South Dakota ProStart

South Dakota ProStart ProStart® is a two-year culinary & management program for high school students that develops the best and brightest talents into future industry leaders.

In South Dakota and around the nation, high school students are receiving an excellent foundation for careers in the foodservice industry through the ProStart® program. ProStart® - administered by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) - is a two-year high school management curriculum focused on restaurant and foodservice courses. The program blends classroom learning a

nd mentored work experience. Nationwide, 90,000 high school students at more than 1,700 schools in 47 states and territories are enrolled in the program. South Dakota's ProStart® has been in place since 2007, when the South Dakota Retailers Association agreed to establish and coordinate the program. Through this school to work program, students learn an amazing array of information that is essential to operating a good business, and they develop impressive skills. Even those students who ultimately don’t choose a career in the foodservice industry become better prepared to become leaders in the workplace. If your school would like to learn more information about this amazing program, please contact the SD ProStart Coordinator, Seanna Regynski at 1-800-658-5545.

👀spy some TF Riggs ProStart peeps!!!
05/18/2026

👀spy some TF Riggs ProStart peeps!!!

04/26/2026

Management decompress 🤩

Students from Harrisburg High School competing in the Management competition at Nationals! We are so proud of you all! 🔥...
04/26/2026

Students from Harrisburg High School competing in the Management competition at Nationals! We are so proud of you all! 🔥

Students from TF Riggs competing in the Culinary competition at Nationals! We are so proud of you all! 🔥
04/26/2026

Students from TF Riggs competing in the Culinary competition at Nationals! We are so proud of you all! 🔥

Team SD Culinary is turning up the heat! Join the live stream!
04/25/2026

Team SD Culinary is turning up the heat! Join the live stream!

tweetybirdkey is live!

04/24/2026

South Dakota Culinary and Management teams are all checked in and ready to compete at Nationals in Baltimore!

With dinner at Ms. Shirley’s!

🥳GOOD LUCK AT NATIONALS to our South Dakota ProStart champs! ➡️TF Riggs High School (Pierre) in Culinary➡️Harrisburg ...
04/24/2026

🥳GOOD LUCK AT NATIONALS to our South Dakota ProStart champs!

➡️TF Riggs High School (Pierre) in Culinary
➡️Harrisburg High School in Management

Wish them luck!

Almost time for Nationals! 🤩🤩🤩
04/17/2026

Almost time for Nationals! 🤩🤩🤩

The competition is almost here! 1 week until . ⏳🔥

In exactly seven days, the doors will open to the most intense, high-stakes, and inspiring weekend of the year.

From the first sizzle in the culinary arena to the final pitch in the management rooms, the road to the national title starts now. This isn’t just a competition—it’s the moment these students have been working toward all year.

📍 Next stop: Baltimore, MD

South Dakota ProStart students competed in the Schwan's Culinary Skills Challenge yesterday in Marshall, MN. Competition...
04/17/2026

South Dakota ProStart students competed in the Schwan's Culinary Skills Challenge yesterday in Marshall, MN. Competitions included Culinary Cooking, Barbecue, Knife Skills, Food Art, Cake Decorating, and Baking Science.

Here are the results!

➡️Harrisburg High School:
1st Place Cake Decorating/Fondant - Leia R.
1st Place Cake Decorating/Iced layered - Camilla T.
2nd Place Knife Skills - Ethan V.
3rd Place Food Art - Beatrice W.
3rd Place Culinary Cooking - Tanner W., Avery E., Daphne B., Jax R.

➡️TF Riggs High School:
2nd Place Culinary Cooking - Emma R. & Christian S.
3rd Place Knife Skills - Zoe K.
3rd Place Menu Design - Destiny S.

➡️Florence High School:
1st Place Food Art - Madelyn K.

➡️Webster High School:
1st Place Knife Skills- Aiden G.
3rd Place BBQ competition - Caleb G., Delaney A., Lloyd J.
3rd Place Baking Science - Leroy J., Hudson L.

Congratulations!! 🥳

🏆Cooking with Champions night with the TF Riggs ProStart Students. Held on March 28th, the event included a 7 course tas...
04/01/2026

🏆Cooking with Champions night with the TF Riggs ProStart Students. Held on March 28th, the event included a 7 course tasting menu with demos of the 2025 and 2026 competition dishes by the students.

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