The school food service employees of Aiken County have much
to celebrate as they kick off another year of preparing healthy
food for school children. The annual Department of Health and
Environmental Control (DHEC) inspections graded several schools
the rare score of 100%. Glenda Wafford, district SFS director,
and Wesley Hightower, school board member, joined SC State Department
of Education’s Office of Health and Nutrition representative
Keith Ringer as he awarded each school with the official 100%
DHEC certificates. The Office of Health and Nutrition administers
the National School Lunch, Afterschool Snack and School Breakfast
Programs, the Food Distribution Program, and the Nutrition Education
and Training Program. Their services are utilized by South Carolina
public schools, residential child care institutions, and private
and parochial schools.
A HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS to these Aiken County SFS managers
and staff:
Schofield Middle... Lorraine Williams and Staff
Kennedy Middle... Kelly Mullins and Staff
Millbrook Elementary... Heather Berry and Staff
South Aiken High... Tonya Tucker and Staff
Aiken Elementary... Stephanie Patterson and Staff
Aiken Middle... Judy Payne and Staff
North Augusta Elementary... Susan Holley and Staff
North Augusta High... Connie Lane and Staff
Paul Knox Middle... Catherine Henderson and Staff
LBC Middle... Jo Ann Wise and Staff
Byrd Elementary... Lila Smith and Staff
Warrenville Elementary... Vickie Robinson and Staff
Jackson Middle... Denise Pica and Staff
“All of our
school cafeterias do a remarkable job of providing thorough
training to all SFS employees, keeping a clean work environment,
and serving nutritional, good food to our students and staff.
Safety is key when working in kitchens and serving food. We
are very proud of our perfect scorers, however, feeding children
is its own reward,” states Glenda Wafford, district SFS
director.
During the 2009-10
school year, the Aiken County Public School cafeterias served
over 3,708,990 meals; that’s 20,049 breakfasts and lunches
per day.
For additional information
on the breakfast and lunch programs offered in our schools,
please contact Glenda Wafford at gwafford@aiken.k12.sc.us .
Information on school cafeteria inspections and the grading
process, you may visit the South Carolina DHEC website at www.scdhec.gov
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