Nutrition Service

HPS Nutrition Services provided more than 350,000 lunches and nearly 100,000 breakfasts to our school students as well as to local community programs this year!

Our hard-working staff of 29 employees, serving our 6 district buildings, follow all USDA nutrition guidelines for School Food Service as well as adhering to all State and Local safety regulations.

We strive to make our menus relevant to what the students enjoy eating. Some of our student favorite lunches:

Homemade pepperoni pizza
Asian-fusion noodle/rice bowls,
Oven baked chicken wings
Slow roasted maple bacon ribs - Delicious!

Back to School Meal Info

Fall 2024:

Breakfast & Lunch are available at each school. Every meal meets all USDA standards and we work hard to provide a variety of options to choose from. Thank you for choosing HPS Nutrition Services to meet the dietary needs of your student!

All students at HPS will be able to eat breakfast and lunch at NO-COST to them for the 2024-25 school year. This is a result of the Michigan State Legislature passing the Michigan School Meals Program for the second year which assists in providing funding for all public school meals.

Every family is asked to complete the Education Benefit Form (select "Apply for Benefit") which helps to provide critical funding for various programs for the entire District. If you need a paper application, please stop by your school office.

Special Dietary Needs

If your student has special dietary needs diagnosed by a licensed physician and the Medical Statement has been completed, we will comply with the request.
If your student does not have a disability, we will do our best to accommodate a reasonable request

Why complete the EBF if all meals are No-Cost?

Education Benefit Form –

This year, all meals are no-cost to all HPS students. However, we still need every household to fill out the Education Benefit Form. This is critical for HPS as it helps determine the amount of money our school district receives from a variety of State & Federal supplemental programs such as Title 1 A, At-Risk (31a), Title II A, E-Rate, and more.

These programs have the potential to offer supports & services for our students such as:

Instructional Supports (staff, supplies, materials, etc.)
Non-instructional services (counseling, social work, health services, etc.)
Professional Learning for staff
Parent & Community engagement supplies & activities
Technology
Summer-EBT

We kindly ask that all HPS families complete the EBF (click on "apply for benefit") as soon as possible. to ensure that additional funding for our district is available to meet the needs of every student! All information is kept 100% confidential. Thank you in advance for your help in allowing HPS to maximize the use of available State & Federal funds.

Policies

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
Wellness Policy - This, and all HPS Policies, can be found at the HPS Board Docs site. Look for 8510 - WELLNESS
Wellness Policy Parent Newsletter
Student Charge Policy - Because all meals are No-Cost to the students, there is no need to charge any meal to an account. Ala Carte and Extra Entrees are available at the High School and can only be purchased with cash or money in their account. Click here to create an account or deposit funds. (then click "my account").
For the 2024-25 School Year - HPS will be participating again in the new Michigan School Meals Program which means ALL STUDENTS will have access to NO-COST breakfast and lunch each school day. One of the requirements of this program is that families complete the Education Benefit Form. Please take a moment to complete this form (unless you have received a benefit letter from Nutrition Services).

Nutrition Services NEWS

November Nutrition Nuggets

Top Ten Reasons to Try School Meals

Studies prove that children perform better academically with a balanced meal at both Breakfast & Lunch.
It saves time grocery shopping and packing lunches.
It saves money and extends your household budget.
Breakfast and lunch is a great time to spend with friends.
Whole Grains, Protein, Fruits, Veggies & Milk are offered with all School Meals.
Meals include kid-friendly national brand name items, but with lower sodium, fat & saturated fat.
Our delicious menus have calorie and sodium limits and zero grams of trans fats.
You are helping your local school Nutrition Program stay fiscally sound.
It is convenient for Students & Parents.
Breakfast & Lunch are FREE for all HPS students.

Locally Grown Paw Paw Fruit

What's Cooking?

In this newsletter from HPS Nutritional Services:

What’s for breakfast?
Farm Fresh and Locally Grown
Food Allergies and Special Diets

Check out this week's Breakfast & Lunch menus!

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Charging for à la carte Menu Items During Breakfast and Lunch

As you know, every HPS student gets a breakfast and a lunch at no-cost this year!

HOWEVER, when students need a milk to go along with a sack breakfast/lunch brought from home, that milk will cost the student .75 cents. (State funding allows us to provide full meals at no cost to students, but does not pay for à la carte menu items for students.)

If your student wants an à la carte milk to go along with a sack breakfast/lunch, please be sure add funds to their student account, or bring exact change.

If you have any questions or concerns, or need help with the account, please contact our Nutrition Services Department at 616.494.2245. Thank you for understanding!

No Cost Breakfast & Lunch in 2024-2025

For the 2024-25 school year, HPS will once again be participating in the Michigan School Meals Program.

All HPS students to have one breakfast and one lunch per school day at NO-COST to them.
Milk only purchases (all buildings) or à la carte items (high school only) must be paid for at the time of purchase with either cash or funds in their account.

Any food service related questions can be directed to our webpage or 616-494-2245.

All families should complete the Education Benefits form.

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