Students raid cafeteria following denial of lunch on Mid-Terms day
Thursday, January 15 was an unusual day from the beginning. Following a two hour delay due to inclement weather, WHS was forced to conduct its mid-term exams from 9:45 - 1 instead of from 7:45-11. While the rescheduling was a laudable attempt by the administration to accommodate the weather with the least disruption possible to the normal schedule, the plan had one critical oversight: it forced students to go without food from 11-1, their primary lunch eating hours.
It appears that some students couldn't cope with the hunger pangs during their second final. 25 students from various 10th grade academic social studies classes reported left their rooms midway through their exam, forcefully entered the cafeteria, and gorged themselves on various left-overs from Wednesday's lunches.
"I just couldn't take it anymore!" one hungry student expressed while chewing on a frozen chicken drumstick. "I keep reading about China and I kept thinking of chicken. Finally the urge just overcame me." Another student echoed his sentiments. "Who cares about Mesopotamia? I want meatballs!"
Cafeteria ladies, responding as a squad to the incident, were easily able to subdue the revilers. The Cafeteria Chief assured the public that no mercy would be shown for the violent incident. She said, "All the other 1000+ students in the school were able to cope with a late lunch hour. These students have no excuse for their actions."
The Cafeteria is expected to be cleaned and ready for use Monday, with no consequences for other students. However, the cafeteria has had to make one adjustment to compensate for lost food supplies: all prices will be raised another 25 cents.