ProStart Invitational | March 24, 2022 - Pierre, SD
Ramkota Hotel
What is ProStart?ProStart® is a nationwide, two-year program for high school students that develops the best and brightest talent into tomorrow’s restaurant and hospitality industry leaders. From culinary techniques to management skills, ProStart’s® industry-driven curriculum provides real-world education and builds practical expertise for a foundation that will last a lifetime.
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Uniting the industry and classroom.
Students not only learn from educators in the classroom, they also gain valuable hands-on experience by working at least 400 hours in the industry. ProStart® creates an unparalleled experience.
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 for students, and the industry overall.
Alumni enter the workforce prepared for the future and excited to enter a promising career.
Nationally, ProStart® is administered by the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation (NRAEF). In South Dakota, the program is coordinated by the South Dakota Retailers Association (SDRA), in cooperation with the South Dakota Department of Education and the South Dakota ProStart® Committee. South Dakota's ProStart® has been in place since 2007, when SDRA agreed to establish and coordinate the program.
Students not only learn from educators in the classroom, they also gain valuable hands-on experience by working at least 400 hours in the industry. ProStart® creates an unparalleled experience.
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 for students, and the industry overall.
Alumni enter the workforce prepared for the future and excited to enter a promising career.
Nationally, ProStart® is administered by the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation (NRAEF). In South Dakota, the program is coordinated by the South Dakota Retailers Association (SDRA), in cooperation with the South Dakota Department of Education and the South Dakota ProStart® Committee. South Dakota's ProStart® has been in place since 2007, when SDRA agreed to establish and coordinate the program.
ProStart® Schools In SD
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Aberdeen A-TEC
Alcester-Hudson High School Brookings High School Clark High School Harrisburg High School Huron High School Madison Central High School Mitchell CTE Academy Mobridge-Pollock High School |
Northeast Technical School (Watertown)
T. F. Riggs High School (Pierre) SD Virtual School Sioux Falls CTE Academy Sturgis Brown High School Todd County High School Wagner High School Vermillion High School |
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