School board chair Andrea Cuene warmly received her invitation to lunch in December at Sunset Hill. Andrea's invitation had been drawn with a hamburger on the front, and ironically, hamburgers were on the menu the day she visited. Andrea's lunchmate was a 4th grade girl, who took her through the lunch line with her friends. Andrea selected a burger while her lunchmate brought home lunch, as did most of her friends, except one, who had the black bean burger.
Andrea asked the girls what meals they liked the best, and they shared how much they liked the recent Around the World Wednesday additions of chana masala, breaded tofu bites and lo mein. They lobbied her for a salad bar.
Andrea enjoyed her burger and the fresh pineapple that was served as a side and was wonderfully engaged with the kids. She was able to finish her meal, though not all the kids were.
After lunch, she said she thought the district should review the decision to take the high school off the federal school meal program. She said she felt there were good reasons for doing it at the time the decision was made, but for better or worse, federal policies have changed, and it’s time to take a look at that decision.
She sent a really nice thank you note to her lunchmate.
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