Food & Nutrition Services

At South Western School District, we’re committed to serving healthy, enjoyable meals every day. Our Food & Nutrition Services Department proudly participates in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP). We follow strict USDA nutrition guidelines to make sure every meal is balanced, nourishing, and supports students’ growth, learning, and overall well-being.

What's available?

We utilize “Offer vs. Serve” when providing meals. Students select between three and five meal components each day to make their meal. The components consist of: meat/meat alternate, grains, vegetable, fruit, and fluid milk. Only the child can decide what to eat on any given day. In order for the meal to qualify, students are required to take at least 1 serving of a vegetable and/or a fruit.  Please see SchoolCafe for Daily Menus.

Summer Meals:

Find A Meal Site- Find a summer food service program meal site near you:
Call 211, 1-866-3-Hungry, or 1-877-8Hambre
Text "FOOD" or "COMIDA" to 877877

Free & Reduced Priced Meals

Free and Reduced Price Meal Applications can be completed for the 2025-26 School Year beginning on July 10, 2025. An application can be completed at any time throughout the year if your situation changes. The easiest and fastest way to complete your applications is by logging into SchoolCafe. If you would need a paper application they are available in any school office or from the Food Service Office.

Special Dietary Concerns

Schools participating in federal meal programs are required to provide reasonable meal accommodations for students with disabilities that affect their diet. If your child needs meal modifications due to food allergies, intolerances, or other dietary disabilities, please complete the required medical form found here or request a form from the school nurse or from food services.

Sharing Meal Eligibility Waivers

Your child’s meal eligibility may impact fees for services like testing, technology, and athletics. To allow the Food Services Department to share this information with other school programs, you must complete and submit a waiver.

  • Download and complete the waiver form below or here.

  • Find it on the SWSD Food Service Facebook page or @SWSDFood on Twitter

  • Contact the Food Service Department at (717) 632-2500

Once submitted, the waiver allows us to share your student’s meal status with other departments as needed. It remains in effect until your student graduates, leaves the district, or you choose to change it. For questions, please contact Jade Gugliotta , Secretary to Support Services.

USDA meal breakdown

For the National School Lunch Program, both breakfast and lunch meal components, calorie, saturated fat, trans fat & sodium required to meet both daily and weekly menus. More information can be founds on the NSLP & Child Nutrition Programs site.

Documents

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

  1. Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

  2. Fax: (202) 690-7442; or

  3. Email: program.intake@usda.gov.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

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Director of Food & Nutrition Services
Melissa Freestone
(717) 632-2500 x200105
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High School Kitchen Head Cook
Sarah Enoff
(717) 632-2548 x21960
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Middle School Kitchen Head Cook
Leanne Excela
(717) 632-2548 x22960
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Baresville Elementary Head Cook
Trystan Moulton
(717) 632-2548 x24960
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Manheim Elementary Head Cook
Kim Zumbrum
(717) 632-2548 x24960
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Park Hills Elementary Head Cook
Tammy Camacho
(717) 632-2548 x25960
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West Manheim Elementary Head Cook
Tina Poole
(717) 632-2548 x26960
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