High School Students Start Lunch Club So No One Eats Alone


Navigating the social landscape of high school can be difficult and having good friends makes all the difference. In fact, just having someone to sit with at lunch can have a huge impact on a student’s experience, and that’s the mission of a group of Florida high schoolers who formed a club centered around the idea that no one should have to eat alone.

CBS News highlighted the work of Boca Raton Community High School’s lunch club called “We Dine Together.” They visited the school and interviewed several teens who are part of the group, organized by student Denis Estimon. He explains that when he came to America as a Haitian immigrant in first grade, he felt isolated, especially at lunch. “It’s not a good feeling, like you’re by yourself. And that’s something that I don’t want anybody to go through,” he says.

Denis and his team are already trying to open chapters of “We Dine Together” at other high schools so the new social trend will be making sure no one has to eat lunch alone.