As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are now four shorter lunch blocks, half an hour each. This is quite an adjustment from having an hour to two hours for lunch during online school. Student opinions have overall been against this change, as they have less time to hang out with friends and eat lunch.

Senior Graham Felgar commented, “We don’t have enough time to socialize with our friends outside of class and don’t have enough time to finish lunch.”

Senior Jake Sisson agreed, saying that the new lunch schedule “is a lot worse. Lunch block timing is bad and too short. Let’s make it two or three blocks for lunch and add 15 more minutes.”

Student opinion is mostly against the new lunch block timing and there is an outcry to change its structure. Between standing in line for lunch, finding a place to eat, and walking between class and the cafeteria, they find there’s not enough time to finish eating and get enough social time with friends. The line for food is often quite long, which shortens the already brief period for lunch. Students would like to increase the lunch block time and go back to a shorter amount of lunch blocks. 

Sophomore Delila Paradiso suggested, “Make lunch longer, allow people to spread out more around school.”

Senior Lena Csaszi agreed, saying that we need to “go back to three lunch blocks.” 

They proposed that it would be better to offer more options for students eating lunch and to give more time to socialize. In addition, having less lunch blocks offers students more time to enjoy collaborative spaces. It’s clear students aren’t happy with the current lunch blocks, and want more time for their much needed break between a hard day of school.