Cody grocery store gives students business learning experience

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 22:32 · Archive

A student-run grocery store in Cody, Nebraska, teaches high school students business skills while serving the community.

Circle C Market in Cody, Nebraska, is staffed almost entirely by high school students from Cody-Kilgore schools. Manager Shalee Arendt is the only adult who works there. The store operates as a work-based learning class through the school, with students choosing whether to participate and fitting shifts around their schedules.

Students learn various business tasks tailored to their age and interests. These include operating the computer system, counting cash, stocking shelves and ordering inventory. Arendt also has most students write a resume. She runs the programme 'just like a job' but with 'a little bit more grace in the learning curve of things', working closely with the school to support student development.

The store has filled a significant need in the local area. With the nearest alternative grocery store 37 miles away in Valentine, Circle C Market now serves the surrounding community. Arendt said the store has 'bridged a pretty major gap in this area'.

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• Cody grocery store teaches students business skillsA grocery store in Cody is giving high school students hands-on business experience while serving the surrounding community.1011Now · 22 Oct, 21:53
• Cody grocery store teaches students business skillsA grocery store in Cody is giving high school students hands-on business experience while serving the surrounding community.WOWT · 22 Oct, 21:53

In this story: Circle C Market · Shalee Arendt · Cody · Cody-Kilgore schools · Valentine

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