To the editor:

Yes, high school students, generally speaking, are very smart humans, which is why I believe they would sometimes buy healthier choices if they had the opportunity. Today, they don’t.

Knowing young people possess a certain degree of common sense, I believe they would purchase unsweetened fruit juices and V8 as well, if they had the choice. There are many better choices we could be offering our offspring.

As a compromise, to my way of thinking, a suggestion could be one selection of soda pop, V8 and fill the rest of the machine with unsweetened fruit juices. Always make sure there is lots of uncarbonated water available. Water does aid in digestion.

Our board of education could try to negotiate a sweeter (money) and healthier deal from the vendors. Hopefully they are in the driver’s seat.

Richard Heckler,

Lawrence