KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Six Kalamazoo RESA students are set to participate in a statewide competition this weekend that could net them a chance to earn a spot in a national invitational.
The students will be in Port Huron this weekend, Sunday, March 5 for the statewide ProStart event, which brings together high school students from across the state to prepare them for a successful career in the restaurant and hospitality industry.
The competition brings together high school students from across the state to prepare them for a successful career in the restaurant and hospitality industry. During the competition, students gain vital hands-on industry experience in skills such as culinary, food safety and knife cuts, business management, menu development, marketing and more.
Four of the students are entered in the Culinary Arts area, while two others will participate on the ServSafe Knowledge Bowl Team.
The first-place winners for culinary and management will earn a spot National ProStart Invitational and the top five teams from the national invitational will receive generous scholarships with last year’s scholarships totaling more than $200,000.
Winners in this weekend’s event will compete in the national ProStart Invitational in Washington, D.C. in May 2-4, for a chance to win scholarship awards.
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