Contrary to rumors that the school would no longer provide a lunch service, the administration implemented a new system this year.
Various clubs and sports teams on campus will sell a meal every day as fundraisers for their programs, according to Cynthia Ward, fundraising coordinator.
This new process differs from last year, when the school allowed off-campus venues to sell lunch each day. Now, the food offered depends on whatever meal the specified sports team or club provides.
“Last year when we ran the program it was not cost affective; the school was actually losing money,” Ward said. “Lunches are served every day, which raise money for school teams as well as clubs.”
According to Ward, each sport and club on campus will be able to serve lunch twice each month. A lunch menu for the week is posted in the daily announcements.
Because she buys the school lunch whenever she can, math teacher Jane Gillespie appreciates the new offerings.
“At first, I thought there wasn’t going to be lunch that often,” Gillespie said. “But after learning clubs were bringing them, I realized they were going to bring good things. I’m actually pretty happy with what the lunch menu currently is, especially because they bring good food, such as Chipotle [burritos].”
Kelsey Hart, ’11, says she prefers this year’s lunch options over past systems.
“I like this year’s food because it’s tasty and it’s cheaper than last year,” Hart said. “Last year was gross; and this year they don’t put the carrots with the burritos, which is just wrong.”
However, Hart says she would rather buy food from the lunch truck available in past years.
“I would prefer the lunch truck, because it has more options,” Hart said. “But right now [the current system] is okay.”
A junior high student who transferred from a public school, Aaron Ward, ’15, buys the provided lunch regularly.
“It’s expensive, but worth it,” Aaron said. “At public school you could get food poisoning, then be sick for a month or so.”
As the lunch menu now varies in the food it offers, Cynthia maintains that nutrition will continue to play a role in it.
“We are still following the nutritional lunch idea,” Cynthia said. “The groups tell me what they want to provide, so there is a parameter to what types of food they can bring, and we like to keep it affordable. Not only will they serve the kids, but also raise money for their program.”
For more information, e-mail Cynthia Ward. For information on lunch in previous years, visit the Aug. 29, 2008, article, New lunch vendors serve ‘healthier’ fare.
