EDGEWOOD-Every morning at Dixie Heights High School, customers pour into a special experiment: the district's first coffee shop run mostly by students with special learning needs.
埃奇伍德——每天早晨，迪克希高地高中的门口，顾客们都会涌进一家咖啡店进行一次特别的尝试：这家咖啡店是当地首家主要由有着特殊学习要求的学生经营。
Well before classes start, students and teachers order Lattes, Cappuccinos and Hot Chocolates. Then, during the first period, teachers call in orders on their room phones, and students make deliveries. By closing time at 9.20 a.m., the shop usually sells 90 drinks.
早在上课前，学生和老师就点了拿铁、卡布奇诺和热巧克力。然后，在第一节课期间，老师们用房间里的电话呼叫订单，学生们送货。到上午9点20分关门时，店里通常售出90杯饮料。
"Whoever made the chi tea, Ms. Schatzman says it was good," Christy McKinley, a second year student, announced recently, after hanging up with the teacher.
“不管是谁泡的中国茶，Schatzman女士都说不错，”高二学生Christy McKinley刚和老师通话后说。
The shop is called the Dixie PIT, which stands for Power in Transition. Although some of the students are not disabled, many are, and the PIT helps them prepare for life after high school.
这家商店被称为Dixie PIT，代表权力的转型。虽然有些学生没有残疾，但很多是残疾，PIT 帮助他们为高中毕业后的生活做准备。
They learn not only how to run a coffee shop but also how to deal with their affairs. They keep a timecard and receive paychecks, which they keep in check registers.
他们不仅学习如何经营咖啡店，还学习如何处理自己的事务。他们保留考勤卡，领取工资单，并记录在工资单登记簿中。
Special-education teachers Kim Chevalier and Sue Casey introduced the Dixie PIT from a similar program at Kennesaw Mountain High School in Georgia.
特殊教育教师Kim Chevalier和Sue Casey从乔治亚州肯尼索山高中的类似项目中引入了Dixie PIT。
Not that it was easy. Chevalier's first problem to overcome was product-related. Should schools be selling coffee? What about sugar content?
这并不容易。Chevalier要克服的第一个问题与产品相关。学校应该卖咖啡吗？糖的含量呢？
Kenton County Food Service Director Ginger Gray helped. She made sure all the drinks, which use non-fat milk, fell within nutrition guidelines.
肯顿县食品服务局局长Ginger Gray帮了忙，她确保所有使用脱脂牛奶的饮料都符合营养标准。
The whole school has joined in to help.
整所学校都有协助。
Teachers agreed to give up their lounge in the mornings. Art students painted the name of the shop on the wall. Business students designed the paychecks. The basketball team helped pay for cups.
老师们同意放弃早上的休息室，艺术专业的学生在墙上绘制商店的名字，商务专业的学生设计工资单，篮球队帮忙支付杯子的费用。
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