The Online Edition of the Annandale High School Newspaper.

The A-Blast

The Online Edition of the Annandale High School Newspaper.

The A-Blast

The Online Edition of the Annandale High School Newspaper.

The A-Blast

School lunches become segregated

Students+have+noticed+lunches+at+AHS+becoming+increasingly+segregated.
Students have noticed lunches at AHS becoming increasingly segregated.

As you walk down the halls of Annandale High School, you see hundreds of different countries and races represented. At AHS, we have hundreds of students at each lunch, but some students feel like the lunch room isn’t as diverse as the school is.

“All of the minority people stick together, and they don’t like going out of their group because they are comfortable,” said senior Omar Abdularhim. People sit together based on their culture and background, so they have something common to talk about.

But not all students feel that the cafeteria is radically divided. “At all my lunches I sit with a lot of different people and races” freshman Natalie Jones said. AHS is so diverse that you are bound to find people that you get along with that are not necessarily the same race or from the same background as you.

“If you look around the cafeteria, it’s not really segregated,” Jones said. There are many different reasons people sit with who they do and do not sit with, and in the end, it depends on the person. Some people see the school as segregated, while others just see it as them sitting with their friends.

Story continues below advertisement
Leave a Comment
More to Discover
About the Contributors
Megan Ryan, Entertainment Editor
This is Megan Ryan’s second year on The A-Blast starting off as a staff writer her junior year. Currently she is the Entertainment co-editor for her senior year. Megan is a member of the Social Studies Honor Society, Tri-M, BALA and in the Key Club. She is also a Section Leader of the Atoms Marching Band while volunteering at local organizations to help those in need. She is a vivid Redskins Football fan and loves attending all of the home games. You can find her working at a garden center and a restaurant and when she has free time, hanging out with her friends at the movies. Follow her on twtter @megan_ryan96
Bayley Brill, News Editor
This is Bayley's second year on staff. Last year she was a staff writer, and she is currently the News editor. Bayley also participates on the Varsity Field Hockey team, is the president of the National Art Honor society, and works at American Eagle in her free time. She hopes to continue playing field hockey on a club team in college as well.

Comments (0)

All The A-Blast Picks Reader Picks Sort: Newest

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Activate Search
School lunches become segregated