Food Service
South Lake Food Service Mission
To enhance and support the academic success and wellness goals of the district by providing balanced, high quality meals to our students in a safe and friendly atmosphere by well-trained staff.
Healthy Changes in our School Cafeterias!
South Lake is meeting tough federal nutrition standards for school meals, ensuring that meals are healthy and well-balanced and provide students all the nutrition they need to succeed at school.
School meals offer students milk, fruits and vegetables, proteins and grains, and they must meet strict limits for saturated fat and portion size.
School lunches meet additional standards requiring:
- Age-appropriate calorie limits
- Larger servings of vegetables and fruits: Students must take at least one serving (1/2 cup) of fruits or vegetables with their school lunch at all grade levels.
- A wider variety of vegetables (including dark green and red/orange vegetables and legumes)
- Fat-free or 1% milk will be offered daily.
- More whole grains: 50% of bread items offered in school cafeteria will now be whole grain.
- Reduction of sodium in school meals will be gradual with the end goal of 740 mg of sodium per meal on average.
The end result of these nutrition standards is healthier meals for our kids. Well-nourished kids do better in school!
To find out more about healthy school meals visit The School Nutrition Association at schoolnutrition.org and traytalk.org.
School meals are a great value and a huge convenience for busy families. Breakfast cost $1.55. Lunches cost $2.90 for Elmwood Elementary and $3.20 for South Lake High School. Avalon Elementary, Koepsell Elementary, and South Lake Middle School participate in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Program for the School Year 2019-2020. This means that all students enrolled at these schools are eligible to receive one free breakfast and one free lunch at no charge.
For more information about health meals at South Lake Schools please see the following documents.
Send Money to School
Parents can now add money to their child’s lunch account by using sendmoneytoschool.com. This is an easy, convenient, and secure method to send money to school. Please note that a small http://healthsavy.com/product/xenical/ service fee applies.
Application for Free and Reduced Lunch
Now you can apply for Free or Reduced Lunch online! LunchApp.com is easy, fast, and completely secure. Please visit the link below and complete your application today!
Please see the following letter to parents about the free or reduced lunch services offered in South Lake Schools.
Civil Rights
USDA Nondiscrimination
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Contact Us:
Karri Youngblood
Supervisor
Phone: 586-435-1435
21900 East Nine Mile Rd
St Clair Shores, MI 48080