Bring back ROAR Cafe!

By Morgan Hicks, Staff Writer

November 15, 2023

In the fall of 2021, a CBS News survey stated that 75% of teens were not eating breakfast daily. Furthermore, several research articles prove that students will typically perform better if they do have breakfast in the morning.

It’s been addressed that the ROAR Cafe is no longer running because of the breakfast offered by the state, but I don’t believe this is a fair argument. To myself and many students, the ROAR Cafe was something to look forward to in the morning. It was a privilege and something special to the upperclassmen.

In contrast, breakfast provided by the state is not something to look forward to, unlike the ROAR Cafe. Several other students and I cannot reach the 3350 building in the morning. Now, breakfast is only served until 8, while the ROAR Cafe was open until after announcements. This made it convenient for students to get breakfast, even if they arrived on a late bus.

With the cafe being student-led, this provides students with firsthand experience handling money, which leaves them a huge responsibility as well. The ROAR Cafe is not free either. The school can use the profits made from this cafe to fund upperclassmen events such as prom or skate nights.

How you start your day is fundamental to how the rest of your day plays out. With this being said, several students including myself believe that bringing back the ROAR Cafe will guarantee a better start to our school day, helping us perform better in our classes.

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