By SAVANAH SWEETON
Room 210 Staff Writer
Students have noticed that the pop in the machines at South Middle School has been switched to water.
SMS Principal Mr. Ron Mitchell said the change was made by the Coke and Pepsi companies and was done worldwide.
"It's a good thing," he said, adding that he hoped students would make healthier choices and would ask their parents for less money for lunch.
Joplin High School has small diet soft drinks, but the elementary schools have only less sweet juices and water.
Mr. Mitchell may think the change is a good one, but not all students agree.
Eighth grader Alicia Shofner said, "I want those pop machines back."
(Photo: Students can still buy pop when they attend after-school activities such as Tuesday night's season-opening volleyball match at Memorial. Members of the SMS Library Advisory Board are shown manning the concession stand.)
1 comment:
You know, I think diet pop is worse for you. And I don't think it's the pop that is making us fat. I think it's the fact that, besides the sporty kids, we don't move. Couch potatoes. Internet. TV. Video games. We don't run around outside anymore. We drive. (Diet is gross, but water isn't. There isn't enough juice at the high school. We have diet green tea with citrus. Where's my apple juice?)
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