One of the most social times of a student’s school life is
lunch. During that block of time is where most students socialize with peers
the most. Some students don’t even eat during lunch, they just utilize that
time for chit chat and other social activities. But for some student,
especially new students, their time at lunch is spent alone. Some students are
left to feel alienated because of how socially segregated the lunch areas can
be, which makes it feel like they don’t fit in. But for a Florida High School that
has changed thanks to the help of four students.
Four students at Boca Raton Community High School started a
lunch club call “We Dine Together” a year ago in order to help other classmates
not feel isolated during lunch. The four students (Denis Estimon, Kinsley
Soorestal, Allie Sealy, and Jean Max Meradie) came up with idea of this lunch
club during the summer of last year at Propel when asked what they would like
to change about their high school experience. They all agreed that lunchtime
would be something they would change due to how socially and sometimes racially
segregated it could be.
“A lot of those kids felt like they didn’t have a friend and
were eating alone” Denis said.
Denis also felt passionate about this issue due to his own experience
in his early school years, where he felt isolated from others because of his
fear of talking because of his accent.
The four students start the club and now more than 60 other
students are members, and search to socialize with students who may be eating
alone.
This school’s lunch club has even gotten other schools
interested in started a lunch club of their own.
“Even for 30 or 40 minutes, imagine what a
difference that could make in lunchrooms across America” Denis said.
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What an awesome, simple idea for kids to come up with. Great job finding these stories. They are not over-dramatic, but genuine and actually interesting.
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