by Roshan Luo

Last year , due to pandemic measures students had to eat lunch and have wildcat in their homerooms . This meant that friends were mostly isolated from each other all year .

Last year , students had a 25-minute homeroom class after the second period followed by a 35-minute lunch in the same room . Students typically did not leave their seats within this hour .

The cafeteria has two lines for students that eat the school lunch . Each line has about 35 students with a wait time of approximately 10 minutes .

Due to pandemic measures , students are only allowed to eat in the cafeteria . When they finish , they are allowed to go outside or stay in the first-floor lobby . In previous years , they could eat outside or in other areas of the school .

2021-2022 Secondary Schedule

Wildcat 1 : 8:15-8:20 .

Block 1 : 8:25-9:55

Block 2 : 10:00-11:30

Block 3 : 11:35-12:20

Lunch : 12:25-12:55

Block 3 : 1:00-1:45

Wildcat 2 : 1:50-2:10

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The new schedule has 45 minutes for the first half of the third block , then a 30-minute lunch , followed by the last 45 minutes of the third block .

Secondary science teacher Cade McBroom believes the new schedule has the advantage of making the students believe that the third block is shorter , without actually changing the original time .

Block 4 : 2:15-3:45

Grade 9 student Myles Jin said the separation could interrupt whatever he is doing during the third block , but it also gives him a break and the option to study more if necessary .

Grade 11 student Vansh Padaliya said lunchtime begins too late in the day , and it is too short .

Lunch begins at 12:25 and lasts for 35 minutes including passing time .