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RBB EDGEWOOD SCHOOLS ELLETTSVILLE, IN
VOLUSIA COUNTY SCHOOLS VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA
At RBB Edgewood, we are small but mighty! After a 2-year grant cycle with the Healthy Meals Initiative grant, we are moving forward, full speed ahead, with recipe development, school gardens, and student focus groups as Chef Amanda takes center stage! At the Mustang Market, our new high school cafeteria space, we are redefining school meals by ele- vating them through a deeper commitment to scratch cooking. This is where innovation and creativity come together with purpose. We are transforming fresh, lo- cal farm-to-school ingredients into meals that nourish and inspire. By focusing on hands-on preparation and culinary techniques, we are not just serving food; we are building skills, confidence, and pride in every dish, one ingredient at a time. We are serving up smoothies, parfaits, homemade pizzas, power bowls, and our very own Agriculture Teacher's Ferguson Farm Burgers! The Mustang Market is more than a cafeteria; it’s a hub of learning. We opened our space to High School student interns this year, collaborating with our Administration to add our program to the curriculum! We are full on flavor, adding flavor stations throughout our district. While we are a small corporation with just under 3,000 students, we are leading the way with forward-thinking food service that brings students closer to the source
Here at School Way Cafe, we believe school meals should do more than feed students—they should in- spire them. This year's National School Lunch Week theme, "Taste the World: Your School Lunch Passport," became the perfect opportunity to create a meaningful partnership with the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) at Spruce Creek in Port Orange to promote school nutrition in an exciting way. Together, we developed a contest that connected school meals with exploration and opportunity. Every student who chose to eat school lunch during the promotional week was automatically entered to win a free 20-minute flight on a private plane with a certified pilot, generating positive con- versations about the value of school meals. To support the theme, cafeterias featured menu items inspired by flavors from around the world. Students were encouraged to see their lunch tray as a "passport" to new cultures, experiences, and learning — school meals can be fun, nutritious, and educational. The collaboration with the EAA brought an even deeper purpose. Students were introduced to the world of aviation, engineering, and career possibilities they may never have considered before. Pilots shared their experiences. This partnership showed that school nutrition reaches far beyond the four walls of the kitchen. A cafeteria can become a place where curiosity begins, confidence grows, and students connect everyday choices to lifelong possibil- ities. By linking healthy meals with academic motivation and career exploration, we helped students understand that what fuels their bodies can also fuel their dreams. The winning student received more than a plane ride— they received inspiration, perspective, and a memory that could shape future goals. "Taste the World: Your School Lunch Passport" became more than a theme. It showed that their future can truly take flight.
of what they eat while raising the stan- dard for school nutrition. We know that healthy students make better learners, and we have incorporated everything we do into policy, winning several Healthier Generation Healthy School awards this past year. We thrive on innovation and pushing the
envelope as we go the extra mile for our kiddos every single day!
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