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Wichita Falls ISD student Connor Patterson was busy at the first coffee-and-cookies pop up created by the young adult special education program.
The pop-up shop filled the air at the Education Center with the smell of coffee and fresh-baked cookies while the age 18-plus special ed students honed job skills. I made coffee, Patterson said as business died down.
Ciera Davis, his co-worker and fellow student, said Patterson wants to work in a coffee shop.
Staff members snapped up cookies including chocolate chip, refreshing lemon crinkle and chocolate chip with pecans before the noon school board meeting.
Davis said she did not eat any of the cookies.