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VOL. XXXIX, NO. 1
September 22, 2015
Despite drought, school plants three new lawns
However, SCDS water consumption has dropped 26 percent since summer 2014 By Manson Tung Editor-in-Chief
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t’s a little past 10 p.m., when the still campus suddenly comes alive with the sound of rushing water. On the the sky, to come down as a steady mist on the parched
only to be followed by another round of watering in an adja While this scene is a common occurrence, some students say that the drenching is unnecessary and wasteful as Cali drought. middle of August, the maintenance department planted new
added the new grass.
on the temperature; in temperatures exceeding 70 degrees
Brooke Wells, head of high school, and Patricia Jacobsen, dean of student life, confer near the grass that was (Photo by Adam Ketchum)
“The new plantings don’t even come close to the amount nothing more than routine annual upkeep designed to keep the school attractive.
“We ask both residential and commercial users to use
Not all students disapprove of the new grass. stricted to two days a week during evening and early morning
said. “We have other events coming up. It’s very im portant that the campus Sophomore Atsuo Chiu
“If we wanted to make a statement, we could let (all the grass) die.” —Stephen Repsher, headmaster
sessment.
“As long as we meet the regulations, and do
senior Nathan Chan said.
The school reduced water consumption by
cycling Club, says that the school could do more. “I feel like letting the grass fade to a golden brown would
ing to records kept by the city of Sacramento
“They are trying to make the campus look nice. But I think it makes us look out of touch. “When the rest of the neighborhood is completely yellow
aged holistically. Individual users do not have to achieve the
agrees. “The locations that got the new grass were mainly small,
“Typically, new sod will die if it isn’t watered every day for
he said. “But when the drought is over, and it will be over, we would
“We have to have a few patches of grass for students to sit See Drought, page 7
‘Cavalier Café’ takes over for Goodfellas; students praise swap By Sonja Hansen
schoolers get up to four slices, middles schoolers can get three she agrees. “It is better to pay more for good food than to pay less for
utes the lunches.
See Lunch, page 7
“I hadn’t really gotten to know people in the high school and middle school, because I’m mostly involved with the lower school. I’ve
Business Manager On the most popular days, when Noodles The new lunch program, nicknamed the Cavalier Café, opened and served meals from Noodles & Company, on Sept. 1. The Cavalier Café will also distribute meals from Boudin, the rest of the year. omore Brenda Alegria, who orders every day. “The program is Alegria said that she enjoys the mac and cheese from Noo
lunch program, helps Bajet. All vendors, except for Noodles & Com pany, deliver the food. Bajet escorts workers room at around 11 a.m. and groups the meals by grades on a table. Noodles & Company’s meals are served to remind students of what they ordered. In addition to distributing meals, Bajet said
dents receive the same entree on the same weekday for a ders with the restaurants. Alegria said that she thinks the price is fair.
Alexys Bajet (right), After School Enrichment counselor, ladles out pasta from Noodles and Company to freshman Jack Christian. (Photo by Ethan Hockridge)