For over four years, Saluda Trail Middle School sold cookies that many students and staff loved. Each time the cookies were sold, over 600 were made, and they usually sold out. You can’t blame the buyers—the cookies were just that good.  “The cookies are so good because of the soft texture and the freshness,”said Zymir Hinton. 

Recently, though, the cookies stopped showing up on the days they were usually sold, and students began asking one big question: where did they go? Sixth graders could buy cookies on Mondays, and seventh and eighth graders could buy them on Tuesdays. The cookies cost $1 for three and were sold by Ms. Patterson in front of the cafeteria. They were stored in sealed plastic containers to help keep them fresh, she said.

The school bought the cookies from a company called Otis Spunkmeyer. The cookies were ready-to-bake and came in different flavors, but STMS only sold chocolate chip because of possible allergy concerns. Many students and staff say they enjoyed the cookies, and since they are gone, people all over the school have been asking questions. ”The cookies were good and I was upset to see them go without warning,” said Mr. Smith, a seventh grade teacher.  “Where did the cookies even go? Even students and staff who did not eat the cookies are still curious about where they came from and why they stopped being sold.

The cookie sales also helped  students in our unique pathways

classes learn responsibility and money management. Jasiah Anthony enjoys helping make the cookies. 

Unfortunately, the cookies stopped being sold because the class is currently understaffed, Ms. Patterson said.   However, the cookies will be making a comeback around the second week of January, according to Ms.  Patterson.