The School Lunch

Mrs. Elizabeth Weizer, NPHS English Teacher / Accolade Adviser
February 13, 2013

I didn’t get the full experience of the school lunch until high school. In elementary school, I brought a lunch to school in a brown paper bag. I rarely bought my lunch, which was fine with me. I was turned off by the big bucket at the front of the cafeteria into which everyone poured leftover beverages.... Read more »

Enough to Eat

Ms. Liz McConnell, NPHS English Teacher
December 23, 2011

The stovetop in our house isn’t getting as much of a workout as our oven is. It seems as though I am pulling trays of cookies, tins of cupcakes, and pans of cakes out of the oven in record numbers.  Needless to say, my savory cooking has fallen to the wayside as my fiancé and I are relying on our... Read more »

The Learning Curve

Ms. Liz McConnell, NPHS English Teacher
November 16, 2011

First, I’d like to answer the one question everyone (OK, three people) has asked me since I published my column last week: are you vegan? No, I am not currently vegan. I did eat a vegan diet for about a year back in 2008. Since then, I try to eat vegan meals whenever I can, but it’s a difficult lifestyle... Read more »

Casting a Food Spell

Miss Liz McConnell, NPHS - English Teacher
November 10, 2011

  As I scan the cafeteria from my lunch duty perch, I am always amazed by the length of the line at the Cookie Corner. Who could resist, honestly? Students file by me with stacks of pillowy soft pretzels, the salt coating crunching under their teeth as the gossamer paper wrappers flutter to the ground,... Read more »