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Monty is the coolest classroom pet

Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian
Thursday, September 8, 2022

Students in Mrs. Rhonda Young's fourth grade class learn about and bond with their classroom pet — ball python, Monty, in her 23rd year with Young on Thursday, Sept. 8 at Alma Schrader Elementary School.

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    Mrs.  Young smiles in front of her class as Monty the pet snake wraps himself around her neck. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Charis Cheek talks excitedly about her experience with Monty in the classroom. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Monty roams between children on the classroom carpet as students read. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    John Stewart Humphrey smiles as Monty the snake slithers around his feet as he sits reading with fellow classmates, Annabel Waggoner and Charis Cheek. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Olive Bourisaw stands in Mrs. Young's fourth grade classroom as Monty the snake wraps himself around her. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)