Congratulations to Peninsula High School Student Nutrition Assistant Lead Sonia Gonzalez, the October 2022 Golden Apple Award recipient. Sonia was nominated by several of her colleagues:
Dan Varela: Sonia is a very wonderful lady who takes kid's health and nutrition to a whole new level. She is also a great role model to many kids in our school, especially her helpers, not to mention her wonderful and enthusiastic demeanor.
Viliami Dauwe: Sonia demonstrates exemplary service, improved quality and productivity of food that student nutrition's services serves here at Peninsula High School. She keeps her eyes on the weather and she survey the student and encaged in thoughtful conversation about some of their favorite food and then she'll return to her kitchen which is across the street from the campus and put together a menu with the ingredients of fresh fruit and vegetable and then drive the food to be served three times a day(I don't believe anyone else does this in the district everyday). In the midst of home isolation and distant learning for our student and especially in the roughest time of the pandemic she did home outreach by serving and putting together boxes of food for delivery to families that were facing food insecurity. Sonia exemplifies the spirit of everything that is Peninsula P.U.M.A and if we search for the definition of exemplary services she is the model of everything that is wholesome as a employee, a value member of the PHS family and a mother who cares and listen to the population of student she serves.
Ron Campana: Sonia does a tremendous job serving and meeting the needs of our students. She provides delicious, healthy choices and always provides positive energy and a smile.
Dan Michalske: Sonia prepares the food from across the street from PHS and has to transport the food BY HERSELF every morning and afternoon. The students love her and show her tons of respect. She is amazing and totally deserving of a Golden Apple.
Nora Barrientos: Sonia does an outstanding job with preparing delicious and nutritious meals for our students and makes a positive impact on our entire school community with her infectious enthusiasm. She works tirelessly to prepare a variety of new menu items, for example: pozole, fajitas, quesadillas, and enchiladas. Students love to see what her next culinary creation will be. She always has a smile on her face, even when faced with the challenge of having to prepare all her meals in her actual kitchen across the street and driving back to the PHS campus in a golf cart three times a day to deliver the delicious hot meals. Sonia also makes sure that nothing goes to waste by whipping up new menu creations as often as necessary. Sonia is such an inspiration to all of the PHS students and staff! For all these reasons and so much more, Sonia deserves to be awarded the Golden Apple!
Lara Montoya: Sonia is an instrumental part of the Puma Family, for both students and staff. Sonia has the tedious task of transporting food six times daily - from one building to the next, up and down the ramp through all types of weather. She always greets the students and staff with a bright smile and has embraced the Puma Spirit of creating a safe and welcoming space for all by building authentic relationships for support
