by Tyler Erickson, GHS Blue Ink
You may have been seeing some new faces, plus the familiar faces in the lunchroom this year. This is because the Garretson school has gotten a few new helpers in the kitchen this year.
Starting off, the new lead food service manager is Cara Karber. Karber’s favorite thing about working here is that she gets to cook, and she also loves seeing the kids. Next, Brenda Tyrrell as the cashier, Linda Powell at the fruit and vegetable bar, and Kristina Crow as the food service director. Lastly, the two helpers this year are Donna and Marilyn as the washers.
While we all understand that the school lunch is not going to be the same as going out to eat at a restaurant, that doesn’t mean there aren’t a few more options that the Blue Dragons would like to see going through the lunch line at school. When asked if there were any foods that students and teachers wanted to add to the Garretson food program, there were a wide variety of requests such as butter noodles with parmesan cheese, steak, and egg bake. The option of having the full Culver’s menu was also suggested.
But there are a few current options that students asserted must stay. The food program HAS to keep these popular items: chicken ranch pasta, super nachos, and orange chicken.
In between the requests for new items and the staples on the menu, there were a few items that the students love that seem to have disappeared. The most common request to be returned to the Blue Dragon students is the malt machine, feeling that if they can buy ice cream currently, why can’t they have the malt machine. Other items that are hoped to be returned to the menus are crispitos, dinner rolls rather than breadsticks, and Pizza Ranch Fridays.
A few students also mentioned they wanted the fresh strawberries on the salad bar line as it has just been bananas and peaches lately. Another requested the glazed donuts to be brought back at breakfast time. Finally the bread and peanut butter that used to be available was thought to need a return.
So with a few new faces and a few familiar ones matching the request for a few new foods and a few familiar favorites, the Garretson food program is off and running for another school year.
