McIntosh students are fueling up with chicken biscuits in the morning, thanks to a sales program led by Business teacher Allen Beall and the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) club. The team now sells Chick-fil-A chicken biscuits to students to help cut down on late tardies caused by early morning Chick-fil-A  cravings and to help fund the McIntosh athletic department. If you can’t bring the biscuits to school on time, the school will bring the biscuits to you on time.

Breakfast to go

Beall believes the new breakfast venture, set up by the FBLA, is a practical solution to a persistent problem.

“The largest behavior issue in the school are tardies, and when you watch these kids come in late, 10–15 minutes late, they are never empty-handed. They are always with a chicken biscuit from Chick-fil-A or something,” Beall said.

“So us being able to provide an opportunity for kids to get to school on time, and then also provide them with the breakfast they need is great. They’re in school, we know where you’re at, and we know you’re learning.”

Empty stomachs financing McIntosh sports

Tardies are not the only reason for the chicken biscuit sales. The FBLA team is also funding the McIntosh athletic department. Beall points to the increasing cost of participation.

“If you look at some of what are the fees just to play sports? I mean, that could be two months of groceries, three months of groceries for a family, and those are adult problems; those are not kids problems,” Beall said.

He believes that everyone should be able to play sports without worrying about money, and the chicken biscuits help students pay for all the fees that accompany their sports.

Biscuit backstory

The biscuits for sale have only recently resurfaced, resurrecting a practice from the past.

“The idea has been around for quite a long time. Many years ago here at McIntosh, we did that. The Student Government Association actually did it. I think that stopped probably eight or nine years ago,” Beall said.

The biscuit idea was not born recently; it was only innovated. Beall hopes that the program will help kids be able to wake up and say, “I’m late, I’m hungry, but I can take care of that at McIntosh,” he said.