Episode 1 dives into a question that definitely causes debate: milk before cereal? Like this hot-seated question, the first entry of The Lunch Table came across the same dilemma: sacrificing their academic life for their relationships and social life.
Host Favour Ajayi covers how this issue spreads across all U.S. high school students, especially those academic rigorous schools like the NYC specialized high schools. Our featured guests, QHSS students Tabassum Rahman and Shimla Nomani, gives us personal experiences and advice to dealing with friendship arguments and finding a balance with the hectic life that comes with high school.







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