By Nathan Lymon Staff Writer
On Jan. 30, Douglass science teacher Mala Mirchandani held a memorial service for her pet bearded dragon, Rachel. A bearded dragon is a kind of reptile.
Mirchandani and the students of the school miss Rachel very much.
“Most of the kids were really nice and gentle with her, and although some of them were really scared of her, they began to really love her,” Mirchandani said.
“Rachel was really a part of the family to us,”said Thorton Cain, a Douglass sophomore.
Rachel has been around since Mirchandani’s days at Cass Tech, which was more than three years ago.
“When I was at Cass, I used to use her for detention. If a kid was naughty in class, then they would have to stay to clean up her poop and give her a bath,” Mirchandani said.
Some of the students at Douglass will remember her as a great friend.
“I’ve had kids that were closer to her than others,” Mirchandani said. “I really believe that they will remember her as a pet with great value.”
Mirchandani kept the memorial service upbeat with music, food and a slideshow. Still, some attendees were melancholic.
“We had our lil’ times when we took pictures and all that,” said Cain.
