Food Service
Contact Whitsons Culinary Group
Phone: (717)885-1133
This summer the District switched from k12payment center to a new vendor, SchoolCafe, for student meal payments.
Money that was in your child's account at the end of last school year, or that was added during the summer before the switch, will be automatically transferred into your child's SchoolCafe account for the 2024-2025 school year. For additional information about setting up your parent account in SchoolCafe and depositing funds, please click here.
Student Meal Prices
for 2024-2025
Breakfast - Free for ALL students
Elementary Lunch - $2.60
Secondary Lunch - $2.85
High School Super Meal - $3.75
Birthday Celebration and Classroom Snacks
Please Note: Birthday celebration and classroom snack services are only available for Grades K-5.
York Suburban School District does not allow food and drinks from outside the school building to be brought in for birthday celebrations. Instead, the Whitsons Culinary Group offers a convenient way for families to provide food and snacks through their Birthday Celebration and Classroom Snacks Service.
Services can be easily purchased by sending a check or cash to school with your order form (available below). Whitsons
staff will ensure the food items meet the federal Smart Snack nutritional and allergy requirements/guidelines and distribute the chosen snack to students at the appropriate time in the school day. If you have any questions, please email yssdfoodservice@yssd.org
Birthday Celebration and Classroom Snacks Order Form
Order forms must be submitted no less than two weeks prior to the date of celebration.
Classroom Party Foods and Beverages
York Suburban School District’s Wellness Committee made recommendations last spring to help our school better meet the standards found within YSSD Policy 246 - School Wellness. This committee is comprised of parents, students, and school staff and regularly meets to discuss improving wellness for all YSSD students and staff. One of these recommendations focused on snacks found in all YSSD schools.
Snacks offered at school should meet the guidance provided by Smart Snack Guidelines from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). In addition, the number of students with food allergies has increased, and ensuring all snacks are safe for all children has become more challenging.
Beginning the 2024-2025 school year, the following guidelines will be in place:
- Rewards and Incentives: Foods and beverages shall not be used as a reward for classroom or school activities unless the reward is an activity that promotes a positive nutrition message (e.g., guest chef, field trip to a farm or farmers market, etc.) and/or ties directly to the curriculum.
- Classroom Parties and Celebrations: Foods/beverages should only be brought in when requested for scheduled parties. All food items must be prepackaged and have the ingredients list available for the school to review for any possible allergies. No homemade baked goods will be permitted.
- Families are encouraged to provide items that meet nutritional standards.
- Moderate in sodium
- Minimal trans fatty acids
- More than 2 grams of fiber/serving
- Fresh fruits and vegetables preferred
- Water, 100% juice, or milk (1% or nonfat) preferred
- No foods of Minimal Nutritional Value (MNV)
The Smart Snacks Calculator can be used to check snack items to see if they meet the recommendations.