Brianne Garcett

Class clown, most dramatic, cutest couple... Senior Banquet is coming up for the class of 2011! Senior Banquet is being held at Flowerfields in St. James on February 10th. The most anticipated event will be going on from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm. However, all students are still expected in be in school then next day, regular time February 11th.
Waking up early for school and running out of the house grabbing just a breakfast bar trying to not be late for the bus is what most of us face each morning. While struggling to keep our eyes open during the long periods of the day, you just wish you could go back home and snuggle up in bed. Most of the time sitting in class, you often seem to hear the rumbles of students hungry stomachs and sometimes waiting until their lunch won’t do.
Right as the bell rings, students swarm to the vending machines expecting to grab a candy bar or a bag of chips to get that burst of energy to make it through the day; however, that isn’t the case. As students run over to the vending machines, they stare in disgust at what has happened to all the non nutritious foods. Students refuse to put any money in the machine because they are not looking to munch on sliced fruit.
Many kids, they view this new change as turn for the worse. They wonder how fresh the fruit actually is since most people aren’t buying it frequently. Although the vendors come in every week to refill the empty spaces, will they take the time to put new fruit in or will they let it sit there until those spaces are empty as well?
Over the years there is always talk about going healthy in the cafeterias, having a can of soda and a bagel for lunch isn’t nutritious, but there are other ways to eliminate unhealthy foods. In some school districts, they also made the transformation to healthy foods, but they did it in a positive way. They still kept some unhealthy items as well as incorporating salad and fruit bar in the cafeteria. Knowing that the fruit is dumped each day is a much better thought than simply getting fruit out of a vending machine. Having multiple choices is much better than only deciding, apples or pineapples?

-Brianne Garcett