Pleasant Valley School Districts to offer meals during crisis
Beginning March 17, Pleasant Valley School District will offer meals for students in need between the hours of 9 a.m. and noon. This program is scheduled to run for the next two weeks, and will continue as necessary if the closures are extended.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to lead to statewide school closures. These shutdowns impact families that depend on school meals for their children throughout the week, and through this service, the district hopes to help those affected.
The grab-and-go meal service is available at Pleasant Valley High School. Students and families will be guided by security personnel to the drive-up destination, where one bagged lunch and one bagged breakfast item will be brought to their cars.
When picking up the meals, parents will need to provide student ID numbers for their children, or a valid driver’s license. The service will continue for as long as necessary and for as long as supplies last.
“We appreciate the community’s patience and understanding, hoping everyone stays safe and healthy through this time; and we look forward to starting school as soon as possible. We’ll get through this together” Pleasant Valley Middle School Principal Jason Van Voorhis said.
The meal distribution service is a largely collaborative effort put into motion by Pleasant Valley School District’s many departments. Those involved ranged from principals, cafeteria workers, security personnel and police officers.
When asked about the planning involved, Pleasant Valley High School Assistant Principal Kelli George said, “We all put our heads together yesterday, and then our school police department, our police officers, and some security set this up yesterday to handle traffic flow.”
Cafeteria workers from the school district play an essential part in this program.
“Our cafeteria workers started at about 11:30 yesterday and worked to start prepping; and then they came in at 5:30 this morning to finish up for everything we are doing today,” Pleasant Valley Intermediate School Principal Todd Breiner said.