School Lunch Message

 Dear Parents and Guardians:

On Aug. 31, 2020, the federal government announced free breakfast and lunch for all students in all school districts across the country until June 30, 2021.

Normally in late summer, families are submitting free and reduced price meal applications before the Oct. 17 deadline to ensure that their children receive the benefits through the following October after the new school year begins. 

We are asking families to continue to submit free and reduced price meal applications to Hilton Food Service Department even though meals are free for all students through the remainder of the 2020-21 school year. The applications are needed for the following reasons:

• Students who request fee waivers for AP exams or college applications, for example, will not qualify for the fee waiver if they do not have a current application on file.
• If the federal government releases a new batch of P-EBT Food Benefit Cards to families during the pandemic, like those released over the summer, families may not qualify if there is not a current application on file.
• A current application will allow students to be temporarily eligible for the first 30 operational days of the next school year. This will buy families time to submit a new application for next year once the reapplication process begins over the summer. 

The Free and Reduced Meal Application can be found in this year’s district calendar or by visiting Hilton.k12.ny.us/freemeals. If you have questions, you can reach me at 392-1000, ext. 2152 or my assistant, Donna Ziegler, at 392-1000, ext. 2151.

Sincerely,

Scott Ziobrowski
Director of Food Services