The Student Government Association (SGA) ended their “week of giving” on Friday, Nov. 21 with a bang, hosting three food trucks in the lower parking lot for students and teachers to purchase during lunch.
From Nov. 17 to 21, SGA launched their first week of giving. Learn more about the full week and its donation-based drive in this article. In terms of spirit, the week was filled with decking out in college gear, carrying around various household objects as backpacks and participating in games in the Commons. The week concluded with the arrival of three food trucks for Friday: Pacha Mama Juice Co., Holy Crepes and Catalyst Hotdogs. On their way to the school, Pacha Mama Juice Co. experienced a flat tire and was unable to attend the event.
Junior SGA members Alex Rabin and Catherine Busca envisioned food truck Friday as a way to end the week with a new, fun and engaging event for students during lunch, while offering more food options.
Rabin and Busca reached out to several food trucks, inviting them to come during Friday’s lunch period, coordinating time and logistics in order for the event to run smoothly with the maximum amount of time for students to purchase food. “Food truck Friday was a rewarding event for students at the end of the week to give back for their hard work and generosity during SGA’s week of giving,” Rabin said.
In September, this school held a wellness tie dye event to boost grade spirit while welcoming students back, which you can read about in this article. During the spirit event, students were treated with Holy Crepes and Pacha Mama Juice. Along with SGA events, food trucks have grown common at football games. “I’m glad I didn’t go because the lines were crazy long and would’ve taken up my whole lunch period. Besides, I was able to try the same trucks during the tie dye event,” sophomore Sophie Hammerman said.
Food truck Friday attracted dozens of students to wait outside in lengthy lines for gooey crepes and steaming hotdogs. Whether it was impatiently complaining about the wait or eating together around the pillars, Food truck Friday served as a vessel to engage and connect students over great food. “I think [food truck Friday] is a great way to help raise spirit at our school and helped bond everyone, especially right before Thanksgiving break,” junior class president Manasa Iyer said.
Overall, food truck Friday ended a successful week of giving as students and teachers generated over 500 cans for donation, all while rocking the daily spirit theme. SGA hopes to hold a similar week of giving and have more food truck days in the future as a result of the success of their first one. “We did such an excellent job with the cans that were collected and we really hope to see food truck Fridays [continue to] be a success in the future,” SGA treasurer Gabi Estrada said.
