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Maine-ah

(9,902 posts)
Fri Apr 5, 2013, 07:00 AM Apr 2013

Westbrook High School cat becomes a star in national media

The 15-plus-year-old, plump ginger cat who has been arriving every morning at Westbrook High School, roaming the hallways and fraternizing with students for more than a decade, had been thrust into stardom when a story about a school art show in his honor began receiving national media attention.

“It’s been a rough week for him,” Westbrook math teacher Tina Soucy said. “He’s famous now.”

When Soucy was hired 13 years ago, she let Simba follow her into her new classroom while she carried in boxes. He’s been coming back every day since, arriving by 7 a.m. and making the rounds. His favorite classroom is still Soucy’s, but he also frequents the guidance office and the district central office, which is in another building on the campus.

“He knew what he was doing, because he made friends with the superintendent,” Soucy said. “He’s here very early in the mornings, and oftentimes stays through the night. I’ll sometimes find him curled up on my chair when I arrive in the morning.”

http://bangordailynews.com/slideshow/art-show-makes-westbrook-high-school-feline-the-cats-meow-for-national-media/

There's a video at the link too...very cute story

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Westbrook High School cat becomes a star in national media (Original Post) Maine-ah Apr 2013 OP
Pics charlie and algernon Apr 2013 #1
So ... do you classify that as "portrait" or "still life" ? eppur_se_muova Apr 2013 #2

eppur_se_muova

(36,262 posts)
2. So ... do you classify that as "portrait" or "still life" ?
Fri Apr 5, 2013, 06:32 PM
Apr 2013

Kind of a hard decision for a creature that sleeps 14 hrs a day.

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