Less Food, No Time, Overcrowding Plague Cafeteria

With a student populace counting to over 3,000 people, it’s no wonder that the lunchroom is crowded. But that’s not exactly stopping people from pointing out the negative about the overcrowding. And the overcrowding only adds to problems that already existed.

Now, when people finally get out of a line with their food, they don’t have any time to eat it. Then parents get angry because they find out their kids skipped out on lunch. Or, even worse, were late to class because they were eating their food.

“I think the new lunchroom is pretty annoying. I’m so used to walking through the one isle of tables that I forget it leads to a different line and end up having to climb over a table to get where I want to be,” said Tenille Vawdrey, a junior.

 

Some people may think that there is no immediate solution to the overcrowding. These people are unfortunately correct, to a certain extent. While there is no cure for an endless sea of starving adolescents, there could be a method for ebbing the tide a bit, so to speak.

For example, an hour-long lunch. Now, this idea may seem a little farfetched, but that could be because it’s also ridiculously simple. An hour is a lot longer than 30 minutes, and this gives students more time to eat their food.

However, this may not help with the fact that the food is running out. First and second lunch are fine, but as soon as third lunch rolls around, it’s “Sorry, we’re out.”

Don’t go pointing fingers though. the lunch ladies are swamped with 3,000 kids to feed, and the school is lucky to have such great help, not to mention good food!

But the new setup and overcrowding aren’t the only changes.

The cafeteria has introduced a new line of healthy foods, wheat bread particularly. This change seems to be getting rave reviews.

“I like it!” said Josey Nix, junior, of the new wheat bread. “I still think it tastes good, so why not make it more nutritious if we can?”

So while the new food may be a popular choice, not having enough time to eat it and the overcrowding are still persisting problems. So why not make a longer lunch? Why doesn’t the district situate the budget so we can have enough food for everyone? No problem is going to get solved until someone comes up with a solution, and a longer lunch paired with better budgeting is a good enough solution for anyone.