Events

1st Place Culinary Team - Polaris Career Center

1st Place Management Team - Penta Career Center

2nd Place Culinary Team - Penta Career Center

2nd Place Management Team - Polaris Career Center

3rd Place Culinary Team - Tolles Career & Technical Center

3rd Place Management Team - R. G. Drage Career Technical Center

4th Place Culinary Team - Centerville High School

4th Place Management Team - Sentinel Career & Technology Center

5th Place Culinary Team - Upper Valley Career Center

5th Place Management Team - Ponitz Career Technology Center

Teacher of Excellence provided by Bob Evans Restaurants was awarded to Valerie Zeno, Sentinel Career and Technology Center

Top Management Award provided by A Catered Event to Tommy Vitatoe, Polaris Career Center

Top Culinary Award (tie) provided by Sullivan University to Therese Napier, Polaris Career Center & Carlie Lashuay & Paige Sindeldecker, both of Penta Career Center

Top Knife Skills provided by Dexter-Russell, Inc. to Ryan Pierce, Penta Career Center

Top Leadership Award by Rusty Bucket to Kymbirlee Kiko, R. G. Drage Career Technical Center

Sponsored by the Ohio Beef Council. Nine student teams competed for top honors and the results are as follows:

1st Place - Jane Addams Business Careers Center (Cleveland) – the winning burger, Ohio Beef Burger which featured homemade ricotta cheese and a pizza dough bun that wowed the industry judges with its juicy and tender flavor

#2 – Penta Career Center (Perrysburg) - Spanish Burger – cheese sauce, salsa and onion combination produced a wonderful flavor

#3 – Lancaster High School – Team #12 (Lancaster) – West Coast Burger – with additions of kale, cheese, and avocado on toasted bun

The National ProStart Invitational® is the country’s premier high school competition focused on restaurant management and culinary arts.