Food & Nutrition
Mission
To provide students with a well-balanced, nutritious and reasonably priced meal.
As a Food Service Department, it is our mission to nourish the youth of today, and to teach our students the importance of eating a well balanced diet. Fruits and vegetables provide essential nutrients for optimal health, and it is our goal to encourage students to take and eat these fruits and vegetables in addition to the main entrée being served on any given day. We offer a wide variety of items on our salad bars in hopes that every child will be able to find at least one item on the salad bar that appeals to them!
Please help us to instill healthy eating habits in the youth of today, by encouraging your child/ren to eat the fruits and vegetables that are served daily. Our bodies thrive on nutrient dense foods (proteins, whole grains, fruits, and vegetables), and eating a well balanced diet has profound health benefits.
School Breakfast and Lunch
Make the Healthy Choice. Our USDA approved school meals provide one-third of the Recommended Daily Allowances (RDA) of the five basic food groups for children K-12. Under federal regulations known as "Offer vs. Serve", students can opt to take a minimum of three of the four breakfast components OR three of the five lunch components. Breakfast is available at all schools.
Healthy Changes in Our School Cafeterias
Lake Orion Community Schools school cafeterias offer a variety of freshly-prepared menu choices that follow the revised federal nutrition standards for school meals. Cycle menus are planned to meet the nutrition needs of children within their calorie requirements and to reduce saturated fats and sodium, while increasing the availability of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
We're always working to offer Lake Orion Community Schools students healthier and tastier choices. Our program initiatives include Locally Grown Foods, Healthy New Menus, Chef Partnerships, Student Tastings, Nutrition Education and Fuel up to Play 60.
We look forward to welcoming your children to the cafeteria this fall. To get the facts about school meals visit www.TrayTalk.org.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
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 a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, 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.
Director of Food Service
CERC
455 E. Scripps Road
Lake Orion, MI 48360
Phone: 248-814-0201
Fax: 248-814-0202
Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Kitchen Phone Numbers
(after 9:30 a.m.):
Elementary Schools
Blanche Sims 248-693-5224
Carpenter 248-391-5483
Orion Oaks 248-693-5443
Paint Creek 248-814-0205
Stadium Drive 248-814-0206
Webber 248-693-5485
Middle & High Schools and CERC
Oakview 248-693-5453
Scripps 248-693-5629
Waldon 248-391-5497
Lake Orion High School 248-693-5660
CERC/Pine Tree
Resource Ctr. (CERC) 248-693-5486
Pine Tree Center 248-693-5669
School year food
Menus and Nutritional Information
Meal Payment Information (including lunch deposits, free and reduced lunches, NSF Policies, and Low Balance Notifications