Board hears updates on Morgantown High kitchen renovation; parents, dietitian press for better lunches

The Monongalia County Board of Education received an update on the Morgantown High School kitchen renovation and temporary lunch service, and heard parents and a registered dietitian press the district for more freshly prepared, higher‑protein meals.

Superintendent (name not specified) told the board the district is renovating MHS’s kitchen and library and that the project will “have a modern expanded kitchen, at Morgantown High School, which has long been overdue.” He said the district has revised the temporary menu after initial complaints and will partner with Mountain State Harvest and Oliverio’s to provide hot lunches while the school’s kitchen is offline. “All of the meals will be prepared, in Oliverio’s cafe, kitchen, being prepared at the hands of of our cooks in conjunction, with their staff,” the superintendent…