When local sno-cone stand, Sno Biz opened for the season on March 4 two 17-year-olds high school students were there ready to take orders.
Jaylyn Sudduth, who attends Columbus High School, and Malik Henry, who attends New Hope High School, were hired by by the owner of the sno-cone stand, Rhonda Shoemaker.
Sno Biz began selling their storied, icy treats March 4 of this year.
“I like being able to interact with other people every day,” Sudduth says.
She says they have been really busy lately and will remain busy as the summer wears on. Both employees may work for six hours at a time. Evidently, customers continue to listen to Sno Biz’s motto: “Do yourself a flavor!”
Henry and Sudduth make the flavored syrups, mixing powdered flavors with syrups Kool-Aid style, and they prepare toppings for sno-cones. They also shave the ice with an electric ice-shaver, restock the storage room and clean the outside area where a few picnic tables shaded by multi-colored umbrellas invite customers to relax and enjoy their cool, summer treats.
“At times it’s pretty fun,” says Henry.
Sudduth agrees saying, “Just working with the people that you work with…you just get a connection with everybody.”
The white, wooden sno-cone stand with a yellow awning thrives as a Columbus staple. Sno Biz also recently opened a stand in West Point and has another stand coming soon near the Columbus Air Force Base main gate.
“It is pretty cool,” says Sudduth with a smile. “It’s hot, but it’s pretty cool.”
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