Developing Restaurant & Hospitality Leaders
ProStart® is a nationwide, two-year program fostering future leaders in the restaurant and hospitality industry. Administered by the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation nationally, and the Retailers Association in South Dakota since 2007, it ignites passion and hones skills in culinary artistry and hospitality management. Join us and become part of a legacy shaping the industry's future!
Uniting the industry and classroom.
Students gain valuable hands-on experience from industry professionals through mentorships and other industry support. |
Life-changing opportunities and career direction.
Participants gain access to scholarships and can receive college credit and advanced placement. |
Developing tomorrow’s industry workforce.
Work-study positions provide practical skills, open doors and build connections with professionals in the real-world. |
A high standard of excellence.
Alumni enter the workforce prepared for the future and excited to enter a promising career. |
ProStart Invitational
March 12, 2024 | Ramkota Hotel, Pierre SD
Teams of students from across South Dakota put their culinary and hospitality management skills to the test at the Annual South Dakota ProStart Invitational at the Ramkota Hotel and Convention Center in Pierre, SD on Tuesday, March 12. Open to the public.
The ProStart Invitational is an intense, fast-paced event where students compete in culinary and restaurant management competitions along with cake decorating. Students are judged by industry professionals on culinary skills and restaurant management proposals, along with many other valuable job skills.
The ProStart Invitational is an intense, fast-paced event where students compete in culinary and restaurant management competitions along with cake decorating. Students are judged by industry professionals on culinary skills and restaurant management proposals, along with many other valuable job skills.
Schedule of events
8:45 AM | Cake Decorating | Ballroom ABC
9:15 AM | Management Competition | Lobby
12:20 PM | Culinary Competition | Ballroom ABC
5:15 PM | Awards | Ballroom DE
9:15 AM | Management Competition | Lobby
12:20 PM | Culinary Competition | Ballroom ABC
5:15 PM | Awards | Ballroom DE
competing schools
Florence High School | Cake Decorating
Harrisburg High School | Cake Decorating, Management and Culinary
Huron High School | Cake Decorating and Management
Madison Central High School | Culinary
Mitchell CTE Academy | Culinary
Mobridge-Pollock High School | Cake Decorating and Culinary
Northeast Technical (Watertown) | Management
Sioux Falls CTE Academy | Cake Decorating, Management and Culinary
Sturgis Brown High School | Cake Decorating
TF Riggs High School (Pierre) | Cake Decorating, Management and Culinary
Harrisburg High School | Cake Decorating, Management and Culinary
Huron High School | Cake Decorating and Management
Madison Central High School | Culinary
Mitchell CTE Academy | Culinary
Mobridge-Pollock High School | Cake Decorating and Culinary
Northeast Technical (Watertown) | Management
Sioux Falls CTE Academy | Cake Decorating, Management and Culinary
Sturgis Brown High School | Cake Decorating
TF Riggs High School (Pierre) | Cake Decorating, Management and Culinary
South Dakota ProStart® Schools
Aberdeen A-TEC
Alcester-Hudson High School Canistota High School Clark High School Florence High School Harrisburg High School Hot Springs High School Huron High School Irene-Wakonda High School Madison Central High School Mitchell CTE Academy |
Mobridge-Pollock High School
Northeast Technical School (Watertown) Rapid City Central High School Rapid City Stevens High School SD Virtual School Sioux Falls CTE Academy Sturgis Brown High School T. F. Riggs High School (Pierre) Todd County High School Wagner Community High School Webster High School |