Between 11:09 AM and 12:12 PM, the brightly lit, eight-tile hallways of Center High School are littered with students sitting cross-legged while a pair of white, Apple headphones protrude from their ears. In addition, the student’s faces almost look as if the grim reaper has stolen their soul and locked it in a gloomy closet only to be released after 12:12 PM. Students have always plagued the CHS hallways; however, the number has increased dramatically this school year. CHS students simply lack engagement during flex lunch. The disappearance of clubs, or the lack thereof, is one factor that considerably hinders student involvement during flex lunch. These clubs played an instrumental role in collectively attracting and engaging students. Consequently,
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Students have only used the flex lunch selection sheet once — at the beginning of the school year — when all the teachers emphasized it. After this, teachers abandoned or forgot about the sheet’s existence. “Many of my friends and I did not even know that [flex lunch selection sheets] existed anymore. I usually sit wherever I am comfortable during flex lunch,” Senior Emmanuel Leon said. [2] When students are not even informed about the clubs offered during flex lunch, it is not reasonable to expect their full engagement.
Technological devices also siphon students away from fully taking advantage of flex lunch. Often times, these devices entertain students for the duration of flex lunch, so students do not even seek entertainment from the various activities and clubs provided by flex lunch. In a recent poll, 8 out of 10 students said that technology has significantly affected their participation level during flex lunch. This also remains true on a wider scale in that CHS students simply aren’t aroused by clubs, but rather technologies, such as their smartphones; their phones have overtaken the entertainment aspect out of flex lunch.
In Center High School, the words “engagement” and “flex lunch” do not synonymously revolve around each other. This lack of engagement between 11:09 AM and 12: 12 PM will plague the hallways of Center
Students have only used the flex lunch selection sheet once — at the beginning of the school year — when all the teachers emphasized it. After this, teachers abandoned or forgot about the sheet’s existence. “Many of my friends and I did not even know that [flex lunch selection sheets] existed anymore. I usually sit wherever I am comfortable during flex lunch,” Senior Emmanuel Leon said. [2] When students are not even informed about the clubs offered during flex lunch, it is not reasonable to expect their full engagement.
Technological devices also siphon students away from fully taking advantage of flex lunch. Often times, these devices entertain students for the duration of flex lunch, so students do not even seek entertainment from the various activities and clubs provided by flex lunch. In a recent poll, 8 out of 10 students said that technology has significantly affected their participation level during flex lunch. This also remains true on a wider scale in that CHS students simply aren’t aroused by clubs, but rather technologies, such as their smartphones; their phones have overtaken the entertainment aspect out of flex lunch.
In Center High School, the words “engagement” and “flex lunch” do not synonymously revolve around each other. This lack of engagement between 11:09 AM and 12: 12 PM will plague the hallways of Center