Culinary students and staff from Donald R. Kline Technical School and Robert H. Gibson Technical School at The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY.
Questar III BOCES Culinary students from Donald R. Kline Technical School and Robert H. Gibson Technical School visited The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park on March 8, 2025, to showcase their skills in the annual ProStart competition. Culinary students competed against other students in the New York/Vermont region in a Culinary Competition, the Gourmet Burger Battle, or the Management Competition.
Congratulations to our winners:
Donald R. Kline Technical School seniors pose with their teachers and their award.
Donald R. Kline Technical School
- 2nd Place, Management Competition: Emilie Macchi (Junior, Taconic Hills Central School District), Autumn Mauer (Junior, Taconic Hills Central School District), Jiana McDonald (Junior, Catskill Central School District), and Madison Paul (Junior, Ichabod Crane Central School District)
- 2nd Place, Culinary Competition: Moriah Walker (Senior, Hudson City School District), Kaylee Lewis (Senior, Greenville Central School District), Alessa Dingman (Senior, Cairo-Durham Central School District), and Joseph Cooper (Senior, Cairo-Durham Central School District)
Robert H. Gibson Technical School
- 5th Place, Gourmet Burger Battle: Ariel Adams (Senior, Lansingburgh Central School District)
As part of the competition, those who placed received scholarships from many of the culinary schools in the northeast to use towards their continued education.