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Elementary school lunch menus

Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools
Monday, Oct. 6
Ham and cheese sandwich, French fries, broccoli, pears, fruit choice and milk choice.
Tuesday, Oct. 7
Pepperoni pizza, salad, grape tomatoes, orange wedges, fruit choice and milk choice.
Wednesday, Oct. 8
Taco burger, lettuce and tomato, refried beans, banana, fruit choice and milk choice.
Thursday, Oct. 9
Pasta with meat sauce, garden salad, grapes, fruit choice and milk choice.
Friday, Oct. 10
Chicken pattie, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, peaches, fruit choice and milk choice.
All Kansas City, Kan., menus include entrée alternatives of mini chef’s salad, mini fruit chef salad or yogurt muffin basket.

Turner Public Schools
Monday, Oct. 6
Cheesy bread, sauce.
Tuesday, Oct. 7
Hot dog or corn dog, snack chip.
Wednesday, Oct. 8
Chicken drummie, bread sticks.
Thursday, Oct. 9
Pizza, cheese and pepperoni, baked cookie.
Friday, Oct. 10
No school.
Additional lunch entrée choices include yogurt platter, peanut butter and jelly platter. Milk offered with all meals. Fruit and veggie bar offered with lunch.

Piper Public Schools
Monday, Oct. 6
Cheeseburger; mozzarella dunkers with marinara, oven fries, tomato mozzarella salad, melon, peaches; turkey chef salad, tomato mozzarella salad, melon, peaches, blueberry fruit muffin.
Tuesday, Oct. 7
Chicken strips; chicken nachos with white queso, garden salad, Texas pintos, banana, mandarin oranges; taco salad, Texas pintos, banana, mandarin oranges, tortilla chips.
Wednesday, Oct. 8
Chicken patty – grilled chicken; roast turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy, roasted vegetables, grape, applesauce, roll; chicken Caesar salad, baby carrots with dip, grapes, applesauce, roll, and crackers.
Thursday, Oct. 9
Spaghetti with Italian bread; Italian sub on deli bun, corn, glazed carrots, garden salad, orange pineapple mix, cantaloupe; Italian chef salad, corn, orange pineapple mix, cantaloupe, Italian bread.
Friday, Oct. 10
Cheese pizza; corn dog, red peppers with hummus, Caesar side salad, broccoli with dip, strawberry banana mix, pears; popcorn chicken salad, peas, strawberry banana mix, pears, fruit streusel muffin.

Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Public Schools
Monday, Oct. 6
Cheeseburger; grilled chicken parmesan sandwich, oven fries, tomato mozzarella salad, melon, peaches; turkey chef salad; tomato mozzarella salad, melon, peaches, blueberry fruit muffin.
Tuesday, Oct. 7
Chicken strips; opaarito, garden salad, Texas pintos, banana, mandarin oranges; taco salad, Texas pintos, banana, mandarin oranges, tortilla chips.
Wednesday, Oct. 8
Chicken patty – grilled chicken; homestyle meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, roast vegetables, grapes, applesauce, roll; chicken Caesar salad, baby carrots with dip, grapes, applesauce, roll, and crackers.
Thursday, Oct. 9
Spaghetti with Italian bread; French dip, corn, glazed carrots, garden salad, orange pineapple mix, cantaloupe; Italian chef salad, corn, orange pineapple mix, cantaloupe, Italian bread.
Friday, Oct. 10
Cheese pizza; sun butter and jelly sandwich with yogurt, red peppers with hummus, Caesar side salad, broccoli with dip, strawberry banana mix, pears; popcorn chicken salad, peas, strawberry banana mix, pears, fruit streusel muffin.

All menus from all districts subject to change.

Turner principal to receive award for saving life

Turner Sixth Grade Academy Principal Miranda Hoit will be recognized Oct. 6 for her actions that resulted in the saving of a life.

The Kansas City, Kan., Fire Department will recognize Hoit for performing CPR on Aug. 18 and saving the life of an elderly man who had suffered a heart attack.

According to the Fire Department, Hoit noticed someone slumped over in a vehicle that was parked just outside the school front door.

She took immediate action, running out to the vehicle. The Fire Department spokesman stated that with the assistance of staff, Hoit removed the man from the vehicle and started to perform “Hands Only CPR,” which had recently been taught to the Turner School District faculty by trainers from the Fire Department as part of the Fire Department’s “Heart Safe Community, Hands Only CPR” program.

Because of her immediate actions of calling 911 and performing “Hands Only CPR” prior to the arrival of fire and EMS crews, the victim of the heart attack survived the incident against all odds, according to medical staff at the hospital.

The recognition ceremony will be held at 8:05 a.m. Monday Oct. 6, at an assembly at Turner Sixth Grade Academy, located at 6425 Riverview Ave., Kansas City, Kan.

Wyandotte County high schools remain in same classifications this year

High school classifications were announced last week by the Kansas State High School Activities Association, based on enrollments.

The schools in Wyandotte County remained at their same levels, without changing classes, according to the KSHSAA.

In eastern Kansas, Blue Valley West in Overland Park went from Class 6A to 5A; Kansas City Christian in Prairie Village went from Class 3A to 2A; and Immaculata in Leavenworth went from 2A to 1A.

Using enrollment figures from Sept. 22, the KSHSAA included these classifications for Wyandotte County schools:

Class 6A
Wyandotte High School, 1,487 students.

Class 5A
Schlagle High School, 831 students;
Harmon High School, 1,288 students;
Turner High School, 1,182 students;
Washington High School, 1,021 students.

Class 4A
Bonner Springs High School, 756 students;
Bishop Ward High School, 345 students;
Piper High School, 569 students;
Sumner Academy, 691 students.