ProStart Sponsors
Congratulations to Brewsky’s team sponsor of Papillion LaVista our State ProStart Overall winner. Papillion will be representing Nebraska at the national ProStart Student Invitational in Charlotte NC.

Thank you to Johnsonville Corporate sponsor for Papillion La Vista!

Platinum Level
Pegler

Gold Level
CWD
LP

Silver Level
ACF – Lincoln Chapter
Burke Coropation
Ed Janousek
Fayrene Hamouz

Bronze Level
Nebraska Pork Producers
HHC Sales
Da Vinci’s
Ruby Tuesdays
Pepsi

Team Sponsorships:
Ed Janousek - Lincoln High, Fairbury, Fall City
Brewsky’s Millard North - Papillion LaVista, Lincoln East
Fayrene Hamouz - Milford, Fremont
DaVinci’s - Lincoln Northeast
Nebraska Pork Producers - Scottsbluff
Pepsi - Bruning Davenport
Bullseyes Inc - Hastings
Juhl Brokerage - Bellevue East
HHC Sales - Omaha Career Center
Ruby Tuesday - Lincoln North Star, Lincoln Southwest
Redick Hotel - Omaha North
Juhl Brokerage - Omaha Central
Johnsville - Plattsmouth

Chef Jacket Sponsors
Central Community College Culinary Arts
Metro community College Culinary Arts and Culinology
Southeast Community College Food Service Management, Culinary Arts and Culinology
University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Restaurant Management and Culinology

Scholarship Sponsors
Culinary Institute of America – Hyde Park
Johnson and Wales
Metro Community College
Southeast Community College

1610 S 70th Street, Suite 101, Lincoln, NE 68506
800.770.8006

ProStart Competition News

Knowledge & Culinary Competition a Smashing Success: Area High School Headed for North Carolina

 

 

Lincoln, NE - The Nebraska Restaurant Association Hospitality Educational Foundation is proud to announce the winners of the 5th Annual Nebraska ProStart Foodservice Management Competition. This high school knowledge and culinary competition was held at Southeast Community College–Lincoln on March 31 and April 1, 2006.

The overall state champion team, which scored the highest in both management and culinary was Papillion LaVista Team A-mazing. Papillion LaVista will be traveling to Charlotte, NC on April 29, 2006 to represent Nebraska at the National ProStart Student Invitational (NPSI). National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation will host NPSI at the Westin Conference Center. Brewsky’s Restaurant was the Papillion LaVista sponsor. Congratulations to Papillion LaVista State Champions and Brewsky’s sponsoring a winning. Second place overall was the Plattsmouth team, and in third place overall was the Milford Culinary Cuties team.

2006 ProStart winners are as follows:

Individual Awards
Interviewing
1st place Mathias Hake – Omaha North
2nd place John Benton – Lincoln Southwest
3rd place Jamie Sorenson – Omaha Burke

Portfolio
1st place Alex Hogan - Lincoln Southwest
2nd place Mathis Hake - Omaha North
3rd place Jaclyn Stenka – Lincoln Northeast

Knife skills
1st place Jessica Graham – Papillion LaVista
2nd place Sam Zaccone – Omaha Central
3rd place Nick Lacher – Lincoln North Star

Tapas
1st place Alex Hogan – Lincoln Southwest
2nd place John Burton – Lincoln Southwest
3rd place Josh Sildments – Lincoln Northeast

Side Salad
1st place Rae Bodnar Omaha - Career Center
2nd place Michaela Miller - Scottsbluff
3rd place Ashliee Ann Van Meer – Chase County

Banquet Garnish
1st place Heather Douskey - Papillion LaVista
2nd place Fernando Salazar – Scottsbluff
3rd place Jessica Harig - Lincoln North Star

Scratch Dessert
1st place Alex Hogan - Lincoln Southwest
2nd place Ariel Heckman - Milford
3rd place John Benton – Lincoln Southwest

Manufactured Dessert
1st place Elizabeth Eberspacher - Milford
2nd place Megan Hagen - Lincoln North Star
3rd place Brandi Zwiener – Lincoln North Star

Team Awards
Best of Beef 1st place Omaha Burke
2nd place Bellevue East Team A
3rd place Omaha Central

Best of Pork 1st place Scottsbluff
2nd place Omaha Career Center Supremes
3rd place Papillion LaVista Kitchen Aids

Best Food Safety
1st place Plattsmouth Dirty Devils
2nd place Omaha Central
3rd place Bellevue West 2 chefs and an Amateur

Professionalism
1st place Omaha Central
2nd place Omaha Career Center Finest
3rd place Bellevue East Team C

Quiz Bowl and Management
1st place Fremont
2nd place Papillion LaVista Tam A-mazing
3rd place Omaha North Shipmates

Entrepreneurship
1st place Plattsmouth

Culinary Team
1st place Bellevue East Team A
2nd place Milford Culinary Cuties
3rd place Bellevue East Team A

Overall State Champion. (Highest score between management and culinary)
1st place Papillion LaVista Team A-mazing
2nd place Plattsmouth
3rd place Milford Culinary Cuties

The Nebraska Restaurant Association Hospitality Educational Foundation ProStart program is the premier School-to-Career program that introduces high school juniors and seniors to careers in the hospitality industry and teaches basic management and kitchen skills needed for success. ProStart encourages high school students to experience all aspect of operating and managing a food service/hospitality establishment, and also helps students build good business and management skills. On the job training and experience, coupled with a dynamic and comprehensive curriculum, fuel the ProStart Program.

               
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