science & Technology in Bellefonte finishing third.
The Milton Hershey School's winning management concept was "Good to Go," a mobile app-based fresh and healthy food concept for airport travelers. The concept would allow air travelers to refuel with healthy, energy-boosting, and nutritious smoothies, quinoa bowls, and salads that they can order via the app for gate-side delivery.
Milton Hershey School also won top honors in the 2019 culinary category, while Crawford County Career & Technical Center of Meadville came in second and Greater Johnstown Career & Technology Center placed third.
The winning three-course meal prepared by Milton Hershey School consisted of a smoked tomato salad served in toasted tomato basil bread appetizer, seared venison loin finished with raspberry port wine sauce as the entree, and a blushing apple tart for dessert.
Teams from Milton Hershey School will represent Pennsylvania at the National ProStart Student Invitational, which will be held on Wednesday to Friday, May 8 to 10, in Washington, D.C. More than 400 students from schools and vocational centers across the country will compete to win more than a combined $1 million in scholarships, awarded to the top five teams.
ProStart is a nationally accredited two-year program for high school students to create the next generation of hospitality industry leaders. With programs that foster skills ranging from culinary technique to management abilities, ProStart's curriculum is designed to offer real-life experience opportunities and create a foundation of useful skills. Additional information is available at http://www.nraef.org/prostart.
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