HTMP Competition Results!
The 17th Annual HTMP Competition took place March 3-4, 2020 at the Rosen Plaza in Orlando.
This two-day competition provided HTMP students a unique opportunity to demonstrate their hospitality knowledge by competing in 1) Hotel Operations Competition, which included a Night Audit and two Case Studies; 2) Hospitality Project, where students create two unique BEO’s (Banquet Event Orders) for their client; and, 3) Knowledge Bowl, a question and answer quiz bowl.
Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland won the 2020 HTMP competition. Their teacher is Mitchell Albert. All results are below.
Overall
1st Place – Stoneman Douglas High School
Address: 5901 Pine Island Road, Parkland, FL 33076
Phone: 754-322-2150
Instructor: Mitchell Albert
Students: Hunter Dorman , Jacob Foster, Anne Pretner and Lexi Tracton
2nd Place – Miami Springs High School
Address: 751 Dove Ave, Miami Springs, FL 33166
Phone: 305-885-3585
Instructor: Kristine Acosta
Students: Marta Stewart, Jesus Rodriguez, Ester Yupanqui and Natalie Garcia
3rd Place – Gainesville High School
Address: 1900 NW 13th Street, Gainesville, FL 32609
Phone: 352-339-3657
Instructor: Dawn Bekaert
Students: Jett McNeill, Keaundra Boykins and Isabella Fulwider
Hotel Operations Competition
1st Place – Stoneman Douglas High School
Address: 5901 Pine Island Road, Parkland, FL 33076
Phone: 754-322-2150
Instructor: Mitchell Albert
2nd Place – Miami Springs High School
Address: 751 Dove Ave, Miami Springs, FL 33166
Phone: 305-885-3585
Instructor: Kristine Acosta
3rd Place – Orange Tech College – Mid Florida Tech
Address: 2900 W Oak Ridge Road, Orlando, FL 32809
Phone: 407-855-5880
Instructor: Pat Novalis
Students: Minerve Meriseme, Brian Mazellan, Melody Wright and Nayeli De Jesus
Hospitality Project Competition
1st Place – Freedom High School
Address: 2500 Taft-Vineland Road, Orlando, FL 32837
Phone: 407-816-5600
Instructor: Kristina Bryant
Students: Megan Serrano, Annika Swayze, Teresa Truscott and Jean Rojas
2nd Place – Robert Morgan Education Center
Address: 18180 SW 122 Ave, Miami, FL 33177
Phone: 305-253-9920
Instructor: Alina Hughes
Students: Sophia Thach, Labria Brown, Daniela Rodriguez and Valeria Medina 
3rd Place – Forest Hill High School
Address: 6901 Parker Ave, West Palm Beach, FL 33405
Phone: 561-540-2400
Instructor: Diana Sardina
Students: Kevin Roche, Gabriela Nunez, Jordan Chaven and Anna Auld
Knowledge Bowl Competition
1st Place – Forest Hill High School
Address: 6901 Parker Ave, West Palm Beach, FL 33405
Phone: 561-540-2400
Instructor: Diana Sardina
2nd Place – Stoneman Douglas High School
Address: 5901 Pine Island Road, Parkland, FL 33076
Phone: 754-322-2150
Instructor: Mitchell Albert
3rd Place – Gainesville High School
Address: 1900 NW 13th Street, Gainesville, FL 32609
Phone: 352-339-3657
Instructor: Dawn Bekaert
$180,000 in FRLAEF Scholarships Awarded
The FRLAEF awarded almost 70 scholarships to HTMP and ProStart students this year. Scholarship ranged from $1,000 to $5,000 and were presented during the Salute to Excellence Awards dinner on Sunday, March 8 
at the Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando.
SCHOLARSHIP REDEMPTION
This scholarship is contingent upon the FRLAEF receiving verification the student has been admitted and enrolled in a post-secondary institution. This is confirmed when the student emails the FRLAEF the following:
- Post-Secondary Student ID Number
- Financial Aid mailing address of their post-secondary school
The FRLAEF must receive this required documentation no later than June 12, 2020. The FRLAEF scholarship is a one-time, non-renewable award.
Path to Power Series
The Path to Power series profiles executives in the hospitality industry and the career path they took to get there. These articles were compiled for Florida’s HTMP & ProStart students.
Hospitality Industry Internships
The Hospitality Industry Internship (HII) provides the opportunity for Florida ProStart & HTMP 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 from the FRLAEF.
To qualify for an HII, the instructor must teach the ProStart/HTMP curriculum during the 2019-2020 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.
CLICK HERE to apply.
CHI Scholarships Available
Professional certifications have become a requirement for many secondary school teachers and workforce instructors. The Certified Hospitality Instructor (CHI) provides teachers in secondary school hospitality classes and workforce development programs with a solid foundation of hospitality knowledge and skills, so they can more effectively convey the information to students and better prepare them for careers in hospitality. Prospective CHI candidates may teach one of EI’s hospitality programs, including the Hospitality and Tourism Management Program (HTMP), Skills, Tasks, And Result Training (START), or any other secondary-level hospitality curriculum.
EI’s CHI learning format consists of a two-level self-study program that includes print resources and online study modules presented by Michael “Doc” Terry, CHE, a hospitality instructor at the University of Central Florida’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management. Each level consists of 13 modules with an online exam that must be passed with a score of 70 percent or higher. The learning modules relate to the content presented in EI’s HTMP. Candidates must also complete a 120-hour hospitality internship to earn the certification. Certification candidates have six months to complete the program requirements including the 120-hour internship.
The cost for the new certification program is $750.00, which includes both books, the online courses, and the exams.
The FRLAEF will cover the training costs for each of the CHI Scholarship recipients.
More information can also be found here.