LATROBE, Pa. — Serving up a cup of joe has a deeper meaning for some of Greater Latrobe’s High School students.
“Well, you make people happy by selling them a valuable amount of food and for a very cheap price too.”
Cats Café transcends your typical classroom, into a fully operational coffee shop inside the school.
The employees behind the counter are life skills students serving up drinks and baked goods, but the work they’re putting in teaches life lessons beyond the classroom.
“I got involved with it because I thought that would help give me a valuable work experience and also learn how to work in a proper work environment, well, before I graduate,” senior Mark Bellissimo said.
Students said that they saw the café helping them long after graduation in roles for future jobs. This was music to autistic support teacher Kelsey Beckas’ ears as that was the original concept behind the idea.
“We always put students first and we knew this was something we had to put in…
