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By Andrew Wong

 

School lunch has always been underrated by PHHS students. Students complain about the quality of the food every time and always say that it should improve. However, for the school, this is not as easy as it sounds, as guidelines always have to be met.

The most common complaint given about school lunch is its price. Many claim that the $3.25 lunch price is too high, considering that school lunches do not serve enough to fill a student’s appetite.

“Currently at the price the food is being sold, I do not think that it is worth buying. Because of the lack of quality the lunch offers, we should not have to pay to eat some frozen food that they just heated up,” claims senior Joseph Chung.

In fact, the money that students pay for lunch becomes a part of the school’s budget for lunch, and with a low budget also comes low quality.

“A lot has to do with the cost of the food, we only have a limited budget so we don’t spend a lot of money of the food. If the budget was a little higher, then the quality can go up,” explains cafeteria cook Bryan Enos.

Even if many seem to claim school lunch is not the greatest, the lunches are usually handmade by the workers themselves. As ingredients are mostly frozen foods, workers work hard to hand make the food.

“We do a percentage by hand and another percentage already being pre-prepared. I would say it’s half and half, but we would like that to be more handmade,” says Mr. Enos.

If school lunch is always set to be underrated based off its quality and price, the question lies in how the food can be improved from both its price and quality.

“We hired a new field supervisor who’s focused on culinary, foods and colors. And I’m excited for what direction he’s going to push us in. Get us new scratch made food,” explains cafeteria staff Raquel Vargas.

 

 

By Rex ly

Mr. Lucas the ESUHSD Senior Manager of the Bond Program and overseer

 

1. When did you originally expect the new building to be complete?
2. We were anticipating for the new building to be complete in August.

 

Q.The buildings finished a little late, why do you think that is?

1. Usually, there isn’t one reason or one event that creates a delay. Construction projects are complex and require a great deal of synchronized coordination. There are many factors such as equipment malfunctions, weather, and communication and overbooked are a few things that could cause a delay.

 

1. When did you originally expect the new building to be complete?
2. We were anticipating for the new building to be complete in August.

 

1. Personally, did you think the building was a good idea?
2. I think the building is a good idea. The project creates new spaces that Piedmont Hills can be proud of.

 

1. Why is the building shaped the way it is?
2. There is a strong slope from the sidewalk just outside of the D Building to the student lot (about 7 feet). It was shaped the way it is to work with and manage the slope.

 

With Construction worker Fuji Gerardo

 

1. How do you feel working at school?
2. It feels much safer working in a school.

 

1. Do you still work regardless of the weather, such as if it rains?
2. We work out here rain or shine.

 

1. what is the hardest part of the construction?
2. The hardest part was digging the foundation and over the winter break we had truckloads of dirt.

 

1. Did you enjoy working on this building?
2. Building is always more enjoyable when you know the people who will use it for many years to come

 

1.  Why do you think the new building was done late?
2.  It is hard to find substitutes when we need more manpower. There are only 10 to 12 of us working at a time

 

1. How long do you work?
2. 6:00 am to 2:00 pm.

 

Cons of construction buildings David Shih

By: David Shih

 

The new building have been the talk of the school for the past month, as it took two years to build. With the new buildings finally open to staff and students, there have been a lot of contrasting opinion going around asking what they think of these buildings.

“The bathrooms have too few stalls, in which when I go with my friends we can’t all pee at the same time and some of us have to line up,” stated senior Mike Guo.

The bathrooms stalls indeed have been a major problem as there are only three stalls and one toilet. Another problem is, that the ramp of the building is not straight and the plants that are place under the ramps feel awkwardly placed.

The new buildings also tend to waste a lot of space and the 2nd floor seemed unnecessary. The space wasted for the walkway to go to class on the second floor seemed overly designed, as the same function can be made with a staircase. A lot of the space that is used to build the ramp could be used for something else.

“I feel like the windows of the new buildings are shaped a bit awkward and when I walk by the buildings I feel like the people inside can see me walking… and it makes me self-conscious of disturbing the classrooms,” stated senior Tim Le.

When office aides tend to walk by the classrooms, they usually catch the attention of all the students inside the building that is teaching which may not only make the person feel awkward and also disturb the learning process that is going on inside the classrooms.

The trees near the new buildings may seem befitting but after a number of years the trees will grow to significant sizes bigger. This might interfere with the surrounding classrooms as the roots of the tree may cause safety concerns, as the roots of the buildings may destroy the buildings from under.

According to Mr. Dries, “They were very expensive, and they went a little bit over time, like six months over, but whatever we got what we want. I don’t know of and cons, the only cons are temporary. The plumbing, the electricity, the heater, but those will get fixed.”

Lastly, the color of the new buildings do not fit in with the norm of maroon color of Piedmont Hills. The building should be painted in maroon as it fits with the other buildings and can camouflage with the other buildings. Despite these faults the buildings are well built and provide necessary classrooms for teacher that are in need of one.