Missing: the FCHS wrap line.  The made-to-order wraps have gone MIA in the cafeteria since the beginning of second semester, leaving some students and staff confused and asking themselves, “Where did they go?”

Thanks to this new change, the lunch options have started to lack, well, options.  With the current choices ranging from the standard slice of pizza to anywhere along the lines of a burger and fries, some students are frustrated with the lack of healthier choices.  “Not having wraps takes away the healthiest option.  Other people and I bought wraps last semester, but now we don’t buy at all,” said senior Megan Burruss.

The made-to-order wraps allowed students to choose from a variety of ingredients for their lunches, such as lettuce, tomato, black beans, chopped carrots and much more.  With the made-to-order wraps, students also had the option of choosing a vegetarian entrée.

According to Tom Patrick, Supervisor of the Department of Food Services, students can still buy pre-made wraps.  However, some argue that they don’t offer much variety.  All of the wraps on sale include some type of meat; therefore, wraps are no longer an option for students who formerly ordered only vegetarian ingredients from the made-to-order line.

Still variety that was once offered by the made-to-order wrap line is now sorely missed by students and staff.  “My friends and I used to buy wraps with a bunch of healthy ingredients.  Now I have no motivation to even buy lunch,” said freshman Tori McDonald.

Many have also been asking when or if the wrap line will ever return.  “I wouldn’t expect to see them for the rest of the year,” said cafeteria staff member Sharon Watkins.  Patrick confirmed that the wrap line has been discontinued indefinitely.  He stated two reasons for this decision.  “Sales in the wrap line had fallen off by about 50% compared to the previous year.”  This resulted in one-third of the serving staff serving 12% to 15% of daily meals in one line, while the remaining two-thirds of the serving staff were serving 85% to 87% of the daily meals. This was slowing service for the majority of the students, leaving little time for them to eat,” he said.

Patrick also noted that “the Health Inspector informed us that if we wished to continue with the wrap line we would be required to have refrigerated serving station equipment. We do not believe replacing almost new (one-year-old) equipment could be justified,” he said.

So you could say that the great wrap mystery has been solved. Too bad it’s not a happy ending.