April 26, 2007
In This Issue:
- Bend Wins
1st Place at Nationals
- South Salem
High School Wins 1st Place at the First-Annual
Oregon Coast Invitational
- Enrollment
Event and Italian Foods Demo
Bend Wins 1st
Place at Nationals
Oregon's hospitality industry has once again
made its mark at the national level. Bend High
School's ProStart Team won First Place at the
National ProStart Student Invitational in Charlotte,
NC. This is an unprecedented third year in a
row Bend has placed at Nationals, and a second
year they've walked away with gold. Student
teams from Oregon's ProStart program now have
claimed four wins at the national competition
- a distinction that no other state in the U.S.
can claim.
The Bend team captured 400 out of 400 on the
Quiz Bowl - the only team in the nation to receive
a perfect score. In addition, Oregon's Culinary
team from Willamette High School in Eugene finished
among the top teams in the nation after taking
first place at the statewide ProStart competition.
"These talented students represented not
only their school, but the entire state of Oregon
at the Invitational," said Sharon Lingenfelter,
Executive Director of the Oregon Restaurant
Education Foundation. "This competition
was the culmination of a lot of hard work by
the students, teachers and mentors, and we couldn't
be more proud of them. We are honored to support
these students as they embark on a career in
this exciting industry, and anticipate great
success for them."
South Salem High
School Wins 1st Place at the First-Annual Oregon
Coast Invitational
On Saturday April 21st, Oregon Coast Culinary
Institute hosted a competition for high school
culinary students throughout the state of Oregon.
Each four-member team prepared a three-course
meal for four in 90 minutes, featuring seafood
as the protein for the entree. In addition,
the top three teams were awarded scholarships
to attend OCCI. The winners are as follows:
1st Place (Team members receiving $2,000): South
Salem High School
2nd Place (Team members receiving $1,500): West
Salem High School
3rd Place (Team members receiving $1,000): McKay
High School
Enrollment Event
and Italian Foods Demo
If you are interested in a career in the culinary,
patisserie, or restaurant management field,
please join Western Culinary at their Chef Demonstration
and Enrollment Event on Saturday, May 19th.
Come for an eventful morning of information
about their Le Cordon Bleu Programs, a tour
of the campus, and watch a demonstration by
WCI's instructor and graduate Chef Paul Folkestad.
Chef Paul will demonstrate a variety of al fresco
Italian dishes. Space is limited, so contact
WCI today.
