South Winneshiek Schools

South Winneshiek school is a Food & Fitness school.  This page highlights some of their projects and activities.

Cooking School for School Cooks - Stir Fry

(9/26/11) S. Winn school food service staff are sharpening their cooking skills by attending 5th Season Workshops hosted by the Northeast Iowa Food & Fitness Initiative Farm to School program.  Guest Chef Jason Skarin from Luther Collage led a stir-fry workshop at Decorah Middle School.  Food service staff prepared and froze stir-fry vegetables from the school garden and local farmers. Read more.

S. Winn School Food Service Workers Complete ServSafe Training

(August 2011) School food service employees from five school districts participated in a day-long food safety in-service taught by Iowa State University Extension specialist Cindy Baumgartner.  The training was part of the Farm to School project in northeast Iowa. Nineteen food service staff from South Winneshiek, Oelwein, West Central, MFL Mar-Mac and Central of Elkader school districts participated.  Read more.

S. Winn FFI Team hosts 5K Run/Walk

The Fun Run/Walk was held on a cool May 8 morning.  Many participants came out to join in the fun.  Medals were given to the top runners in different age categories.

S. Winn students enjoy a fitness walk at Lake Meyer

S. Winn students spent a beautiful fall afternoon going on a fitness walk at Lake Meyer.

S. Winn Food & Fitness: 2009 Summary

The South Winneshiek Food and Fitness team was organized the fall of 2009.  The year started out with the high school students walking around Lake Meyer in October of 2009.  The food and fitness team applied for and received grant money to help off set the cost of fresh food in both centers.  The high school students had the opportunity to eat fresh, locally grown, apples, potatoes (baked), celery, carrots, broccoli and apple cider.  The elementary students had the opportunity to eat baked potatoes, celery, carrots and apples.

Mrs. Sheryl Holien has been busy teaching mini health units to the Early Childhood through 5th grade students.  The year started out with stranger danger safety, fire safety, water safety, and winter weather safety.  In January Mrs. Holien started bringing in different fruits for the students to try.  The students had the opportunity to try kiwi, mango, fresh pineapple, and Clementine's.  The student also had the opportunity to learn about the importance of dairy in their diet.  At the end of the mini health unit the students enjoyed a piece of string cheese (provided by the Winneshiek County Daily Producers) The mini units will wrap up with home made pumpkin bread, bike and water safety.   

A garden is in the early stages at the Ossian center.  Kristin Kriener and Sheryl Holien are heading up this project.   The garden will contain vegetables that will be prepared by the cooks in both centers so the South Winneshiek students can experience how much better locally grown vegetables taste.

At the home high school basketball games the food and fitness team sold turkey and cheese sandwiches on whole grain white bread (A healthy choice) They also provided the Booster Club with turkey and cheese sandwiches on whole grain white bread, gogurt (yogurt in a tube) and string cheese for the Pee Wee Wrestling Tournament held at South Winneshiek.  All of the healthy items were a hit and we want you to look for them in the concession stands this fall and winter.

The food and fitness team has also offered the chance for high school student to sample a variety of home made breads like pumpkin, banana and poppy seed.  They were offered during semester exams and the yearly tests given in January and February.  Milk was also offered.

The high school students also had the opportunity to enjoy string cheese as a healthy snack.  The Winneshiek County Daily producers provided Mrs. Sheryl Holien with 600 pieces of string cheese for the EC-12 grade students.  Needless to say it was a Big hit.