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Sneaking Off-Campus

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By Jeta Anderson

Being a senior comes with many privileges; you get to look down on all of the underclassmen with a feeling of superiority, wear a pink shirt to school if you feel like it, and eat off-campus for lunch. This year, seniors have the privilege of leaving campus during the school day and eating out at one of the nearby restaurants.

Seniors tired of the repetition of the same cafeteria lunches every day now have the opportunity to choose from various delicacies, cuisines, and restaurants. In previous years, this privilege has been either completely taken away or heavily restricted due to Covid regulations. However, this year we are finally tearing down past restrictions and giving the students freedom to eat lunch wherever they choose. With this newfound freedom, some seniors have been taking advantage of nearby restaurants and eating out lunch nearly every day. I wanted to see the most popular choices for seniors eating out, so I interviewed a few of my fellow students. I asked several seniors what their favorite place to eat off-campus was. Many would think the first choice would be one of the top restaurants, a local stall, or even a cafe. However, that wasn’t the case among this year’s seniors.

I interviewed four different seniors and asked each of them: What is your favorite place to eat out? Seventy-five percent of students interviewed claimed that Family Mart was their favorite place to eat lunch. 

David Kilgo (12) explained, “I like Family Mart because they sell Katsu chicken in a plastic pan.”

Lauren Worten (12) and Millie Morgan (12) both agreed with him, Millie even claiming, “My favorite restaurant is Family Mart.” 

However, 25% of students interviewed disagreed. When asked what her favorite place to eat was, Haylee Douglas (12) passionately exclaimed, “CHICKEN RICE!” feeling very strongly about the topic.

Clearly, our class is very divided on the issue of which lunch place is the best. In the end, I concluded that Family Mart was the most popular choice due to its close proximity to the school, its being brand new, and the fact that it offers bubble tea.

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