Student Store
February 7, 2018
This school year the vending machines have been removed, and replaced by what most call a student store. But the vending machines were taken away for good reasons, and even if we all don’t like the student store, we should embrace it.
The vending machines (as great as they were) violated health code, by having too much sodium or sugar. Hailee Wright, a Student Council Sophomore, says, “I feel it is good to respect the health code.” There was too much in our vending machines that violated the health code such as the beloved Hot Cheetos, Takis, and Doritos.
The student cart however benefits not just the students with great snacks, but student council and clubs. The money that the cart makes goes to F.B.L.A. (Future Business Leaders of America) and other organizations so students should buy some of the great snacks. They have Rice Krispy treats, Cheese-its, and potato chips, and other. So you can see the friendly faces of Stu-Co and club members.
Romi Carreon, Hailee Wright, and Jayden Stebbins all help out managing the Student Store. As much as they like to be in the company of Mr. Abbiss, they also like to be in the company of students. Stebbins says, “The student cart is a great way for me to interact with other students! It helps me see faces I wouldn’t see in a regular day, and meet and talk to new people.”
There are, of course, the students that dislike the student store. Sophomore Reigan King says, “No, I really don’t like the student cart… Because I think it’s pointless for how small the servings are. I miss the vending machines in some ways, because we could take our time without feeling rushed to pick something.” Even though King has a point about feeling rushed while making a decision, hopefully not many other students feel that way.
The student store is a good adjustment for our school, even if not everyone agrees. The store gives options of healthier snacks to the students, that adhere to the health code. Hopefully, Stu-Co will start seeing more friendly faces at the student store.
larry gentry • Mar 30, 2018 at 9:01 AM
I think that this “student store” is the dumbest thing ever. With the vending machines you could get bigger portions with the same price, I feel like the student store is just a rip off to take the money from the students. I personally think that the vending machines were great for the school, with how plain and bland this schools food is, the vending machine offered a many options to give the food more taste compared to the only 4 things you can get at the student store.
Ariana • Mar 26, 2018 at 10:09 AM
The student store is a great idea for the school to raise money. Although the students appreciated the vending machines a little more, the student store is better than nothing.
Scott Smith • Feb 12, 2018 at 11:51 AM
I completely agree that we should respect the health code, but I greatly disagree about the statement of “vending machines were taken away with good reasons” because it is the student’s choice and risk of eating the foods we want to eat. Furthermore, the new “student store” is extremely limited and restricted with the foods it has and has less than 10 snacks and are really inadequate for most students at the school, and cost more than the vending machines. This causes the student to pay almost twice as much (depending on what they would have gotten from the vending machine) for the student store snacks as it would cost with the vending machines. While I agree on some points on this article, I also have to disagree with other major arguments as well because the student store limits the student’s options, increases cost of some snacks, and decreases the size of the snacks.
Ana Guillamo • Feb 12, 2018 at 11:43 AM
We have many people at this high school. Everyone has different opinions about the Student Store. It provides healthy food which is better than plenty of sugar and sodium in a bag of Hot Cheetos.
However, it does not provide as many options as the vending machines did. “The money that the car makes goes to F.B.L.A” which also helps other clubs.
Anthony Peralta • Feb 12, 2018 at 11:39 AM
I strongly disagree on the ” Student Store” making a profit from what the vending machines were making? The vending machines had “too much sodium or sugar” and that was a problem but our school food is the same way, sodium filled and purchased from the same company the local prison receives their food. If the vending machines were such a problem, why isn’t our school food changing also?
Brandon Sorum • Feb 12, 2018 at 11:37 AM
While this new concept of a student store may seem ultimately brilliant on paper, it is an utter fail in the long run. In truth, I believe this positive talk is all damage control to cover up the mistakes of the vending machines from the previous school year. For example, students were often ripped off by malfunction in the hardware, minority of students also began to break the machines and cheap prices in the vending machines also attracted more students with money to pay for that rather than a typical school lunch. This plan without a doubt is just to make more money from students within the school by raising prices for the same items they would of bought anyway within the old vending machines. In reality, this plan is not intended to enforce healthier options, because these same options had already been offered before previously. It is also a fail because less students are now purchasing these same snacks during lunch time.
Donnie • Feb 12, 2018 at 11:31 AM
The student store is better than nothing . Would you rather have no selection of vending or over priced cookies and snacks ? Neele Stelljes says “the new health store is a good idea to provide more healthy food.” I think it’s a good thing there are healthy snacks for our picking.
Harry Manning • Feb 12, 2018 at 11:09 AM
This article is well developed and gives us a reason why the vending machines were taken away. I don’t know how much it costs to refill the vending machines but the demand was way higher than the student store. The student store doubles their prices in the long run, ripping us off because the portions are incredibly small. It’s a good idea and with right reasoning but you have to listen to the students to improve the store
Jenniffer Dubin • Feb 12, 2018 at 10:51 AM
I appreciate what the Student Store is trying to accomplish, proving money for various clubs and increasing the number of “healthy” students, but there are so many better ways that they could’ve handled this situation. They could’ve exchanged the food items inside of the vending machine , instead of removing them completely. I know, personally, that the students feel less awkward approaching a vending machine rather than having to approach people who either don’t want to be there or those that they would never interact with on a regular basis. Again, I would like to praise the Student Store for supporting the clubs that it does, but I feel like the situation could’ve been handled better.
Brendan • Feb 12, 2018 at 10:17 AM
I agree that the student store shouldn’t have replaced the vending machines. Like many other points of being able to eat it at home, its just as easy to go to the gas station on lunch and buy them there for a better price. Taking them away doesn’t exactly make us “healthier” rather just makes us buy them from somewhere else.
Anthony Charles • Feb 12, 2018 at 10:08 AM
The vending machines were greatly appreciated by a lot of students. Personally I was sad when the vending machines were taken away from us. Although the student store thing is the same concept, the vending machine just seems more convenient. Also, they had snacks that were more delicious and more desirable.
Edgar Vazquez • Feb 12, 2018 at 10:02 AM
I think it was a good and bad idea because even though the snacks were all that healthy, you didn’t need to buy the snacks. It benefited the athletes and people who are healthy but there’s other who really liked having the vending machine there. Like for example what if you didn’t bring lunch money and didn’t want none of those “healthy” snacks. Like I said, it benefits different people.
Kylee Meads • Feb 12, 2018 at 10:00 AM
I don’t necessarily disagree with this article because of the conflict of the health code, but I do believe it is a much greater hassle to maintain the student store than anything else. It needs constant supervision and the pricing I believe is a bit off. There is a much greater risk of theft with the student store, rather than with the vending machines. A better solution would be to supply less sodium and sugar in the vending machines, and if the company that supplies the vending machines disagree, sign a contract with another supplier. Ultimately I believe the vending machines should come back.
Alex • Feb 12, 2018 at 9:56 AM
This was a very informative article and i liked it because it had all the information because it’s informative.
Borbala Szarka • Feb 11, 2018 at 11:19 AM
The school should have left the vending machines and opened the student store as a fundraising option. It should be left up to the students where they want to go. We are almost grown ups and should be able to make our own choices about what we put in our body. But the student store is a great fundraising option.”The student cart however benefits not just the students with great snacks, but student council and clubs. The money that the cart makes goes to F.B.L.A. (Future Business Leaders of America) and other organizations.”
Shyanne Boothe • Feb 9, 2018 at 9:26 PM
As a member of FBLA, I have to agree that the Student Store is effective by continuously bringing in money which helps support clubs around campus. On the other hand, I understand why others feel as if the enjoyable snack choices are limited and the prices are too high for the quantity.
Kentrell • Feb 9, 2018 at 12:04 PM
I frankly disagree with this article. I understand the reasons why they have decided to take away the vending machines and the benefits from it, but there are more cons than pros. The vending machines were a great way to snack at school and most of us looked forward to buying from them. The student store, however, is very limited to us students. They have price changes and barely any snacks at all. I also do not understand why Rosemary Clark Middle School has vending machines but we cannot. We are older than them and also more mature, meaning we know how much junk food we should and should not eat. Taking the vending machines may have fixed one problem, but it is causing more in the process. In conclusion, I think we should bring vending machines back.
Rayder Maestas • Feb 9, 2018 at 11:58 AM
I disagree with the vending machines. We eat way worse stuff at home than at school. It does “violate health code” but why does the middle school have theirs? People want us to eat healthy, but it’s our choice to put good or bad foods in our mouth.
Leanne Langston • Feb 9, 2018 at 11:40 AM
I believe the student store is pointless because it serves many of the same snacks that the vending machines did. King states “I really don’t like the student cart because I think it’s pointless for how small the servings are” and I agree with that statement because the same snacks being sold in the vending machine for 50 cents, are being sold for a higher price at the student store. I believe we should just get the vending machines back.
Makayla Lawrence • Feb 9, 2018 at 9:45 AM
I agree with Reigan about the cart and its servings. As Reigan states, it’s “pointless on how small the servings are.” Why is there a heath code for students when the teachers have a Coke machine in the office? It’s not okay that the students are treated like four year olds.
dina cumurija • Feb 9, 2018 at 9:36 AM
It is a good idea to remove vending machines, because the student store provides healthier food and less options. That means people will start to bring their own food. Students shouldn’t be using the vending machines at lunch, but for snacks; therefore, the store is much better option.
Cody Johnson • Feb 9, 2018 at 9:35 AM
This article was really well written and had a lot of evidence to support your claim. Yes, the vending machines were loved by many of the students; however, the student cart gives healthier choices and helps various clubs and student council with money. To support this it was stated “the money that the cart makes goes to F.B.L.A. and other organizations.”
Neele Stelljes • Feb 9, 2018 at 9:35 AM
The new health store is a good idea to provide more healthy food. Students should eat healthy and not just chips. So, the school has to help students who want eat a snack at school, and have healthy snacks. Most students don’t think about eating healthy and just take a pack of chips from the vending machines. “The vending machines violated health code” which shows even more that we need more healthy food.
Koby Lindberg • Feb 9, 2018 at 9:27 AM
I think the new student store can greatly help our kids obtain a healthier lifestyle. Kids are now addicted to the vending machines and taking them away is part of the healing process for our school. Now kids won’t be obese and unhealthy due to the fact of the vending machines. Kids don’t just see random faces when they go there. They can see “the friendly faces of Stu-Co and club members.” So kids don’t have to see unfamiliar faces when they purchase the student store merchandise.
Slade Yabra • Feb 9, 2018 at 9:26 AM
Many students like myself dislike the new student store. If the student store had more of a variety, it would be much better. I think the student store should add more snacks in it and sell bigger sized snacks. Alexis says “they have Rice Krispy treats, Cheese-its, and potato chips.” These are the same snacks that were in the vending machines, but now they are small portions.
Joseph Keplinger • Feb 9, 2018 at 9:24 AM
I strongly disagree with this article. I personally believe they are ripping us students off with their much smaller servings, and fewer options. It makes no sense that they were taken away for “having too much sodium or sugar” as students eat worse things at home and were doing fine eating the things that were in the vending machines. The selection of the student store is also much more limited than the vending machines were, and they have to keep making ridiculous deals to sell anything. Overall the student store may be benefiting the various clubs of PVHS, but they are ripping off students and making no difference in health in the end.
Steven McKnight • Feb 9, 2018 at 9:23 AM
While I agree with some points made, such as the portion sizes, I have to disagree with others and bring up my own. I feel that the prices are a bit much for the sizes of the portions, such as the cookies. While they are decent sized, I feel they should be somewhat bigger. I would gladly pay $0.75 for one of those cookies, but $1 feels like too much.