While most high school students spend their weekends catching up on sleep or binge-watching Netflix, others are balancing homework with store runs and computer time or their side hustle. At SBHS, an increasing number of students are turning their passions into paychecks and redefining what it means to be a teen entrepreneur.

Ana Ramirez sells digital drawings and sketches. She offers bundles and singular sketches with color or without.

How did you start your passion for drawing?

I got a lot of inspiration from other social media artists for money and based on what they do. They have a sheet where they draw the picture and post the pricing. Instagram is really good for

The promotion.

What do you enjoy most about drawing?

Just being able to draw whatever you want. I started when I was little and I wanted to draw my own thing. I learned from tutorials and I started to learn more about drawing. 

What is your pricing range for drawing?

My regular sketch is $5, a sketch with color is $10, a full sketch with color $20, and full sketch with everything is $30. 

When did you start your side hustle?

I started last year in November and so I’m kinda new. I decided to keep on going.

What do you enjoy most about your side hustle?

The reactions people have and they’re really proud of my work. 

How long does it take you to finish your drawing?

It usually takes 30 minutes but the more details take about 3-6 hours. I take my time so I don’t get tired.

Tiffany Sanchez sells beaded bracelets and stackers with affordable pricing. She is very time efficient and customizes them to your liking. 

When did you start your passion for selling jewelry?

When I was about 8 when I started it myself.

What do you enjoy most about making jewelry?

I like making them based on people’s personality and a lot of the bundles I make I customize to the person and I know what they are interested in.

What is your pricing for jewelry?

It’s really affordable pricing 8 bracelets for 10. I also do smaller bundles and I am also reasonable and understanding when it comes to pricing. 

How long does it take for you to make jewelry?

I can get it done the day of or the next day I am really fast about making them.

What kind of jewelry do you make?

I do have a lot of beads and candy bracelets that I had from the events I went to. I do stackers and different beads and consumable beads. 

Jonathan Cruz works inside the San Bernardino High School’s cafeteria with his friends. 

How do you like working at the cafeteria?

I like working there. You meet a lot of cool people and make friends. It’s like a cool experience and you also make money

Why did you want to start working there? 

I started because my friend is a senior and told me they get paid well and at the time I needed money. So I decided to join to make money and I didn’t know I’d make friends there and it also helped me. 

Would you recommend it to others?

Yes I would, because if you’re a freshman or a sophomore it can really help you in life with managing your money and with life experiences for a job and it’s like a step ahead of getting an actual job. 

Do you like dealing with the food in the cafeteria?

I don’t really work with the food and I’m outside getting the food but it’s not that bad.

When did you start working in the cafeteria?

I started the start of sophomore year in August.

Does the cafeteria work become hard? 

It’s not necessarily hard, there’s a lot of stuff to do but easy stuff you just have to get the hang of it.

How long does it take to set up the food in the cafeteria? 

It takes about 20-25 minutes or even less. We are pretty fast and it depends who you’re working with.

Sebastian Ramirez sells snacks. 

Why did you start selling snacks?

I did it because at the time I wanted to have entrepreneur skills and not needing to borrow money from others. 

Do you have a snack that sells out the fastest? 

Mostly the hot chips sell out the fastest.

What do you enjoy most about selling snacks?

That I get to sell to everyone and that they appreciate that I sell to them. I also sell to them at a low price and still make money. 

How often do you sell out of all the snacks?

Not often because I have a bunch in stock. 

Do you always have to go to the store to restock?

Yes, almost every weekend most of the time.

What’s the worst part about selling snacks? 

Not having enough to sell because you disappoint others because they might think you have this item but you don’t.

What kind of business do you want to run when you are older?

I look forward to putting in the skills and learning to do business later. What helps me is what I’m doing now by selling snacks.

From packed schedules to late-night orders, these students are doing more than just watching trends on TikTok; They’re setting them, one side hustle at a time.