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ORLANDO, Teams of students displayed their proficiency while competing in three contests: Hotel
Operations: Students
applied their knowledge in a three-part challenge: room inspections, in
which students had 10 minutes to find 10 housekeeping cleaning errors
in a typical guestroom using an executive housekeeping checklist; night
audit, in which teams performed financial calculations and manually
posted front desk accounting information; and case studies in food and
beverage and sales and marketing, in which students had 15 minutes to
prepare solutions to case study scenarios.
The Hospitality Project: Teams demonstrated their knowledge, skills, and abilities in event planning. They were given a scenario that included budget parameters, invitation design, banquet event order, menu, and floor plan. The
Knowledge Bowl: Teams
demonstrated their knowledge through a multi-round, question-and-answer
Jeopardy-style quiz.
In all, 13 teams competed, representing schools in Arkansas, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, D.C., and Wyoming. The following teams won accolades during the event, entitling them to nearly a half million dollars in scholarships from Johnson & Wales University, San Diego State University, the University of Houston, Widener University, Paul Smith’s College, and the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation: Overall Winners: First
place:
Second place: Third place: Knowledge
Bowl: First
place: Kennett
High School (NH); Second place: Jane Addams High School (NY); Third
place: Waipahu High School (HI)
Hotel Operations: First place: Miami Beach High School (FL); Second place: Kennett High School (NH); Third place: Hospitality Project: First place: Miami Beach High School (FL); Second place: Kennett High School (NH); Third place: Lakeland High School (ID). LMP is a national educational program for high school juniors and seniors. Topics covered in the program include lodging management, front office and housekeeping management, leadership skills, marketing and sales, and food and beverage service. Through internships arranged as part of their LMP class, students can explore the variety of job opportunities open to them in the hotel industry. Event sponsors included Sealy, Inc., Hcareers, Best Western International, U.S. Foodservice, the Orlando Airport Marriott, and AH&LEF. For more information about LMP, contact Al Hodge, Senior Director, State Relations & Educational Programs at (407) 999-8123 or [email protected]. For 2010 event sponsorship information, contact Brad Aldrich, Vice President, Business Development, at (202) 289-3154 or [email protected]. Also, visit AH&LEF’s Web site at www.ahlef.org and the LMP Web site at www.lodgingmanagement.org. Serving
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