"This December the U.S. Department of
Agriculture announced that it is rolling back school nutrition standards
enacted under the Obama administration. USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue
says the change is needed because too many schools are struggling to
serve meals that meet the higher nutrition standards and are also
appetizing. Cape Elizabeth High School recently dropped out of the federal lunch program for that very reason.
"But at another district in Southern Maine school lunch sales have actually soared since it started dishing out healthier meals.
"When the bell rings and it’s time for lunch at Windham High School, students head to what most of us would refer to as the cafeteria. But RSU14 school nutrition director Jeanne Reilly has a different name for it.
"''We like to consider ourselves the busiest restaurant in town because we're serving so many meals,' says Reilly."
A recent Bangor Daily News article profile the lunch program at Windham High School.
To access the complete Bangor Daily News report, please visit:
Bangor Daily News: This Maine school makes nutritious lunches so tasty, parents ask for recipes (30 DEC 18)
Background information:
Windham High School
Windham-Raymond School District (Regional School Unit 14)
Town of Windham
"But at another district in Southern Maine school lunch sales have actually soared since it started dishing out healthier meals.
"When the bell rings and it’s time for lunch at Windham High School, students head to what most of us would refer to as the cafeteria. But RSU14 school nutrition director Jeanne Reilly has a different name for it.
"''We like to consider ourselves the busiest restaurant in town because we're serving so many meals,' says Reilly."
A recent Bangor Daily News article profile the lunch program at Windham High School.
To access the complete Bangor Daily News report, please visit:
Bangor Daily News: This Maine school makes nutritious lunches so tasty, parents ask for recipes (30 DEC 18)
Background information:
Windham High School
Windham-Raymond School District (Regional School Unit 14)
Town of Windham
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