Students were not going to let Leeds Central School Principal Susan Bartash back out at last minute Thursday when she kissed a pig, a gift to students who met their schoolwide reading goal.
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School donation will help veteran receive service dog
Linda Murray, a co-founder and vice president of Portland-based K9s on the Front Line, visited Leeds Central School recently to receive a $4,600 donation to support the organization.
Leeds students name service pup in training 'Lucky Tim'
LEEDS — After coming up with a long list of contenders that included Fluffy, Unicorn, Gronk, Vladimir and Buttercup, Leeds Central School students named the new therapy dog-in-training Lucky Tim. He may also be extra lucky: Trainer Christy Gardner said specialists have reached out since she introduced the pup to the school on Monday and […]
Missing wrist bone won’t hobble pup from vying to be Leeds school’s therapy dog
LEEDS — Kids at Leeds Central School on Monday met a sweet-faced, 9-week-old yellow Lab born without a wrist bone. He is due to have his front leg amputated and a hernia fixed later this month. And after the puppy recovers, Christy Gardner hopes to bring him back once a week as part of training to become a school […]
Service dog, Moxie, kicks off school fundraiser
Christy Gardner’s service dog, Moxie, was one of the stars of the show Monday afternoon at a presentation at Leeds Central School. Gardiner, who was paralyzed during an Army peacekeeping mission evacuation, chose to have both of her legs amputated so she could walk again. The students of Leeds Central School were inspired recently by […]