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Dear Parents and Guardians,
Welcome back! Onalaska School District is pleased to inform you that School Meals will be available to all students at no cost. No application or paperwork is required to participate in this program.
Pre K-5 is a “Breakfast After the Bell” school. This means that Pre-K through 5 students will eat in the classroom after the school day begins. If your child misses the classroom breakfast, they may stop by the kitchen and pick up breakfast on their way to class.
Middle and High School students have multiple breakfast choices. School breakfast helps bridge the gap between when children leave home and when they have lunch.
The school meals are kid-friendly and meet the recommended dietary guidelines for healthy growing children. Every day, there are at least 3 entrée choices for lunch. Each Week’s K-8 Menu* contains (at least): ½ cup of Dark Green Vegetables, ¾ cup Red/Orange Vegetables, ½ cup of Legumes/Beans, ½ cup of Starchy Vegetables, ½ cup of other/more Vegetables, 2 ½ cups of Fruit, 8-10 oz. Meat/Meat Alternate Items, 8-10 oz. Whole Grain Rich Items and 5 cups of Milk. *The High School’s portions are larger.
Menus, Request for Special Dietary Needs, the School Wellness Policy, and other Child Nutrition Department information can be found under the Food Service tab on the district website.
Milk or Pacific Ultra Soy milk is included with school meals. Additional Milk, or milk without a school meal, can be purchased for $0.75. Water bottles are also available for $0.75. Money can be deposited in a student's SkyWard Food Service account. Payments can be made: Online in SkyWard Family Access or sent to the Food Service Office. Automated phone calls are sent twice a week, once charges are made.
If you have any questions, please contact me at jcarlson@onysd.wednet.edu or 360-978-4111 option 6.
Sincerely,
Jerry Carlson
Child Nutrition Director
School Meals will be Free for all students for the 26-27 school year.
The Onalaska School Food Service is operated by the school district, for the children, under a federal grant. The district operates its own food service to provide great meals to our students in a fiscally responsible way. This allows the cooks to make a lot of the food from scratch. Giving them more control over the sodium, fat, and fiber contents of each meal. Some of the items made from scratch are Pizza, sloppy joes, spaghetti, all soups, baked beans, refried beans, Mexican style black beans, rolls, cookies, teriyaki and, General Tso chicken, logger nachos (meat & cheese sauce), BBQ Chicken, quesadillas and chef salads. We offer vegetables and a variety of fruits every day. Whole grain products are available every day. All of the meals are planned to meet the RDAs for the students we feed.
CEP Schools - Free School Meals
Onalaska School District's application for the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) was approved. That means All students will have access to school meals free of charge. Free school meals will start with the 22-23 school year and run through June 30th, 2026. This is great news for Onalaska Families! Especially with the increased food and fuel prices.
CEP Benefits our Students and Families by ensuring all children have equal access to nutritious meals. It eliminates the meal costs for our families and reduces the stigma around school meals. School meals improve student attendance and improve test scores. They also reduce disciplinary referrals across all grade levels.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.