Five Hospitality students just placed 1st and 2nd in last weekend’s FCCLA state competition. Gold medals are awarded to all students who score a 90% or higher. More photos of the students and their competition tables can be found on our Flickr page.
The winning students are:
Creative Banquet Table Design
Tony Ritchie – 1st place and gold medal
Brooke Wildrick and Lucas Kwarteng – 2nd place and gold medal
Hotel Linen Operations
AJ (Anthony) Monahan & Matt Waldron – gold medal
In order to compete, students must follow the below guidelines:
Creative Banquet Table Design - Students compete individually or in teams of 2 to design a buffet table. Students are to choose a theme, decorate a 6' table for $25 or less, plan the menu and set up the table for an actual buffet (minus the actual food) within a set amount of time. Students may be asked up to 20 industry related questions on subjects such as safety & sanitation, cross contamination, flow, symmetry, individual tables, etc. Students also give a sales presentation for their table. Judges are industry related (hotel personnel, GM, etc.)
Hotel Linen Operations - Students work in pairs to fold 70 pieces of hotel linen within a set amount of time. Hotel linens include: wash cloths, hand towels, bath towels, bath mats, full/flat sheets, pillow cases and fitted sheets. Students also complete a hotel inventory, including figuring out the amount of linen ordered for these 7 types of hotel linens, using par (the amt. of linen a hotel uses over a 24hr time period) as well as an inventory count for a housekeeper's cart. The last component is to answer up to 20 industry-related questions on topics such as MSDS, RSI, Sanitation, etc. Judges are industry related as well.
Congratulations to all of you on your hard work!
Related Links:
Learn more about DACC’s Hospitality Program
Learn more about Family, Career & Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
See photos of our Hospitality students in action