Centennial – Boulder

Hot Lunch vs Sack Lunch

by Shelley Schlender • February 24, 2012

Three years ago, Boulder Valley Schools hired the world renowned “Renegade Lunch Lady” Chef Ann Cooper, to make school lunches among the healthiest in the nation. They even surpass the new USDA guidelines. They’re free of additives and made from scratch by acclaimed local chefs who want kids to really like healthy food. More students…

by Shelley Schlender • October 28, 2011

Sierra, a middle school student in Centennial’s first cooking class, explains how cooking food from scratch in the Centennial kitchen has given her more appreciation for school cooked hot lunch.

by Shelley Schlender • October 28, 2011

In 2011, Centennial Middle School teacher Scott Griffith launched a cooking class, where students learned to cook in the regular cafeteria kitchen and shared the results of what they made. Halfway through the class, the students competed in a breakfast menu cooking contest. You can see the results above (note: you need youtube enabled on…

by Shelley Schlender • September 28, 2011

Middle school student Sam practices being a lunch eater who teacher Mr. D is interviewing, while other students film from different angles. This is in preparation for actually interviewing real students about school lunch, and also learning how to make a video with a lot of interesting angles mixed in. Sam says that he actually…

by Shelley Schlender • September 28, 2011

Middle School Students in Scott Griffith’s cooking class at Centennial Middle School talk about how watching Supersize Me has affected their views about fast food.

by Shelley Schlender • August 28, 2011

Centennial Middle School Cooking Class. Teacher Scott Griffith talks with students about the cooking projects up ahead: Teacher Scott Griffith welcomes middle school students to Centennial Middle School’s first cooking class, and students make a wish list of what they want to create.