Many students are unaware of the concessions building or simply did not know it existed. This is in part due to the fact that this year is the first time it has been open since even before the pandemic hit. The “mysterious” brick building labeled “concessions” is now currently open to the public for the majority of home track meets and baseball games, with limited supply.

The baseball concession stand has been closed since 2012, as business was scarce for a few years.  Due to this, it was thought that sales might be better if sold on a table in front of the building, rather than inside it, which was, unfortunately, still not entirely successful. Around 2020, the CHS Concessions Manager, Lisa Schneider, wanted to try and reopen the building. However, the timing was less than desirable as Covid soon struck and all plans of sales were thwarted.

“It was shut down and then we just never bothered looking at it again,” said Schneider. 

Three years later, the concession stand is now up and running. The motive for restoring the establishment was for some students’ senior projects. Multiple students are refurbishing the interior, replacing shelves, bringing in new appliances, etc. One student is even painting a mural on the back wall. 

But who now works at the concession stands?

Different groups like soccer, track, journalism, band, and other students from clubs volunteer to run the stand in an effort to help the building stay open and aid in their club funds.

“I try to diversify so everyone gets a shot at making something, whether it be 10 bucks or 300 dollars,” said Schneider. 

Schneider asks different clubs like ASB if there’s anyone else who would like to have the opportunity. 

As for profit, all the money that is made by clubs is about 60% of the day’s gross earnings. In order for the baseball concessions to run smoothly, two to three people working is ideal.

As for football concessions, there needs to be as many as 22 for it to work. For baseball, however, only 6 people are needed to make the job trouble-free.

The baseball concession stand still has a way to go in the renovation process. New food and drink items are currently being added to the menu, and the whole inside is getting a revamp.

The stand still has quite a few things that need adjustments, but for now, it seems to be running smoothly and getting much more business than it did in 2012.