HTMP NewsBites January 2016

JANUARY DEADLINES

Due January 8
  • Scholarship Application
  • Hospitality Excellence Award Form
  • Pineapple Award Nominations
By January 29
  • Salute to Excellence Awards Dinner Tickets Purchased

FRLAEF Scholarship — DUE THIS WEEK!

The FRLAEF will award $40,000 in scholarships during the 2015-2016 school year. These scholarships will be presented during the Salute to Excellence Awards on February 6, 2016.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, January 8, 2016

CLICK HERE to apply!

Completed applications include the online application and an OFFICIAL transcript from the school. If your school has the capability to email OFFICIAL transcripts, that is acceptable. Otherwise, all transcripts must be mailed to the FRLAEF:

FRLAEF
PO BOX 1779
Tallahassee, FL  32302


Awards Dinner, Hospitality Excellence & Pineapple Awards– DUE THIS WEEK!_DSC3528-USE THIS

The Salute to Excellence Awards will take place on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 6:00 PM at the Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando. The awards dinner will recognize all Pineapple Award, FRLAEF Scholarship and Hospitality Excellence Awards recipients as well as ProStart Competition winners. All HTMP instructors, HTMP competition team members, and award recipients receive a complimentary ticket to the dinner.

CLICK HERE  to register for the Salute to Excellence Awards dinner and/or to submit a student’s name for the Hospitality Excellence Award. This is a two-fold entry form. The first section is an RSVP to the dinner itself. In the second section, you can name your top HTMP student for the Hospitality Excellence Award. You may select your Hospitality Excellence Award recipient using your own criteria.  However, the selected student should be pursuing a culinary or hospitality career. This student will be recognized with a certificate during the awards dinner. Only one student per school may receive the Hospitality Excellence Award. The deadline to register for the awards dinner and to recognize a student is Friday, January 8, 2016.

PINEAPPLE AWARD NOMINATION
The Pineapple Awards recognize one HTMP teacher as having demonstrated a commitment to the HTMP program through dedication to HTMP students.
CLICK HERE for the online Pineapple Award nomination form.

Anyone (forward the link to your principal, fellow teachers or your business partners so they can nominate YOU!) may nominate HTMP Teachers they feel deserve this recognition using the following criteria:

  • HTMP Teacher must have taught the HTMP curriculum at least one year

NOMINATION DEADLINE: Friday, January 8, 2016

NEED EXTRA SALUTE TICKETS?
Additional tickets may be purchased in advance for $60. No tickets will be sold on site this year. To purchase additional tickets with a credit card CLICK HERE.

Tickets may also be purchased by checks made payable to FRLAEF and mailed to:

FRLAEF
PO Box 1779
Tallahassee, FL  32302

All ticket payments must be received by the FRLAEF no later than January 29, 2016 to guarantee a seat at the Salute Awards dinner.


Hospitality Industry Internship Awarded

Congratulations to the following HTMP teacher who was awarded a Hospitality Industry Internship. This instructor has until the end of March to work 40 hours in the hotel industry. Once her work experience is complete, the FRLAEF will provide the instructor a stipend of $600.

Maria del Carmen Lopez, Plantation High School


HTMP Crosswalk

If you have created a crosswalk between the HTMP curriculum and the Florida State Standards and are willing to share, please contact us.