Why Students Should Change School Lunches

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Lunch time has always been a time to socialize, to relax from all the stressful classes, to hang out with your friends, and most importantly; to eat. Yet how can one socialize with their friends, when most of their friends aren’t even in their lunch period? The head of the school should change the assigned lunches because if he did, the students would benefit greatly by the time and extra socialization they would receive.
Let’s go back to the first day of school. New classes, new schedule, and you’re on your way to the cafeteria. Nervously, you scan the room, hoping for a familiar face. Your stomach sinks when you realize you see no one, and you end up eating alone for the rest of the semester, sitting with people you barely know. This brings

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