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Good weather in the midst of winter, more negative than positive

Addison Joyce • March 15, 2024

This winter, the United States has seen some significantly warmer days than in the past. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, national average temperatures increased by 2.3...

Q&A with Jennifer McFarland, Director of Food and Nutritional Services

Tessa Collinson • October 5, 2020

What led to the decision to switch to free lunches? The United States Department of Agriculture created a waiver that is nation-wide, so all schools in the country were able to hop on this assistance...

Pretty Produce: Students evaluate food waste caused by appearance of produce

Angela Qian, Beats Editor, Feature Reporter • April 20, 2018

The first time sophomore Thomas Gimeno planted corn in his backyard, he planted them too late in the season, and they were too far apart to pollinate effectively. He was only able to harvest five cobs...

New nutrition standards limit bake sales, fund-raisers

News • September 11, 2014

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ruled that all foods sold during the school day must meet certain nutrient standards. The rule also states food sold at bake sales must meet these standards...

New lunch standards: lift on maximum limits on meats, grains

News • February 22, 2013

This semester, the school made changes to school lunches to make them more filling. The changes come by means of a revision to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act due to an appeal to the U.S. Department...

Cafeteria responds to new meal standards legislation passed by USDA

Beats • February 4, 2012

On Jan. 26, the USDA released a set of rules to raise school meal standards as laid out by the “Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act” signed into law in late 2010. This final set of rules, called the Nutrition...