Food Services

Contact Us

Dave Babcock
Director of Food Service
Phone: (815) 385-7900 x 2962
Email: babcockdavid@dist156.org

Agatha Walter
Administrative Assistant to the Assistant Superintendent for Finance & Personnel
Phone: (815) 385-7900 x 2268
Email: walteragatha@dist156.org

Resources

PowerSchool

MCHS Open Campus Lunch Rules and Regulations

Summer Meals

Summer EBT/SUN Bucks: Grocery Benefit for Families who Qualify

Wellness Policy

District 156 Food Services

Food Service Payments

Parents will first need to make sure they have their PowerSchool parent account. Then payments can be made through the School Payment Portal. (Spanish School Payment Portal) Scroll for more info on the School Payment Portal and for meal waiver applications.

Breakfast: $ 2.00 Lunch: $3.40

Cash is not accepted in the cafeterias. However, students can turn in cash to the front office and it will be added to their food service account.

Meal Waivers

You can also fill out one of the forms below and turn in into MCHS Administrative Assistant to the Assistant Superintendent for Finance & Personnel Agatha Walter located at the MCHS District Office.

PDF

PDF

How to add money into your student's food services account:

English: How to Make a Cafeteria Deposit: Page 10

(First be sure you have a PowerSchool Parent Account and then create a School Payment Portal Account)

Breakfast

November 2024 McHenry District 156 Breakfast Each $2.00 Breakfast includes entree plus fruit milk. USDA guidelines require each meal to include a fruit or vegetable. Additional daily entree offerings. Breakfast sandwiches, yogurt parfaits, pizza, pastry's, muffin, cereal donuts, while supplies last each day. November 1: Whole Grain Cinnamon Sugar Donut. November 4: Cinnamon Bun or Glazed Pull Apart, Fruit Bar Milk. November 5, No school. November 6: Donut Holes Powdered or Blueberry, Fruit Bar, Milk. November 7: Breakfast Bites, Maple Syrup Cup, Fruit Bar, Milk. November 8: Whole Grain Cinnamon Sugar Donut, Fruit Bar, Milk. November 11: Cinnamon Bun or Glazed Pull Apart, Fruit Bar, Milk. November 12: Cinnamon Pull Apart, fruit bar, milk. November 13: Donut Holes powdered or blueberry, fruit bar, milk. November 14: Breakfast bites, maple syrup cup, fruit bar, milk. November 15: Whole Grain Cinnamon Sugar donut. Fruit Bar Milk. November 18: Cinnamon Bun or Glazed Pull apart, fruit bar, milk. November 19: Cinnamon Mini Pull Apart, Fruit Bar, Milk. November 20: Donut Holes (powdered or blueberry) Fruit Bar, Milk. November 21: Breakfast Bites, Maple Syrup Cup, Fruit Bar, Milk. November 22: Whole Grain Cinnamon Sugar Donut Fruit Bar Milk. November 25-29 No School.

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November 2024 McHenry District 156 Breakfast

Each $2.00 Breakfast includes entree plus fruit milk. USDA guidelines require each meal to include a fruit or vegetable. Additional daily entree offerings. Breakfast sandwiches, yogurt parfaits, pizza, pastry's, muffin, cereal donuts, while supplies last each day. November 1: Whole Grain Cinnamon Sugar Donut. November 4: Cinnamon Bun or Glazed Pull Apart, Fruit Bar Milk. November 5: No school. November 6: Donut Holes Powdered or Blueberry, Fruit Bar, Milk. November 7: Breakfast Bites, Maple Syrup Cup, Fruit Bar, Milk. November 8: Whole Grain Cinnamon Sugar Donut, Fruit Bar, Milk. November 11: Cinnamon Bun or Glazed Pull Apart, Fruit Bar, Milk. November 12: Cinnamon Pull Apart, fruit bar, milk. November 13: Donut Holes powdered or blueberry, fruit bar, milk. November 14: Breakfast bites, maple syrup cup, fruit bar, milk. November 15: Whole Grain Cinnamon Sugar donut. Fruit Bar Milk. November 18: Cinnamon Bun or Glazed Pull apart, fruit bar, milk. November 19: Cinnamon Mini Pull Apart, Fruit Bar, Milk. November 20: Donut Holes (powdered or blueberry) Fruit Bar, Milk. November 21: Breakfast Bites, Maple Syrup Cup, Fruit Bar, Milk. November 22: Whole Grain Cinnamon Sugar Donut Fruit Bar Milk. November 25-29 No School.

Lunch

November 2024 McHenry District 156 Lunch Menu. Each $3.40 lunch includes entree, plus up to 3 sides of your choice. Fruit, vegetable, fries or milk. USDA guidelines require each meal to include a fruit or vegetable. Additional daily entree offerings: cheeseburger, pizza slice, chicken patty salads, grab and go sandwich or wrap. Made to orders Subs (UC Only) plant based lunch option available upon prior request Menu subject to change. November 1: BBQ Pork Sandwich, baked peans and potato wedges, fruit, milk. November 4: Warrior Chicken sandwich, potato wedges, fruit, milk. November 5: No School. November 6: Bosco sticks, french fries, salad and fruit bar, milk. November 7: General TSO Chicken with fried rice. Broccoli, salad and fruit bar. November 8: Meatball Marinara Sub, au gratin potatoes, fruit, milk. November 11: Chicken Alfredo pasta, broccoli, salad and fruit bar, milk. November 12: mac and cheese with popcorn chicken, steamed vegetable salad and fruit, soup. November 13: Bosco sticks, french fries, salad and fruit bar, milk. November 14: Lasagna Rollup with garlic bread, broccoli, salad and fruit bar, milk. November 15: Boneless Wing Bar, crinkle cut french fries, salad and fruit bar, milk soup. November 18: Warrior Burger with Waffle Fries, Toppings Bar, fruit/milk, soup. November 19: BBQ Pork Mac and Cheese, green beans with bacon, fruit, milk. November 20: Breakfast for lunch, maple syrup cup, salad and fruit bar, milk. November 21: Bosco Sticks, french fries, salad and fruit bar, milk. November 22: french bread pizza, salad and fruit bar, milk.November 25-29: No school.

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November 2024 McHenry District 156 Lunch Menu. Each $3.40 lunch includes entree, plus up to 3 sides of your choice. Fruit, vegetable, fries or milk. USDA guidelines require each meal to include a fruit or vegetable. Additional daily entree offerings: cheeseburger, pizza slice, chicken patty salads, grab and go sandwich or wrap. Made to orders Subs (UC Only) plant based lunch option available upon prior request Menu subject to change. November 1: BBQ Pork Sandwich, baked peans and potato wedges, fruit, milk. November 4: Warrior Chicken sandwich, potato wedges, fruit, milk. November 5: No School. November 6: Bosco sticks, french fries, salad and fruit bar, milk. November 7: General TSO Chicken with fried rice. Broccoli, salad and fruit bar. November 8: Meatball Marinara Sub, au gratin potatoes, fruit, milk. November 11: Chicken Alfredo pasta, broccoli, salad and fruit bar, milk. November 12: mac and cheese with popcorn chicken, steamed vegetable salad and fruit, soup. November 13: Bosco sticks, french fries, salad and fruit bar, milk. November 14: Lasagna Rollup with garlic bread, broccoli, salad and fruit bar, milk. November 15: Boneless Wing Bar, crinkle cut french fries, salad and fruit bar, milk soup. November 18: Warrior Burger with Waffle Fries, Toppings Bar, fruit/milk, soup. November 19: BBQ Pork Mac and Cheese, green beans with bacon, fruit, milk. November 20: Breakfast for lunch, maple syrup cup, salad and fruit bar, milk. November 21: Bosco Sticks, french fries, salad and fruit bar, milk. November 22: french bread pizza, salad and fruit bar, milk.November 25-29: No school.

Our Food Service Heroes

Freshman Campus Staff

Four members of Food Service staff at Freshman Campus

Upper Campus Staff

Eight members of food service staff at Upper Campus

Wellness Committee

The District is invested in the Health and Wellness of our students and Staff. If you would like to be a part of the Wellness Committee which will periodically review the District Wellness Policy, please contact David Babcock, Food Service Director at babcockdavid@dist156.org. 

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