Mrs. Emelia Josephina DeSantos is the ACADEMY "lunchlady." She is famous for her ability to pop up with enormously elaborate meals at a drop of the hat, and plays the role of everyone's grandmother. She has Sunday and Mondays off, and it takes five people to take her place, and even then they don't come close to taking her place. She often takes trip to visit one of her 6 children and 12 grand children scatter throughout the world. Everyone is sad to see her go for several reasons.