On a sunny September afternoon, Charlottesville High School students headed to the cafeteria and lined up for a new lunch item that has been a hit since its first day.
Rice bowls have made a splash among students, and adding them to the menu was years in the making, as Charlottesville City Schools wanted to respond to students’ requests for new, healthy options, while also tackling staffing challenges for the cafeteria.
“I love it,” China Archie, a 9th grader, said to Charlottesville Tomorrow about the rice bowls. “There has been a whole big line, so it kind of takes a long while to wait, because it’s so popular now and everybody likes it.”
Archie added that not only is she excited for Tuesdays and Wednesdays, when the rice bowls are served, but also that she can customize their rice bowls…