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Education
Burke Schools offers free lunch programs starting June 9
By THE NEWS STAFF
Burke County Public Schools will offer three summer meal
programs, including lunches at Valdese and Mountain View elementary
schools.
BCPS / FOR THE PAPER
School will soon be out of session, but the school district will help keep the community fed with a trio of programs.
The BCPS Summer Meals program starts Monday, June 9. Children 18 and younger can get a free lunch from one of three options: daily lunch at two school sites, to-go weekly meal bundles, or the M.E.A.L. Mobile food truck stops.
CAFETERIA LUNCHES
The cafeterias at Valdese Elementary School and Mountain View Elementary School will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Monday through Thursday for lunch. The meals are free for children 18 and younger. Entrees include cafeteria classics like cheese pizza, chicken sandwiches, burgers, hot dogs, and baked mozzarella sticks. Each free lunch includes an entree, two sides, and milk or water.
Parents and guardians can pick up weekly meal bundles each Thursday starting June 12 at Icard Elementary School or Oak Hill Elementary School. Meal bundles include five breakfasts and five lunches for each child in your household younger than 18 (the children do not need to be present). Staff will be in front of the school to load the bundles into recipients’ cars.
Icard Elementary: 3087 Icard School Road, Connelly Springs
Oak Hill Elementary: 2363 N.C. 181, Morganton
FOOD TRUCK STOPS
The M.E.A.L. Mobile food truck starts July 7 and will stop at Martha’s Park and Valdese Family Splash Park each Monday through Thursday. Children 18 and younger can get a free lunch. More information to come regarding specific times for each stop.
Martha’s Park: 200 Collett St., Morganton
Valdese Splash Pad: 312 Massel Ave. SE, Valdese
Summer meals are available through Aug. 14. All sites will be closed June 30 to July 4. All lunch spots are open to the public, so children do not have to be BCPS students to take advantage of the programs.
Education
Freedom High senior earns American Legion contest scholarship
Malik Harris (left) speaks with Mike Hasson, American Legion
District 21 commander, and Pam Genant, Post 322 historian and
District 21 adjutant at the national American Legion Oratorical
competition.
FOR THE PAPER
The national American Legion Oratorical competition took place
May 16-18 on the campus of Hillsdale College in Hillsdale,
Mich.
FOR THE PAPER
After winning in local, regional, and state levels, Freedom High senior Malik Harris reached the semifinals in the national American Legion Oratorical competition.
In his bracket, he competed against Alabama, California, Connecticut, Minnesota, and Vermont. Harris represented Post 322, District 21, Division 5, and the Department (state) of North Carolina. He was one of 18, from a field of 50, to reach the semifinals, earning a $4,000 scholarship.
Each competitor is given an assigned topic, drawn by the contest official in full view of the audience. The speaker has 3-5 minutes to demonstrate their knowledge of the subject, the extent of their research, and the ability to discuss the topic as related to the basic principles of government under the U.S. Constitution.
The senior won the local contest in February, the division competition March 1 in Sylva, and the state competition in Chapel Hill on March 29. National winners were Mary Crosby of Washington (first), Gina Harjani of Tennessee (second) and Elena Andrews of South Dakota (third).
The American Legion Oratorical Contest exists to develop deeper knowledge and appreciation for the U.S. Constitution among high school students. Since 1938, the program has presented participants with an academic speaking challenge that teaches important leadership qualities, the history of our nation’s laws, the ability to think and speak clearly, and an understanding of the duties, responsibilities, rights and privileges of American citizenship.
Angela Kuper Copeland is the editor. She may be reached at 828-445-8595, ext. 2003, orangela@thepaper.media.
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