Bahama Sno & Java To Go

Local students use lessons that they're learning in the classroom to help a popular business keep its doors open. We told you earlier this month the Bahama snow in Javad-a-Go in Badatat has to relocate to make way for a new sheets gas station. Tendu's reporter Lesla Gooden joins us in the studio. In Lesla, you spent the day in school as the shop class at BTEC built a new version of that signature shack. For Ann John, these kids are really sharp. Call it a class project with real world results. Badatat Technical Education Center students are lending a hand by helping Brent build a brand new structure and they're cramming to finish this year's final exam. For nearly 20 years, Jenna Bell has been serving sweet treats here at the Bahama snow in Javad-a-Go. Next Friday, she will move to a new location and building thanks to the help of her community. It's wonderful. I feel Earlier this year, Bell was told she would have to make way for a gas station and it'd eat $15,000 to meet the necessary permits and requirements to move. That's when friends, longtime customers and a group of ambitious students stepped up. I've managed a bunch of projects in my life which is fun for me but never one without any money and without any time. Bell has raised over $12,000 thanks to the community. She has also received special assistance from the students at Badatat Technical Education Center. The building trades class will be constructing a brand new Bahama snow in Javad-a-Go building with a bathroom, something the popular business didn't have before. They're doing it for a learning experience but also part of giving back to the community is a big portion of what I want the students to take out. Semis tells me the average cost for a structure This project totals over $4,000 including pl They even waived the shop fee for Bell. One of the 11 students working on the project tells me he's just glad to help. I feel pretty good about working on it. It's doing something for the community and I can drive down the road and say that I had a part in helping building that. In the meantime, Bahama snow in Javad-a-Go will remain open until next Friday where the current shop will be moved just down the road near Lord Badatat High School. Live in the studio, Leslie Gooden, 10 News, Working For You.