Miami High’s Vending Machines

By Jessica Hermidas, Staff Writers

Hungry? Thirsty? No problem at Miami High where students can go to any of the 8 vending machines and find Doritos, Powerade, Cheetos, lemonade and much more.

Not everyone, however, is happy with the vending machine choices. Sophomore Johanna Lopez complains that they just aren’t healthy.

Students have different ideas on what snacks to add to the vending machines.

Junior Jennifer Casanueva said, “The vending machines have bags of chips that are mostly filled up with air.” Similarly, junior Yanela Pavon says that things are too expensive for so little that they give.

Miami High’s principal Mr. Valdes doesn’t make all the decisions about the vending machines. For example, he decides where they should be placed, but the school district makes other important such as the number of calories per snack allowed in the vending machines.

If we want to add new snacks, who should we talk to? Mr. Valdes says that he could try to come to an agreement after requesting the snacks we want from the vending machine company, and maybe see if that works

Students have different ideas on what snacks they would like to add to the vending machines. Junior Jade Borjas would like more candy like KitKat and Skittles. Junior Gisselle Granados suggests Pop Tarts and salt and vinegar chips.” Junior Abell Familia would like to have honey buns, Lays, and Ruffles.

Student activities director Ms. Rivero and Mr. Valdes said that they do not know how much money exact goes into the vending machines, but they did say, “The school gets a small percentage of the money.”

Students should not confuse the vending machines in the cafeteria with the ones around the school. “The ones in the cafeteria are managed by the cafeteria,” Mr. Valdes said. Another difference would be that there are salads and yogurts in the vending machines in the cafeteria, while there are chips and drinks in the ones around the school.