Elementary

• Breakfast
  • Breakfast is served in the cafeteria from 30 minutes before the start of the school day until the first bell.
  • Students can choose the hot breakfast option of the day or choose from cereal and yogurt or a prepackaged muffin along with fruit/fruit juice and milk.
  • After the bell, elementary students can check into the office and get a breakfast pass for a grab-and-go cold breakfast.
    
    
• Lunch
• Students can choose between a hot lunch option (changes daily), a cold lunch option, and a yogurt/granola and string cheese entree kit. 
  • Students can also choose a hot vegetable, cold fruits and vegetables, and their choice of milk (skim, skim chocolate, or 1%).
  • All items will be individually packaged, and students will pick the meal they would like as they go through the line (no preordering).
• To receive the meal free of charge, students must select at least one fruit or vegetable and two other items.
  • Milk purchased individually is 50 cents per carton. 
• Students bringing lunch from home can supplement their meal with fruits, veggies, and milk (at least three items) from the cafeteria line.

Secondary

• Breakfast
  • Breakfast is served in the cafeteria from 30 minutes before the start of the school day until the first bell.
    
  • Students can choose the hot breakfast option of the day or choose from cereal and yogurt or a prepackaged muffin along with fruit/fruit juice and milk.
  • Check with your school's cafeteria or office for more information about after-the-bell breakfast options.
    
    
• Lunch
  • Students will have several options available each day to build a custom lunch in our cafeteria lines. All food items will be individually packaged or wrapped.
    • Students will pick the meal they would like as they go through the line (no preordering).
  • To receive the meal free of charge, students must select at least one fruit or vegetable and two other items.
    • Milk purchased individually is 50 cents per carton. 
  • Students bringing lunch from home can supplement their meal with fruits, veggies, and milk (at least three items) from the cafeteria line.

Meal pick-up will be available for online learners on Wednesdays at Valley High School. Meal boxes will include five days of breakfast and lunch. 

• Pick-Up Location: Valley High School, 3650 Woodland Ave., West Des Moines
• Pick-Up Times: 8:30-9 a.m. on Wednesdays
  
  

To pick up meals:

• Enter the parking lot on 39th Street and follow signs to the pick-up door. 
• Go to the indoor pick-up kiosk and show a WDMCS student ID number (or have a cashier look it up). 
• All children ages 1-18 are eligible to participate as long as they are not receiving meals at school or through another USDA-funded program. 
• Parent/guardians can pick up meals on behalf of students. 
• For students not enrolled in WDMCS, provide the child's name and school of attendance or indicate that the child is not yet in school.