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Elementary school lunch menus

Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools
Monday, Aug. 29
Macaroni and cheese, celery sticks, baby carrots, tropical fruit, fruit salad, milk. Alternative entrees: Uncrustable sandwich, fruit salad, yogurt muffin basket.
Tuesday, Aug. 30
Cheeseburger, cauliflower, broccoli, mandarin oranges, fruit salad, milk. Alternative entrees: Southwestern chef salad, hummus plate, yogurt parfait.
Wednesday, Aug. 31
Chicken tortilla soup, tortilla chips, black bean and corn salsa orange wedges, fruit salad, milk. Alternative entrees: Garden chef salad, fruit salad, yogurt muffin basket.
Thursday, Sept. 1
Personal pan pizza, tater tots, grape tomatoes, banana, fruit salad, milk. Alternative entrees: Southwestern chef salad, hummus plate, yogurt parfait.
Friday, Sept. 2
Crispy chicken sandwich, cucumber slices, apple slices, fruit salad, milk. Alternative entrees: Garden chef salad, fruit salad, yogurt muffin basket.

Turner Public Schools
Monday, Aug. 29
Chicken alfredo with Italian bread; ham and cheese sandwich, garden salad, cheesy cauliflower popcorn, peaches, fruit; mandarin orange chicken salad, cheesy cauliflower popcorn, peaches, fruit, Italian bread.
Tuesday, Aug. 30
Cheeseburger; turkey club sub, French fries, garden salad, orange pineapple mix, fruit; Cobb salad, orange pineapple mix, fruit, fruit streusel muffin.
Wednesday, Aug. 31
Chicken patty; meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn, pears, fruit, roll; Strawberry chicken salad, corn, pears, fruit and roll.
Thursday, Sept. 1
Soft tacos; chicken and cheese quesadilla, garden salad, cowboy beans, fruit, applesauce; taco salad, cowboy beans, fruit, applesauce, cornbread.
Friday, Sept. 2
Pepperoni pizza; peanut butter and jelly with yogurt, baby carrots with dip, garden salad, fruit, strawberry banana mix; popcorn chicken salad, baby carrots with dip, fruit, strawberry banana mix, fruit streusel muffin.

Piper Public Schools
Monday, Aug. 29
Chicken alfredo with Italian bread; ham and cheese sandwich, garden salad, cheesy cauliflower popcorn, peaches, fruit; mandarin orange chicken salad, cheesy cauliflower popcorn, peaches, fruit, Italian bread.
Tuesday, Aug. 30
Cheeseburger; turkey club sub, French fries, garden salad, orange pineapple mix, fruit; Cobb salad, orange pineapple mix, fruit, fruit streusel muffin.
Wednesday, Aug. 31
Chicken patty; meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn, pears, fruit, roll; strawberry chicken salad, corn, pears, fruit and roll.
Thursday, Sept. 1
Soft tacos; chicken and cheese quesadilla, garden salad, cowboy beans, fruit, applesauce; taco salad, cowboy beans, fruit, applesauce, cornbread.
Friday, Sept. 2
Pepperoni pizza; peanut butter and jelly with yogurt, baby carrots with dip, garden salad, fruit, strawberry banana mix; popcorn chicken salad, baby carrots with dip, fruit, strawberry banana mix, fruit streusel muffin.

Bonner Springs Public Schools
Monday, Aug. 29
Chicken alfredo with Italian bread; ham and cheese sandwich, garden salad, cheesy cauliflower popcorn, peaches, fruit; mandarin orange chicken salad, cheesy cauliflower popcorn, peaches, fruit, Italian bread.
Tuesday, Aug. 30
Cheeseburger; turkey club sub, French fries, garden salad, orange pineapple mix, fruit; Cobb salad, orange pineapple mix, fruit, fruit streusel muffin.
Wednesday, Aug. 31
Chicken patty; meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn, pears, fruit, roll; strawberry chicken salad, corn, pears, fruit and roll.
Thursday, Sept. 1
Soft tacos; chicken and cheese quesadilla, garden salad, cowboy beans, fruit, applesauce; taco salad, cowboy beans, fruit, applesauce, cornbread.
Friday, Sept. 2
Pepperoni pizza; sun butter and jelly with yogurt, baby carrots with dip, garden salad, fruit, strawberry banana mix; popcorn chicken salad, baby carrots with dip, fruit, strawberry banana mix, fruit streusel muffin.

Elementary school lunch menus

Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools
Monday, Aug. 22
Pork ribette sandwich, green beans, baby carrots, diced pears, fruit salad, milk. Alternate entrees: Uncrustable sandwich, fruit salad, yogurt muffin basket.
Tuesday, Aug. 23
Chicken nuggets, roll, tater tots, cucumber slices, mandarin oranges, fruit salad, milk. Alternate entrees: Southwestern chef salad, hummus plate, yogurt parfait.
Wednesday, Aug. 24
Chicken and waffles, broccoli, grape tomatoes, orange wedges, fruit salad, milk. Alternate entrees: Garden chef salad, fruit salad, yogurt muffin basket.
Thursday, Aug. 25
Homestyle chili, Fritos, garden salad, banana, fruit salad, milk. Alternate entrees: Southwestern chef salad, hummus plate, yogurt parfait.
Friday, Aug. 26
Chicken quesadilla, celery sticks, cauliflower, apple slices, fruit salad, milk. Alternate entrees: Garden chef salad, fruit salad, yogurt muffin basket.

Turner Public Schools
Monday, Aug. 22
Chicken nuggets with Italian bread; hamburger mac and cheese with Italian bread, garden salad, corn, applesauce, fruit; mandarin orange chicken salad, corn, applesauce, fruit and Italian bread.
Tuesday, Aug. 23
Chicken nachos with white queso; Mexican pizza, garden salad, pintos, mandarin oranges, fruit; taco salad, pintos, mandarin oranges, fruit and cornbread.
Wednesday, Aug. 24
Chicken patty; fish patty, mashed potatoes with gravy, glazed carrots, peaches, fruit and roll; strawberry chicken salad, glazed carrots, peaches, fruit and roll.
Thursday, Aug. 25
Barbecued rib on bun; cheeseburger, tater tots, garden salad, banana orange mix, fruit; Cobb salad, banana orange mix, fruit and fruit streusel mix.
Friday, Aug. 26
Cheese pizza; corn dog, garden salad, broccoli with dip, pineapple, fruit; popcorn chicken salad, broccoli with dip, pineapple, fruit, fruit streusel muffin.

Piper Public Schools
Monday, Aug. 22
Chicken nuggets with Italian bread; hamburger mac and cheese with Italian bread, garden salad, corn, applesauce, fruit; mandarin orange chicken salad, corn, applesauce, fruit and Italian bread.
Tuesday, Aug. 23
Chicken nachos with white queso; Mexican pizza, garden salad, pintos, mandarin oranges, fruit; taco salad, pintos, mandarin oranges, fruit and cornbread.
Wednesday, Aug. 24
Chicken patty; fish patty, mashed potatoes with gravy, glazed carrots, peaches, fruit and roll; strawberry chicken salad, glazed carrots, peaches, fruit and roll.
Thursday, Aug. 25
Barbecued rib on bun; cheeseburger, tater tots, garden salad, banana orange mix, fruit; Cobb salad, banana orange mix, fruit and fruit streusel mix.
Friday, Aug. 26
Cheese pizza; corn dog, garden salad, broccoli with dip, pineapple, fruit; popcorn chicken salad, broccoli with dip, pineapple, fruit, fruit streusel muffin.

Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Public Schools
Monday, Aug. 22
Chicken nuggets with Italian bread; hamburger mac and cheese with Italian bread, garden salad, corn, applesauce, fruit; mandarin orange chicken salad, corn, applesauce, fruit and Italian bread.
Tuesday, Aug. 23
Chicken nachos with white queso; Mexican pizza, garden salad, pintos, mandarin oranges, fruit; taco salad, pintos, mandarin oranges, fruit and cornbread.
Wednesday, Aug. 24
Chicken patty; fish patty, mashed potatoes with gravy, glazed carrots, peaches, fruit and roll; strawberry chicken salad, glazed carrots, peaches, fruit and roll.
Thursday, Aug. 25
Barbecued rib on bun; cheeseburger, tater tots, garden salad, banana orange mix, fruit; Cobb salad, banana orange mix, fruit and fruit streusel mix.
Friday, Aug. 26
Cheese pizza; corn dog, garden salad, broccoli with dip, pineapple, fruit; popcorn chicken salad, broccoli with dip, pineapple, fruit, fruit streusel muffin.

All menus from all district subject to change.

School starts smoothly in Turner district, with more technology and a tax decrease this year

by Mary Rupert

The school year in the Turner Public Schools started well, according to Doug Powers, assistant superintendent of business and public relations.

“We’ve had a great start this year,” Powers said. “It’s been one of our smoothest starts we can remember for quite a while. We are excited about it.”

Powers said the Turner district is going paperless, and for the first time, it did online student enrollment this summer.

He said the district is using the Canvas learning management system, a program that will include the curriculum.

The district has a one-to-one program with iPads for students in third through 12th grades, he said.

The Turner School Board passed a budget on Tuesday that is a 5.743 mill decrease from last year, Powers said.

Turner received some additional state aid in the supplemental general budget recently, he said. On $100,000 of assessed valuation, there will be about $66 savings on an annual basis in the Turner district, he said.

The Turner district this year has a new executive director of administrative services, Lana Gerber, who will be in charge of human resources, he said. She was a Turner student who formerly taught at the old Oak Grove Elementary School and the old Muncie school before working in other districts, and has returned to Turner, he said.

All construction this summer in the Turner district was normal maintenance, he said. There has been some roofing work done at Turner Middle School. Also, a track has been resurfaced, he said. Turner opened the Oak Grove Elementary School building last year.

Also new in the Turner district this year is a college adviser working in the Turner High School counseling office, he said. The adviser’s position is through AmeriCorps and the position is through a grant. The grant is being handled by Kansas State University.

The new adviser will help Turner students set up college visits, fill out financial aid paperwork, and will be one more resource for students when they are ready to move on beyond high school, Powers said. The adviser will help students with applying to any college or trade school they are interested in.

“We have a lot of kids that for whatever reason, just don’t see college as a part of their future, so our counselors work really hard to help them with that,” Powers said. “That’s just one small part of what they do as high school counselors. Having someone dedicated full time with that will be a tremendous help to our kids and families.”