Photos: Common Grounds Cafe at Rincon/University HS
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Common Grounds Cafe at Rincon/University High School in Tucson offers coffee, tea and a place for students to hang out.
Freshman Mamie Watt, left, gets ready to serve the first customers Aren Seaton, middle, and security monitor Carla Tripi at Common Grounds Cafe at Rincon/University High School. The student-run library club offered coffee, tea and hot chocolate to students, staff and teachers. The cafe area was converted to include a student art gallery, stage area as well as a space for students to hang out and enjoy their drinks before and after classes. Donations from parents and others made the creation of the cafe a possibility.
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
As word spreads, students come filtering into the Common Grounds Cafe which is adjacent to the library, background right, at Rincon/University High School. The cafe area was converted to include a student art gallery as well as a space for students to hang out and enjoy their drinks before and after classes. Donations from parents and others made the creation of the cafe a possibility.
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Senior Ray Solis, 17, works in the tea and hot chocolate area during opening day of the library club's Common Grounds Cafe at Rincon/University High School, 421 N. Arcadia. The student-run library club offered coffee, tea and hot chocolate to students, staff and teachers. Donations from parents and others made the creation of the cafe a possibility.
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
As supplies start to dwindle, sophomore Cole Sohn, 15, prepares a fresh pot of coffee during opening day of the library club's Common Grounds Cafe at Rincon/University High School, 421 N. Arcadia. The student-run library club offered coffee, tea and hot chocolate to students, staff and teachers.
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Freshman Mamie Watt, 14, works on the chalk board where the menu is posted during opening day of the library club's Common Grounds Cafe at Rincon/University High School. The student-run library club offered coffee, tea and hot chocolate to students, staff and teachers. Donations from parents and others made the creation of the cafe a possibility.
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Junior Genevieve Humphreys, 16, is busy working on items for the travel and photography clubs while at Common Grounds Cafe at Rincon/University High School. The cafe area, which was previously underutilized, was converted to include a student art gallery as well as a space for students to hang out and enjoy their drinks before and after classes.
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
The Common Grounds Cafe, which had been a part of the library that was previously underutilized, was converted to include a student art gallery, a stage area as well as a space for students to hang out and enjoy their drinks before and after classes. The student-run library club offered coffee, tea and hot chocolate to students, staff and teachers.
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
As the morning shift ends Rhonda Brown, middle, the library assistant who operates the cafe, joins students Ray Solis, left, 17, and Shell Motley, 16, as they clean up the area on opening day. Common Grounds Cafe is located in the library at Rincon/University High School. The student-run library club offered coffee, tea and hot chocolate to students, staff and teachers. The cafe is open in the mornings and after school.
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Freshman Mamie Watt, left, gets ready to serve the first customers Aren Seaton, middle, and security monitor Carla Tripi at Common Grounds Cafe at Rincon/University High School. The student-run library club offered coffee, tea and hot chocolate to students, staff and teachers. The cafe area was converted to include a student art gallery, stage area as well as a space for students to hang out and enjoy their drinks before and after classes. Donations from parents and others made the creation of the cafe a possibility.
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
As word spreads, students come filtering into the Common Grounds Cafe which is adjacent to the library, background right, at Rincon/University High School. The cafe area was converted to include a student art gallery as well as a space for students to hang out and enjoy their drinks before and after classes. Donations from parents and others made the creation of the cafe a possibility.
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Senior Ray Solis, 17, works in the tea and hot chocolate area during opening day of the library club's Common Grounds Cafe at Rincon/University High School, 421 N. Arcadia. The student-run library club offered coffee, tea and hot chocolate to students, staff and teachers. Donations from parents and others made the creation of the cafe a possibility.
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
As supplies start to dwindle, sophomore Cole Sohn, 15, prepares a fresh pot of coffee during opening day of the library club's Common Grounds Cafe at Rincon/University High School, 421 N. Arcadia. The student-run library club offered coffee, tea and hot chocolate to students, staff and teachers.
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Freshman Mamie Watt, 14, works on the chalk board where the menu is posted during opening day of the library club's Common Grounds Cafe at Rincon/University High School. The student-run library club offered coffee, tea and hot chocolate to students, staff and teachers. Donations from parents and others made the creation of the cafe a possibility.
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Junior Genevieve Humphreys, 16, is busy working on items for the travel and photography clubs while at Common Grounds Cafe at Rincon/University High School. The cafe area, which was previously underutilized, was converted to include a student art gallery as well as a space for students to hang out and enjoy their drinks before and after classes.
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
The Common Grounds Cafe, which had been a part of the library that was previously underutilized, was converted to include a student art gallery, a stage area as well as a space for students to hang out and enjoy their drinks before and after classes. The student-run library club offered coffee, tea and hot chocolate to students, staff and teachers.
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
As the morning shift ends Rhonda Brown, middle, the library assistant who operates the cafe, joins students Ray Solis, left, 17, and Shell Motley, 16, as they clean up the area on opening day. Common Grounds Cafe is located in the library at Rincon/University High School. The student-run library club offered coffee, tea and hot chocolate to students, staff and teachers. The cafe is open in the mornings and after school.
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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