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School Nutrition

MCS Nutrition

 

Celebrate School Lunch Hero Day – May 2, 2025!

Join us in honoring the incredible dedication of our school nutrition professionals on School Lunch Hero Day, Friday, May 2, 2025. These everyday heroes ensure our students receive nutritious meals that fuel their learning and growth.​

Explore the following resources to celebrate our Lunch Heroes in and out of the classroom:​

  • Coloring Sheets: Fun, printable pages that allow students to express their appreciation creatively.

  • Printable Greeting Cards: Heartfelt thank-you cards available in English and Spanish for students to personalize and share.

  • Comic Book Activity: Download and print Lunch Lady comic book panels where students can write and illustrate their own ending to the story.

  • Video: Learn to Draw a Lunch Lady: Follow along as author Jarrett J. Krosoczka demonstrates how to draw a Lunch Lady—then challenge students to create their own school lunch hero!

Explore all these resources and more at the official School Lunch Hero Day Resource Page:
🔗 schoolnutrition.org/resource/2025-school-lunch-hero-day-resource-page/

Let's come together to show our gratitude for the heroes in our cafeterias!​

Free and Reduced Meal Applications

Text: Apply for Free or Reduced School Meals Today! Image: pancake stack, berries, broccoli, burger.

Apply for meal benefits today! Click the picture above to apply for school year 2024-2025.

Applications are open all year long, it's never too late to apply.

If you need assistance with your meal application, contact Angela Harrison at aharrison@marietta-city.org or at 678-695-7274.

School Menus

 

Check out our daily breakfast and lunch menus!  The School Nutrition Program follows the USDA School Nutrition Standards for all meals served. 

View School Meal Menus

Choose your student's school to view the appropriate menu.

 

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We are pleased to announce that we now accept credit/debit card payments via Square. 

Fee:  $0.30 charge per $5.00 increment. 

Meal Prices

  • Pre-K and Elementary Schools
    • Breakfast: $2.00
    • Lunch: $3.00
  • 6th Grade and MMS
    • Breakfast: $2.00
    • Lunch: $3.20
  • Marietta High
    • Breakfast: $2.00
    • Lunch: $3.20
  • Reduced Prices for All Schools
    • Breakfast: $0.30
    • Lunch: $0.40

*Families approved for Reduced Meal Pricing will not be required to pay the $.30 for breakfast and the $.40 for lunch due to Georgia Department of Education funding that will be used to cover those costs during the 2024 school year.
We encourage all families to complete and submit an application regardless of this update.


  • MCS Employees
    • Breakfast: $2.00
    • Lunch: $5.00
  • All Visitors
    • Breakfast: $2.00
    • Lunch: $5.00
  • Special Occasion Meals - $6.00

Visitors may be allowed during meal service at schools. Visitor dates and capacity may vary by school.

 

Linq Connect
Can I manage my student(s) spending?
YES!
LINQ Connect allows you to view your student's meal account balance,
add money to the account, as well as set low balance reminders.
Linq Connect also allows you to see daily school menus. You can download LINQ Connect from Google Play.

 

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) is a federally funded program providing free fresh fruits and vegetables to children at eligible elementary schools during the school day. The goal of the FFVP is to introduce children to fresh fruits and vegetables, to include new and different varieties, and to increase overall acceptance and consumption of fresh, unprocessed produce among children.

September 2024 FFVP Resources
October 2024 FFVP Resources
November 2024 FFVP Resources
December 2024 FFVP Resources
January 2025 FFVP Resources
February 2025 FFVP Resources
April 2025 FFVP Resources
May 2025 FFVP Resources

Lunch Angels

 

a graphic with two hands holding a heart that says Lunch Angels

 

Lunch Angels is a program that allows the community to help cover the costs of school meals for students who may not have qualified to receive a free or reduced-price lunch but still might have trouble paying for a meal every day.

Donate to Lunch Angels to support the program.

School Nutrition Contacts

Director of School Nutrition

Cindy Culver

Assistant Director of School Nutrition

Donisha Harrison

Compliance Specialist

Angela Harrison

Procurement Specialist

Marlo Mixon

Culinary Manager

Brittani Rowe

District Chef

David Garcia

Cobb & Douglas Public Health Inspection Scores (Fall 2024)

Early Learning Center 100 A
A. L. Burruss Elementary  100 A
Dunleith Elementary   91 A
Hickory Hills Elementary 100 A
Lockheed Elementary  100 A
Park Street Elementary 100 A
Sawyer Road Elementary 91 A
West Side Elementary 100 A
Marietta Center for Advanced Academics 100 A
Marietta Sixth Grade Academy 100 A
Marietta Middle School 100 A
Marietta High School 100 A

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement

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In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete Form AD-3027 (USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form) which can be also be obtained online on the USDA website, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

  1. Mail:
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
  2. Fax:
    (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  3. Email:
    Program.Intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.