Jennifer Ramirez, Staff Reporter
Timmy Turtle III is the unofficial mascot of Hubbard High School. He now has a fancy, new home in the school’s courtyard. Officer Cantanzara built Timmy’s home with help from some students. “The main reason Timmy joined Hubbard was for the students to go out in the spring to look at him,” said Mr. Charles Vazquez, school programer. The process took about a year as well as $5,000 dollars that came from school fundraisers and Officer Cantanzara’s own pocket. Timmy’s home is made of blocks, concrete, plywood, foam, stone, and piping. Timmy’s new home was finished at the end of September. Officer Cantanzara summed up the project as “difficult.” Timmy lll was at Hubbard for a month. Mr. Vazquez has taken Timmy home with him for the winter due to the weather. The last two turtles (Timmy, Sr. and Timmy, Jr.) passed away due to poor survival skills. One froze and the other wouldn't eat unless supervised. Timmy will come back to Hubbard in spring. In the meantime, he is spending his time in a state of the art tank where he is learning survival skills and posting updates on Facebook. Hopefully, Timmy Turtle lll will come back in spring and adjust to his new home as well as showing off what he’s learned about life skills to students.
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