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Hapnot Collegiate is blessed with an exceptional cafeteria lady. Her name is Sandy, and she is possibly the best cafeteria lady ever. Why, you ask? Let me give you a few examples why Sandy is so great. The other day, I was sitting in the cafeteria, still hungry, having finished my lunch that I made myself. You see, I'm not very motivated in the mornings, so my homemade lunches consist of maybe a sandwich and an apple. Anyways, I had some money, so I spent $3.50 for one of Sandy's chicken subs. And I must say, it was the best tasting chicken sub I have ever had the good fortune to eat. If chicken subs aren't to your liking, Sandy also makes world famous chicken tacos, deluxe nachos, muffins, perogies, chicken fingers, and more. Example two: Enter cafeteria. See large crowd of delinquent grade 10's, 11's, and 12's. Hear them carry on a conversation where, if it were a T.V. program, every third word would be punctuated by a 'beep'. Now, see Sandy come out of the kitchen and yell, "The next person I hear swearing I will personally kick them out of the cafeteria for a week!" Now, silence. Next day, the lunch room conversations are G-rated. There are only a handful of people in the school who command that much respect, and Sandy is one of them. When she says something, people listen. Whether it be leaving your garbage on the table, making a mess of the microwave, or stepping over a table, if Sandy tells you to stop, you stop, no questions asked. Third example: Me and a group of about six other guys are playing cards in the cafeteria during break. Sandy suddenly yells out, "How many of you are out there?" We tell her there are seven of us. Two minutes later, Sandy comes out with seven slushes, on the house. Let me tell you, there is nothing better than getting something for nothing, especially when you don't ask for it and don't see it coming. Getting seven slushes out of nowhere impressed us so much, we bought our lunches from Sandy for the next week out of sheer respect. And that wasn't the first or last time it's happened either. She is always giving out free food to people with no money, or just because it is left over from lunch hour. Sandy has made lunch hour memorable for me since Grade 9. She has and always will serve high quality food for bargain basement prices. She's always there to keep kids in line and still manages to keep their respect. She is one of the most colourful staff members at Hapnot, and for that, I salute her.
