During the competition, the Educational Institute also honored Janelle Cambridge-Johnson from Anatol Rodger High School in the Bahamas with the 2014 Lamp of Knowledge Award for Outstanding High School Teacher. Carl Schmidt (Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, Calif.), Pat Novalis (Mid-Florida Tech, Orlando, Fla.), and Michelle Aldrich (Triumph High School, Cheyenne, Wyo.) were recognized as the 2014 Teachers of Excellence.
The success of high school hospitality programs like these depends a lot on the support and participation of area properties and hospitality companies. The hotel industry can support EI’s program in their local schools by hosting hotel tours, providing guest speakers in the classroom, offering internships, providing sponsorship dollars for teams to compete in the International Competition, and much more.
2014 WINNERS—HTMP INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Overall Winners:
First place: Monta Vista High School, Calif. Team members: Michael Lin, Madeleine Liu, Shannon Lu, Albert Zeng. Instructor: Carl Schmidt.
Second place: Mid-Florida Tech, Fla. Team members: Angie Grunskyte, Sasha Gatti, Deja Miller, Autumn Butler. Instructor: Pat Novalis.
Third place: Lakeland Resort Academy, Idaho. Team members: Arden Erickson, Hailey Hendry, Kieley Nielsen, Sierra Larson. Instructor: Teira Youngdell.
Knowledge Bowl: First place: Mid-Florida Tech, Fla. Second place: Monta Vista High School. Calif. Third place: Hospitality High School, Washington, D.C.
Hotel Operations: First place: White Mountain Regional High School, N.H. Second place: Monta Vista High School, Calif. Third place: Byron Nelson High School, Texas.
Hospitality Project: First place: Anatol Rodgers High School, Bahamas. Second place: Byron Nelson High School, Texas. Third place: White Mountain Regional High School, N.H.
