Photo from Terri Vantiger
While many Summit High School students spend their days looking forward to math, science or writing classes, other students find themselves excited to work in a kitchen at school.
ProStart, a career and technical education program at the high school, prepares students for a career in the world of food service and hospitality management. The program is run by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation in almost 2,000 high schools across the country.
Terri Vantiger has taught the program at the high school for more than 20 years.
“ProStart is basically an industry-level course where students can come in and they earn a variety of certifications, and they go out into the restaurants and hospitality industry and are mentored by the professionals out there and work alongside the chefs and in the industry,” Vantiger said.