NPSI 2025 Winners & Highlights

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Congratulations to all of the incredible ProStart student competitors for burning bright at this year’s National ProStart Invitational in Baltimore, Maryland. We applaud your hard work and dedication and thank the educators, parents, judges, volunteers, and our supporters for making NPSI 2025 the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation’s best NPSI ever.

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Below is our recap of the winning teams in Management and Culinary, video highlights, photos, and more from this year’s event.

NPSI 2025 Award Winners

Out of a field of 48 Culinary teams and 48 Restaurant Management teams from across the nation, the 1st to 5th place ranking in each category are listed below.

First Place – Culinary

San Dimas High School
San Dimas, CA
Educator: Nick Brandler
Team Members: Kalia Kh, Emma Johns, Emily Robertson, Kyle Yamate, Hellen Marcillo

First Place – Management

Chalmette High School
Chalmette, LA
Educator: Elena Hodges
Team Members: Asma Askar, Denim Bell, Kamryn Simon, Norman Burrey-Morales, Lily Vu

Second Place – Culinary

Plymouth-Canton Educational Park
Canton, MI
Educator: Diana Woodward
Team Members: Brandon Knight, Justin Anheuser, Mia Maiolatesi, Kobe Chen, Ophelia Andrade

Second Place – Management

Ben Barber Innovation Academy
Mansfield, TX
Educator: Jacqueline Baker-Roberson
Team Members: Arian Rodriguez, Amber Abrego, Michael Forte, Abigail Lopez

Third Place – Culinary

Anderson Career and Technology Center
Williamston, SC
Educator: Chris Moree
Team Members: Elizabeth Page, Kolbie Stephens, Ben Graham, Jacob Williamson, Johnny Crincoli

Third Place – Management

Orange County School of the Arts
Santa Ana, CA
Educators: Paola Costa
Team Members: Camila Acevado, Kayleen Chae, Allison Kim

Fourth Place – Culinary

Clinton High School
Clinton, MS
Educators: Catherine Bruce, Joshua Phillips
Team Members: Gloria Castro, Braylen Spann, Jeff Carter, Nirvana Jefferson, Treazure Prince

Fourth Place – Management

Wekiva High School
Apopka, FL
Educator: Christopher Bates
Team Members: Aubrey Pugh, Parker Masangkay, Onyx Castillo, Isaac Aristud Chico, Zariah Edwards

Fifth Place – Culinary

Youthentity
Carbondale, CO
Educator: Matthew Maier
Team Members: Evony Mejia Montoya, Ananda Lavender, Ella Thronal

Fifth Place – Management

Wando High School

Mt. Pleasant, SC
Educator: Molly Gordon
Team Members: Sarah Dzielinski, Carter Clark, Addison Krieger

photo of all NPSI teams cheering at the 2025 opening ceremony, with Rob Gifford and Tommy McFly (MC) in the foreground

Onsite Activations at #NPSI2025

During this year’s NPSI, we partnered with sponsors and exhibitors to offer fun on-site activations for our ProStart students, educators, and other attendees who traveled to Baltimore, Maryland from across the country.

Onsite activations at NPSI included:

The Coca-Cola ProStart Lounge
Cut+Dry Photo Booth
American Express Business Lounge
Kellanova’s Snack Wall
Professional headshot photos thanks to Rich’s
MARS Candy Station
NPSI merch store
Career & Education Expo with ProStart Scholarship schools and NPSI sponsors

See NPSI photos and videos below and on NRAEF’s social channels by searching the #NPSI2025 hashtag on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn.

To order NPSI 2025 T-shirts and sweatshirts online, follow this link to the Eagle Sportz web store.

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Photo of two representatives from the Culinary Institute of America standing behind their exhibit table at NPSI 2024

Students and recruiters at the Cheney University booth with the Forge To Table booth in the background

NPSI Video Library

See all videos from NPSI 2025 on the playlist below

Photo of two students from Wisconsin at the NPSI 2025 Coca-Cola Lounge

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