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Nutrition Services Department
Pinnacle Charter School prepares nutritious freshly made food everyday to help our students stay focused and achieve their best potential. We operate numerous federal and state nutrition programs to ensure our students have the greatest access to healthy food while at school. The programs operated at our school include the School Breakfast Program (SBP), National School Lunch Program (NSLP), Healthy School Meals for All (HSMA) program, Local Food Program (LFP), Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP), Afterschool Snack Program (ASP), and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).
Help with School Funding - Apply for Free and Reduce Price Meals on School Cafe
Have you applied for Free and Reduced-Price Meal benefits this school year?
If you qualify for Free or Reduced-Price meals, you can get a discount or FREE internet services if you provide proof that you were approved. In addition, if your family applies and is approved, Pinnacle Charter School receives more state funds to help our students and community. Even if you do not plan on utilizing school meals this year, the Meal Application has the potential to increase school funding, which helps our entire Pack.
School Cafe is a comprehensive online portal where families and staff members can monitor all their food service accounts, check menus, and deposit money onto their meal accounts. Additionally, this is where you can apply for free and reduced meals.
School Cafe Food Service Account Registration Instructions:
- Go to School Cafe on your computer, tablet, or mobile device.
- Create an account by clicking on the "create a new account" button. Fill out necessary information.
- After logging into your account, select "Apply for Benefits" to complete the free and reduced meal application.
Fresh Meals for our Students
What goes into feeding nearly 1,400 students every day? More heart than you might imagine. Hello Pinnacle Pack! Check out how our kitchen staff carefully prepares pozole for our students. Each dish is prepared with intention, and they do it with the same care they would for their own families. For instance, our pozole is made with fresh ingredients and prepared a full day in advance! Mayra, our Kitchen Lead, puts it best: "I believe the secret to a good pozole is fresh meat and slow cooking to blend all the flavors; we use high-quality ingredients so that our pozole tastes just like home. In the kitchen, we prioritize quality; everything we make, we make as if it were for our own families." From hand-cleaning chiles one by one to making sure every flavor comes together just right, the behind-the-scenes work takes a huge chunk of time and allows them to serve up to 950 students a day in the K-8 building alone.