November
29, 2006
In This Issue:
- Volunteer
for ProStart State HS Culinary Championships
- More
Caterers Heading into the Restaurant Business
- Nominations
sought for 2007 ALL-USA Teacher Team
- Western
Culinary Institute Has Holiday Treats Event
Dec 16th
Volunteers
Still Needed For The ProStart State HS Culinary
Championships
The 2007 ProStart State High School Culinary
Championships, featuring the Boyd Coffee Culinary
Cup and the Western Culinary Institute Management
Challenge, are just around the corner on February
24, 2007 - and we still need volunteers!!!
This is a great opportunity to get involved
in the event and provide encouragement to the
future hospitality workforce. Everyone who has
been a part of this event as a volunteer has
had a great time and enjoyed watching Oregon's
best and brightest culinary and management stars
shine!
Shifts vary in time but most occur between
9am-5pm on February 24th (Saturday) at the Oregon
Convention Center. Over 2,500 people are expected
at this event, when 34 high school teams compete
in the Boyd Coffee Culinary Cup and 27 teams
are slated to test their knowledge in the Western
Culinary Institute Management Challenge. The
first- place winners of both competitions will
fly to the National ProStart Student Invitational
in Charlotte, NC in April to represent Oregon.
Details/confirmations will be sent to all volunteers
in late December/early January.
To volunteer, please call 971-224-1541 or send
an email to: dawn@orefoundation.org
THANK YOU AND SEE YOU THERE!
More
Caterers Heading into the Restaurant Business
An interesting article in the Philadelphia Inquirer
might pique some ProStart students' interest
as many are getting excited about careers in
the hospitality industry. Many ProStart schools
have some type of catering business - and this
article talks a bit about how catering can lead
into restaurant careers. To read the article,
please visit:
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/ente
rtainment/16070059.htm
Nominations
Sought for 2007 ALL-USA Teacher Team
Nominations are open for the 2007 All-USA Teacher
Team, USA TODAY's recognition program for outstanding
K-12 teachers. Up to 20 individuals and instructional
teams will be featured in the newspaper as representatives
of all outstanding teachers. Winners not only
have their photographs published and their accomplishments
noted in the newspaper but also receive trophies
and share $2,500 cash awards with their schools.
(Each teacher receives $500 An individual winner
receives $500 with $2,000 to the schools; each
member on a team of four receives $500, with
$500 to the school.) Teachers can be nominated
by anyone willing to put in writing why they
are outstanding; nominees must complete the
form explaining how they achieve their success.
Nominations are due April 30, 2007. For forms
and more information, go to:
http://allstars.usatoday.com.
Western
Culinary Institute Has Holiday Treats Event
December 16th ~ High School Students Invited
Enjoy holiday cheer at Western Culinary Institute
on December 16th at 11am as they celebrate their
High School Holiday Treats Event. Learn about
becoming a student at Western Culinary Institute
and enjoy holiday treats at the same time. After
participating in a hands-on demo with one of
WCI's experienced chef instructors, students
can meet with an Admissions representative to
see if this could be the college for them! All
high school students must be accompanied by
a parent to attend and enroll. Students are
to RSVP to: Steve Adams, Associate Director
of H.S. Admissions, sadams@wci.edu.
