“Wow! You guys have Sour Straws?!”

Such an exclamation is often heard over the products that the applied math class sells about every other Thursday. After much consideration, the products are carefully selected and prices are decided upon. After setting up the snacks in the Great Hall and working out who will exchange money with customers, we open the doors to the customers!

Some products are sold faster than others and this is also taken into consideration when we buy the next items. Over all, the students have been satisfied with the snacks. We have sold Mini-Oreos, Sour Straws, Ritz crackers, Juicy Juice, and much more.

Of course, we make a profit on the items that we sell and we also learn from each sale.

After voting, the class decided to send the money to Herrick Presbyterian School in Tasmania, Australia. There is only one teacher for all the grades in this school, Mr. John Torlach, and we decided that any money we send would be helpful in the continuation of this covenantal Reformed school. After Mr. Torlach attended our PRTI teachers’ convention, we became aware of the Tasmanian school’s need of financial help.

We also learned to keep records of all the items that we sold. After each sale, each