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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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Junior Leah Leifer sits in her house with Hunter, the first service dog she trained. Leifer is passionate about the respect service dogs deserve. “Don't pet a dog you just see in a store. If it's marked as a service dog, don't ask to pet it,” Leifer said.

Coaching canines: Junior Leah Leifer trains service dogs

Anna Claywell, Staff Writer December 12, 2022

A lively wag of a tail, a slobbery smile and a cuddly greeting as an owner, opens the door: all things typical of our fluffy friends that could make anyone smile. However, for junior Leah Leifer, dogs...

Jordy Berger explaining beef carcass evaluation at the Porter County Fair where he served as the official judge for beef, pork and lamb carcass classes in Porter County, Indiana in July 2017.

Meet the meat scientist

Sarah Lashly, COPY COACH September 20, 2017

After graduating from high school in 2009, alumnus Jordy Berger felt lost without much direction for the future. “I ended up meandering through community college for the next couple years, when I...