Food Review

The Food Crew

One groggy morning while sitting in Creative Writing II Toni and I came up with a genius plan to get out of boring grammar work and score free food for our friends. We decided make a project and to have real life students review the new lunch program at Friday Harbor High School, The Experience Food program. One week, five students tested out our new food program and gave us the bold truth on school lunches.

Richard Ochoa- Overall enjoyed all the food. Every day he came up with little changes that would make the meal more enjoyable. He goes home for lunch every day so getting an outsider's opinion really helped. He loved all the food and would participate in getting lunch every day if it didn’t mess with his tight budget. His favorite was the Greek Chicken Gyro. He thought that it was messy but definitely worth getting his hands dirty. He thought the food was light and favorable, and every meal smelled great and was hearty.

BharathKrishnnaa Rengaraju- Our exchange student from India is impressed with our new lunch program. Every day he came with a big grin and just loved the free food he was scoring. Krishnnaa's favorite meal is Bhiriyani, an Indian cuisine. He knew that the great tasting food was helping prevent homesickness, however he would definitely prefer more spices. Even without the spices Krishnnaa thought the food was five star quality.

Miklos Horvath- Our other exchange student from Hungary had not a lot to say but he did comment that the Penne pasta “seemed truly Italian.” He was pleased that every day there was something different that tasted great while being healthy.

Kyle Skoog- Kyle has lived and gone to Friday Harbor schools his whole life. So he knows what the old lunch program used to be like and it is safe to say that he does not miss the old lunches one bit. Kyle said the food “tastes great” and he actually eats lunch every day and doesn’t waste hard earned cash on snacks off campus.

Kayla Steneide- Kayla was our only vegetarian. We didn’t know how different her responses would be especially because she didn’t eat meat. Though our new school lunch program offers vegetarian dishes, it was not possible to get them during first period when we did our study. Kayla picked the meat out of most dishes and said the food was still great.


Monday, March 2nd- Penne pasta with Italian Sausage
Tuesday, March 3rd- Chicken Gyro with Greek Romaine Salad and Tzatziki
Wednesday, March 4th- Beef and Mushroom Stroganoff
Thursday, March 5th- No lunch, early release.
Friday, March 6th- Lemon Rosemary Chicken Breast with Vegetable Medley

Special thanks to the lunch staff and Chef Andy for having sample food and a smile for our food review team every morning.

Photographer/writer- Toni Mollica
Genius/writer-Kerri Goff