Meet Nidia Bruno, our Manager at OPHS! Also known as “Mama Goose” by students, Nidia has been #ServingTheFuture at PWCS for 16 years!! #WhoMakesYourFood #WeServeTheFuture #SchoolLunchHero #NoKidHungry

Our #ScratchMade Lasagna is on the menu at high schools today, and it features #Local Ground Beef produced at Seven Hills Food in Lynchburg and beef from Gilliam Farm in Appomattox, VA! Be sure to have a serving of our delicious Lasagna today! #ThinkLocalThursdays #VaFarmToSchool

This week we returned to the Intro to Culinary classes at @ColganHS to hear students' #SchoolLunch ideas! From Pad Thai to Chicken Tika Kabab, Gnocchi, and Potato Curry, we were impressed! The students also made our #ScratchMade Strawberry Shortcake in class today! PWCS

We are hiring for next school year! Join us at our PWCS Nutrition Job Fair on June 18th from 8am-4pm. Apply for jobs online at PWCS.edu/Employment or in-person at the job fair. We will doing interviews onsite!

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We aren’t kidding when we say we make hundreds of servings of #ScratchMade Strawberry Shortcake at every school when it’s on the menu! Check out these racks full of freshly made #StrawberryShortcake at Ronald Reagan Middle School! #ScratchMade Mondays #HarvestOfTheMonth #SchoolLunch

We loved introducing a new vegetable to students at PWCS high schools today: #Local Roasted Asparagus! Students enjoyed trying this new crispy and flavorful vegetable! Thank you Parker Family Farms and 4P Foods for growing and delivering this delicious #Asparagus for our students!

Hey PWCS high school students! Look for our NEW Garlic-Roasted Asparagus on the menu tomorrow featuring locally grown asparagus from Parker Farms in Oak Grove, VA! This is thanks to 4P Foods and the Office of School and Community Nutrition Programs Centralized Local Procurement Project! #ThinkLocalThursdays

Yesterday our Director visited the @ANESMustangs with our #SmoothieBike to make a special smoothie treat with all students during lunchtime! Students enjoyed getting to pedal the smoothie bike and trying smoothies created using only Human-Power! #TourDeFork PWCS Rock the Bike

We are continuing to celebrate Strawberries as the #HarvestOfTheMonth this week with our #ScratchMade Strawberry Smoothie! It is on the #SchoolBreakfast Menu at middle and high schools tomorrow! Be sure to come enjoy this classic and refreshing smoothie! #EducateTuesdays

Strawberries are the May #HarvestOfTheMonth and what better way to celebrate than with our #ScratchMade Strawberry Shortcake! Here is our recipe scaled for home use if you would like to make it while school is out this summer! #ScratchMade Mondays #SchoolLunch #NoKidHungry

Keep your eye out for these #Local items on the HS menu: Pink Lady Apples, Asparagus, Strawberries, and even Ground Beef! This local Ground Beef will be featured in our Spicy Beef Nachos next week! Thank you 4P Foods for helping us provide more local food for our students!

This is the final month to participate in our #HarvestOfTheMonth Art Contest! Talk to your School Food Service Manager to get a participation form. Artwork must be submitted by May 31st! #ThinkLocalThursdays #VaFarmToSchool #SchoolLunch #NoKidHungry PWCS

Look at this beautiful Garden and Fruit Bar at Ronald Reagan Middle School!  It’s easy to fill your #SchoolLunch tray with plenty of fruits and veggies with our Self-Serve Garden and Fruit Bars. Don’t forget to get our #ScratchMade Fruit Crisp, too! #EatTheRainbowWednesdays #NoKidHungry

Last week, we visited Intro to Culinary classes at @ColganHS! Students learned about the #SchoolLunch meal pattern and prepared our #ScratchMade Banh Mi Burger to taste test. They are now working on developing new menu ideas to present to our team! #EducateTuesdays PWCS

It’s Macaroni Monday at Middle Schools today! Our Fiesta Queso Macaroni and Cheese served with a #ScratchMade Dinner Roll is on the menu at middle schools today! It is on the HS menu tomorrow and the ES menu next Monday! #ScratchMade Mondays
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Today, all our #SchoolLunchHeroes wore a shirt designed by Asher Vershaw, the student from Patriot High School who won our #NationalSchoolLunchWeek T-Shirt Design Contest! Congratulations to Asher and happy #SchoolLunchHeroDay to our team!

Behind every #SchoolLunch apron is a person and story. Today we celebrate the millions of #SchoolLunch Hereos who have the most important job to nourish and feed students. Be sure to follow #WhoMakesYourFood to learn about the School Lunch Heroes at PWCS! #SchoolLunch HeroDay

There was a lot of passion today in our kitchens as our #SchoolNutrition professionals expressed what they are the “Biggest Fan” of during our Department’s Spirit Week! #SchoolLunchHeroes #WeServeTheFuture PWCS

Our staff are feeling the love this week! Thank you to the students in the Culinary Programs at Gar-Field HS PWCS and Freedom High School_PWCS for preparing lunch for our teams this week! #SchoolLunchHeroDay

The winner of the May #HarvestOfTheMonth Poster Contest was Skyler P. who was a 5th grader at Minnieville Elementary last year and is a 6th grader at @BevilleBobcat this year! Congratulations Skyler! #ThinkLocalThursdays #VaFarmToSchool #SchoolLunch #NoKidHungry