Welcome to the Newaygo Public Schools Food & Nutrition Website

It is our daily objective to provide our student and staff customers with well balanced nutritional meal options they will enjoy, that also are in compliance with the standards set by the USDA and Michigan Department of Education. Two menus are offered, one for the High School/Middle School and one for Vera Wilsie Elementary/Velma Matson Upper Elementary. The Food & Nutrition Department is self operated and serves over 1500 meals a day to our students and staff.
Newaygo Public Schools Food & Nutrition Services uses the Nutrikids Point of Sale System to accurately record and monitor all your student's payments and meal purchases. Each student is assigned their own personal meal account at the time they are enrolled in one of our schools. The student ID number they are assigned at the time of enrollment is the ID number they will use to access their individual account. This system allow us to be very discreet in not identifying students that may be receiving free or reduced priced meals as everyone uses the system.


Secure Deposits. Interactive Menus. Nutrition Information

General Food Service Information

Director of Food & Nutrition Services: Mary Ann Charette 652-9286

Middle School Production Kitchen 652-1285 ext. 6837
Head cook: Florence Allan

Newaygo High School 652-1646 ext. 8552
Lead person: Carla Powell

Velma Matson Upper Elementary 652-2100 ext. 8420
Lead Person: Dawn Kerr

Vera Wilsie Elementary 652-6371 ext. 8492
Lead Person: Deb Hole

Free and Reduced priced meals and application process

To apply for free/reduced priced meals is a relatively simple and confidential process. NPSFS uses the family application, so parents need only fill one form out for the whole family. These applications are available in each school building and can also be sent home on request. Applications when turned in are entered into our system for determination of benefits in the district food service office only, located in the Middle School. Once an application is turned into the school please allow 2 to 3 days to process and receive a response. It is the parent's responsibility to proved money for meals, or meals from home while the application is being processed. Any charges that may occur during this time are the responsibility of the parents to pay in full. Please read the directions carefully and fill out the form entirely and correctly to ensure a timely response. Forms that are not filled out correctly will be sent back to the household to finish or make corrections, which prolongs the process. Once a determination is made a notification will be sent home with one of the students listed on the application. If you have questions or need assistance with the application process please call John R. Rosenberg at 652-9286. Faxed applications will not be accepted.

Meal purchases, deposits, prices, bonus meals, and charging policies.

It is highly recommended that when depositing money into your student's account that you send a check or money order whenever possible. If a check or money order is lost it is easier to trace than if you send cash, as we can check to see if the check or money order has been cashed and proceed accordingly to find out if we actually received your deposit. BONUS MEALS are meals added to an individual student's account for individual deposits that meet certain criteria. Bonus meals may be used at any time at no charge to the individual account. Students who pay full price for meals will receive one bonus meal for every individual deposit of $50.00 or more. Students who receive reduced priced meals will receive one bonus meal for every individual deposit of $20.00 or more.

Pricing and procedures for:

Menu

Velma Matson and Vera Wilsie Elemetary Schools VM-VW Menu
Newaygo High School and Middle Schools HS-MS Menu