Hackberry Elementary Student Leaders Take Care of Their Teachers

Fridays are a bit sweeter at Hackberry Elementary. That’s because a slew of fourth and fifth graders who are leaders in their student council deliver something special each week.

Ellen Rogers, reading specialist and leader for the House Council to about 20 4^th and 5^th graders, got the students going on a service project that began in January. “We call it Coffee Cart Fridays,” Rogers said. “Students arrive about 7:30 in the morning and begin their jobs in our make-shift coffee shop – from barista to filler to delivery, each students plays an important role to keep our shop going every Friday.”

This make-shift coffee shop is equipped with three instant brew coffee makers, a rack of flavored syrups and creamers, a sink to wash dishes, and a variety of coffees and teas the staff can order from.

The idea came to them from a video they saw on social media in November. Rogers loved it and thought, “Hey, my council could do this at Hackberry.”  And it was then Rogers began reaching out to parents asking for donations of old coffee makers in hopes they would be trading out their old ones for new ones. Additionally, she created a page on Donors Choose, an online donation page created specifically for teacher classroom projects. “We received a huge donation from the Sonic location in Krum, Texas, which really gave us a great head start on our coffees and syrups to make our drinks extra special each week,” said Rogers.

Stella Salwasser and Madeline Sizemore, both 4^th graders on the student house council, love delivering coffees to teachers. “Teachers don’t have to go out and spend their money at Starbucks because we make them great coffee that’s better than that,” said Stella. “That’s for sure,” said Madeline. “We love seeing the teachers’ smiles when we deliver their coffees to them.”

Watch the story about Coffee Cart Fridays at Hackberry Elementary