Rather than having a seminar day, most Payton students were off from school this Wednesday while 11th graders participated in mandatory SAT testing. To get a sense of how people used their first holiday since February 21 (Presidents’ Day), we asked each of our editors who weren’t testing to document their day, starting with breakfast. The resulting snapshots are as distinct as the people who took them, spanning world cuisines and providing just a glimpse at the variety mix™ that is Payton.
Bridget’s breakfast of Cheerios and strawberries is similar to what she eats on regular school days. However, the ability to sleep in means she eats alone at 9:00 am, rather than with her family at 6:45 as usual. Having a lunch period at 9:50 am means Megha doesn’t eat much weekday mornings. With the opportunity to set her own schedule on Wednesday, she has a large Indian breakfast of idli (rice cakes), sambhar (lentil and vegetable stew), coconut chutney, and tea at 9:30 am.As she typically wakes up late on both school days and holidays, Nora almost never eats breakfast and opts for an early lunch around 11 am instead.Alexis pairs pumpkin-and-sweet-potato porridge, a South Korean staple, with a boiled egg and raspberries for a 7 am breakfast.Aaron’s 9 am yogurt, grapes, and milk are similar to schoolday fare, but served two hours later than usual and accompanied by The Simpsons.Isabelle enjoys an acai bowl treat with fresh kiwi, strawberries, almonds, and nut butters, a quick a 7 am to-go breakfast.
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