FOOD & NUTRITION SERVICES
Lunch 2025-2026
The lunch fee for grades PK-5th is $3.50 per student.
The free & reduced lunch fee for those that qualify is $.40 per student.
Guest meals are $5 per adult and $3.50 per child.
Extra milk is $ .50 per student.
Students may purchase milk when they bring a cold lunch.
This chart breaks down approximate meal totals by grade, month, semester, and year.
This guide helps understand the lunch line and meal offerings.
EZ Pay Lunch Program
New parents will be enrolled in the EZ Pay Lunch Program using the email address provided at enrollment. To activate your account for the first time, follow the steps below.
Go to the EZ School Apps website using a web browser on your computer or phone. The EZ School App found in an app store does not work for our school's EZ Pay Lunch Program. You must use the website and not the app. Also, note that this account cannot be used for TMP students. The schools are not able to share the same program, as the lunch money is deposited into separate bank accounts.
Enter the email address given to HFE at enrollment and click "Forgot Password." You will be prompted to create a Password.
You will see a list of your students' names who attend HFE. You can click to add a payment via credit or debit card.
For more details & visual step-by-step instructions on how to activate your EZ Pay account for the first time, follow the link here.
To log in to the EZ Pay Lunch Program online to check your students' balances and/or add money, follow the link here.
Free & Reduced Meal Application
A Free & Reduced meal application is included in every family’s folder at enrollment in August, but you can click the link below to download it to your computer. Complete the form and return it to the school office as soon as possible. The application can be brought to enrollment. The sooner we get the application, the quicker we can process it and notify you of your eligibility. HFE requires an original copy of this application for our records. We cannot share an application with TMP or any school that your other children may attend.
Free & Reduced Meal Application 25-26 COMING THIS SUMMER! We will post the link below starting July 1st!
Summer Lunch Program
USD 489 Summer Lunch Program provides free meals to all children ages 1-18 between June 2 and July 31. Meals can be picked up at Hays High School in the West parking lot from 11:30 am - 12:45 pm, Monday - Thursday. Friday meals are sent home on Thursdays. There is no sign-up or income requirement. This institution is an equal opportunity provider. For more information, call 785-623-2400 extension 115 or visit the Summer Meals information and menus in English here and Spanish here.
Wellness Policy
Click here for KSDE Data Central. Contact the school bookkeeper if you are interested in participating in the development, review, update, and implementation of the school wellness policy.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
Per federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
Mail
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; orFax
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442
This institution is an equal opportunity provider!