Student Events

Tee Up Your Career: Exploring Hospitality at Golf Courses
​Wednesday, November 30 
Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort, Mount Pleasant 

The MRLAEF has teamed up with the Michigan Golf Course Association to bring to you information about the vast hospitality careers at golf courses.  Meet with ProStart Alumni, Chef Austin and learn about what it takes to become an executive chef of a country club and explore all the other food and beverage positions.  Students will also learn about the event coordinators, wedding planners, golf outings for charities, sales roles and all other great opportunities.   We will also discuss apprenticeship opportunities available.

Students will meet with the leadership of golf courses across the state as they attend their state wide conference and plan their 2023 seasons. 

Registration: FREE!

ProStart Mise en Place Bootcamp: Detroit 
Friday, January 13
Sysco Detroit
​41600 Van Born Road, Detroit 

Students and educators can join us for an opportunity to participate in a one-day intensive and interactive bootcamp to prepare for the ProStart Competition in March. Students will: 
  • Get close to the heat of competition
  • Learn professional public speaking skills
  • Review expectations for the competition floor
  • Recognize competition timing structures before it counts
  • Answer real ServSafe Knowledge Bowl questions
  • Answer critical thinking questions and test their ability to think fast

Registration: $15/person
The registration fee for the Boot Camp will be deducted from the competition registration for each student who attends the complete bootcamp.

ProStart Mise en Place Bootcamp: Grand Rapids
Monday, January 23
Sysco Grand Rapids
​3700 Sysco Ct. SE, Grand Rapids

Students and educators can join us for an opportunity to participate in a one-day intensive and interactive bootcamp to prepare for the ProStart Competition in March. Students will: 
  • Get close to the heat of competition
  • Learn professional public speaking skills
  • Review expectations for the competition floor
  • Recognize competition timing structures before it counts
  • Answer real ServSafe Knowledge Bowl questions
  • Answer critical thinking questions and test their ability to think fast

Registration: $15/person
The registration fee for the Boot Camp will be deducted from the competition registration for each student who attends the complete bootcamp.

Michigan Statewide Student Competition
​March 5 & 6, 2023
Blue Water Convention Center, Port Huron

​The Statewide Michigan ProStart Competition brings together ProStart students and schools from across the state for two days of showcasing their talents in the hospitality industry! Competition categories include: 
  • Culinary
  • Management
  • Nutrition
  • Knife Cuts
  • ServSafe Quiz Bowl 
  • Tabletop Design

First Place winners of the Culinary and Management competitions secure their spot at the National ProStart Invitational in Washington D.C.! 

The Nate Santelli ProStart Summer Camp: Baking & Pastry
​June 25 - 28, 2023
Culinary Institute of Michigan Baker College
Port Huron

Save the Date - Registration coming soon! 
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