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Cheniere Energy’s $150,000 grant to HISD schools benefits surrounding communities 

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HISD students vote for favorite meal during National School Lunch Week 

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Gregory-Lincoln culinary students use their harvest to create dishes at top restaurant

Each month, Gregory-Lincoln Education Center teacher Kellie Karavias leads a small group of her students on a walking field trip to whip up a delicious and healthy meal at Houston’s top restaurant The Pass & Provisions. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000fDSnh64BFfA” g_name=”20160122-GregoryLincolnCooking” width=”600″ f_fullscreen=”t” bgtrans=”t” pho_credit=”iptc” twoup=”f” f_bbar=”t” f_bbarbig=”f” fsvis=”f” f_show_caption=”t” crop=”f” f_enable_embed_btn=”t” f_htmllinks=”t” f_l=”t” f_send_to_friend_btn=”f” f_show_slidenum=”t” f_topbar=”f” […]

Latino Police Officers Association shares bounty with needy children

Thanksgiving came a little earlier than usual for a dozen needy HISD students this year, but they were still delighted to receive free turkey dinners with all the trimmings from local members of the National Latino Peace Officers Association (NLPOA).

Countdown to 2014-2015: What’s new in HISD #9 — Lunch is free at 169 campuses

This is the second in a series of stories counting down to the start of school, spotlighting what is new in HISD in the coming year. For online Nutrition Services, including information about school meal benefits, managing your child’s cafeteria account, menus, nutritional information, healthy recipes and the latest news, go to www.HoustonISD.org/NutritionServices. Expansion of […]

HISD Competes in Great American School Lunch Challenge

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YyHvgTkbC8&version=3&hl=en_US] (Must have Youtube access to view video.) What happens when you team the HISD Food Services Department with Food Network Star Anne Burrell to create a healthy school lunch in front of a live audience? You get the first ever Great American School Lunch Challenge.