Cafeteria Guidelines

WCS will continue to participate in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). This provision under the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-free Kids Act that permits qualifying school systems to serve free meals daily to each student in attendance. Every child will be provided a free school breakfast and lunch each day. If a family chooses to opt out of CEP or if a student chooses to buy a second meal, the child will pay the prices listed below.

We ask that all students go through each line daily and take a meal.  We offer shelf-stable items that can be eaten later or put on share tables. Breakfast items will be served from a hall cart for bus riders and car riders.

Lunch will be served on a serving line according to the National School Lunch program. Students will go through the line in the cafeteria to choose entree and side items. We offer a variety of menu options which can be previewed from the WCS website, including fresh salads and supplemental packer lunches.

Students may also pack lunch and snacks each day. Please note that we cannot heat up or keep cold packed student meals. Students may purchase extra snacks in the cafeteria, and ice cream will be available for purchase only on Fridays.

Here are some important guidelines to remember in the cafeteria:

• Students are to practice good manners in the cafeteria. Students must use good table manners  and clean up after themselves. Running, pushing, kicking, tripping, breaking in line, throwing food, tampering with other students’ food, popping milk cartons, popping bags, or other disruptive behaviors will not be tolerated and will lead to consequences.
• Students are to pick up all food and utensils as they go through the serving line. Students are to remain seated during meals.
• Students who bring lunch from home are to remain with the group and follow the same procedures and regulations (go through line). We encourage students to take a packer supplemental lunch and/or milk.
• Federal and state laws prohibit student use of carbonated beverages during regular lunch hours and prohibit any food or drink from other businesses from being bought by anyone into the cafeteria. If you wish to bring your student lunch from a restaurant, you will be provided another area in which to eat.
• We ask that you do not put sweet tea, soda, or other sweetened beverages in water bottles sent with packed snacks or lunches.