Feeding the Need to Refuel

It’s the break in the day that, hungry or not, the whole school can rally around. No tardy slips, and, if you’re lucky, friends to hang with.

Then there’s the food.

At Aliso Niguel High, the grilled chicken sandwich is a lunch fave, and at Marina High, the new smoothies are a hit.

The worst? Although we won’t name the chefs, there’s some “greasy icky pizza” out there, and some turkey that’s “just nasty” is served on one Orange County campus.

Campus Fixes

Longer lunch periods so we don’t have to gulp our food!

--Yong Zheng, 17, La Quinta High

I would like to see a drive-through in the cafeteria.

--Jeffrey Minderhoud, 17, Los Amigos High

More labs that have to do with food.

--Stephania Vu, 17, La Quinta High

Food machines.

--Kristin Noguera, 18, Rosary High

Matching tables, more trees and less security.

--Alvin Son, 18, Cypress High

A game room offered only with admission, and a lounge where we can take a 30-minute nap with cookies and milk.

--Runjhun Bhargava, 18, Western High

Fast Forward

Food will contain only the necessary vitamins for survival.

--Erika Cox, 17, Anaheim High

All food will be fat-free; moonlight dinners will take on a new meaning when couples go on dates in outer space.

--Jacklyn Ha, 17, Los Amigos High

People will eat by popping a pill for food efficiency, and the world will depend on caffeine more than it already does!

--Lindsay Davies, 17, San Clemente High

All food is going to be in cans.

--Sanjuana Vazquez, 18, Anaheim High

All food will be on a stick.

--Devon Hicks, 18, Anaheim High