Registration Fee
$105 / student
Applies to every category. Each student must have a signed waiver before stepping onto the competition floor.
Everything your team needs for the Wyoming ProStart Invitational, February 1–2, 2027 at Little America Hotel & Resort in Cheyenne: categories, eligibility, fees, the rule book, and registration.
Teams prepare a three-course meal judged on knife skills, work skills, safety, and each course. State champions advance to the National ProStart Invitational.
Teams build a restaurant concept · menu, costing, marketing, and operations, then respond to a live critical-thinking scenario before industry judges.
A Wyoming-only baking competition open to all FACS programs. Teams build and decorate a show cake on-site.
A Wyoming-only baking competition open to all FACS programs. Teams produce breads judged on technique and quality.
Culinary and Management team members must be currently enrolled in a confirmed Wyoming ProStart program as of the date of the Invitational. Cake and Bread Baking are non-sanctioned Wyoming-only events open to all FACS programs and are not eligible for Nationals.
Each team is two to four student members, plus one optional team manager (five students maximum), one to two educators, and one optional industry mentor · a maximum of eight individuals. Discounted competition space and hotel rooms are available for competing teams and spectators; schools arrange their own travel.
Applies to every category. Each student must have a signed waiver before stepping onto the competition floor.
Submit the Intent to Participate form below so we can plan your teams. Required to be represented at the Invitational.
Complete the team registration forms in the rule book and submit the $105-per-student fee.
Every competing student needs a signed waiver on file before the competition floor.
The final schedule is published in mid-January; individual team times go out about one week before the event.
Exact 2027 deadlines are announced each fall. Questions: tate@wyohtc.org.
The official rule book covers all four competitions: Culinary, Management, Cake Baking, and Bread Baking, plus eligibility, judging, and the registration and nomination forms.
Included forms: Intent to Participate, Team Registration, Student Waivers, Teacher of the Year, and Most Wanted Employee nominations.
Download the Rule Book (PDF) →| Competition | Eligibility |
|---|---|
| Culinary | ProStart · Nationals-eligible |
| Management | ProStart · Nationals-eligible |
| Cake Baking | FACS · Wyoming-only |
| Bread Baking | FACS · Wyoming-only |
Submit this to reserve your school's place. We will follow up with registration details.
February 1–2, 2027 · Little America Hotel & Resort · Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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