You may have noticed that Mr. Rosa’s cart has gained some new additions over the past few weeks. It now features healthier choices including sun chips, granola bars, fruit snacks, trail mix, flavored water, and green tea. In truth, the cart is no longer a “school store,” but is now a “fundraiser.” The funds from the cart will go to the junior and senior classes, largely benefitting the prom. The reasoning behind the change is simple: Dr. Staub said that according to state regulations, only a certain percent of the food that we offer in school can be non-nutritional. According to Rosa, at least 75% of choices we offer must be healthy. However, with the cart labeled as a “fundraiser,” there is more lenience as to what can be sold from it. Earlier this year, students were asked to fill out a request form listing various healthy foods and drinks that the cart could possibly feature. Possibilities of what would sell well were then discussed while the cart was taken out of school for a short period of time. The cart then returned as a fundraiser, full of healthy items to sell. “We’re giving kids a choice,” Rosa said. However, the new healthy additions are hurting the cart’s profits. Most students are more interested in buying junk food; “I don’t really ever eat any of the healthy stuff,” junior Adam Hunkins said. The cart is a fundraiser for the prom; the goal is to make enough money so that prom will continue to last until 5a.m., as it has in years prior. An event that costs close to $25,000 does not happen without fundraising, Mr. Rosa said. The idea of all students taking a bus to prom this year has even been discussed, for two reasons: in order to save money, and if the prom has to end before students with junior licenses can drive, transportation would be necessary. Rosa says that students must be the ones to take initiative to raise money for the prom. “It’s not going to be fixed by itself,” he said.