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Harrison County Schools honors "School Lunch Heroes" and details nutrition program gains and challenges
Summary
Board proclaimed May 2, 2025 School Lunch Hero Day and the district's food services director reported cost-cutting gains, increased reimbursable meals and operational changes to comply with an upcoming West Virginia food-dye ban
The Harrison County Board of Education on May 20 issued a proclamation recognizing School Lunch Hero Day and heard an extended report from the district's food services director on operations, finances and program changes.
The board's proclamation said Harrison County school cooks will prepare "over 1,000,000 meals this school year" and urged community appreciation for cafeteria staff. At the meeting the food services director described operational changes and cost controls that the department said reduced first-semester costs by about $148,000 versus the prior year while serving roughly the same number of meals.
The director provided program metrics:…
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