Monroe College has launched a search for the best high school chef in America! Talented, aspiring chefs will compete for the soon-to-be-coveted America's Best High School Chef title. The competition will culminate the weekend of Friday, April 17 through Sunday, April 19, 2009 in the Culinary Arts Center. For an application and more information visit: http://www.abhschef.com/.

America's Best High School Chef is a three-day culinary competition, with an emphasis on promoting teamwork and acknowledging skill and leadership, for high school seniors who have a strong desire to pursue the culinary arts at the college level. A maximum of 16 teams will be selected to participate in the competition and experience the award-winning Culinary Arts center at Monroe College's School of Hospitality Management and the Culinary Arts. The top-rated member on the winning team will be acknowledged as America's Best High School Chef.

Monroe College, the host of America's Best High School Chef, is dedicated to the goal of strengthening the culinary capabilities of our nation's youth by providing a state of the art educational experience. Monroe College believes that another way to meet this goal is to identify, recognize, and reward excellence among high school students through this competition.

- A team of four (4) high school seniors nominated and coached by their high school culinary instructor or designee from the high school;

- Each student must be a high school senior that has an interest in a college level culinary program;

- Each student must have successfully completed at least one cooking or culinary class at the high school level; and

- Each team member must be in very good standing, academically, and within the community through the current school year.

America's Best High School Chef

• Full college academic scholarship to Monroe College's School of Hospitality Management and the Culinary Arts and admission to the study abroad program in Italy for 15 weeks; (Total value-$35,000)

OR

• $2,500 scholarship if the student plans to attend another college or university;
• Recognition and publicity campaign along with the opportunity to meet New York City's leading

chefs and restaurateurs; and

• A guaranteed one-week internship at a leading restaurant.

America's Best High School Chef Team

• $7,500 scholarship to each team member towards Monroe College tuition

OR

• $1,500 scholarship to each team member who plans to attend another college or university;
• $2,000 donation to the high school for the enhancement of its culinary program; and
• Recognition and publicity campaign for the high school and winning team.

The application package must be postmarked no later than Friday, January 30, 2009 and sent to:

America's Best High School Chef, Tanya Whaley - Office of Admissions, Monroe College, 2501 Jerome Avenue, Bronx, NY 10468

• Visit the official website at: http://www.abhschef.com/ or contact: