By Sara Solimani, staff writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After getting used to lengthy lunch periods during quarantine, newly entering freshmen and sophomores are slowly adapting to the different approach of River Hill\u2019s lunches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At River Hill, there are 4 different lunch shifts A, B, C, and D lunch for the corresponding start time (A lunch is earliest, D lunch is the latest). Lunches are based off of the 2-hour long 4th period class and last for 30 minutes. Therefore, in a student\u2019s 4th period, there is 90 minutes of instructional time and 30 minutes of lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Freshman Rahul Goyal, who is currently running for class president, has A lunch on both A and B days. He states, \u201cEven though I would prefer to have a different lunch period since not many of my friends are in A lunch and I\u2019m not always hungry at that early of a time, it\u2019s nice to have a break before starting the longest class of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beyond having a part to play in breaking up the day, lunch shifts also have a role in students\u2019 attention spans <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lauren Shin, a sophomore, expresses how her lunch period affects her class. She says that \u201cIn C lunch, I’m super hungry and then when I go back to class, the last 30 minutes nobody really focuses on what we’re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are clear pros and cons to each lunch shift and it leads one to wonder, which shift would students prefer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When asked this question, sophomore Sarah Chin responded that she would prefer, \u201cA [lunch] on both days because then if I had a quiz in 4th period I could study for lunch before it.\u201d Sophie Siwajoula, a sophomore who has B and D lunch, says she prefers \u201cB lunch because I eat lunch at a regular time throughout the day so I\u2019m not too hungry before and I\u2019m satisfied for the rest of the [school] day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everyone has different reasons for the lunch that they desire. Many students agree that they want to be able to have a say when it comes to the management of the lunch periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI want lunch to be longer. I think the time is just enough to eat but not exactly enough to socialize with others and relieve stress.\u201d says Lauren Shin. Adding on to this, Sophie Siwajoula says, \u201cI wish we could pick which lunch period we have\u2026 we should be able to have a choice.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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