I am proposing that OAA extend it lunch from 35 minutes to 60-90 minutes long. People who truly care about the physical and psychological well being of the students that attending Oakwood Adventist Academy WILL SIGN THIS PETITION. Extending lunch is not only providing psychologically benefits, but also logistical. A 35 min lunch period does not allot us enough to walk to cafeteria, wait in line, eat, and walk back. This free period will also allow for a time of mental rehabilitation, re-stabilization, and an all-around mental break. It is very disheartening to try meet the demands of my teacher requiring me to be on time for my class, but the real reason I'm late is because I received my food right when the bell rang. My something as simple as 1 hour and 15 minute lunch can boost school spirit and morale.

Kimberly Elsbach, a professor at the
University of California, Davis Graduate School of Management, who studies workplace psychology states
"We know that creativity and innovation happen when people change their environment, and especially when they expose themselves to a nature-like environment, to a natural environment," .
Elsbach elaborates, To reap the benefits of a lunch break, "you don't actually need to go eat," "you just need to get out. And it doesn't have to be between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to have a positive impact. It can be just going outside and taking a walk around the block. That in itself is really restorative."

All exerts from an article written by the NPR.

I understand that I am a new student so my opinion doesn't not hold a lot but with with enough signs hopefully this opinion will hold weight. p Administrators of the great OAA may you please consider the information in this petition.
Thank You

By Mark Awoniyi Jr.
But speaking for many.