All Seattle Public Schools are closed due the coronavirus pandemic but on Monday March 16, they began a free meal program. The first day, at 11am they had very few takers at either the Denny or Sealth locations where the meals were set up. Meals not consumed may be made available to homeles in the community but that question remained under discussion by the District.

SPS produces about 15,000 meals daily and as an example Denny provides close to 600 breakfasts and lunches daily, matched by Sealth meaning 1200 meals are consumed by students on site.

The early meals are all comprised of fruit or prepackaged food, provided in sacks with things like hummus, fruit, caesar salads, chocolate or regular whole milk, fruit juice, healthy chips, and dried berries.

Doree Fazio Young, known to generations of West Seattle students as the Lunch Lady at Denny said, "We ended up serving 98 lunches between the 2 schools on the 1st day."

 

Beyond the meals, at least at Denny, Principal Jeff Clark took it upon himself, along with his staff to utilize the site https://www.schoology.com to provide students with access to distance learning. Class handouts and free books were available to all students. Will the lost time be made up later in the year somehow? Clark said, "Of course this is a massive disruption, at the same time we understand the need to prioritize health and safety so SPS is going to be announcing things as a whole district. Denny will not be extending the school year independently, that will be discussed at the district.

 

The following schools below will serve lunch for all Seattle Public Schools students Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., for the duration of the school closure.

Grab and go meals are available for students, but students can not stay at the school to eat them because of social distancing guidance from state and local health agencies.

Details about the 26 lunch locations are provided below, if you need accessibility support, staff are available to provide access to another entrance or bring the food outside. Below are student meal distribution sites and specific directions on where to pick up at each school.

LINK TO MAP OF SITES OFFERING FREE MEALS DAILY

 

Southeast School Sites

Dunlap Elementary School (Google map)
4525 S Cloverdale St Seattle, WA 98118

Enter and exit through main entrance from Cloverdale Street. Lunchroom will be down the hall on the right. Side doors leading directly into lunchroom may also be used.

Emerson Elementary School (Google map)
9709 60th Ave S Seattle, WA 98118

Enter and exit through doors near kitchen facing South Pilgrim Street. Lunchroom is immediately to the right upon entry.

Franklin High School (Google map)
3013 S Mt Baker Blvd Seattle, WA 98144

Enter and exit through main entrance on north side of the building facing Mount Baker Boulevard.

Aki Kurose Middle School (Google map)
3928 S Graham St Seattle, WA 98118

Pickup instructions:

If serving outside building: Enter rear driveway from 39th Avenue, pick up food near center of building, exit on 42nd Avenue.

If serving inside building: Enter/Exit through the door facing Graham Street at the southeast corner of the building. Cafeteria will be immediately across the hall to the left after entering.

Mercer Middle School (Google map)
1600 S Columbian Way Seattle, WA 98108

Enter and exit through main entrance of east building (there are two building on the campus). Cafeteria will be across the hall to the right.

Rainier Beach High School (Google map)
8815 Seward Park Ave S Seattle, WA 98118

Enter and exit through main entrance doors facing Seward Park Avenue. Lunchroom will be straight ahead on the left.

Rainier View Elementary School (Google map)
11650 Beacon Ave S Seattle, WA 98178

Enter and exit through doors facing 56th Avenue South on the southeast side of the building. Lunchroom will be immediately to the right.

Rising Star @ African American Academy (Formerly Van Asselt Elementary) (Google map)
8311 Beacon Ave S Seattle, WA 98118

Enter and exit through cafeteria doors on the west side of the building, near the northwest corner.

West Seattle and Southwest School Sites

Concord International Elementary School (Google map)
723 S Concord St Seattle, WA 98108

Enter and exit through doors facing Concord Street of enclosed hallway connecting cafeteria and main building. Cafeteria will be immediately to the left upon entry.

 

 

Denny International Middle School (Google map)
2601 SW Kenyon St Seattle, WA 98126

Enter and exit through galleria doors on either south or north side of building.

Chief Sealth International High School (Google map)
2600 SW Thistle St Seattle, WA 98126

Enter and exit through galleria doors on either south or north side of building.

West Seattle Elementary School (Google map)
6760 34th Ave SW Seattle, WA 98126

Enter and exit through main entrance on north side of building. After taking a right, the lunchroom will be on the left.

West Seattle High School (Google map)
3000 California Ave SW Seattle, WA 98116

Enter and exit through courtyard doors on west side of building facing California Avenue. Cafeteria will be across the hall on toward the left.

Central District School Sites

Lowell Elementary School (Google map)
1058 E Mercer St Seattle, WA 98102

Enter and exit through lunchroom door facing 11th Avenue East near the center of the building.

Bailey Gatzert Elementary School (Google map)
1301 E Yesler Way Seattle, WA 98122

Enter and exit through main entrance on Yesler Way. Cafeteria is directly ahead upon entry.

Thurgood Marshall Elementary School (Google map)
2401 S Irving St Seattle, WA 98144

Enter and exit through doors on west side of building near drive-up/parking area. Lunchroom will be to the right after entry.

Meany Middle School (Google map)
301 21st Ave E Seattle, WA 98112

Enter and exit through main entrance doors on southeast corner of building fading 21st Avenue. After taking a right turn, the lunchroom will be down the hall to the left.

Seattle World School (Google map)
1700 E. Union St. Seattle, WA 98122

Enter and exit the building though the doors on the southwest corner of the building across from the parking lot on E. Union Street.

Queen Anne and Magnolia School Sites

Catharine Blaine K-8 (Google map)
2550 34th Ave W Seattle, WA 98199

Enter and exit through the cafeteria doors facing 34th Avenue West.

McClure Middle School (Google map)
1915 1st Ave W Seattle, WA 98119

Enter and exit through main entrance on north side of building. Cafeteria across hall on left after entering.

Northeast School Sites

Eckstein Middle School (Google map)
3003 NE 75th St Seattle, WA 98115

Enter and exit from courtyard area near portables through cafeteria doors on east side of building.

Nathan Hale High School (Google map)
10750 30th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98125

Enter and exit through main entrance door on west side of building facing 30th Avenue. Cafeteria will be down the hall on the right.

Olympic Hills Elementary (Google map)
13018 20th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98125

Entrance and exit through door near southwest corner of building facing Northeast 130th Street drive-up area.

Northwest School Sites

Ballard High School (Google map)
1418 NW 65th St Seattle, WA 98117

Enter and exit through the east doors near portables/courtyard into commons area.

Broadview-Thomson K-8 (Google map)
13052 Greenwood Ave N Seattle, WA 98133

Enter and exit through door at northwest corner of building, facing Greenwood Avenue. Cafeteria will be directly ahead across the hall.

Robert Eagle Staff Middle School (Google map)
1330 N 90th St Seattle, WA 98103

Enter and exit from the east side of the building through cafeteria doors on courtyard.