/Portals/2/logos/__TFMF_qlggxk55w12mnp55tm5pvwbz_70181f9c-ff60-40db-a5d8-a3e463f7a4b4_0___Selected.jpg en-us Copyright 2008 - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 18 May 2013 23:53:38 GMT 15 By Tasha Arrington
Lunch is something everyone looks forward to. It’s the one time of the school day that students have to themselves. Students can hang out with their peers or study for an upcoming test. However, when it comes to getting their food from the school, some students spend about twenty minutes standing frustrated, waiting for their turn to obtain food. This might not be so bad if this only happened once a week, yet this occurrence happens every day. Many people are fed up with this. I set out to find out how students felt about this issue. According to Ashley Miller (12) the lines are, "long, and take half of lunch. Especially people who cut.” The second person I interviewed stated, “the lines don’t really bother me because I get there before everyone else, so I don’t notice the lines” Larry Gaiser (12). Deciding to try and understand what Miller was talking about I set off to venture about cutting in line. Could this be a popularity contest, the so-called popular people cutting in front of the unpopular ones? “Yes, because if you are extremely popular you get the front of the line, and plus if your friends are in the front of the line you can cut because they save a spot for you” Jessica Blevins (11). A solution was brought up, could we ask the teachers to stand there and watch the lines to make sure we use our proper etiquette? To understand the issue more I went and asked a staff member what he thought. Mr. Jon Hamilton said, “I don’t think the staff watching the student stand in line would make it go any faster, only because it depends on how long it takes people to get their food. Is it fair to ask the staff members to give up their lunchtime to stand and watch us students? I went to Mr. Jeff Clark, PAHS Assistant Principal to find the answer to this question. According to the teacher contract, all teachers are entitled to a duty free lunch. This means that the school district cannot expect the teachers to do anything during lunch, and since it would be a violation of the contract a school cannot assign “lunch duty” to a staff member. We are in high school; we all should have enough skills to go through a line respectfully. Most students stand for twenty minutes wondering why the line is so long and why other students are cutting in line. Patience is a huge issue here. Students are so anxious to get their food and get on with their lives that they cannot even wait patiently; hence the temptation to cut arises. I asked one student if they thought the long wait would disappear if everyone waited for their turn. Bethany Bond (12) replied with a fast, “Yes, because there would be less pushing” From the evidence I gathered I believe that if students were more respectful that the long lunch lines might just disappear, or at least be cut down to a more reasonable five minute wait instead. ]]> Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:11:38 GMT