The high school experience is fresh and foreign for underclassmen in grades nine and ten. High school comes with new independence. This new independence contributes partially to students’ desire to leave campus for lunch. However, for underclassmen at Monarch, leaving campus during lunch hours is not an option.
“The food is so much better off-campus,” Linden Katz ‘27 said. “I feel like being able to leave campus would give me more time to spend with my friends.”
Though the rule prohibits most underclassmen from leaving campus, many disagree with the restriction. Some students choose to go off campus anyway just to get food and hang out with their friends.
“I go off campus to get fast food. Me and my friends like to get away from school for a little bit and just enjoy lunch outside of school,” Aspen Noble ‘26, a sophomore who occasionally drives off-campus during lunch, said.
For those who have the advantage of driving or having older friends, leaving school to get lunch provides quality time with friends and a temporary escape from everyday school life.
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Students share views on lunchtime off-campus rules
March 8, 2024
About the Contributor
Rachel Larsen, Copy Editor
Rachel Larsen (11) is the copy editor of the Mohi Mix Magazine. She had been interested in journalism since she was in middle school, despite initial intimidation.
“I joined my freshman year, and I was really intimidated by it, but I’ve always really liked writing, and it was interesting for me to be able to interview people, and write about events happening around the school. “ Larsen said.
Her passion for writing and school events grew from a middle school English unit and her desire to engage with her school community.
Balancing her involvement in cross country and distance track, she prioritizes journalism deadlines over sports practice. Excited about her new role as copy editor, she looks forward to her junior year, which includes driving and a more substantial role in the newspaper. Rachel is the youngest in her family. She has an older brother and sister, both graduated from Monarch in the past years. She is now the only one of her siblings to be at Monarch.
“I feel more independent here.” Larsen said.
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