Michigan Statewide Student Competition

March 10 - 11, 2025 
Doubletree by Hilton Battle Creek
​Battle Creek, MI 

Competition FAQ

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
• Cake Decorating

Teams are observed, rated and judged by leading industry professionals and higher education instructors.

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 2024 competition to support students as they continue their post-secondary education in hospitality-related fields

Questions? Contact Sarah Metcalf at [email protected] or 517-377-3928.​

Michigan ProStart Invitational 2025 Rules 

Cake Decorating

Culinary

Knife Skills

Management

Pasta

ServSafe Knowledge Bowl

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 Sarah Metcalf at [email protected] or 517-377-3928.

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Thank You to Our 2025 Sponsors! 

Congratulations to our 2024 Michigan Statewide Student Invitational winners!  

Culinary

• First Place: Grosse Pointe South High School
• Second Place: Plymouth Canton Educational Park
• Third Place: Bay Arena ISD
• Fourth Place: Hasting High School
• Fifth Place: Tuscola Technology Center

Management 

• First Place: Plymouth Canton Educational Park
• Second Place: West Shore ESD
• Third Place: Tuscola Technology Center

Nutrition

• First Place: Muskegon Area Career Tech Center – Team A
• Second Place: Muskegon Area Career Tech Center – Team B
• Third Place: Bay Arenac ISD Career Center  

Knife Cuts

• First Place: Bryce Gundermen, Allegan Area ESA
• Second Place: Cole Gaber, Bay Arenac ISD
• Third Place: Kenzi Wilber, Muskegon Area Career Tech Center

Pasta

• First Place: Bay Arenac ISD – Team A
• Second Place: RCTC-Ypsilanti
• Third Place: Gaylord High School -  Team B
• Fourth Place: Allegan Area ESA – Team B
• Fifth Place: DCTC Riverview High School

ServSafe® Knowledge Bowl

• First Place: Iosco RESA
• Second Place: Van Buren ISD
• Third Place: Oakland Technical - Southeast
• Fourth Place: Kalamazoo RESA
• Fifth Place: Clare-Gladwin RESD – Team A

Tabletop Design

• First Place: Muskegon Area Career Center – Team A
• Second Place: Kalamazoo RESA
• Third Place: Bay Arenac ISD – Team B
• Fourth Place: Muskegon Area Career Center – Team B
• Fifth Place: West Shore ESD – Team B

Cake Decorating

• First Place: Oakland Technical Southeast
• Second Place: Gratiot Isabella TEC
• Third Place: RCTC Ypsilanti – Team B
• Fourth Place: Bay Arena ISD – Team B
• Fifth Place: Livonia Technical Center