High-top bistro tables in new $2.2M cafeteria

A new $2.2 million cafeteria at Neshoba Central High School opened on Friday and cut the ribbon.

Lundy Brantley, Minister of Education, thanked the “Taxpayers in Nahiba County for the first-rate facilities provided before the award ceremony.”

He said that from the beginning, the school district's goal was to provide a very attractive environment for students, employees and the community.

Brantley said: "By providing students with first-class facilities, we showed them that we can compete with anyone in the state and will never be runner-up."

Jill Byars, chairman of the school board, talked about the board’s commitment to students and expressed gratitude to taxpayers.

She said: "We would like to thank the taxpayers in Nahimba County for providing this amazing facility to our students, as well as their encouragement and interest in the project."

"Our students are very important to us, and we will continue to work hard to provide opportunities to help them compete in the global market while providing facilities that provide a positive and encouraging atmosphere."

After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, visitors can see red, blue and white tables with school signs on them, as well as more modern restaurant-style stalls and tall bistro tables.

The original bid for the new 9,100-square-foot facility was US$2,236,500 and the price was US$27,000. TerryMark Meridian Construction Company was awarded the contract.

Students can walk out the back door of the high school and enter the independent facility.

The cafeteria also includes top kitchen appliances, projectors, and drop-down screens for meetings and other events.

The new facility can accommodate 366 students at the same time, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it can only accommodate up to 141 students at a time.

The canteen reflects Goal 5 of the school district’s strategic plan: “Maintain a clean and healthy learning environment and build an advanced campus”.

Neshoba Central High School principal Jason Gentry said students

Divided into group A and group B, they alternately eat in the cafeteria or take a packed lunch in the classroom every week.

He said: "We have hot meals for students to eat in the cafeteria during designated weeks and then bring them to the classroom in other weeks."

Students participating in cheers, softball, basketball, jazz bands and junior college football games eat with coaches and directors in the cafeteria every day.

Gentry said that despite the pandemic, conditions in the cafeteria are still very good.

He said: "After a few weeks on the mixed schedule, it is a good thing to get all students back to the classroom." "Things are ever-changing, but we are very happy about the new cafeteria."

Assistant principal Dana McLain said that it is very important for all students to have the opportunity to enjoy the cafeteria.

"This allows us to maintain social distancing from students who are far away, but they can eat and still use the new facilities. The children are very proud of this," she said.

The gentlemen agreed that the children were very proud. He said: "They keep it clean." "They like stalls and high tables."

Brantley (Brantley) met including Baias (Bears), Vice President Davis Fulton (Davis Fulton), Secretary Wyatt Waddell (Wyatt Waddell) and Jimmy Jonah (Jimmie Joiner) ) And Michelle Phillips (Michelle Phillips).

Mike Taylor, the president and chief architect of Pryor and Morrow Architects from Columbus, and Ben Kavalsky, the project architect, attended the meeting.

Mark Carter of Meridian's TerryMark Construction also attended the meeting. aBrantley also recognized Neshoba’s administrators and other key personnel for their commitment to making the new cafeteria a reality.

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