Even before the school day begins, the cafeteria workers are hard at work, preparing breakfast and lunch for hundreds of students and staff each day. Their day begins before sunrise and ends mid-afternoon. “We enjoy doing what we do. We are like a family here,” Robin Putty, Klein Collins Child Nutrition Manager, said. “We want students to have good access to the food they need.” With...

Waking up every morning and preparing for school, senior Joshua Steffens drives over to Klein Collins at 6:15 a.m. to hold the door open for its bustling students at 6:30. There, he often plays classical music as bus riders and band kids storm through the building each morning up until 7:15 a.m., when the first period bell rings.  Senior Joshua Steffens, also known as Josh or ‘The Door Guy’,...