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Middle schoolers mix it up at lunch
Middle schoolers left the comfort of their regular lunch tables yesterday to sit with those they didn't know. Fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth graders joined students at 8,000 schools across the country for Mix-It-Up at Lunch, an activity designed to break down social boundaries.
The Middle School Diversity Group sponsored the event. Noted the group's moderator, teacher Debbie Nagle: "It's interesting to note that students know most of the students in their grade, but students don't know each other too well across grade levels."
Students from each grade level were assigned to different lunch tables, with a diversity or leadership student encouraging discussion. To spark conversation, students were invited to wear T-shirts signifying something meaningful to them--a team's logo, a musical group, a play they liked, a favorite vacation spot, and so on. As another conversation starter, students were invited to try Goya brand drinks in coconut, ginger, papaya, pear flavors.
Said Mrs. Nagle, "The idea was to meet someone new, break down a barrier age, taste something you've never tasted before."
The Eighth Grade Diversity Group consists of 18 students who meet twice a month to discuss multicultural topics and ways to create a better school climate. "They examine race, gender, learning differences, socio-economic issues--issues that we face in our school," Mrs. Nagle said.
Mix-it-up at Lunch is the first of several activities the group will conduct this year. Coming next are assembly skits on bus behavior. "We are going to show what we don't like in a skit format and then open it up for the entire Middle School to discuss," Mrs. Nagle said.
Middle schoolers left the comfort of their regular lunch tables yesterday to sit with those they didn't know. Fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth graders joined students at 8,000 schools across the country for Mix-It-Up at Lunch, an activity designed to break down social boundaries.
The Middle School Diversity Group sponsored the event. Noted the group's moderator, teacher Debbie Nagle: "It's interesting to note that students know most of the students in their grade, but students don't know each other too well across grade levels."
Students from each grade level were assigned to different lunch tables, with a diversity or leadership student encouraging discussion. To spark conversation, students were invited to wear T-shirts signifying something meaningful to them--a team's logo, a musical group, a play they liked, a favorite vacation spot, and so on. As another conversation starter, students were invited to try Goya brand drinks in coconut, ginger, papaya, pear flavors.
Said Mrs. Nagle, "The idea was to meet someone new, break down a barrier age, taste something you've never tasted before."
The Eighth Grade Diversity Group consists of 18 students who meet twice a month to discuss multicultural topics and ways to create a better school climate. "They examine race, gender, learning differences, socio-economic issues--issues that we face in our school," Mrs. Nagle said.
Mix-it-up at Lunch is the first of several activities the group will conduct this year. Coming next are assembly skits on bus behavior. "We are going to show what we don't like in a skit format and then open it up for the entire Middle School to discuss," Mrs. Nagle said.