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High school’s student-run carryout restaurant serves more than food

East Aurora High School students not only prepare and serve food for the cafe, but also learn how to run a restaurant.

FSD Staff

May 12, 2016

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At East Aurora High School, students not only prepare and deliver the food for its carryout eatery, The Iron Paw—they also learn how to run a business, reports the Chicago Tribune.

The 25 students who help in the Aurora, Ill., high school's restaurant are part of the school’s Restaurant Management 1 and 2 classes, taught by teacher Kristen Doucette, reports the Tribune.

The Iron Paw accepts orders from faculty, parents and staff, as well as serving made-from-scratch food, including falafel, pasta fagioli, cheesecake and ranch chicken sandwiches on French bread.

Officials say customers can either pick up their food or have it delivered in-school during a two-hour window.

Check out the full story via the Chicago Tribune.

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