The new Marianas High School cafeteria, which is expected to open next month, is reportedly capable of accommodating over 400 students.<\/p>\n
According to MHS principal Cherlyn Cabrera, the new MHS cafeteria could easily seat 418 of the estimated 1,550 students of the CNMI\u2019s most densely populated school.<\/p>\n
The old cafeteria, she noted, could house only about 180 students\u2014up to a maximum of 250, including the immediate area outside. <\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of students just can\u2019t eat in the cafeteria,\u201d said Cabrera. \u201c\u2026They eat elsewhere from the cafeteria simply because they physically don\u2019t fit.\u201d <\/p>\n
While construction of the new $2.5-million cafeteria broke ground during the second quarter of 2017 and was originally slated to finish in January 2018, the official opening was delayed, Cabrera said, due to the finding of what is believed to be an ancient Chamorro burial site.<\/p>\n
\u201c…The Historical Preservation Office gathered all of the remains, put it in a box\u2026and did [another burial] here,\u201d she said, adding that she believes the remains were reburied under the foundation of the new cafeteria.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026All the evidence points to prehistoric [times],\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Waiting for the arrival of new cafeteria equipment, such as an industrial counter, further delayed the cafeteria\u2019s opening. \u201c\u2026We are still waiting for specific equipment to arrive before we are fully functional,\u201d she said. \u201cThere are some counters that we ordered, and we are still waiting for them to arrive.\u201d <\/p>\n
Cabrera expects them to arrive by November. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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