Michigan Statewide Student Competition

Save the Date: March 1-2, 2027 
Kellogg Arena & Doubletree by Hilton Battle Creek
​Battle Creek, MI 

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
• Pasta
• Knife Cuts
• ServSafe Quiz Bowl 
• Tabletop Design

Teams are observed, rated and judged by leading industry professionals and higher education instructors. Schools must participate in either the Culinary or Management competitions. Additional category participation is optional.

First place winners of the Culinary and Management competitions secure their spot at the ProStart National Invitational in Baltimore, Maryland. In addition, more than $850,000 in scholarships were available at the 2026 competition to support students as they continue their post-secondary education in hospitality-related fields.

Questions? Contact Amanda Smith at [email protected] or 517-377-3927.​

Congratulations to our 2026 Michigan Statewide Student Invitational winners!  

Culinary

• First Place: Downriver Career & Technical Consortium at Riverview High School (DCTC)
• Second Place: Plymouth Canton Education Park
• Third Place: Gaylord High School
• Fourth Place: Van Buren Tech Center
• Fifth Place: Oakland County Technical Campus, SE

ServSafe® Knowledge Bowl

• First Place: Plymouth Canton Education Park
• Second Place: Tuscola Tech Center 
• Third Place: LISD 
• Fourth Place: Lansing Tech B
• Fifth Place: Allegan Area ESA

Management 

• First Place: Plymouth Canton Educational Park
• Second Place: Wilson Talent Center A
• Third Place: Muskegon Area Career Tech Center
• Fourth Place: Saginaw Career Complex
• Fifth Place: Wilson Talent Center B

Knife Cuts

• First Place: Katerin Chile- Lopes, Grait Isabella Tech
• Second Place: Carston Fagan Moyer, Mecosta Osceola
• Third Place: Jacob Lawson, Allegan Area ESA
• Fourth Place: Levi Brooks, VanBuren Tech Center
• Fifth Place: Demario Clemons, Oakland County Technical Campus, SE

Tabletop Design

• First Place: Wilson Talent Center
• Second Place: Mecosta Osceola Career Center
• Third Place: Oakland County Technical Campus, SE
• Fourth Place: IOSCO RESA
• Fifth Place: VanBuren Tech Center

Pasta

• First Place: Wilson Talent Center A
• Second Place: Mecosta- Osceola Team B
• Third Place: Downriver Career & Technical Consortium at Riverview High School (DCTC)
• Fourth Place: Allegan Area Team D
• Fifth Place: Tuscola Tech Center

Michigan ProStart Invitational 2027 Rules - Coming Soon

2026 Rules:

Culinary

Knife Skills

Management

ServSafe Knowledge Bowl

Pasta

Tabletop Design

additional resources

Blank Costing Sheets & Cooler Packing Worksheet

ProStart competition judges and volunteers

Our volunteers and judges are a key ingredient in making the statewide Michigan ProStart Competition a success.
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Questions? Contact Amanda Smith at [email protected] or 517-377-3927.

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