MARCH 15, 2023:
It was their first time competing, but that didn’t stop the Pierre TF Riggs High School ProStart® team from doing well at the state competition yesterday (March 14, 2023) in Pierre.
Teams competed in three categories– cake decorating, management and culinary. Pierre took first in management and second in culinary. Pierre’s Ellie Noyes earned the President’s Award for exhibiting leadership throughout the day’s competition. Pierre’s Ayden Syll was recognized with the Knife Skills Award due to his overall technique and talent in the kitchen.
Winning first in the management category earns the Pierre team a trip to the national competition in May. In this competition, students present the steps needed to start and operate a restaurant, including concept, operations, marketing, critical thinking and menu. Foodservice and industry professionals evaluate the teams’ business plans and presentation skills. Along with Noyes and Syll, team members were Tyler Want, Gavin Jacobson and Marlee Shorter. They are instructed by LaKisha (la-key-sha) Jordan.
Sturgis Brown won the culinary and cake decorating categories.
Winning teams were:
Management
- TF Riggs
- Northeast Technical (Watertown)
- Sturgis Brown
Culinary
- Sturgis Brown
- TF Riggs
- Mitchell CTE Academy
Cake
- Sturgis Brown
- Harrisburg
The South Dakota Retailers Association organizes the state ProStart Invitational competition.
Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Photo credit DRG Media Group.
L to R: Tyler Want, Marlee Shorter, Gavin Jacobson, Ellie Noyes and Ayden Syll.
Courtesy photo.
MARCH 14, 2023:
Teams from seven high schools from across the state are in Pierre today (March 14, 2023) to compete in a statewide competition focused on restaurant management and culinary arts.
Among the teams competing in the South Dakota ProStart® Invitational this year are Pierre TF Riggs, Mobridge-Pollock, Harrisburg, Madison Central, Mitchell CTE, Northeast Technical at Watertown, Sturgis Brown, Sioux Falls CTE Academy and Vermillion.
T.F. Riggs High School ProStart® Instructor LaKisha Jordan says the program teaches more than just cooking skills.
The contest is organized by the South Dakota Retailers Association. Executive Director Nathan Sanderson says teams compete in three categories– cake decorating, management and culinary.
The top-placing teams from both the culinary and management competitions earn scholarships to continue their education and earn the right to compete at the National ProStart Invitational in Washington, DC, in May.
The competition is being held at the Ramkota Hotel and Convention Centre in Pierre. The cake decorating and restaurant management competitions begin at 8:45am and culinary competition beginning at noon. The event is open to the public, and all are welcome to attend.
ProStart® is a career and technical education program focused on teaching culinary arts and restaurant management fundamentals through a combination of classroom and industry experience.
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