HTM Competition Results!
HTM Competition Results!
On February 12-14, 2025 at the Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando, seventeen Hospitality & Tourism Management (HTM) schools competed in the 21st annual HTM Competition. HTM students 
competed in categories including Hotel Operations, Hospitality Project, and the Knowledge Bowl.
Throughout the week, HTM students competed in categories including Hotel Operations, Knowledge Bowl, and a Hospitality Project. Over $108,000 in scholarships were awarded from the FRLAEF, as well as Florida International University.
These events would not be possible without the support of our Global Sponsors which are Keiser University, National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, UCF’s Rosen College of Hospitality and Universal Orlando.
OVERALL
1st Place – Stoneman Douglas High School
Instructor: Mitchell Albert
2nd Place – Colonial High School
Instructor: Antoniella Paradiso
3rd Place – Osceola High School
Instructor: Valerie Woodring
HOTEL OPERATIONS COMPETITION
1st Place – Stoneman Douglas High School
Instructor: Mitchell Albert
Students: Saya Greiner, Maddison Schapiro, Haylee Dorman, Nicole Robinson
2nd Place – Olympia High School
Instructor: Kristina Bryant
Students: Audrey Heaton, Isabel Miller, Karly Sollars
3rd Place – Colonial High School
Instructor: Antoniella Paradiso
Students: Lourde Metelus, Miabella Llauger, Mia Farias Rios, Makai Randall
HOSPITALITY PROJECT COMPETITION
1st Place – Colonial High School
Instructor: Antoniella Paradiso
Students: Lourde Metelus, Miabella Llauger, Mia Farias Rios, Makai Randall
2nd Place –Stoneman Douglas High School
Instructor: Mitchell Albert
Students: Saya Greiner, Maddison Schapiro, Haylee Dorman, Nicole Robinson
3rd Place – Horizon High School
Instructor: Kate Restifo
Students: Hunter Baucom, Nathan Wing, Carmen Tucker, Annabella Maiguel
KNOWLEDGE BOWL COMPETITION
1st Place – Colonial High School
Instructor: Antoniella Paradiso
Students: Lourde Metelus, Miabella Llauger, Mia Farias Rios, Makai Randall
2nd Place –Stoneman Douglas High School
Instructor: Mitchell Albert
Students: Saya Greiner, Maddison Schapiro, Haylee Dorman, Nicole Robinson
3rd Place – Robert Morgan Education Center
Instructor: Alina Hughes
Students: Destinee Rodgers, Julia Felipe-Careaga, Daylin Gomez, Samyra White
CLICK HERE FOR COMPETITION PHOTOS (Download Now–these expire in a couple weeks!)
CLICK HERE FOR COMPETITION VIDEO
CLICK HERE FOR A FUN REEL
The 4th annual HTM Summer Training will take place July 14-16, 2025 at the Loews Sapphire Falls Resort in Orlando. Based on your surveys, the training will focus on Best Practices, the HTM competition and post-secondary/industry presentations.
PROGRAM COST The FRLAEF will cover the cost of all Florida HTM instructors who have purchased and are using the Hospitality & Tourism Management curriculum during the upcoming 2025-2026 school year. This includes instruction, lodging, and take-home educational materials. Attendees will be responsible for their travel and some meals.
Attendees will stay at the Loews Sapphire Falls Resort and will have their own room. FRLAEF will cover the cost of the room nights.
TRANSPORTATION Attendees are responsible for their own transportation to the event as well as to and from events each day as needed.
Registration closes May 2, 2025.
2025 FRLAEF Scholarship Application Open!
The FRLAEF will award at least $65,000 in scholarships during the 2024-2025 school year. Each scholarship awarded will be in the amount of $2,000 and will be a one-time, non-renewable 
scholarship.
To be eligible for this scholarship the applicant must:
- Be enrolled in an HTM program in a Florida secondary school
- Be a graduating senior who will begin post-secondary education in 2025
- Be entering a culinary or hospitality post-secondary program
- Return a copy of their OFFICIAL high school transcript to FRLAEF by application deadline
APPLICATION DEADLINE The application deadline is April 11, 2025.
COMPLETE THE FULL APPLICATION! For the last six years, each applicant that has returned a completed application along with their high school transcript as well as pursuing a degree in culinary or hospitality, has received a scholarship. It only takes a few minutes, so please encourage your students to complete the process.
CLICK HERE TO APPLY
NRAEF & AHLEI Scholarships Available Until March 15
NRAEF Scholarship application opened January 15. CLICK HERE for the application page and info.
American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) Scholarships opened January 15. CLICK HERE for the landing page and info.
Hospitality Industry Internships
The Hospitality Industry Internship (HII) provides the opportunity for Florida HTM instructors to work in a 
foodservice/lodging establishment for at least 40 hours. Once the required paperwork has been processed, the participant will receive a personal check for $600.
To qualify for an HII, the instructor must teach the HTM or HTMP curriculum during the 2024-2025 school year. If you are already employed at a restaurant or hotel, you MAY NOT use that site for your internship. The restaurant/hotel must be a new work experience for you, not somewhere you have worked before or used as an HII internship location.
The applicant must secure a position at a foodservice or lodging facility where a minimum of 40 hours of hands-on experience is guaranteed. The host location may pay the recipient but is not required to do so.
The FRLAEF will award 11 HII’s this school year on a first-come, first-served basis. So apply NOW! Work experience may begin once the applicant receives an award notification from the FRLAEF.
APPLY NOW!
Florida Hospitality by the Numbers (click to enlarge)
HTM FaceBook Group
During HTM Summer Training, teachers requested we make a Florida HTM FB page for the group to share resources, ask questions, etc. CLICK HERE and then request to be added.