Month: November 2014

Elementary school lunch menus

Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools
Monday, Nov. 10
Soft tacos, lettuce and tomato, refried beans, pineapple tidbits, fruit and milk.

Tuesday, Nov. 11
Chicken and noodles, grape tomatoes, broccoli, mandarin oranges, frui and milk.

Wednesday, Nov. 12
Chicken tenders, roll, jelly, French fries, baby carrots, banana, fruit and milk.

Thursday, Nov. 13
French toast sticks, sausage patties, tri-taters, green beans, mandarin oranges, fruit and milk.

Friday, Nov. 14
Pizza, corn, garden salad, apple slices, fruit and milk.

Alternate entrees includes chef’s salad, fruit chef salad or yogurt muffin basket.

Turner Public Schools
Monday, Nov. 10
Beef, turkey sticks, gravy with bread sticks.

Tuesday, Nov. 11
Burrito – soft taco, with taco chips.

Wednesday, Nov. 12
Crispy chicken on bun.

Thursday, Nov. 13
Breaded mozzarella cheese sticks with dip, with muffin.

Friday, Nov. 14
Pizza, cheese or pepperoni, baked cookie.

Additional lunch entrée choices: Yogurt platter, peanut butter and jelly platter. Milk offered with all meals. Fruits and veggies bar offered daily with lunch.

Piper Public Schools
Monday, Nov. 10
Chicken and waffles; three-cheese grilled cheese, cherry tomatoes, corn, steamed broccoli, melon, cinnamon apple slices; Cobb salad, corn, melon, cinnamon apple slices, blueberry fruit muffin.

Tuesday, Nov. 11
Super nachos; chicken nuggets, chopped garden salad, Hawaiian beans, grapes, pineapple; taco salad, Hawaiian beans, grapes, pineapple, cornbread.

Wednesday, Nov. 12
Chicken patty- grilled chicken; roast turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy, glazed carrots, banana, peaches, roll; chicken Caesar salad, glazed carrots, banana, peaches, roll and crackers.

Thursday, Nov. 13
Barbecued mac and cheese; chicken and cheese quesadilla, spring mix salad, tomato slices, cheesy cauliflower popcorn, apple, orange pineapple mix; Italian chef salad, peas, apple, orange pineapple mix, Italian bread.

Friday, Nov. 14
Canadian bacon pizza; corn dog, baby carrots with hummus, green beans, Caesar side salad, orange smiles, tropical fruit; popcorn chicken salad, baby carrots with hummus, orange smiles, tropical fruit, fruit streusel muffin.

Bonner Springs Public Schools
Monday, Nov. 10
Chicken and waffles; three-cheese grilled cheese, cherry tomatoes, corn, steamed broccoli, melon, cinnamon apple slices; Cobb salad, corn, melon cinnamon apple slices, blueberry fruit muffin.

Tuesday, Nov. 11
Super nachos; chicken nuggets, chopped garden salad, Hawaiian beans, grapes, pineapple; taco salad, Hawaiian beans, grapes, pineapple, cornbread.

Wednesday, Nov. 12
Chicken patty- grilled chicken; Swiss steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, glazed carrots, banana, peaches, roll; chicken Caesar salad, glazed carrots, banana, peaches, roll and crackers.

Thursday, Nov. 13
Barbecued mac and cheese; chicken and cheese quesadilla, spring mix salad, tomato slices, cheesy cauliflower popcorn, apple, orange pineapple mix; Italian chef salad, peas, apple, orange pineapple mix, Italian bread.

Friday, Nov. 14
Canadian bacon pizza; corn dog, baby carrots with hummus, green beans, Caesar side salad, orange smiles, tropical fruit; popcorn chicken salad, baby carrots with hummus, orange smiles, tropical fruit, fruit streusel muffin.

All menus from all districts subject to change.

Blue Devils earn berth in national volleyball tourney

Jubilant KCKCC volleyball team members headed for the national tournament include, front row, left to right, Lily Cullers, Kimberly Martinez, Andrea Aparicio, Lily Thornberg, Blair Russell and Lexi Nick; second row, coaches Dee Bruno and Cory Roberts, Kailee Dudley, Peyton Pender, Junelie Irizarry, Jasel Gonzalez, Allyssa Lutgen, Carlyn Walsh, Janelle Fowler, Cecilia Augustine, head coach Mary Bruno and assistants Catherine Bruno and Paloma Juarez. (KCKCC photo by Alan Hoskins)
Jubilant KCKCC volleyball team members headed for the national tournament include, front row, left to right, Lily Cullers, Kimberly Martinez, Andrea Aparicio, Lily Thornberg, Blair Russell and Lexi Nick; second row, coaches Dee Bruno and Cory Roberts, Kailee Dudley, Peyton Pender, Junelie Irizarry, Jasel Gonzalez, Allyssa Lutgen, Carlyn Walsh, Janelle Fowler, Cecilia Augustine, head coach Mary Bruno and assistants Catherine Bruno and Paloma Juarez. (KCKCC photo by Alan Hoskins)

by Alan Hoskins

Earning a first-time ever berth in the national volleyball tournament is great but doing it a second time is even better.

“It is absolutely. To do it in front of our home crowd with all the emotion of fighting back from losing the first set, I couldn’t be happier,” said an elated Kansas City Kansas Community College coach Mary Bruno after her Blue Devils had rallied for a 3-1 win over Fort Scott in front of a couple hundred home fans Saturday.

The win in the District N championship game sends the Lady Blue Devils to the NJCAA Division II national tournament in Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. 27-29. It’s the second trip to the national tournament for Bruno, who led KCKCC to its first ever national tourney berth two years ago in just her second year as head coach.

If the Blue Devils needed a wakeup call, they got it in a hurry as Fort Scott jumped in front 18-13 in the first set. KCKCC got back to 18-18 on three kills by Jasel Gonzalez but then fell back 21-18 in a subsequent 25-23 setback.

“It’s funny; that was the exact score Fort Scott beat us the first time and we won the next three so we knew we could come back,” said co-captain Blair Russell.

“We just wanted to set it up to come from behind to keep it exciting for the crowd,” laughed Lily Thornberg, also a co-captain. “Seriously, we knew they would come out fired up and we need to keep cool.”

And stay cool they did. After pulling even with a 25-19 win in the second set, the Blue Devils jumped in front 9-2 in a 25-15 win in the third set and led 9-3 in the fourth on the way to a 25-19 clinching win that set off a jubilant dog pile on the court and hugs and smiles everywhere.

“I am so proud of these girls; they’ve worked so hard and deserve it so much,” Bruno said. “We had to play without our No. 1 middle blocker (injured Kailee Dudley) but everyone stepped up and played well. Allyssa Lutgen, a freshman, did a great job filling it at middle blocker. We came out a little lethargic but then everyone stepped up. It was so sweet.”

Sidelined with a sprained ankle, Dudley is expected to be back to close strength for the national tournament. “I’ll be ready,” vowed Dudley.

To reach Saturday’s title game, the Blue Devils polished off Labette 25-17, 25-254, 25-18 while Fort Scott eliminated Hesston 25-13, 25-14, 25-15.
Alan Hoskins is the sports information director at KCKCC.

Donna Reid, front, and Kim Lutgen were among a large home crowd cheering KCKCC’s Lady Blue Devils to a berth in the national volleyball tournament. (KCKCC photo by Alan Hoskins)
Donna Reid, front, and Kim Lutgen were among a large home crowd cheering KCKCC’s Lady Blue Devils to a berth in the national volleyball tournament. (KCKCC photo by Alan Hoskins)

Visiting artist to present art installation about Strawberry Hill today

Larisa David, a visiting artist from Romania, will present “7 Views from the Hill,” an installation of audio interviews and reenactments conducted with residents of the Strawberry Hill Neighborhood, from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, at Paragraph Gallery, 23 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.

David’s appearance was in partnership with the Charlotte Street Foundation. Her work was completed during the past five weeks.

The audio content recorded with members of the Slavic community from Strawberry Hill explores how they relate to their home, their family history and the second wave of immigration, as well as reflecting on their identity as American citizens.

Those who attend Sunday’s event are invited to return on Monday evening to hear from David about her time in Kansas City, and the development of the project.

That Monday event will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for public gallery hours, and then a talk at 6 p.m. Monday at the Paragraph Gallery.