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

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s TUDENT L IFE ' Mm - Dining out for something more exotic, more different, or for more is always the next best thing to good ol ' home cooking Testing your taste F, ating out when there is no food left in the refrigerator, or you ' re too lazy to make anything at all, or just for the fun of it is common to many students and their fam- ilies. My family and I dine out every night with an exception of one night every week. We usually go to Chinese restaurants, mainly Joe Woo ' s. 1 probably eat more Chi- nese food than you (the reporter), said Robbie Hyman, tenth grader. When Big Macs at McDonald ' s are SI. 60 and a Burrito Supreme at Taco Bell are SI. 69, many students have their own reasons why they go to their local fastfood restaurants other than the cost of the food. I go to Master Burgers located at West- ern and Vernon. I like to order a cheese burger, french fries, and a drink because all the food is seasoned and the vegetables are fresh. said Mary Branch, ninth grader. I hang out at Hudson ' s Diner in North- ridge because of the atmosphere. It brings me back to the 50 ' s and makes the food taste better. And I also admire the juke- box, said Paul Etcheverry, ninth grader. From seasoned crickets to raw sea ur- chins, exploring exotic, foreign foods is al- by Koty Mukasa ways a challenge. But there are times when the food looks disgusting, tastes disgusting, or even both. This past summer, I had the chance to travel around the world. Some of the things I experienced when dining where Sea Cu- cumbers, which is a long, black worm with a hard, outer shell that had to be boiled for days in order to make it edible. I also ob- served a peking Duck cooked with its head and feet still atteached to it. I didn ' t even bother putting any of those ' delicasies ' in my mouth, said Rachael Moss, tenth grader. Regardless of how the food looks or tastes, buying food that includes an extra little prize always attracts the younger stu- dents. I liked the Happy Meals at McDonald ' s when they had Berenstein Bears come with the food.. said Patricia Lopez, fourth grader. My favorite Happy Meal from Mcdon- ald ' s is when they gave Hot Wheels which I played with for awhile and probably is at a trash dump somewhere right now, said Narman Murtaza, sixth grader. Revvin ' at Seven Eleven — Da in Kraemer and Stacy Sarna lake advantage of their off campus lunch pass to buy some lunch at the near by Seven Eleven. Dawn is ordering some hot dogs and Stacy is ordering some nachos. Outside Food -t ' Student Life i D

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Gotta run for the boarder — Taco Bell is probably at the top when it comes to Mexican fastfood. Right now. a Taco Supreme is for $.99 and note the sign of prop. 106 on the upper left hand corner. It ' s a good time, for the great taste — McDonald ' s probably known as one of the most common fastfood restaurants commercializes its food products with a character named Mac Tonight with a head shaped like a moon, playing the piano. NOIof Time out from school — Tricia Eslares and Monica Geronimo lake a short walk to the Fire House across the street from school during lunch lo share some fries and a drink. Back in time — Hudson ' s Diner located on Parthenia in Northridge is decorated inside with a mural of 50 ' s cars on one wall and real playing guitars on the other. 12 Outside Food Student Life

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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