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New lunch system, Meal Time, gives back to students, school
M ax H ays
cent reimbursement from the
government. This helps the
school afford better healthier
food, keep food prices low,
and helps the school with food
inventory.
"Meal Time empowers
students to have control over
their own accounts, and gets
them ready for later in life
when they have to manage
a credit card account,"
Youngren said.
But Meal Time isn't all
about efficiency and costs,
the switch to the new system
Staff Reporter
No more digging in pockets
for cash to pay for lunch.
Now there is another, more
efficient way to pay for your
lunch called Meal Time. All it
takes is a six digit number that
can by obtained by making a
deposit to a personal account
and asking a food services
worker.
Another plus is that it
speeds up the process of
buying lunch, therefore
reducing the size of the lines.
In fact, this system will take
away a total of roughly two
seconds per student to buy
lunch, according to Barbara
Youngren, food services; this
is because there is no change
and cash to deal with.
Andre Armattoe, freshman,
is very positive about the
new system, "The new system
makes buying lunch a lot
easier. Instead of looking
for cash and change in your
pocket or backpack, you
just have to punch in your
number," Armattoe said.
Students aren't the only
people who benefit from Meal
Time; the school also benefits
from this new system. The
main purpose of Meal Time
is to track how many combos
D anielle L evine & A li P eterson
Staff Reporter
The Lucky Lions Star
^parch, held tonight at 7
p.m. in the auditorium will
benefit the 2007 Senior Grad
Night, a substance-free party
to celebrate commencement.
The program will feature
Chinese yo-yo, tap and jazz
dance, Native American
Shawl Dance, bands, drums,
piano and vocals. Admission
is $5 at the door
"The talent show will be *
a great way to raise money
for our Grad Night. Now
the committee can make the
night really special," Elise
reasons to use Meal Time,
how come a lot of students
still don't use the new system?
According to Youngren it’s
because they aren't aware of
all of the advantages to using
the new system over cash,
Youngren is optimistic.
"A lot of students still
aren't aware of the advantages
to using Meal Time, but as
students become more aware,
more and more students will
start using it and it will pay
off in the long run," Youngren
said.
Program to honor HIWAIDS researcher
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Page Editor
Andre Armattoe, freshman, types
in his six-digit ID number to
buy his food during lunch. Meal
Time makes purchasing quick
and convenient while at the same
time it gives back money to the
school.
Photo by Cole Fiala
are sold. A combo is basically
a balanced meal composing of
one entree, one fruit, and one
or two milks. The reason the
school wants to keep track of
how many combos they sell
is because for every combo
the school sells, it gets a 23
Talent show benefits Grad Night
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is also changing how healthy
the food is. With more
money, food services can buy
healthier more nutritious
food such as milk, fruit,
vegetables and baked goods
instead of fried food. As
part of a federally-mandated
wellness program, the federal
government is supportive
toward this new system to
address concerns of childhood
obesity, eliminating soda
offerings and introducing new
food.
So with all these great
Hughes, senior, said.
Junior Division is for
grades five through eight and
the Senior Divisions is for
grades nine through 12. The
top five winning acts in each
division will receive cash
prizes. Auditions were held
Feb. 12 and Feb. 16 and dress
rehearsals were March 12 for
Jr. Division and March 15 for
Sr. Division.
"So far we have every
school represented in the
show and there are 24
awesome acts!" Mary Lou
Lewis, volunteer coordinator,
said. She was in charge of
putting together the event.
In a random act of violence
which took place in Nairobi,
Kenya, HIV / AIDS researcher
Pr. Job Bwayo was shot
and killed while driving on
Feb. 4. The professor was
the brother-in-law of Grace
Kuto, the co-founder of the
Harambee Center which
connects West Linn to its
sister school in Chwele.
Bwayo's wife, Elizabeth, and
their friend, Carol Briggs,
were also shot and are
recovering.
To celebrate Bwayo's life
and work, a performance will
occur in May which will be
co-sponsored by the Drama
Department and GATA.
Proceeds from the event
will help the sister school
program by bringing Kenyan
students to West Linn.
Well knownHIV/AIDS researcher
Dr. Job Bwayo was shot and
killed while driving on Feb. 4.
Bwayo spent much of his career
d evelop in g an HIV vaccin e
and campaigning for an AIDS
research lab in Kenya. A tribute
in May will celebrate his life
and work.
Photo courtesy of David Frick
Bwayo spent most of his
career developing a vaccine
for HIV and conducting
numerous studies on the
prevalence of sexually
transmitted diseases in
African populations. He often
lectured at the University
of Nairobi, and he was the
chairman of their Department
of Medical Microbiology.
Many HIV/AIDS
publications were created by
Bwayo. He was a contributor
to the first five Kenyan AIDS
vaccine trials and led the
campaign to build an AIDS
research lab and treatment
facility in Kenya.
According to David Frick,
GATA advisor, no decisions
have been made on the fate
of the trip to Africa this
summer. There has been
some talk of cancellation,
but no definite plan has been
formed yet.
"Right now, GATA's focus
is on the incredible life and
work of Dr. Bwayo," Frick
said.
Thespians advance five acts to State competition
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"I just went in thinking
that the odds were against
me. I tried my best and the
hard work paid off," Olson
said. It was also a very
successful day for the junior
actors. Bandyopadhyay
impressed judges with
his solo monologue from
the plays "Prisoner of 2nd
Avenue" and "When it Rains
Gasoline." Probably the
most significant part of all
these solo acts is the fact that
they beat out roughly 100
other competitors. Biancardi
advanced for her solo music
act "Astonishing" from Little
Women.
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creative state finalist acts
was Mahnic and Barzola ,
sophomores, who advanced
in the Original Pantomime
"category. In a category of
original acts focusing on
creativity, student actors
were given the task of
creating their own short skit,
composed of drama, comedy,
romance or whatever they
may like. Mahnic and
Barzola beat out over 50
original acts, and received
top honors for their own
pantomime, "Sweet and Sour
Revenges."
"The Original Pantomime
category really is a unique
competition, and it was cool
to see them (Mahnic and
Barzola) do so well," Murray
said.
After a weekend of critical
judging and critiquing,
West Linn advanced a
total of six student-actors
in five different categories
to the state level. The state
competition will be held at
the Historic Elsinore Theatre,
a convention center that
brings a sense of both honor
and accomplishment to the
actors who perform in it
according to Murray.-
"State's going to be one of
the best moments of my life,"
Olson said. "Performing there*
(Eksinore Theatre) is a dream
come true for any actor."