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Indiana Nutrition Newsletter Keeping Schools ‘IN’ the Know

If you know of a

nutrition-related or

Food Service success

story, please click

here.

Issue 2017-2 Summer 2017

In this issue:

School Food Service Employee of the Year

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Continued Story 2

FFVP School of the Year

3

South Bend Receives 2017 Farm to School Grant

4

Resources for You

4

Reminders 4

Director’s Corner 4

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Carla Prickel is the

2017 School Food Service Employee of the Year!

By Suzette Hartmann, School Nutrition Specialist

several new steamers and has been

reconfigured to improve efficiency.

A new floor was installed in the

cafeteria, the walls were painted, and

new tables and chairs were

purchased. “We would not have this

fantastic new cafeteria and kitchen

without Mrs. Prickel’s leadership and

grant writing ability,” stated Moeller.

Mrs. Prickle has worked at St. Louis

Catholic School for 13 years. The

following examples are just some of

the ways Carla Prickel provides

excellent service to the students and

staff:

Creates a welcoming

environment in the cafeteria for the students, staff, and volunteers who help serve the meals

Participates on the school

wellness committee

Helps anyone with a special

request

Provides special meals for

various occasions

Writes grants

Asks for student input on new

food items

Greets every child by name

Accommodates students who

have special dietary requirements

On May 31, 2017, the Indiana

Department of Education named

Carla Prickel the School Food

Service Employee of the Year.

Prickel is a Cafeteria Manager at

St. Louis Catholic School in

Batesville, Indiana. Prickel received a

plaque from the Indiana Department

of Education and a check for $200

from the Indiana Nutrition Council

during an award ceremony at her

school.

Chad Moeller, Principal of St. Louis

Catholic School, submitted the

nomination for Carla Prickel. In his

nomination, Mr. Moeller described

how Mrs. Prickel recently led an

initiative to renovate the kitchen and

cafeteria. Their kitchen now has

Photo: Chad Moeller and Carla Prickel

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Congratulations to all of the following individuals

nominated for the

2017 School Food Service Employee of the Year!

In addition, Mr. Moeller included the following quotes from teachers in his nomination.

“Mrs. Prickel is always kind and friendly and helpful. She will drop whatever she is doing to help. She is always

smiling and really seems to enjoy her job.”

“Carla truly cares about our café and everyone who enters it. She takes pride in her work and leads with love.

She keeps teachers and students informed of changes or new foods that they may encounter at lunch. She

brings variety to the café, and kids get to experience foods they may not encounter otherwise. Carla uses

produce from the school garden when available which gives the kids a sense of pride and accomplishment.

She also bends over backwards to make sure that students with food allergies are safe.”

This is the 20th year the Indiana Department of Education has presented this special award. In celebration

of this anniversary, we have updated our School Food Service Employee of the Year Award webpage. For a

list of all 20 award recipients, click here.

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Sheryl Passauer

Union Center Elementary School

Union Township School Corporation

Vickie Robertson

R. Nelson Snider High School

Fort Wayne Community Schools

Jolene Sanderson

Cedarville Elementary School

East Allen County Schools

Jan Shireman

South Decatur Jr/Sr High School

Decatur County Community Schools

Lynda Smith

Carmel Clay Schools

Carmel Clay Schools Educational Services Center

Margaret Stoops

Oak Hill High School

Oak Hill United School Corporation

Mary Jo Baker

John Young Middle School

School City of Mishawaka

Kathy Black

Corpus Christi School

Evansville, IN

Mary Lou Bradley

St. John the Baptist Catholic School

Newburgh, IN

Mark Carder

Greensburg Junior High School

Greensburg Community Schools

Deb Carper

Leo Jr/Sr High School

East Allen County Schools

Stacy Gagnon

Shipshewana - Scott Elementary School

Westview School Corporation

Galar McGee

Robert J. Kinsey Youth Center

Kokomo, IN

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Technology Academy at Pettit Park is the

2016-2017 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program School of the Year!

On May 24, 2017, the Indiana Department of

Education (IDOE) named Technology Academy

at Pettit Park the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable

Program School of the Year. Pettit Park is an

elementary school within the Kokomo School

Corporation. The school received a framed

certificate from the IDOE and $250 from Piazza

Produce for the purchase of nutrition education

and promotional materials. A banner will also be

given to the school from IDOE.

Heather McAninch, 2nd Grade Teacher, and

Connie Chapman, Food Service Satellite

Supervisor, nominated their school for the award.

This past school year, the food service staff and

teachers at Pettit Park worked together to provide

healthy fruit and vegetable snacks to students by:

Providing snacks five days each week

Serving a wide variety of fruits and veggies

Incorporating nutrition education lessons into

several curriculum subjects

Receiving support for the program through a

variety of partnerships

In the classroom, students created graphs of their

Photo left to right: Dr. Jeff Hauswald, Superintendent of Kokomo School Corporation,

Kelly Wright, Principal of Technology Academy at Pettit Park, Heather McAninch, 2nd

Grade

Teacher, Connie Chapman, Food Service Satellite Supervisor, Suzette Hartmann, IDOE

School Nutrition Specialist, and Thomasa Butler, Assistant Food Service Director

favorite fruits and vegetables. The graphs were then

used to incorporate addition, subtraction, and other

math skills. Third grade students planned and held a

Countries Fair. Parents and the entire school

attended the fair, and foods, including fruits and

vegetables, specific to each country were

highlighted.

Congratulations to the students, teachers, and food

service staff at Technology Academy at Pettit Park!

To learn more about the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable

Program, click here.

Congratulations to the following

schools nominated for the

2016-2017 FFVP School of the Year!

Fairview Elementary School

Monroe County Community School Corporation

Joshua Academy Charter School

Evansville, IN

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Director’s Corner - By Julie Sutton

I hope you enjoyed your summer break and are getting excited for the new school year! Did you get a chance this summer to attend some of our great training sessions? The Culinary trainings were again outstanding and enjoyed by all who attended. We also had training for New Food Service Directors and Food Safety training, both courses provided lots of valuable information. July 1 was the deadline to have your charging policies in place, so make sure households are notified of your policy in writing as they register for school. We are here to support you as you start the new school year. Be on the lookout for new coffee break webinars, and be sure to call your field consultant or our office with any questions you have. We look forward to seeing you at the ISNA fall conference in South Bend, another excellent learning opportunity! Thank you for all you do, have a great year!

Farm to School Reminders

Have you made plans to celebrate Food Day? In

Indiana, schools celebrate Food Day any day during

the month of October to accommodate Indiana’s

growing season and different school calendars.

Click here to view the 2017 Food Day Toolkit.

Register for the 2017 Great Lakes Great Apple

Crunch by September 30th in order to receive

stickers! You will also receive a 2017 Apple Crunch

Guide! To register, click here and follow the

directions.

Resources for You

Planning a back-to-school night or open house?

Team Nutrition has lots of fun activities and resources

available on the Team Nutrition Back to School

Resources webpage. To view this webpage,

click here.

Team Nutrition has recently created two new

webpages. For information on how to order

Team Nutrition posters that encourage children

to make healthy choices, click here. To find

Team Nutrition training materials for elementary

classrooms, as well as materials for the home,

cafeteria, and community connections, click here.

The School Nutrition Association (SNA) has released

Ingredients for Increased Student Engagement -

Top 10 Ways to Involve Students in Your School

Nutrition Program. Engage students and increase

participation with SNA’s latest resources designed to

help you open the lines of communication with

students and help market your program. To view these

tools, click here.

National School Lunch Week is October 9-13, 2017.

Click here to access SNA’s NSLW resources.

Team Nutrition has a Local School Wellness Policy

Outreach Toolkit available on the TN website. The

toolkit includes resources to help engage school staff

and parents in school wellness. To view the toolkit,

click here.

Congratulations to South Bend Community

School Corporation for receiving a

2017 USDA Farm to School Grant!

The grant will be used to evaluate current evidence of

existing farm to school activities, develop a Farm to

School Action Plan, and embed farm to school best

practices into school culture. The program will work to

establish a site-managed garden program that has the

potential to support and sustain snacks in the classroom

in the future.

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This is a publication of the Indiana Department of Education

Office of School and Community Nutrition

http://www.doe.in.gov/nutrition

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