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Canine ambassadors ease stress of finals at TFS

A trio of four-legged stress relievers visited the upper school with a goal to distract students during finals week. 

A staff member and two volunteers from Rabun Paws 4 Life, a nonprofit animal shelter, accompanied three shelter dogs Casper, Cletus and Buffy to Tallulah Falls School for the special mission. 

Additionally, National Honor Society students collected supplies and monetary donations for the shelter, according to TFS English teachers Kelli Bly and Terri Bogan who helped to coordinate the visit.   

NHS students love to support Paws 4 Life as it offers such a great service to our local community, Bly said. 

“The staff members are always so appreciative of our help and frequently say how impressed they are of our students, their friendliness and their willingness to serve,” Bly said. “This semester, NHS donated $300 and more than $200 worth of pet supplies, food and toys to Paws 4 Life.”

E. Lane Gresham/Tallulah Falls School 
A staff member and two volunteers from Rabun Paws 4 Life, a nonprofit animal shelter, accompanied three shelter dogs Casper, Cletus and Buffy to Tallulah Falls School for a distraction for upper school students during exam week. Senior Hannah Hickox of Clayton pauses during final exam week to snuggle with Casper, a shelter dog from Rabun Paws 4 Life.

E. Lane Gresham/Tallulah Falls School 
The Tallulah Falls School Chapter of the National Honor Society collected $300 and more than $200 worth of pet supplies, food and toys for Rabun Paws 4 Life. Shown, from left, are Kate Trotter, Kelli Bly, Flannery Hogan, Maggie Peacock, Terri Bogan, Hannah Lundy, Josh Jackson, Trevor Bramlett and Tyler Popham. The students are all NHS members, with Bly and Bogan serving as NHS advisors. 

Shown, front row, from left, are volunteer Melanie Vickers, Rabun Paws 4 Life Public Relations Manager Everett Lampros and volunteer Keith Vickers with Cletus, Casper and Buffy.