Lincoln High Breakfast on the Go

It all started with an inspirational idea by LHS nurse, Dawn Sugden. What if they had breakfast available near the entrance doors of the school? Would that help those students running late to class? Would that increase breakfast participation, enticing those students that skip breakfast at home? Would that help with the hunger issue at the school? Dawn brought her idea to the school principal Mark Larson who suggested they meet with Cafeteria Manager Wendy Stutzman and Nutrition Services Director, Edith Zumwalt. Together, they came up with a plan to serve breakfast from satellite locations in the building nearest the two main entrances of the school, one in front, and one in back. It’s a quick way for students to get a Grab and Go breakfast on the way in, and take it to class or meet friends in the cafeteria to eat.

The breakfast has it’s own 2 week cycle menu. Each day has one choice, but on occasion there may be two choices. Once done serving, some breakfast bags are left in the nurses office for late comers.The new breakfast was implemented on Monday, March 19, and started with 160 meals served. Tuesday grew to 199, Wednesday to 212, and by Thursday to 278. Before implementing the new breakfast locations the average participation was 175-190 daily.

The goal of this new idea = get more students nourished so they are prepared to learn. That deserves an A+!