With the 2024-2025 school year, there have been a plethora of changes introduced to the student body. From an 8:30 am start time to a swarm of incoming freshmen, nothing has been as anticipated as the new lunch schedule. For students, what used to be a 20 minute scramble to scarf down their food has turned into a leisurely 30 minute pause from the demands of their classes. Both Dub newcomers and veterans alike have been thrown into the midst of this lifestyle adjustment.
It is about time the students get what they want. After many years of racing the clock to inhale their lunches, students are relieved to be able to enjoy their lunch and have a chat with their fellow Dubs. A 10 minute extension to the lunch schedule is a dream come true for all, especially senior Will Boteler, as he worships time to bathe in the sun and catch up with his buddies. He would despise missing out on any precious time to work on his summer tan. “It’s our year to spend our lunch time outside in the sun,” Boteler said. “The administration must have known that we are the best senior class, because this 30 minute lunch is a gamechanger.”
Going to school in an eleven story office building is a pretty big deal to the freshmen, but something that will really blow their mind is the fact that they are only a few years away from eating their lunch with a backdrop of our campus’ lush natural scenery. Eating outside is a pretty big deal, and it requires privilege and seniority to make it that far. However, senior star football player Ben Diedrich doesn’t feel like he gains the respect he deserves from the young freshmen walking around here. He is the odd one out, with half of the 8th floor being put into the freshman lunch; it sets Diedrich up for a lonely lunch full of newbies. “I’ve got nowhere to go. No one is outside and no one is inside either,” said Diedrich. “I am stuck with a tough decision: do I rot in the sun by myself, or do I rot in the lunchroom with the freshman?”
The new lunch schedule may look priceless on paper, but its flaws aren’t going unnoticed. Freshman lunch is something any upperclassman dreads. Would it be better for each grade level to go to their own lunches? The lunchrooms are full of chaos, which is great for some, but definitely not for all.
