Taos schools hold line on full pay lunch prices
Taos Municipal School board rejects a price hike that would raise full pay breakfast from 36 to 40 cents and lunch from 86 to 75 cents while partial pay meals rise from 20 to 25 for breakfast and 35 to 40 for lunch. Only 16 percent pay full price. 75 percent free. 10 percent reduced. Board members Enos Garcia and Melltan Struck voted yes. Alex Medina Arsenio Cordova and Tina Martinez opposed.
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Mixed reviews on Taos School lunch program
Taos High School principal Virgil Gutierrez and assistant lunch supervisor Tilly Vigil defend school meals as well balanced and practical while students from alumni report mixed opinions. Several say food is good but others criticize starch, serving style, or specific dishes like Pin Wheels. The lunchroom serves around 4650 meals daily with staples such as beef enchiladas burgers beans chili pizza and spaghetti.
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Private brown baggers pay more in private schools
Private school lunches cost more than public ones with estimates showing private meals surpass 66 cent public lunches. Taos Christian Academy offers hot lunches via microwave heating, while others push cheaper sack options though labor and prep add hidden costs.
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Taos Christian Academy
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the Christian Academy
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Razing go ahead awaited for Taos Guz middle school site
Plans to raze the old seventh grade building behind Garcia Middle School await State Board of Finance approval on Friday. The structure has usable furniture and fixtures to be removed, with principals invited to reclaim items. After approval, demolition will be advertised for salvage. materials like adobes and wood may be kept by the contractor. Taos Crime Stoppers launches a fourth fund drive today with canvassing and donations at local banks and departments.
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