Robert Moody
Robbinsville – Free lunches are already a district-wide perk for Graham County students, but a new option has made its way onto the table.
Superintendent Robert Moody announced at the end of Sept. 3’s Graham County Board of Education meeting that all pupils will now have access to an alternative “Super Snack.” The five-component snacks are billed as the equivalent to a meal and come at a price tag of $4.43.
Monies collected by the initiative will go to the Graham County Schools Child Nutrition Program.
Other news & notes
* The system received a $270,000 grant from the Great Smokies Health Foundation, which will help retain the services of Sunny Jenkins as the district’s mental health liaison for the next three years.
* Seven acres of property owned by Graham County Schools in the Wolf Creek community has received an offer for $30,000. To sell the plot of land – which is only fillable, not buildable – the school board will have to declare the property as a surplus and offer it to the county board of commissioners at fair-market value. Should the commissioners decline the offer, it will be publicly advertised for 10 days as part of a bidding process.
* Plans for the renovations to Modeal Walsh Memorial (Big Oaks) Stadium will be sent to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction for approval. The project will break ground as soon as the 2024 home season concludes.
* Personnel approved during closed session included Kristen Orr as a high school cafeteria/Smart Snack employee; and Kirstie Frady as the Cherokee Language instructor at Robbinsville High.