All children under the age of 18, or under the age of 21 for students with special needs, are eligible to receive FREE breakfast and lunch meals. Parents or guardians can pick up meals without their child(ren) present if needed. A variety of delivery options are available including weekly meals pick up, daily meals school bus stop delivery, and daily meals school site pick up.
Option 1: Weekly Meals Pick Up
The school system is temporarily offering weekly meals on our Food Bus at select locations throughout the community from 11:00 am – 1 pm. Please see the table below for days and locations. Note: These are subject to change.
|
DAY
|
FOOD BUS
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PICK UP
SITE
|
ADDRESS
|
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Mondays
|
Food Bus 1
|
Publix
|
13015 Brown Bridge Rd Space 400, Covington,
GA 30016
|
|
Food Bus 2
|
Food Depot
|
6169 US-278, Covington, GA 30014
|
|
Tuesdays
|
Food Bus 1
|
Burger King
|
53 Highway 81 South, Covington, GA 30016
|
|
Food Bus 2
|
Kroger
|
3139 U.S, Hwy 278 NE, Covington, GA 30014
|
|
Wednesdays
|
Food Bus 1
|
Food Depot
|
6169 US-278, Covington, GA 30014
|
|
Food Bus 2
|
QT
|
11124 GA-142, Covington, GA 30014
|
|
Thursdays
|
Food Bus 1
|
Bells
|
11377 Brown Bridge Rd, Covington, GA 30016
|
|
Food Bus 2
|
Shane’s Rib Shack/Kroger
|
5340 Hwy 20 S, Covington, GA 30016
|
|
Fridays
|
Food Bus 1
|
Kroger (278)
|
3139 U.S, Hwy 278 NE, Covington, GA 30014
|
|
Food Bus 2
|
Bells
|
11377 Brown
Bridge Rd, Covington, GA 30016
|
Additionally, weekly meal supplies are still available for pick-up on Wednesdays from 4:00-6:00 pm at the following elementary schools:
• Heard-Mixon
• Live Oak
• Middle Ridge
• Oak Hill
• West Newton
Please note when receiving weekly meals or weekend meals, all food items are cold. Most entrees and some vegetables will need cooking and/or reheating to the correct and done temperature. Please refer to the cooking instructions provided with the meal.
Option 2: Daily Meals School Site Pick Up
A parent/guardian can visit one of our cafeterias listed below to pick up a meal from 11:00am - 1:00pm each day. When you arrive, please call the applicable cafeteria phone number and let us know how many children need a meal.
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Site
|
Contact Numbers
|
|
Alcovy
High
|
678-342-5642
|
|
Clements
Middle
|
678-342-2492
|
|
Cousins
Middle
|
678-342-2706
|
|
East
Newton Elementary
|
678-342-2471
|
|
Eastside
High
|
678-342-2752
|
|
Fairview
Elementary
|
770-784-2940
|
|
Flint
Hill Elementary
|
678-342-2582
|
|
Heard
Mixon Elementary
|
678-342-2524
|
|
Indian
Creek Middle
|
678-342-2803
|
|
Liberty
Middle
|
678-625-6622
|
|
Live
Oak Elementary
|
678-625-6668
|
|
Livingston
Elementary
|
770-385-6914
|
|
Mansfield
Elementary
|
678-342-2581
|
|
Middle
Ridge Elementary
|
770-385-6468
|
|
NC
Theme School
|
770-784-2960
|
|
NCCA
|
770-788-5497
|
|
Newton
High
|
678-342-2821
|
|
Oak
Hill Elementary
|
770-385-6911
|
|
Porterdale
Elementary
|
678-342-2859
|
|
Rocky
Plains Elementary
|
678-342-5584
|
|
South
Salem Elementary
|
678-625-6613
|
|
Veterans
Memorial Middle
|
770-385-6902
|
|
West
Newton Elementary
|
770-385-6477
|
Option 3: Daily Meals School Bus Stop Delivery
For those students who chose the virtual track at the beginning of the semester, the meal pick-up process has not changed. In-person students who have been temporarily moved to the virtual track can obtain free meals (breakfast and lunch) from one of our designated bus stop delivery locations. Please refer to our
online bus route schedule (to determine the location and timing of the meal delivery stop closest to your residence.
Finally, we are temporarily establishing stops to deliver daily meals (including weekend meals on Fridays) in the following areas. The table below provides information regarding the approximate timeframes each bus will be at each stop. Note: These are subject to change.
|
Bus Stop
|
Time
Frame
|
|
Arbor Lake Apartments
|
12:00 pm – 12:20 pm
|
|
Cedar Grove Community
|
12:15 pm – 12:35 pm
|
|
Covington Estates
|
11:45 am – 12:05 pm
|
|
Five Oaks Subdivision
|
10:50 am – 11:00 am
|
|
Jamestown
|
11:20 am – 11:35 am
|
|
Long Brach Subdivision
|
11:05 am – 11:15 am
|
|
Salem Springs
|
10:35 am – 10:55 am
|
|
Twin Chimneys Subdivision
|
10:40 am – 10:50 am
|
|
Wagon Train
|
11:00 am – 11:20 am
|
|
Wells Mobile Home Park
|
11:30 am – 11:50 am
|
Questions
If you have questions regarding meal distribution for your students please contact us at:
•
[email protected]
• School Nutrition Program - (770) 788-3120, press 0
• Pupil Transportation Department - (770) 784-2909, press 0