Lunch / Food Services

  • Students get two free trips to the cafeteria each day on campus - breakfast OR snack and lunch. Additional meals will be charged to the student’s account (see info on EZ Pay below). With the new bell schedule, there is no longer a “nutrition break,” but snack will be served between 1st and 2nd period. Passing periods will be 10 minutes long, which will give students enough time to grab a snack if they are hungry and head to class. If they have food restrictions we should know about, please COMPLETE THIS FORM and send it to your grade level team.

     

    Daily Food Schedule:

    Monday - Thursday:
    Breakfast - 7:30-8:30
    Snack - 10:02-10:12
    Lunch - 11:46-12:10

    Friday:
    Breakfast - 7:30-10:30
    Snack - 11:25-11:35
    Lunch - 1:00-1:25 

     

    EZ School Pay offers an option for maintaining a credit account for purchasing more than the offered one free meal and snack per day. Prepaid meal accounts help the lunch lines go faster, giving students more time to eat, relax, and play. It also provides peace of mind, as you won’t need to look for lunch money every day or worry about it getting lost, stolen, or used for other things. When registering for your EZSchoolPay account, select Grossmont UHS District as your school district.

     

    About Food Services at Helix:

    Good nutrition and learning go hand in hand! Grossmont Union High Nutrition Services provide Helix Food Services. Our Nutrition Services department consists of a dedicated team of food and nutrition professionals committed to students' health, well-being, and learning ability. Helix and GUH Nutrition Services support learning by promoting healthy habits for lifelong nutrition and fitness. Meals, foods, and beverages sold or served at schools meet state and federal requirements based on USDA Dietary Guidelines. We provide students with access to a variety of affordable and appealing foods that meet their health and nutrition needs. For food service questions, please call (619) 644-8183.

     

    Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)

    Helix is a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) school for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). Instead of collecting NSLP applications, we gather the Local Control Funding Formula Alternative Form during student registration. This form determines eligibility for:

     

    - Chromebook Annual Warranty Coverage

    - Fee Waivers for AP Tests

    - Fee Waivers for ACT & SAT Tests

    - Fee Waivers for College Applications

    - Reduced Cost Home Internet Access and Other Program Reductions

    - Scholarships for College 4 Me

     

    If your circumstances, have changed since your submission of of the LCFF Alternative Form, please complete the following: https://bit.ly/LCFF_FORM_2024_2025