Recent Resurgence of Food Fair
DENISE TIEU
News Editor
On Sept. 17, AHS’ Quad was filled with the noise of hundreds of students searching around for food to buy and students advertising their clubs’ food products. The aforementioned scene was the Food Fair which made its first appearance of the year this month.
Food Fair consists of participating registered AHS clubs, who fundraise by selling ASB-approved food. Clubs were able to choose what they would sell based on a raffling system. Once a food product was chosen, no other club would be able to sell it. This arrangement was established to prevent any competitive conflicts from arising.
Typically, Food Fair is held later on in the school year; however, with the two minimum days added to the school schedule on Sept. 16 and Sept. 17 due to a required professional development for teachers, ASB was able to set up a Food Fair after school from 12:10 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
“[The] shortened days meant that the Food Fair wouldn’t compete against our school’s cafeteria as much as it would [have] if the food fair was during lunchtime on a normal school day. Plus, it’s a great opportunity for clubs to introduce themselves to freshmen and new students,” ASB Vice President Diana Ly said.
Some foods that made an appearance at Food Fair included nachos, Thai tea, In-N-Out burgers and spam musubi. There were conflicting responses to Food Fair.
“After a year of not having Food Fair [having] it again this year is really great! Especially for all the clubs, [since it helps for their funding]. Not only that, but [the] fact that everyone was enjoying and having a blast with all the various stands and foods was spectacular,” senior Kathy Castro said.
Other students commented that the products sold at Food Fair were not as filling as they thought they would be.
“There wasn’t enough variety in the food at the fair. There were a lot of snacks [and] drinks, which I personally don’t want to eat after school on a minimum day. I haven’t had lunch, [so] I want filling food!” junior Monying Dominguez said.
Though there was a mixed response in terms of the outcome of the Food Fair, ASB still hopes for successful Food Fairs in the future.
“Hopefully, ASB can hold more Food Fairs throughout the year and in the coming years, too. Nothing is set in stone, but ASB hopes that everyone can see how positive and wonderful a food fair can be so that there’s a better chance of it happening again!” Ly said.