Food Services
DC’s food services are outsourced to Nutrition Management, who will prepare meals for lunch and special events on both campuses from the Student Union dining hall located on the Upper Campus.
Early Childhood Center & Lower School
The ECC/LS food services program allows families to preorder specific meals from our food service kitchen located at the Upper Campus in the Student Union. DC's food service vendor is Nutrition Management Services. Lower campus meals will be prepared per preordering requests and delivered fresh daily.
The menu will be posted monthly, and parents may preorder one week or one month at a time. Weekly orders need to be submitted by the end of the day on the Wednesday of the previous week.
Each meal order includes choice of main entree or alternate entree, dessert, and beverage.
Price:
Main entree meal -
$5.00 for students in grades PK2-2 (smaller portions);
$7.50 for students in grades 3-5
$6.00 Friday Pizza lunch meal all grades
Alternate entree meal -
$6.00 for all students
Questions on the menu may be submitted to Nutrition Management at: dccsdining@nmsc.com.
Payment
The DC Dining Services operates as a cashless system. All students are automatically added to the system at the beginning of each school year. All parents should deposit funds for your students' lunches using the payment processor (MyPaymentsPlus). If you are new to MyPaymentsPlus, you will need to create an account. You will need your student's ID number. You can find your student's ID number in Blackbaud on your child's Contact Card (in the general information section on the left). As students purchase meals, charges will be applied to the funds that were deposited. Lower campus student charges will be applied each day they ordered meals. If your child is absent on a day that you ordered a meal, you must contact the Lower Campus office by 9 am on that day to cancel the order.
Student Union - Middle & Upper Schools
The dining hall, located in the Student Union on the Upper Campus, is open to all Middle and Upper School students to purchase lunch every day. DC's food service vendor is Nutrition Management Services.
The daily hot meal is listed on the menu. The monthly menu is posted in Resources in Blackbaud. Students and employees can also enjoy daily a la carte selections including soup (seasonal), grill station items, pasta station, fresh salad bar, deli selections, smoothies, parfaits, sides, desserts, fresh fruit, grab & go snacks, protein energy bites, and assorted beverages.
Breakfast items will be available for Upper School students in the morning. Students may also purchase food and beverages during DC Time.
Price:
The price of the daily hot meal listed on the menu is $7.25 (premium meals are $8.00).
A la carte items:
Grill station: Cheesesteak, $6.50; Grilled Chicken Sandwich, $4.50; Chicken Nuggets, $4.25; Grilled Cheese, $3.00; Chicken Tenders, $5.50; Pizza, $3.00-4.00, Cheeseburger, $5.25
Salad bar: $4.95 (small), $7.95 (large)
Smoothies: $4.50
Sides: French Fries, $2.25; Mozzarella Sticks, $4.00; Fruit Cups, $2.75; Ice Cream Novelties, TBD, Assorted Snacks, $1.25-$3.00
Grab & Go: Fresh Fruit, Whole $1.60, Cut $2.75; Applesauce Cup, $1.25; String Cheese Stick, $0.85; Peanut Butter Protein Bites, $3.75; Yogurt, Fruit, & Granola Parfait, $4.50
Beverages: White milk (small), $1.00 (large), $2.25; Chocolate milk small, $1.00, (large), $2.25; Lemonade/Ice Tea, $2.00, Iced Tea (Pure Leaf), $3.25, Lipton Fusion, $3.25, Bottled Water, $1.25 (Poland Spring) or $3.25 (Life Water), Gatorade, $2.75, Clover Drinks & Teas, $2.00
Questions on the menu may be submitted to Nutrition Management at: dccsdining@nmsc.com.
Payment
The DC Dining Services operates as a cashless system. All students are automatically added to the system at the beginning of each school year. All parents should deposit funds for your students' lunches using the payment processor (MyPaymentsPlus). As students purchase meals, charges will be applied to the funds that were deposited. Parents may request that student accounts be assigned daily spending limits.
Payment
The DC Dining Services operates as a cashless system. All students are automatically added to the system at the beginning of each school year. All parents should deposit funds for your students' lunches using the payment processor (MyPaymentsPlus). As students purchase meals, charges will be applied to the funds that were deposited. Upper campus student charges will be applied as they go through the line. Lower campus student charges will be applied on each day they have ordered a meal.