02/06/2026
It’s been WILD this morning. We thank you SO MUCH for your patience and support. These 8th grade shadow students are so proud of their tips. (Yes, my daughter is one of them and you will see her more this summer!) Although tips are NEVER expected, you totally made their day (see photos)!!! I am so proud of our students. 🥰
Skills learned in the first 6 hours. (They’ve been here since 5:45 am)
1. Health Department regulations- Washing hands and more handwashing.
2.Timeliness- Waking up to an alarm to adhere to a schedule
3. Balancing-How to count change in the register and document the opening/closing till for balancing a shift change using opening/closing cash reports. (Multiplication, addition, subtraction) Seeing how coins come from the bank.
4. Measurement- ounces, grams (scale), and fractions- tsp/tbsp
5. Reading comprehension- reading recipes
6. Listening comprehension- taking customer orders, and supervisor direction
7. Communication- knowing our audience, communicatung with co-workers-greeting customers and telling them to have a good day (silence at the register is not permitted at our store).
8. Taking initiative- Asking, If I see something that needs cleaned, fixed, etc. do I take care of it or leave it for others?
9. Documentation- delivery mileage and products removed from the shelves to use in the kitchen for inventory tracking and tax deduction
10. P.O.S. Using a register to scan products, search for categories, input discounts, take cash and card payments. Making change.
11. Phone- how to answer the phone and take orders.
12. Drive thru- how to greet customers, walking to cars to take orders if the line is long.
13. Basic overview of Business setup- tax designation for sole proprietorship vs LLC, using Ky.gov, apply for EIN and KY Sales tax id, Madisonville Restaurant tax, make sure the pos is programmed to collect taxes and reports, health department licenses, inspections, business licenses county, city, permits for drive thru, etc.
14. Overview hiring process- how does citizenship affect your ability to hire? Must complete I9 form. Review of forms required.
15. Marketing/ advertising tools/budget
16. The role of social media in business.
Britney Rolley Hopkins County Regional Chamber of Commerce Hopkins County Tourist and Convention Commission The City of Madisonville, KYts
