The unused coffee shop in the cafeteria has seen its first use, with more to come. Specialized service students at FHN who take the essential skills class deliver coffees door to door to the staff.
“We take orders up until 8 a.m., and then we deliver during first and second hour,” Essential Skills teacher Juli Smith said. ‘’And we also have worker experience fifth and sixth hour.”
In the essential skills class, the students learn to make a list of orders, make the coffees requested, put the lids on, deliver and have conversations with their customers.
“Because of USDA guidelines, selling to the student population is not an option right now,” Smith said. “We can only sell to faculty and staff.”
When the coffee shop does open to students, it will most likely be open in the mornings before school.
“We had this coffee shop just sitting there for a while and people were like, ‘What are we doing with this?’’’ assistant principal Shelly Parks said. ‘’But there was so much behind the scenes work that took place to make this happen.”
