Food Services

Welcome To The 2025-26 School Year

The Southwest Licking Schools Food Service Department is excited for another year of serving nutritious meals to our students and staff. All SWL schools offer both breakfast and lunch daily. Meals served meet USDA's National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program standards.

ANNOUNCEMENT:
Meals are NOT automatically free. Families must apply each school year for free/reduced meals. Students approved in the 2025-26 school year for either FREE or REDUCED meal eligibility may receive a breakfast and lunch daily at no cost. Please visit www.myschoolapps.com to apply.

Meal Prices for 2025-2026:

$2.75 K-5 Lunch
$3.00 Middle School Lunch
$3.25 High School Lunch
$1.25 Breakfast (all grades)
Additional Smart Snacks/Drinks are available daily for grades (1-12) ranging from $.50-$2.00

Food Service Links

Menus

USDA Program Statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office by calling (866) 632-9992 or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant's name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

(1) Mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

(2) Fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442: or

(3) Email:
program.intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

While our goal is to serve the specific items listed on the menus daily, the menus are subject to change due to inclement weather or product availability. We may experience unavailable items or last minute replacements. Any necessary changes will be on morning announcements. We appreciate your patience and understanding.

K-5 Menu 2025-2026

K-5 Menu Jan-May

MIDDLE SCHOOL MENU 2025-2026

MS Menu Jan-May

HIGH SCHOOL MENU 2025-2026

HS Menu Jan-May

BRIDGE ACADEMY MENU 2025-2026

Bridge Menu Jan-May

Please use the MySchoolBucks app or website to make payments anytime, anywhere. You may check balances and get low balance notifications. A small convenience charge is applied for using MySchoolBucks. You may get to the website by either clicking on the the word "Links" in the middle of this page and select the link titled "MySchoolBucks" or you can go directly to www.myschoolbucks.com
Cash/Check may also be submitted by your student, at the beginning of the school day, to their teacher or cafeteria and will be applied to their account by lunch time. Cash/Check must be placed in an envelope with the student's name and marked "lunch money".

What is Summer EBT (Sun Bucks)?

Sun Bucks is a new federal program that provides cash grocery benefits to households with children who qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
To qualify, free or reduced students must have access to the National School Lunch Program throughout the school year.
Eligible children will receive a one-time $120 benefit for the summer.
The benefit money will be distributed in early July.
Money will be loaded on an existing benefit card or a new card will be mailed to the approved family from USDA/OJFS.
Any questions, contact Summer EBT helpline at 1-866-244-0071, option 1.

Cindy Pickering
Food Services Director
(740) 927-3941
cpickering@swls.us

Carmen Murphy
Food Services Secretary
(740) 964-3448
carmurphy@swls.us

Click on "Kids Eat Free" below for details about the Summer Food Program

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Click on "Sun Meals" below for the USDA Summer Meal Finder

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Click on "Sun Bucks" below for the Summer EBT webpage

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Food Services

Welcome To The 2025-26 School Year

Food Service Links

Menus

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USDA Program Statement

K-5 Menu 2025-2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Will my child get free school meals?

How do I apply for free/reduced meals?

What if I don't apply or qualify for free/reduced meals?

HOW DO I ADD MONEY TO MY CHILD'S MEAL ACCOUNT?

What is Summer EBT (Sun Bucks)?

Click on "Kids Eat Free" below for details about the Summer Food Program

Click on "Sun Meals" below for the USDA Summer Meal Finder

Click on "Sun Bucks" below for the Summer EBT webpage