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Just like everyone else, the dancers and cheerleaders have their lunching hot spot. This just so happens to be the very room they dance and practice in all the time. They can be found eating lunch, working on homework, practicing dances and chatting it up in the dance room during every single lunch.

“I like to come here to do my homework because there’s less distractions from my friend who usually sit in the lunch room,” senior Lauren Smola said. “It’s also fun because I get to watch [director Amy] McKee teach the Dazzlers.”

Overall, this group of dancing, fun girls loves to spend their 30 minutes of free time lounging about on the couches and hanging out together.

“I like to sit on the couches and eat with all my friends,” sophomore Kenadie Peck said. “It’s a great opportunity to watch all the other dance originations practice.”

Band

Even though they don’t actually eat in the band hall during the lunch period, band and color guard alike come to hang out, practice and overall enjoy the peaceful atmosphere. Some students have been coming to the band hall for almost two years for nearly every day.

“We don’t eat in here but I like to come in and practice color guard,” sophomore Jordan Howard said. “It’s really entertaining here.”

Whether it’s to practice or to finish up some last minute homework, the students have come to create a routine out of this.

“At lunch I prefer not sit with my friends because they end up just talking and I could spend my time better by doing homework,” sophomore Ally Loynes said. “Some days I sit in here and watch color guard practice. Not in a mean way, but it’s funny to watch them mess up and try again.”

Journalism

Sitting on the couch and the ground around a coffee table while eating lunch is a typical scene for the journalism staff. Every day, members of the newspaper and RNN staffs eat their lunch in the middle room between the two journalism rooms instead of in the cafeteria.

“I love eating [here] because everyone in there is really unique,” senior Chase Massey. “It’s really fun to get to know the newspaper staff as well as the broadcast staff.”

Even though it can get kind of rowdy in the journalism room, everyone still likes that fact that they can joke and have a good time.

“We work together so much that it is really vital that we spend quality time together,” sophomore Alyssa Jingling said. “So it is great that we can get to know each other in a more relaxed environment than in class.”

 Library

The hushed environment of the library is idyllic for the students who spend time in the library during their lunches. Some kids love to go to the library every day to spend time with their friends, usually by playing the card game called Magic.

“I like to connect with my friends through common interests like Magic,” sophomore Victoria Gallo said. “The library is the best place to get that connection.”

To the students in there, the library is more pleasant than the bustle and noise of the cafeteria.

“The library is quieter than the cafeteria,” freshman Nathan Evans said. “It’s a lot more peaceful.”

 Pavillion

Braving everything from the sweltering heat to the blistering Texas cold on a semi-daily basis, multiple groups of students have found their home under the metal roof of the pavilion. Since the beginning of the year, sophomores Elaine Lecaros and Olivia Bergold, among others, have been sitting outside with the fresh air and open space.

“Some days the weather feels good and there’s way too many people in the cafeteria,” Lecaros said. “I can also talk and be as loud as I want out here.”

Despite its close proximity to the cafeteria, the pavilion provides a relieving sense of freedom while allowing students to be close to their friends.

“It’s a lot quieter than it is inside and there’s less people,” Bergold said. “It’s nicer outside. We get to mess around and make jokes.”

Theatre

Buzzing excitement radiates around the theatre students, and it is apparent when they congregate together for lunch. These students spend their lunch period hanging out in the company of their friends inside the theatre room.

“We vent to each other and play cards, and we all bring food and share,” senior Jonathan Garcia said. “I feel most comfortable around the people I work a lot with.”

By lounging around and laughing together, theatre students comfortably bond in their free time.

“The cafeteria is too crowded, and this is my home,” sophomore Sydney Norris said. “Why would I eat anywhere else?”