Here are some photos from the Maverick Café - I'll send two more photos in the next e-mail. On May 9, 2008, Mockingbird Elementary third grade students operated the Maverick Café, which was began 8 years ago when Mockingbird third grade teachers applied for and received a grant from the Coppell Education Foundation. Mockingbird third graders ran the café, filling all positions (host, manager, assistant manager, chef, bus boy/girl, cashier, advertising). Prior to opening the café, the students planned the menus, took reservations, determined how much food to purchase, applied for and interviewed for their positions, and visited a local restaurant to learn about its operation. The students encountered and resolved many issues common in the restaurant industry (cancelled reservations, customers arriving without previous reservations, special food requests). As in years past, the proceeds from the café were given to a charity of the students' choice (students researched various charities and made recommendations, then the third graders voted). This year, the students donated proceeds to St. Jude's.