Education

For the past 10 years, the Marion County Community Education program has participated in Feeding America’s BackPack Program, which is designed to provide needy children who are at-risk of facing hunger with food for the weekend when school meals are not available.
However, in recent years, the program has faced a new obstacle: funding. In the past, a large portion of the program’s funding came from a grant that is no longer available.

Breakfast
Elementary schools
Monday, Sept. 18: biscuit and sausage and toast or cereal and toast, applesauce, orange wedges, jelly, juice, and milk.
Tuesday, Sept. 19 poptart and toast or cereal and toast, pineapple, peaches, jelly, juice, and milk.
Wednesday, Sept. 20: chicken and bun and toast or cereal and toast, grape cluster, pears, jelly, juice, and milk.
Thursday, Sept. 21: mini pancakes and cinnamon toast or cereal and cinnamon toast, mixed fruit, apple, jelly, juice, and milk.

Zoodles Animal Education Programs visited Lebanon Elementary School last week and students learned about wildlife and exotic animals. The students were able to see several exotic animals, including a blue tongue skink, a bearded dragon, a ball python, a parrot and a baby kangaroo.
 

Breakfast
Elementary schools
Monday, Sept. 11: glazed donut and toast or cereal and toast, peaches, mixed fruit, jelly, juice, and milk.
Tuesday, Sept. 12: French toast sticks with syrup and cinnamon toast or cereal and cinnamon toast, pears, orange wedges, jelly, juice, and milk.
Wednesday, Sept. 13: scrambled eggs and toast or cereal and toast, banana, pineapple chunks, jelly, juice, and milk.