Besides academics, daily Mass, sports, clubs, pilgrimages, and other events, life at the Academy includes gathering several times a day for meals in St. Hedwig’s church hall. Students pay for their meals, included in the cost for room and board, and the food is prepared by OLSWA’s dedicated cooks, Sandra Etmanskie and Rachel McGuey. Based on student feedback, during the course of this past summer, the Student Life Committee decided to change the menu in favour of more variety and better nutrition. OLSWA enlisted the help of Mrs. Rhea Baklinski, who works locally as a certified food and nutrition manager, to devise a new menu. The plan involves a four-week rotation so that meals are repeated only once a month. The improved diet is well-balanced, offering more and healthier food choices. The cooks say that having the monthly schedule is a nice change which makes meal preparation easier for them to manage now that there are set recipes to follow each day. Students have also expressed satisfaction with the new meal plan. They love the variety and the well-rounded diet. Thank you, Rachel, Sandra, and Rhea!