DURING the month of October, the G-Store opened for the first time this school year—  marking a change to the lunches available to students and the arrival of delicious treats. However, some people have realized that the G-Store was open later than usual this year. Mr. Ballou, head of the G-Store, has the answers.

It first began with the flood in the library. Since the library is located directly above the G-Store, the water damaged some equipment. That equipment was necessary to run the store, which led to Mr. Ballou ordering equipment and waiting for it to arrive.

Logan Buhlar (12), a G-Store employee, says that they needed to wait for their inventory as well, making the wait even longer.

Another factor was the transfer of ownership from Mr. Pace to Mr. Ballou. As such, Mr. Ballou then had to fill in the gap left behind and work with what he had at the time. Additionally, Mr. Ballou said that he had to “jump through some hoops,” because he was a newer teacher. Since he was a newer teacher, this meant that he had no access to the funds and needed necessary information to access the cash register.

All of this led to the G-Store opening later than usual, but through Mr. Ballou’s persistence, he was able to open the store after fall break. Some things are still delayed because one of the registers is not working.

Buhlar says that since the opening, a lot of people have been going there and it is usually busy. He also says that the job is good experience for the future and says that his resume will look really good.

But the opening isn’t the only thing new for the G-store — with new management, there’s a new menu! When Mr. Ballou was asked about what is sold at the G-Store currently, Mr. Ballou provided a list and the prices for those items. However, he also hinted at what is to come!

“We currently have the same stuff from last year such as ramen, breadsticks and pizza sauce, chips, granola bars, SunnyD, Gatorade, water and fruit snacks,” said Mr. Ballou. The pricing for the products were then listed, items such as fruit snacks and granola bars are 50 cents. The price for breadsticks is three dollars and everything else is one dollar.

Jatana Vega (10), a frequent customer of the G-store, commented on what the prices are. “100% — they’re cheaper over here than the actual place,” Vega said. Additionally, she says that this is where she gets her lunch. “Even last year, especially since it was cold,” Vega said.

But as mentioned before, there are changes to come. As such, Mr. Ballou has revealed that his class has considered expanding the menu. As there is no limit to what they can sell — if it’s school approved. There is a huge possibility that Lancers will see new items in the G-store soon.

“We also plan to add onto the list later in the year, trying new products and seeing the changes,” Mr. Ballou said. “We’ve been leaning more towards baked goods,” Mr. Ballou said. So, they plan to revisit some past items like selling merchandise, or school supplies.

So, all in all, despite setbacks and with new management, Mr. Ballou hopes to change the store for good; providing new items for sale and keeping prices the same for students. Mr. Pace even has hope that Mr. Ballou will do well and not lose balance with the store and schoolwork.