Rayne High School's ProStart Management Team takes third place at the National ProStart Invitational. |
Rayne
won the management competition, and the right to represent Louisiana on a
national level, at the LRAEF ProStart Student Competition February
29, 2012 in Kenner.
Rayne
High School’s team consisted of educator Kandice Dequeant and students Kelsey
Burleigh, Sebastian Hebert, Katherine Meche and Andre Rochon.
Competing
on a national stage, among 41 teams from across the U.S., Puerto Rico and Guam,
Rayne High School’s task was to create a restaurant concept. Their entry was a
small plates/ tapas restaurant called Petit Mangeŕ, Jazzy Cajun Tapas, with the
tagline, “Small Bites, Big Flavor.” Petit Mangeŕ means “small food” in Cajun
French.
LRAEF Executive Director Alice Glenn travels with the Rayne and Hammond ProStart teams as they represent Louisiana at the National ProStart Invitational. |
“The
LRAEF is very proud of Rayne’s management team,” said LRAEF Executive Director
Alice Glenn. “These young men and women represented Louisiana wonderfully with
their talent and creativity. The LRAEF strives to prepare these high school
students for a life outside the classroom and I can confidently say that they
are a bright part of the future of our industry.”
The
mission of the ProStart program and competition is to increase student
awareness of careers in the restaurant/foodservice industry and to provide the
restaurant industry with a forum to present and recruit ProStart students.
Participating students complete a nationally-endorsed, dynamic and
comprehensive curriculum which encourages them to learn all aspects of
operating and managing a restaurant or foodservice establishment, in school and
in structured hands-on worksites.
The
LRAEF would like to sincerely thank its ProStart Student Competition Sponsors: Diamond—Auto Chlor Services and the Louisiana Hospitality Foundation; Platinum—Performance
Food Group-Caro; Gold—Louisiana Culinary Institute; Silver—Ovations;
Friends of ProStart—Mestizo Restaurant and Notini’s Restaurant
and Contributing Sponsors—Capitol City Produce, Centerplate,
Drago’s Seafood Restaurant, Pontchartrain Center and Sysco New Orleans.
The
mission of the LRAEF, a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization, is to promote the
industry as a career choice to our current and future workforce, offer
scholarships and professional development. If you would like to make a
donation, please contact Alice Glenn, aglenn@lra.org
or (504) 454-2277, ext. 565.
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