Pause Coffee House has always been a prime spot for students on the Rocklin High School (RHS) campus to study and do homework. The location of Pause Coffee being so close to Rocklin High School is a huge factor to its popularity. As well as, the overall environment that it supplies to its customers that draw in students. The natural lighting and the quiet chatter creates perfect conditions for students to do school work. In addition to its comfort levels, Pause Coffee provides wonderful customer service and great food choices that satisfy customers beyond RHS students.
To begin, Pause Coffee received many positive reviews about their ability to produce a place that is so welcoming to everyone. Shiloh Smith, an employee at Pause Coffee commented on the type of customers they mostly get. She said, “The type of customers definitely varies. We get a lot of old people but a lot of young students. On the weekends, students like to come in to study, especially during exam times.” It seems that they are most busy on the weekends and in the mornings, Shiloh Smith said “During the morning time and weekends, it’s obviously more busy compared to between one and six…If you want to come and study, come towards closing, it’s definitely more peaceful when people aren’t there. If you want to study, I’d recommend waiting a little bit.” RHS sophomore Gurveen Brar, tends to study quite a bit at Pause Coffee. She said, “I like to study at Pause Coffee, it’s a really nice way for me to actually focus on the work that I’m doing. Because I feel when I’m studying at home, I have a lot of trouble because I get distracted by my phone or watching TV or something else, but I feel like when I go to pause, it’s a really nice environment.” Even clubs on the RHS campus use Pause Coffee as a work space. RHS sophomore Mehtaab Bal said, “Mock Trial goes every Saturday, up until now. The season is close to ending so we aren’t going anymore. But next season we will go.”
“A fun sip, of a fun drink, and a fun teat.”
-Gurveen Brar
In addition, the lighting and amount of noise is what really separates Pause Coffee from all the other coffee shops around town. Brar said,”I like how there are a lot of windows, so it has a lot of natural light, versus other coffee shops.” It has been shown that lighting is very important when studying. In an article written by Ella Hendrix, “studies have found that students learning in naturally lit environments typically achieve grades that are 25% higher than those in dimly lit classrooms.” This shows that Pause Coffee’s open space and naturally lit space creates a better environment for studying than in classrooms or at home. Hendrix also wrote, “Try to take advantage of natural lighting as much as possible, by positioning desks near windows and choosing study rooms that benefit from sunlight throughout the day.” When describing Pause Coffee, Smith said, “We have good lighting with open windows and it’s pretty peaceful.” Also, the quiet chatter in the coffee shop is an unknown benefit for these students. Hendrix wrote, “research has found that some low-level background noise can encourage creativity and help you relax while studying.”
Lastly, Rocklin High School students enjoy going to Pause Coffee not only for the studying space but also the accessible coffee, food, and the kind employees. Smith said, “I think it is a great place to study though, because we have great coffee. If you compare us to Starbucks, I would say our coffee is very good. It’s something that people always come back for. I would say also, the workers here are very welcoming. We take time to get to know even regulars and you.” Bal said, “I really like how their employees are nice. They know what you want and are pretty fast at serving.” Gurveen Brar agreed with Mehtaab, she said, “I think that pause coffee has a really good menu, and also I feel like it’s fun.” Another thing that brings in a lot of students is the location in relation to Rocklin High School. Bal said, “it’s really close to the school.” Gurveen Brar also said, “It’s really nearby, so it’s not really inconvenient to get to.”
In conclusion, Rocklin High School students enjoy going to Pause Coffee, for many reasons. It’s food, lighting, location, and employees, all play a role in making Pause the perfect place to study and do homework.
