A new student-run business has opened on the Fountain Hills High School campus and, in addition to brewing fresh iced tea, this new café also delivers.

The business, appropriately named the Falcon Café, is managed and operated by the schools’ special education class.

The concept for the café originated from the class’ teacher, Sierra Anway, who wanted to help her students develop job skills they could use in the future.

“Over the summer I have time to brainstorm ideas for class,” Anway said. “I am always looking for ways for the class to get involved in the community or on campus. I think it also teaches good skills for any of the students who want to work as a barista.”

Currently the Café is only delivering iced tea to teachers and staff at the high school, but Anway hopes that eventually, as the Café progresses, they can start serving hot beverages to not only the staff but also students.

“The class is really excited to open the café to other students,” Anway said. “We get a lot of interest when we’re making deliveries. Students always come up to ask about the cart and then end up waiting to buy.”

The café delivers on Fridays with FHHS staff able to place orders for either of the two teas available; one a black tea and the other a weekly rotating specialty tea.

“Everyone has a job to do,” Anway explained, pointing to a job board where the students find out their duties for the week. “The different jobs include an ice scooper, label maker, a person to add sweetener and of course some to pour the drink.”

After the class checks to see who has what job they head into the kitchen where they form an efficient line of operation that has the orders prepared in no time.

Then the students go on to make their deliveries together and, after completing that, they head back to class to count the profits and balance the books.

Anway’s students enjoy operating the café and seeing the fruits of their labor when they are out making deliveries.

“I like going out to deliver,” Colie Engler said. “The teachers are happy when we come with tea.”