Huntington Beach Union High School District Superintendent Dr. Carolee Ogata appears in a Got Milk? advertisement displayed at a bus stop near Huntington Beach High School. The campaign recognizes school employees who help provide students with nutritious meals and beverages. (Photo courtesy of Huntington Beach Union High School District) 
A member of the Got Milk? production team applies the campaign’s signature milk mustache to Huntington Beach Union High School District Superintendent Dr. Carolee Ogata during a photo shoot at the district’s Nutrition Services office. (Photo courtesy of Huntington Beach Union High School District) 
Huntington Beach Union High School District Superintendent Dr. Carolee Ogata poses with a glass of milk and a stuffed cow during a photo shoot for the Got Milk? campaign, which features five district employees. (Photo courtesy of Huntington Beach Union High School District) 
Frankie Ramos, a driver with Huntington Beach Union High School District’s Nutrition Services team, holds his Got Milk? campaign poster. Ramos is one of five district employees featured in the campaign celebrating the people behind school nutrition. (Photo courtesy of Huntington Beach Union High School District) 
Huntington Beach Union High School District Nutrition Services driver Frankie Ramos is featured in a Got Milk? advertisement at a bus stop in Huntington Beach. Six posters featuring district employees were installed as part of the campaign leading up to World School Milk Day on Sept. 30. (Photo courtesy of Huntington Beach Union High School District) 
Melissa Erman, operations supervisor for Huntington Beach Union High School District’s Nutrition Services team, appears in a Got Milk? advertisement displayed at a bus stop in Huntington Beach. She is one of five district employees featured in the campaign. (Photo courtesy of Huntington Beach Union High School District) 
John Chiu, administrator of nutrition for Huntington Beach Union High School District, is featured in a Got Milk? advertisement near Huntington Beach High School. The campaign highlights the employees who help provide nutritious meals and beverages to students. (Photo courtesy of Huntington Beach Union High School District) 
Patrick Ryan, a kitchen manager with Huntington Beach Union High School District, sports the iconic milk mustache in a Got Milk? bus stop advertisement. The campaign celebrates school nutrition employees and their contributions to student well-being. (Photo courtesy of Huntington Beach Union High School District)
Quick look: Five Huntington Beach Union High School District employees, including the superintendent and Nutrition Services staff, are featured in a Got Milk? campaign displayed at local bus stops. The effort celebrates the people behind the school meals while promoting milk and nutrition education.
Some familiar faces are making a splash around Huntington Beach, and they’re sporting the iconic milk mustache.
Five employees from the Huntington Beach Union High School District have traded their usual work settings for the spotlight as part of a Got Milk? campaign featuring larger-than-life portraits at local bus stops.
Among those featured are Superintendent Dr. Carolee Ogata, Administrator of Nutrition John Chiu, Operations Supervisor Melissa Erman, Kitchen Manager Patrick Ryan and Driver Frankie Ramos.
The campaign includes six bus stop advertisements near Huntington Beach High School, giving residents a chance to spot the people who help keep students nourished throughout the school day.
Celebrating the people behind school meals
The campaign began over the summer when the Dairy Council of California invited school nutrition departments to submit photos of employees posing with milk ahead of World School Milk Day on Sept. 30. The Got Milk? team transformed the submissions into promotional posters, complete with the familiar milk mustaches.
For Huntington Beach Union High School District, the collaboration grew into something bigger. With the Got Milk? team based nearby on Pacific Coast Highway, the Dairy Council arranged for a professional photo shoot at the district’s Nutrition Services office. The resulting images were featured on six bus stop advertisements near Huntington Beach High School.
The campaign also coincided with World School Milk Day activities at Westminster High School, where students participated in milk tastings, voting, prizes and photo opportunities.
“Being part of such a recognizable campaign was a fun and unexpected way to celebrate the work our team does every day,” Chiu said. “Seeing our colleagues and our superintendent featured in the Got Milk? campaign reminds us that getting milk into students’ hands takes a whole team working together. We’re proud to be part of something that brings visibility to school nutrition and the people behind it.”
Behind the campaign, the district’s Nutrition Services team provides free breakfast and lunch to students while creating opportunities to try new foods, participate in cultural food celebrations and learn about healthy eating through hands-on activities.
The six bus stop advertisements are expected to remain on display near Huntington Beach High School into November, giving community members a little more time to spot a familiar face from their local campuses.