Friday Fun - Lunch, Lunch and Today's all about lunch

[Humashankar VJ]

Hello Atlassian's - Happy Friday!!

Today's all about lunch, but not just any lunch!

Today, the first Friday in May is School Lunch Hero Day, a day to celebrate the amazing people who fuel our days with delicious meals.

Remember those cafeteria lunches? From trading sandwiches for cookies to the surprise ice cream treat on a hot day, school lunches weren't just meals – they were experiences!

Can you still taste the legendary hot dog and soup combo on a cold day? It was pure comfort food magic!

Let's share some memories!

• Did you ever trade your lunch with a friend?
• Do you have a favorite school lunch memory?
• Who remembers the joy of a surprise ice cream on a hot day?

Did you know these meals were made by our dedicated School Lunch Heroes?

Maybe you even thanked them with a note or a poster? Let's use today as a chance to recall about those delicious meals and the incredible team who made them happen!

So, what are your favorite School Lunch Hero memories? Share them below!

With that we all are signing of this week work to start our weekend!!

[Stephen_Lugton]

All I can think of is the cafeteria scene at the end of Shazam where Superman walks in carrying a lunch tray.

[Humashankar VJ]

Perfect!

[Dan Breyen]

Ahh, it was the Spring of 1985 and the Coca-Cola company was losing market share.  Someone in marketing must have decided it was time for a change and come up with something new.

New Coke was born and in order to celebrate, dropped of cases of the stuff at school and surprisingly, for one day, we had it for lunch!  

Well, we all know how that turned out as 3 months later 'Coca-Cola Classic' was soon on the shelves, but that was quite a surprise for lunch!

[Humashankar VJ]

Interesting to hear the story from a few decades back!

[Dan Breyen]

A shout out to all the lunch ladies from my elementary & high school years!  In at the crack of dawn and making pizza, hot dish, and all other sorts of creations at the crack of dawn from scratch, then cleaning up everything only to go through the same process the next morning.

[Humashankar VJ]

Greatly said.

[Laurie Sciutti]

No doubt!  And it seemed to be a thankless job ~ those "lunch ladies" were angels for having to deal with a bunch of unruly kids.  LOL

[Barbara Szczesniak]

I did not often buy lunch when I was in elementary school—with the exception of pizza day. Every day, however, I did go through the line and buy a carton of milk (for 5 cents). Occasionally, we were allowed to get chocolate milk, which was a real treat. I think that was your choice of beverage—whole milk, chocolate whole milk, or nothing. 

[Humashankar VJ]

What a sweet memory!

[Laurie Sciutti]

ah ~ I remember the special chocolate milk days!  Those WERE a treat!  🍫🥛

[Dan Breyen]

@Barbara Szczesniak we had a punch card we could buy for milk or lunches, and they'd take out the hole punch, and then my carton of milk was in hand.  

Yes, I'd agree, the chocolate milk days were extra special to go with my brown bag with a sandwich of some sort and whatever else was in there that day.

[Brant Schroeder]

We need to bring back ice cream trucks.  I remember them coming around the neighborhood in the summer.  You would hear the song a couple blocks away, scramble to find enough change for a treat and race outside so you did not miss them when they came by.  

[Humashankar VJ]

Hi @Brant Schroeder - 

Totally agree! Ice cream trucks were the highlight of my summer days too! The Blast from the past is real.

[Shawn Doyle - ReleaseTEAM]

We used to like it when they served pizza squares.  While they weren't really pizza, they definitely with square.

[Vronik]

Hi

My lunch, coincidentally, on Fridays was my favorite because it was when I had the cheese and chocolate sandwich. I was only allowed to eat it on Fridays because of the calories and the healthy eating. I remember it with great affection and from time to time I would eat it. to remember good times and treat myself

[Dan Breyen]

Don't forget being assigned the table washer for your table after everyone was done and before everyone ran out for recess, you got to stick your hand into the bucket and pull out the washrag to give your table a quick wash to dump all of the crumbs to make friends with those on the bottom of the bucket already.