The Northwest Allen County Schools board recognized members of the district nutrition services team for placing among the top four finalists in the JTM Food Group K12 Crave competition. District leaders presented a certificate to team members from Carroll High School and Cedar Canyon Elementary School and invited the employees to meet the board for a photograph.

At the meeting Superintendent Barker and other administrators thanked the team and shared program statistics for the 2024–25 school year: the district served 1,072,041 lunches and 1,174,118 breakfasts, according to the presentation. Administrators said the nutrition services team currently has 83 staff who work a total of 419 hours each day to feed students across the district.

Team members recognized by name during the meeting included Laura John, Marsha Schomburg, Kim Tran, Annie Truong and Jody Richardson. The board and superintendent thanked food-service employees across buildings and in district leadership for their work.

Why it matters
Nutrition services provide daily meal coverage for students and are a sizable operational function within the district budget and staffing. The national competition recognition and the service metrics were presented as examples of staff dedication and program quality.