October
30, 2006
In This Issue:
- Correction
to last week's e-newsletter
- News
article talks about mystery shoppers
- 100
Best Communities for Young People Competition
- A
Lesson in Food - ProStart Fundraiser for David
Douglas HS
- Mountain
View High School ProStart Involved in Charity
Event
- Pie
Baking High School Scholarship Competition
Correction
to last week's e-newsletter
Last week's e-newsletter reported about Curtis
Jackson who was hired by Shari's Restaurant.
In that edition, Curtis' last name was incorrectly
spelled. Our apologies! Thanks again, Curtis,
for being such a great role model for ProStart
students!
News
article talks about mystery shoppers
ProStart students hear about mystery shoppers
all the time. An interesting article in the
Oct. 25th edition of the San Jose "Mercury
News" is a good insight into what this
job entails and what shoppers look for... mainly
good customer service and good presentation
at all levels. Here's the link if you'd like
to read about it and share with your students:
http://www.mercurynews.
com/mld/mercurynews/living/food/15842878.htm
100
Best Communities for Young People Competition
~ Nominate
Your Community Today!
The Alliance for Youth is leading a national
search for the 100 Best Communities for Young
People. As a partner of the America’s
Promise Alliance, the Coalition for Community
Schools is proud to bring this opportunity to
your attention. The 100 Best campaign will recognize
communities for their innovative approaches
and difference-making efforts in 2007. Communities
that are pursuing community schools strategies
certainly fit into this category.
Applications will be accepted online through
Friday, November 3, 2006 at http://www.americaspromise.org.
There is some deadline flexibility to communities
who might be worried about the tight turnaround
time, but this is a great opportunity for you
to receive national media attention for your
work.
Winners will be announced in late January 2007.
Questions? Call toll-free at 1-800-365-0153
or e-mail 100Best@americaspromise.org.
A
Lesson in Food - ProStart Fundraiser for David
Douglas HS ~ Homecoming Dinner a Big Hit
The annual homecoming Spaghetti Dinner at David
Douglas High School in Portland has become a
rite of passage for students enrolled in the
ProStart program. These high schoolers are involved
in all aspects of event planning and execution,
starting at the beginning of the school year
and working up to the last minute putting together
the menu, making the food, plating and serving
and then finishing with clean-up.
This year's event is taking place on Friday,
October 27th at the David Douglas High School
south building cafeteria, which is located at
1500 SE 135th Avenue, from 5-7pm.
Last year, 320 people were served at this fundraising
dinner, which costs $6 per person general admission,
with special pricing for under 12 and over 65
years old. The proceeds from this event, which
netted nearly $1,200, went towards field trips,
textbooks and scholarships. Additionally, the
funds allow a leadership class to travel to
Disneyworld in Florida and study hospitality
principles, and students experience the industry
first-hand.
A special thanks to the Old Spaghetti Factory,
which is a ProStart sponsor, for also donating
the spaghetti and sauce to the David Douglas
High School event, which they have done for
the past five years.
Mountain
View High School ProStart Involved in Charity
Event ~ ProStart class prepares appetizers for
Charity Wine Makers Dinner
Mountain View High School ProStart students
in Bend will be preparing appetizers for the
upcoming Charity Wine Makers Dinner on Saturday,
November 4th at the Inn of The Seventh Mountain.
The dinner will feature nine Itallian wines
with dinner donated by Small Vineyard Selections,
and will be paired with eleven courses for the
evening. The event will benefit the ProStart
program at Mountain View High School, with $15.00
of each dinner being donated to the program.
The evening will feature a silent auction with
many wonderful gifts donated by the community.
The evening will start with mini calzones prepared
with Italian garlic, roasted salami, copa, a
family tradional scotchie red sweet onion sauce,
paired with Prosseco, which is a sparkling Italian
white wine. Mini pizzettas made with olive-artichoke
tapanade topped with carmalized sweet onions,
feta cheese and a fresh basil chiffonade will
also be served as well as a third appetizer,
which will feature a scallop mousseline bouche
with gremolata.
The dinner is being hosted by the Inn Of The
Seventh Mountain, Small Vineyard Selections
and Giorgio's West Side Bottle Shop in Bend,
Oregon.
MVHS ProStart students will be present, serving
the appetizers and helping with the silent auction.
Reservations can be made by contacting The Inn
directly at 541-693-9108. The cost is only $65.00
per person with gratuity included. Enjoy a dining
experience that can't be missed!
Pie
Baking High School Scholarship Competition ~
Le Cordon Bleu Schools “Tarte aux Pommes”
Western Culinary Institute is proud to announce
a Fall 2006, Culinary Scholarship Competition.
Submissions require an entry form; a 200-word
essay on becoming involved in the hospitality
field and how a Le Cordon Bleu education will
help you achieve this; and your best recipe
for apple pie. Ten winners will be selected
from the initial entries, and will be invited
to the WCI campus for the cook-off portion of
the scholarship on Saturday, December 2nd.
Submissions are due to WCI by November 13th.
Visit their website at http://www.wci.edu
for more details.
Help your students turn their passion into
a career. For more information, contact WCI
today at: 921 SW Morrison St. Suite 400, Portland,
OR 97205 or by calling 503-223-2245.
