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Elementary school lunch menus

Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools

Monday, Jan. 19
Martin Luther King Jr. Day. No school.

Tuesday, Jan. 20
Chicken and noodles, grape tomatoes, broccoli, mandarin oranges, fruit and milk.

Wednesday, Jan. 21
Chicken tenders, dinner roll, jelly, French fries, baby carrots, banana, fruit and milk.

Thursday, Jan. 22
French toast sticks, sausage patties, tri-taters, green beans, mandarin oranges, fruit and milk.

Friday, Jan. 23
Pizza, corn, garden salad, apple slices, fruit and milk.

All meals come with alternate entrée choice of chef’s salad, fruit chef salad or yogurt-muffin basket.

Turner Public Schools
Monday, Jan. 19
No school.

Tuesday, Jan. 20
Burrito or soft taco, snack chip.

Wednesday, Jan. 21
Crispy chicken on bun.

Thursday, Jan. 22
Breaded mozzarella cheese stick with dip, granola bar.

Friday, Jan. 23
Cheese or pepperoni pizza, cookie.
Additional Turner lunch entrée choices include yogurt platter and peanut butter and jelly platter. All meals come with milk, fruits and veggies bar.

Piper Public Schools
Monday, Jan. 19
No school.

Tuesday, Jan. 20
Empanada; chicken strips, garden salad, Texas pinto beans, banana, mandarin oranges; taco salad, Texas pintos, banana, mandarin oranges, cornbread.

Wednesday, Jan. 21
Chicken patty – grilled chicken; homestyle meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, roasted vegetables, tropical fruit, applesauce, roll; chicken Caesar salad, baby carrots with dip, tropical fruit, applesauce, roll and crackers.

Thursday, Jan. 22
Chicken and ranch taco; chicken and noodles with Italian bread, corn, carrot coins, garden salad, orange smiles, pineapple; Italian chef salad, corn, orange smiles, pineapple, Italian bread.

Friday, Jan. 23
Cheese pizza; peanut butter and jelly with yogurt, red peppers with dip, Caesar side salad, broccoli with dip, cinnamon apple slices, banana orange mix, hot fudge pudding cake; popcorn chicken salad, red peppers with dip, fruit streusel muffin, cinnamon apple slices, banana orange mix, hot fudge pudding cake.

Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Public Schools
Monday, Jan. 19
No school.

Tuesday, Jan. 20
Empanada; chicken strips, garden salad, Texas pintos, applesauce, mandarin oranges; taco salad, Texas pintos, applesauce, mandarin oranges, cornbread.

Wednesday, Jan. 21
Chicken patty – grilled chicken; homestyle meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, roasted vegetables, tropical fruit, banana, roll; chicken Caesar salad, baby carrots with dip, tropical fruit, banana, roll, and crackers.

Thursday, Jan. 22
Chicken and ranch taco; chicken and noodles with Italian bread, corn, carrot coins, garden salad, orange smiles, pineapple; Italian chef salad, corn, orange smiles, pineapple and Italian bread.

Friday, Jan. 23
Cheese pizza; sun butter and jelly sandwich with yogurt, red peppers with dip, Caesar side salad, broccoli with dip, cinnamon apple slices, banana orange mix, hot fudge pudding cake; popcorn chicken salad, red peppers with dip, fruit streusel muffin, cinnamon apple slices, banana orange mix, hot fudge pudding cake.

All meals from all districts subject to change.

Spelling bee planned Jan. 30

The Wyandotte County Spelling Bee is scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, according to coordinator Elly Morris.

The bee will take place at the Turner High School Performing Arts Center, 2211 S. 55th St., Kansas City, Kan., according to Morris, who is with the Turner School District. Registration is required by 12:45 p.m.

The spelling bee is open to any student in Wyandotte County who has not passed beyond the eighth grade on or before Feb. 1 and has not turned 15 years old by Sept. 1, 2014.

It is open to the Bonner Springs-Edwardsville, Piper, Turner, and Kansas City, Kan., school districts, along with private schools located in Wyandotte County.

Each participating elementary and middle school selects a building champion who will advance to the county competition.

The county winner will advance to the regional Sunflower Spelling Bee in Fort Hays, Kan., sponsored by the Hays Daily News.

The Wyandotte County winner will receive a trophy and a first-place medal. Second- and third-place winners also will receive medals. All participants will receive a certificate of participation.

Elementary school lunch menus

Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools
Monday, Jan. 12
Chicken quesadilla, grape tomatoes, refried beans, diced peaches, fruit and milk.
Tuesday, Jan. 13
Beef and bean burrito, romaine and tomato, corn, orange, fruit and milk.
Wednesday, Jan. 14
Chicken nuggets, tater tots, tossed salad, dinner roll, jelly, diced pears, fruit and milk.
Thursday, Jan. 15
Mini meatball sub, celery sticks, tossed salad, bananas, fruit and milk.
Friday, Jan. 16
Mozzarella stick with marinara sauce, broccoli, tropical fruit, fruit and milk.
All Kansas City, Kan., lunches come with alternative entrée of chef’s salad, fruit chef salad or yogurt-muffin basket.

Turner Public Schools
Monday, Jan. 12
Chili with crackers, cinnamon roll.
Tuesday, Jan. 13
Chicken drummie, nuggets, bread stick or equivalent.
Wednesday, Jan. 14
Cheesy bread, with sauce.
Thursday, Jan. 15
Cheese and pepperoni pizza, cookie.
Friday, Jan. 16
No school.
Turner lunches have an additional entrée choice of yogurt platter, or peanut butter and jelly platter. All lunches come with milk, fruits and veggies bar.

Piper Public Schools
Monday, Jan. 12
Chicken and waffles; three-cheese grilled cheese, cherry tomatoes, corn, broccoli, pineapple, orange smiles; turkey chef salad, corn, pineapple, orange smiles, blueberry fruit muffin.
Tuesday, Jan. 13
Super nachos; chili with cornbread, garden salad, Hawaiian beans, tropical fruit, mandarin oranges; taco salad, Hawaiian beans, tropical fruit, mandarin oranges, cornbread.
Wednesday, Jan. 14
Chicken patty-grilled chicken; roast turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy, glazed carrots, banana, cinnamon apple slices, roll; chicken Caesar salad, glazed carrots, banana, cinnamon apple slices, roll and crackers.
Thursday, Jan. 15
Soft tacos; barbecued rib on bun, fries, cheesy cauliflower popcorn, applesauce, orange pineapple mix; Italian chef salad, peas, applesauce, orange pineapple mix, Italian bread.
Friday, Jan. 16
Pepperoni pizza; hot dog on bun with mac and cheese, tomato soup, green beans, Caesar side salad, peaches, apple; popcorn chicken salad, tomato soup, peaches, apple, fruit streusel muffin.

Bonner Springs Public Schools
Monday, Jan. 12
Chicken and waffles; sloppy Joes, cherry tomatoes, corn, broccoli, pineapple, orange smiles; turkey chef salad, corn, pineapple, orange smiles, blueberry fruit muffin.
Tuesday, Jan. 13
Super nachos; chicken nuggets, garden salad, Hawaiian beans, tropical fruit, mandarin oranges; taco salad, Hawaiian beans, tropical fruit, mandarin oranges, cornbread.
Wednesday, Jan. 14
Chicken patty – grilled chicken; Swiss steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, glazed carrots, banana, cinnamon apple slices, roll; chicken Caesar salad, glazed carrots, banana, cinnamon apple slices, roll and crackers.
Thursday, Jan. 15
Soft tacos; chicken and cheese enchilada, fries, cheesy cauliflower popcorn, applesauce, orange pineapple mix; Italian chef salad, peas, applesauce, orange pineapple mix, Italian bread.
Friday, Jan. 16
Pepperoni pizza; barbecue chicken on bun, tomato soup, green beans, Caesar side salad, peaches, apple; popcorn chicken salad, tomato soup, peaches, apple, fruit streusel muffin.

All menus from all districts subject to change.