The D.C. Everest Area School District participates in the National School Lunch Program. Nutritious lunches are made available each day that school is in session.

Application forms for Free or Reduced Price Lunch benefits are sent home with each student at the beginning of the school year. Parents are encouraged to complete and return this form if they feel their family may be eligible to receive these benefits. A new form must be completed each school year. Please submit only one form for all members of your family. Application for Free or Reduced Price Meals may be made at any time during the school year. Forms are available from the school office or by calling the food service office at 359-0511, extension 3218. All information on this form is confidential and will only be used to approve meal benefits.

At each elementary school, a student lunch account is set up with a PIN (personal identification number) assigned. Parents are asked to make payments to their child’s lunch account to cover the cost of their child’s meals. Children input their PIN into a computerized register at mealtime. The cost of their meal is deducted from their lunch account. The elementary school lunch price for 20022-2003 is $1.15 per day. For those students eligible for reduced price meals, the cost is 40¢ per day.

Students who carry their lunch to school may purchase milk for 25¢ per 8 oz. carton. Skim milk, 2% milk, and chocolate 1% milk are available on a daily basis. The cost of this milk will also be deducted from the student lunch account. Students eligible for free meals received free milk with school lunch only. No free milk is available for students who bring a cold lunch. Parents are expected to provide payment for school lunch or a cold lunch for their child each day.

Parents should maintain a sufficient balance in the student lunch account to cover the cost of morning milk, school lunch, or lunch milk. Deposits by check are encouraged. Please include the student name and PIN with the deposit. If there is not a sufficient balance in the student lunch account, one lunch will be served to the student. The parent is expected to reimburse the school district for the cost of this lunch. If payment is not received by the following day, the student will be served a light lunch and the parent will be contacted. A written notice will be sent to the parent prior to refusal to allow additional meals. Statements of the student lunch account balance will be sent home periodically.

The school lunch menu is sent home monthly with the school newsletter. Menus are also printed in the Wausau Daily Herald, announced daily on several local radio stations, and available at www.dce.k12.wi.us/studentsfamilies/lunch_menus.asp

Students who wish to purchase milk for a morning break may do so. The cost of milk for the 2001-02 school year is 25¢ per 8 oz. carton. This cost will be deducted from the student lunch account. If a student is determined to be eligible for Free and Reduced Price Lunch, there will be no charge for morning milk. No additional application is needed.