Student Enrichment

CTE student enrichment programs enhance learning and showcase student achievement.

Competitions like the ProStart Invitational feature students from schools across West Virginia who exhibit their culinary and foodservice management talents.

Events & Programs

White food trailer. Camelot Cafe is written on the side. Several students can be seen from the window getting ready to serve customers.

2026 CTE Food Trailer Competition

The 2026 CTE Food Trailer Competition invites West Virginia culinary programs to develop and pitch a student-led food trailer concept. The winning program will receive grant funding to support the purchase or build of a food trailer.

Spark WV team Tag On The Go presents.

SparkWV

SparkWV is an innovative idea and small business generation competition for middle and high school students in West Virginia. The competition helps students spark an entrepreneurial mindset as they consider the future opportunities available to them.

Culineering Challenge Bake and Quake.

Culineering Challenge

Based on the Netflix® series "Baking Impossible", this annual student competition brings artistry, engineering, and baking together.

A student cooking something in a pan.

ProStart

ProStart® is a nationwide, culinary arts high school program developed by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation.

JROTC assembly

JROTC

JROTC programs are designed to instill the values of citizenship, service to the United States, personal responsibility, and a sense of accomplishment among students.

Hospitality Education and Training. West Virginia HEAT

WV HEAT

Providing West Virginia’s youth a marketable skill or post-secondary education in the hospitality industry.

Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO)

Career Technical Education provides many opportunities to help guide students in developing a career path and gain the skills needed to be successful in their career.

In the News

A person adding a fruit drizzle to a dessert plate.
Press Release

State Culinary and Management Competition Brings High School Students to Charleston

The West Virginia Department of Education Office of Career Technical Education will welcome top culinary and restaurant management high school students to compete in the state’s annual Hospitality Cup - West Virginia's ProStart® Invitational.
Members of the Drive and Dine Coyotes 2025 Culineering Challenge Team.
Press Release

Wetzel County Technical Education Center Named 2025 Culineering Challenge Grand Champion

The West Virginia Department of Education Office of Career Technical Education congratulates the Drive and Dine Coyotes from Wetzel County Technical Education Center as the 2025 Culineering Challenge grand champion.
Tea Time Culineering Challenge. A cupcake, flag, and golf club are inside of a coffee mug.
Press Release

WV Dept. of Ed Announces 2025 Culineering Challenge Student Teams

The West Virginia Department of Education Office of Career Technical Education is pleased to announce the nine CTE teams competing in the fourth annual Culineering Challenge.
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