Controversy Over the Commons

With the new experiences of high school, every freshman wants some new freedoms, but the newer rule of freshmen not being allowed to eat lunch in the commons is violating some of these newfound freedoms. The freshmen, soon to be class of 2014, are only allowed to eat lunch in G Café and aren’t permitted to leave this Café, unless they are going to the restroom or have a pass. This means that, yes; freshmen aren’t even allowed to do homework in the library during lunch! All of the various questions that people are asking such as why is this happening and will it ever be changed will all soon be answered.    

Mrs. Cindy Nocero, vice principal in charge of the freshmen and sophomore classes, describes her job with two words, “energy” and “good listener”. Being the woman in charge of all these high school students, Mrs. Nocero must always be ready to listen and have energy while doing so. Around this time of year, Principal Nocero has a lot of listening to do about the fact of no freshmen allowed to eat in the commons. She states, “It’s not my decision fully, I just input and discuss with Mr. Coady, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. McCabe.” Principal Nocero understands the fact that freshmen want more freedom, but she also agrees that as students get older, they should receive more freedoms. “Yes, G café is for freshmen, E café is for seniors and F Café is for juniors and sophomores,” says Mrs. Nocero to the question of where freshmen can eat lunch. This seems unfair considering this class of freshmen has been the first to have this privilege taken away from the beginning of the year, but sometimes that’s the way things are.

Mrs. Majuk, supervisor of 6^th period lunch, says her job at lunch is “challenging”. Mrs. Majuk states, “I love my freshmen,” while talking about her experiences with monitoring the freshmen café. “This is a privilege that freshmen have not yet earned,” says Mrs. Majuk about the controversy. Mrs. Majuk does not have a huge say in whether or not freshmen are allowed to eat lunch in the commons, but she does care about this problem.  

Hopefully, these two authorities will have a say in the allowance of freshmen eating in the commons by the second semester.