Food & Nutrition Services

Patty Essert
Food and Nutrition Services Director
Phone: (307) 532 - 2171
Fax: (307) 532 - 7085
email

Summer FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM

Goshen County School District will be offering Free Meals to all children 1 - 18 years of age beginning June 1 and continuing through July 30, 2021. Adults may purchase a meal as well; an adult breakfast will be $2.50 and an adult lunch will be $3.50.

If your child has special dietary concerns please contact Patty (see contact information above) and she will work with you and the school nurse to provide a meal.

There will be no services July 1 through July 5, 2021.

There are 5 locations in Torrington for parents to pick up meals for their child(ren) and also locations in Lingle and Fort Laramie.
This will be a grab and go operation and children do not need to be present to receive a meal.

Pick up locations and times are as follows:

Trail Elementary - 1601 East M Street, Torrington - 11:15am - 12:45pm
Torrington High School - 2300 West C Street, Torrington - 11:25am - 12:20pm
Riverside Church of Christ - 615 Main Street, Torrington - 11:05am - 11:20am
Pioneer Park - 500 Block West 15th Street, Torrington - 11:30am - 11:45am
Jirdon Park - on the corner of East 25th and East F Street, Torrington - 12:15pm (noon) - 12:30pm
Lingle Schools - 404 3rd Street, Lingle - 11:25am - 11:40am
Fort Laramie Community Center - 102 West Otis, Fort Laramie - 10:55am - 11:10am

For residents of the southern communities in Goshen County, we will be delivering meals weekly. Each pack will include 6 breakfasts and 6 lunches for each child in your household ages 1 - 18.

If you would like to participate in this program and live in the LaGrange School area or Southeast School area, please contact Patty at the number or email listed below to make arrangements.

Please feel free to contact GCSD central office with any further questions/concerns or email Patty.

Food Service Menus

GCSD Breakfast and Lunch Menus - June 2021

MySchoolBucks - click on icon above to make online lunch payments.

Goshen County School District is excited to offer MySchoolApps as a way to apply for free and reduced meal benefits.

The information you provide is completely confidential and secure. When you apply, notification of status will be sent to you via email, if you provide an address, or through the mail.

You may apply from the comfort of your home, or if you wish, stop by one of our schools as kiosks will be available for your use.

FOOD SERVICES MYPLATE

MyPlate is a reminder to find your healthy eating style and build it throughout your lifetime. Everything you eat and drink matters. The right mix can help you be healthier now and in the future. This means:

Focus on variety, amount, and nutrition.
Choose foods and beverages with less saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars.
Start with small changes to build healthier eating styles.
Support healthy eating for everyone.

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FOOD SERVICES NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT

Nondiscrimination Statement
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