The Comeback of Lions Den
by Serena Lin ‘28
In my first year at this school, I have always heard the legends of the Lions Den. But I have never seen the place despite passing frequently through Burnett and by the Lions Den. The only stories that I have heard about Lions Den were from some upperclassmen who were crazy fans of fries from the Lions Den, especially the fries. But with some pity, though I have always heard that the school is trying to reopen the Lions Den, they can’t find people to run it. So the Lions Den remained closed for a long time.
After one and a half year of hibernation, the Lions Den finally revived in January 2026, ran by staff of Flik. While old students are happy for the Lions Den to be back, new students are also interested in exploring this new food stop in the school. The Lions Den has now become a new highlight of school life. Available from 3-7pm, the Lions Den becomes a good place for students to take a break from regular school and practice while eating a snack.
I was astonished by the Lions Den when it was first opened. The space was way bigger than I thought. The large kitchen and friers differed a lot from my preconception of a small convenience shop. The Lions Den has a large menu, hot food includes fries, marinara sticks, and chicken fingers (which is not on the menu). There are also a large choice of different snacks and drinks. Whenever I walk by the Lions Den to get fries, the few minutes waiting for the fries to get prepared by the chef was almost the hardest to get through. But the freshmade hot food always cheers me up after a long day.
The Lions Den indeed changed the students' lives a lot. Every time I pass by the Den, there's always a few students standing there, waiting for their food to be prepared. The comeback of the Lions Den also extended onto the Lion Term project for IV formers: making furniture, instruments, and games to put in the Den with recycled materials. Roughly around the same time as the Lions Den reopened, a vending machine was inserted in Burnett where Day Students stay.
As a new aspect of student life, the Lions Den not only provided a new choice for food, but also provided a chance for students to communicate and boost the community. The hot food has always been a place of hapinness and peace for students. Thank you for the Flik staff who put effort in running the Lions Den and the School Faculty who put work in making the Lions Den run again.
