New York State Education Depart Recognizes Academy Charter School Cook

The New York State Education Department Child Nutrition Program has recognized Sebastian Sanchez, a cook at the Academy Charter School as an outstanding Food Service Professional.

Mr. Sanchez who has more than twenty years’ experience in restaurants and in the food service industry was nominated by Academy Charter for providing nutritious and tasty meals to the students. His specialties include: jerk chicken, stir fry and grilled chicken pesto sandwiches.

“What Sebastian brings to the students table is passion, experience and a love for food," said Michael Banschback, Food Service Director at Academy Charter School. “His culinary excellence rivals restaurants and has brightened days for both students and staff.”

Bishop Barrington Goldson, Founder and CEO of Academy Charter says, “ Food insecurity is an issue that many of our students are faced with, Sebastian’s efforts in providing nutritious and challenging meals on a daily basis help us insure that our students are not going to class hungry. A hungry student cannot succeed in the classroom. The meals that Sebastian prepares help our teachers to make sure that they can feed and nurture the intellect of our students in the classroom.”

The Academy Charter School is dedicated to: Core Mastery, Character Development, and Community Awareness. Our school will improve student academic achievement by focusing on three important areas of our children’s growth that will enable them to be empowered adults: mastery of academic subjects, an intensive focus on character development, and fostering a lifelong behavior of giving back to their community.