Opinion: Ranking School Lunches

With a variety of lunches available for students to choose from, two staffers tier them based on portion and taste.

by Jason Hooper and Dani Crossen

May 26, 2026

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Jason Hooper, Reporter

Jason Hooper II is a sophomore and is in his second year of journalism. He decided to take journalism because he thought it would be a good challenge to his writing skills and to share his opinion on certain topics. Jason enjoys playing with his dog and playing soccer. One thing few people know about him is he has also been to outside of the country. Jason also has a dog.

Dani Crossen, Editor-in-Chief

Dani Crossen is the editor-in-chief of The Cougar Chronicle and is continuing her fourth year in the journalism program. Last school year, Crossen was awarded Best of SNO for her feature story about therapy dogs, and the year before that, she was awarded Superior in the WJEA Team Project category for her story about HOSA’s community impact. Before the end of her senior year, Crossen plans to host a session about AI at the National Journalism Conference, as well as creating a portfolio full of her best work for the Journalist of the Year scholarship.

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