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MISSION: To make available to each student every day an appetizing, affordable breakfast and lunch to provide nutrients for the body and mind so each may attain success in all areas of growth; physically, socially, emotionally and academically.
Cafeteria Managers:
- Hilton High School - Michelle Ottman, (585) 392-1000, ext. 2139
- Merton Williams Middle School - Linda Goodwin, (585) 392-1000, ext. 3119
- Northwood Elementary School - Gina Fair, (585) 392-1000, ext. 4536
- Quest Elementary School - Kathy Baechle, (585) 392-1000, ext. 6067
- Village Elementary School - Suzanne Anten, (585) 392-1000, ext. 5183
Scott Ziobrowski
Donna Ziegler
Summer Meal Programs
SNAP Benefit Information
Click on the picture below for information regarding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
All Hilton Students Receive Free Breakfast and Lunch
ALL students enrolled in the schools in Hilton Central School District can now receive FREE breakfast and lunch regardless of their household income. This is made possible through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), part of the National School Breakfast and Lunch Program. Families DO NOT need to complete a free and reduced meal application to receive the benefit. In order to continue this program for our entire district, it is extremely important that families complete the Alternate Income Form.
Farm to School/Locally NY
Farm to School programs help to support local farm livelihoods; strengthen regional food systems; connect members of the community through food and farming; and provide fresh, local, healthy lunches to students so that they can engage with their environment, learn and develop healthy lifestyle habits. Hilton Central School District Food Service is committed to bringing as many locally sourced products into the food service program as possible. Products, such as dairy, fruits, vegetables and even locally sourced beef from NY, are incorporated into K-12 programs across the country. This page provides examples of, and recipes and nutritional information for what we currently use at HCSD. Please feel free to contact the Food Service Department at 392-1000, ext. 2151 for more information.
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Free and Reduced-Price Meals
Breakfast and lunch are free for all students starting September 2025-June 2026
For more information, please call Administrative Assistant Donna
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My School Bucks
Message from MySchoolBucks About Supplemental Program Fee Notice
Due to rising payment processing interchange fees and continued increases in operational costs, we’re updating the MySchoolBucks program fee that parents and guardians pay at checkout to $3.25 for all cafeteria credit/debit card prepayments beginning on March 7, 2024. If your district accepts e-checks, the program fee for electronic check payments will increase to $2.75 per meal payment on the same date. This adjustment to our program fee for school meals is necessary to continue providing families with the best and most secure online payment experience, while continuing to maintain the highest levels of data privacy.
The program fee is designed to cover the costs of providing a variety of items, including payment processing costs, live parent and school support, compliance and information security requirements, as well as the software used to manage meal payments.
We recognize that fee updates during the school year can be disruptive, but we can no longer absorb these cost increases without negatively affecting the service we provide. Our intent for increasing our program fee is to be less impactful to families than a one-time fee.
Thank you for your understanding. If you have any questions, please contact our MySchoolBucks Admin Support team at 800.803.6755.
Thank you,
MySchoolBucks
To register:
- Go to MySchoolBucks and click on the link to "Register For A Free Account."
- Select the state as New York and the school district as Hilton Central School District.
- Complete the screens to setup your account.
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When your account is completed, there will be a link on the "Getting started" screen to look up your child. You will need to select the school, enter your child's first and last name and input their student ID number.
Student ID numbers/Lunch ID numbers where printed on the schedules students received at the start of school. If you can't locate your student's ID number, please contact our office at (585) 392-1000, ext. 2152 or 2151.
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For online payments only there is a $2.75 transaction fee. You can add up to $120 onto the accounts of multiple children for a single $2.75 fee. This transaction fee will be retained by Heartland School Solutions, operators of the MySchoolBucks site. The fee will be displayed at the time of your payment. For example, if you fund $100, the $100 amount will deposit into the meal account and your credit/debit card will be charged $102.75.
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Please note that the $2.75 transaction fee only pertains to online payments. Your student will be using the same lunch account even if he/she pays cash or check. Your MySchoolBucks.com account does not need to be used for online payments. There is no charge to pay cash or check and you still have the option to use the FREE services, including checking a student's meal purchase history and receiving low balance notification - all without the $2.75 fee. Checks can be made out to “Hilton Food Service” and given to the cashier at the register or mailed to: Hilton Food Service, 400 East Ave., Hilton, NY 14468.
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When checking your child’s My School Bucks account, the transactions that occurred on that day may not show. The history for the current day may not be posted until the following morning. If you are unsure if your child has enough funds, please ask him/her what purchases were made that day or check back in the morning.