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Q&A with Meghan Wilson, CCS dietician and head of composting program

Salima Sher • September 14, 2023

Meghan Wilson, CCS dietician and head of composting program What can you tell me about the composting program? We have 15 schools and 17 kitchens because, you know, there's three cafeterias in...

New ID policy is inefficient, administration should return to entering ID code on keypad

HiLite Staff • February 1, 2023

On Jan. 13, CHS implemented a new ID policy for all students and staff. Students must scan their physical ID cards at the cafeteria, media center and the attendance office. According to Principal Tim...

Student, staff discuss implications, solutions to school food waste

Lorna Ding and Arya Pinnamaneni • May 17, 2022

After buying her lunch on a daily basis, sophomore Nancy Zhang said she noticed a disturbing amount of waste in the trash cans. “Every day, I see unopened food or just half-eaten food in the trash...

With additional COVID-19 regulations, staff members find themselves working harder during school hours

Archit Kalra and Aniket Biswal • September 25, 2020

Before COVID-19 shut this school down in March, French teacher Lisa Carroll already had her lessons planned out for the upcoming year. She knew she could use materials from past years to help her teach...

Balancing Lunch: With schools suing Trump Administration over cafeteria menu, students, staff re-evaluate health, taste of school lunch

Calina He • May 23, 2019

While lunch is a part of day to relax and eat with friends, it is also a time to supply students’ bodies with the right nutrition. But what can and can’t be served has been the subject of controversy...

Mac and cheese bar offers new type of meat every lunch cycle

February 25, 2019

With the first three week cycle over, some foods have shined while others did not do as good. According to Main Cafeteria Manager Holly Huepenbecker- Hull, the new mac and cheese bar got off into a great...

Cafeteria Worker Catherine Marshall

January 24, 2019

“My New Year’s resolutions are to save a little money, lose weight—that’s every year though- and get my garage cleaned out eventually; I have been doing that for four years now. (The garage) needs...

Cafeteria offers more options second semester, asks for additional feedback

Andrew Caito • January 13, 2019

In the new year, the cafeteria has started selling new items. The main differences to the lunch items from last semester are the Cuban sandwich and an extra day of French toast on the three-week cycle. “I...

Chocolate cake to replace pumpkin pie for the holiday meal

Andrew Caito • December 1, 2018

This year’s Holiday meal, set to take place on Dec. 5, now has a menu change. Chocolate cake will be replacing pumpkin pie as the dessert this year, but everything else, including the turkey and jello,...

Indiana School Nutrition Association Conference has been scheduled for Nov. 8 to 10

Andrew Caito • November 5, 2018

The Indiana School Nutrition Association Conference is scheduled to be held Nov. 8 to 10. Held at Marriott Indianapolis East, the Indiana School Nutrition Conference is a chance for new menu changes...

Q&A: Main Cafeteria Manger Holly Huepenbecker-Hull talks about the progress of the cafeteria this year.

Jordyn Blakey • May 20, 2018

"We’re still trying to do that granted that’s labor-intensive to do that so it always depends on our staffing."

Cafeteria Worker Edith Billingsley Discusses New Breakfast Cart

Caleb Shaffer • November 15, 2017

We started the breakfast cart to give the students another option of buying breakfast or drinks as opposed to buying it from the main cafeteria or Greyhound cafeteria.

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