Editorial: Castlemont students want off campus lunch again!
By Carla Lee and Zambreah Waters
An illustration of a student asking Principal John Lynch for off campus lunch
Off-campus lunch was cancelled due to students leaving and not coming back to campus. If we had off campus lunch we wouldn't have students cutting across the school grounds to go and get lunch, which is a small problem at Castlemont. We want Principal John Lynch to be on our side and be able to have trust in us students at Castlemont High School that we'll be able to come back within the five minute bell to get back to class on time and get working hard.
Castle Crier interviewed Castlemont students, asking: How do you feel about off campus lunch? Would you allow off campus lunch? How does the cafeteria’s food taste like? And should Castlemont allow off campus lunch again? Their opinion was very positive.
Nikya Harris, a junior at Castlemont High School, said that she would enjoy it if Principal Lynch gave us the opportunity to get our lunch off campus and come back five minutes before our classes start. She said since "all the students want it...I would allow off campus lunch.” Harris also said the cafeteria "food is not good, I guess it is edible though."
Off-campus lunch would save money and it would be more tasteful. Castlemont junior Moniqu Hatcher said “I feel students should have a choice, and some students might be allergic to the cafeterias lunch food.” On Castlemont cafeteria food, Hatcher said "it sometimes makes me sick, so I bring my own food from home, like salad, rice etc."
There wouldn't be that many kids that cut class or skip out on lunch. There are people who are allergic to many different foods and we don't know what's really in the food that is served and given to us. if we go off campus we can pick and choose what different foods and drinks we like. It doesn't even have to be junk food all the time. It's even better that we have a place next door at Youth Uprising, so we would be on time for class.
Castlemont students would be very pleased and excited about off-campus lunch. We students need home-cooked meals, not packaged meals with no telling what's inside it.