We are excited to offer a quality lunch program for our 5th through 12th grade students (Corona Campus). We contract with Colorado Springs School District 11 to provide a variety of nutritious hot and cold lunch options.

Lunch menus are posted here on this page as they become available. Additionally, paper copies of menus for 5th and 6th graders are typically sent home in the students' Friday Folders, and paper copies of menus for 7th through 12th graders are posted at the Junior High and High School front offices, as well as in The Vanguard School Cafetorium.

CMCA's 5th-7th grade students enjoy lunch in "The Box" (multi-purpose room) choosing one of two daily lunch entrées. Each entrée includes an unlimited salad bar and choice of milk.

The 8th through 12th grade students have their lunchtime periods in The Vanguard School's Cafetorium with a variety of entrées from which to choose. Each entrée includes an unlimited salad bar and choice of milk.

The cost of daily lunches for 5th-8th grade students is $2.50 per day.

The cost of daily lunches for 9th-12th grade students is $3.15 per day.

Lunch Fee Payment Information

• Payments for lunch can made either by check, cash, or now online!
  • By Check: Make checks payable to The Vanguard School.
  • By Cash: Payments may be made directly AT THE  REGISTER during the students designated lunch time.
  • Online: Payments may be made in multiples of five school lunches at a time (one week's worth) using your credit/debit card and a secure payment system.  Click here to visit our Lunch Fees Online Payment Page for more information and to remit payments.
• Parents/students are asked to please pre-pay whenever possible. You may pre-pay for as many days as you choose.

If you have any questions concerning the CMCA-Vanguard School Lunch Program, please contact Paula Humber by telephone at 719.471.1999 x260.

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For more information on District 11 Food & Nutrition Services, visit their Web site at http://www.d11.org/FNS/Pages/default.aspx, check out their answers to frequently asked questions, and read testimonials from District 11 families and others excited about the value of the food program! 

Also - check out the "Good Food Project!", making a diference in D-11 schools!

Click here to view the "Harvest of the Month" recipes for May 2013.

A bright spring day calls for some bright red strawberries! Wild strawberries go back to the times of the Greeks and Romans. Today California grows around 83% of the strawberries grown in the United States. There are over 70 varieties of strawberries, usually growing year round with peak season from April to July. Strawberries are also fun and easy to plant in your own backyard. Strawberries are the only fruit with seeds on the outside, averaging 200 seeds per strawberry. Besides eating strawberries raw and whole, they are good toppers for ice cream, pancakes or waffles. They also add a great taste to fruit salads, smoothies or cereals. Strawberry shortcake is another popular food item. Who knew strawberries could even be good in a salad? Try the recipe this month to make a refreshing strawberry chef salad. At the same time you’re enjoying these strawberries, you’re getting a great source of vitamin C and folate, both playing roles in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Eight strawberries will provide 140% of the recommended daily intake of vitamin C for kids. Strawberries are also fat free, sodium free, cholesterol free. Approximately one cup of strawberries is only 55 calories. Store strawberries in refrigerator for one to three days and wait to wash until they are ready to eat. (Sources: www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org, http://urbanext.illinois.edu/strawberries/facts.cfm )

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