Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies - Excalibur Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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Dr. Burner — stands watch over a sea of students patiently waiting in line, however, these extensive lines may easily encourage a person to abandon the line and walk away empty-handed. A selection — Despite the selection of food items available in the cafeteria students still find it easy to critique the food. However, very few students offer helpful advice. BAGEL CHEESE COOKIES DONUTS PICKLE 50 C... ROLR , CAKE PUDDING LKJ5 No complaints here! — Dennis Tan. Darwin Ramos. David Lin. Sam Ino. Happi Antonio. Sherry Ino. and Bell Liwanag have already braved the cafeteria food lines and are now enjoying the cafeteria food which ihev have just purchased. That looks good! — Students who have purchased cafeteria food spy someone with a homemade lunch. Cafeteria food is the main substitute for mom ' s home-cooking. Most students purchase food from the cafeteria whether it ' s a single item, breakfast or lunch. Cafeteria Food Student Life 15

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wissasirpir s TUDENT UIFE L Do students like cafeteria food or is there room for improve- ment? Food is subject to both complaints and compliments. Food vs. students C afeteria food is a controversial sub- ject. Even though there ' s a variety of items to choose from in the a la carte line, stu- dents still complain. It ' s not like my mom ' s home cooking, said Michael Maiale, fourth grader. The a la carte line caters to the choice of the purchaser. Those items which are read- ily made available are pizza, bagel and cheese, cookies, coffee cake, donuts, pick- les, churros, pie, rolls, pudding, jello, brownies, yogurt, trail mix, milk, orange juice, and punch. The prices of these items range anywhere from fifteen cents to one dollar. The prepared meals vary from day to day. These meals consist of a main dish, side dish, drink, and dessert. For example, pizza, fries, milk, and a popsicle are served on the same lunch tray for $1.25. The brownies and cinnamon rolls are really excellent, said Ryan Johnson, eighth grader. One thing that may turn students off of It may be strange at first, — hut elementary students get accustomed to dining with the cooler and bigger guys. However junior high and high school students constantly object to deigning themselves to grovel for foods with the little shrimps by Lea Jayasinghe cafeteria food is the enormous lines one has to stand in in order to purchase the food. First, one must stand in the change line to acquire the exact change necessary to buy the food desired. Then one has to stand in a food line. Following a purchase, one at- tempts to move through a sea of people in order to find a space at a table at which to sit and eat. Sometimes I don ' t bother to eat the cafeteria food because the lines are too long to wait in, said Bel l Liwanag, senior. Some students complain that cafeteria food isn ' t up to par. However, all sugges- tions provided by students can not be fol- lowed. Some suggestions are completely unfeasible while others are non-realistic. On the other hand, a fraction of the sugges- tions to improve cafeteria food could be considered. The lunches are in need of more fruits and vegetables and larger portions, said Aaron Ganz, ninth grader. 1 A Cafeteria Food i Student Life tuil ' ■■ Qyl-y

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The mass assembled cafeteria . . . Fur most sludenls the favorite place to be is in the lunch area where friends meet to eat and socialize before going back to class. Hangin ' outside for fresh air — Amanda Howard and Slaci Simoff giggle while painting outside the classroom because the paint was moldy and rotten which caused a terrible odor inside. It was so cool, you should ' ve been there . . . Joseph Done..Pami Telio. Evan Jenkins and Daniel Cruz, foftr good friends hanging out with each other by the classrooms during nutrition, discussing what they did during the previous weekend. Vmmm this burger is great! . . . Aaron Freedkin en- joys the freedom of having a lunch pass. Burger King is among one of the fast food restaurant seniors like to hang out at to get away. 16 Happening places Student Life