ProStart Program
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ProStart is a national career-building program for high school students who are interested in culinary arts and foodservice management. Whether students are looking to enter the job market directly after graduating, or if they plan to attend college, a ProStart graduate makes a solid candidate for success.
The Missouri ProStart program is inspiring a new generation of talent, which will build the Missouri restaurant industry through real world education combined with classroom curriculum relevant to today’s evolving foodservice industry.
Many students have a newfound interest in high school and are applying themselves academically in other classes in order to be a part of the two-year restaurant management and culinary arts program.
Exciting career opportunities await the over 4000 students from 100 high schools in the state who participate making Missouri one of the largest ProStart programs in the country. ProStart impacts the lives of more than 85,000 students in 1650 high schools across 45 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and 14 U.S. military bases at home and abroad.
Find a participating Missouri ProStart School near you!
“I continue to be inspired by the power of ProStart, our two-year career-building program for high school students interested in culinary arts and restaurant management.” -Dawn Sweeney, President and CEO, National Restaurant Association.
Members of the Missouri Restaurant Association may help to inspire a new generation of our state’s youth by donating to the MRA Educational Foundation’s 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Click here for more information on how your donation can help.
All ProStart Teachers are entitled to a free membership in the Missouri Restaurant Association. To apply, complete the on-line membership application and note that you are a ProStart School.
For more information on ProStart, contact Phil Dreshfield, Missouri ProStart Coordinator, at 417-315-3723 or pdreshfield@morestaurants.org
Missouri High School Students Rise to the Top at State Competition
Thursday, April 5, 2012 - Students at Herndon Career Center and Warrenton High School are cooking up recipes for success as they prepare for the National ProStart Invitational the end of April. The Missouri Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (MRAEF) announced that it will be sending the culinary team from Herndon Career Center, Raytown, and a management team from Warrenton High School, Warrenton, to compete in the 11th annual National ProStart Invitational, April 27 - 29, at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront in Baltimore, Md. The teams will compete against forty other qualifying teams from across the country for a chance to take home the national title. Read more...
Herndon Career Center ProStart Culinary Team
Warrenton High School ProStart Management Team
