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<CLIP 4680 TIME 11:44:00 "LIFE IS FULL OF CHAPTERS. EACH ONE COMES WITH LESSONS AND GROWTH. HERE AT PERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ARE TURNING THE PAGE ON THEIR HEALING PROCESS. AND IT'S ALL THANKS TO SOME FOUR LEGGED FRIENDS."> <CLIP 4636 TIME 10:08:16 NAT POP OF BELL RINGING> In a sea of students <CLIP 4636 TIME 10:08:18 NAT POP OF BELL RINGING> it's easy to blend in. That is ---- <NAT POP OF STUDENTS TALKING> unless you have a tail --- <CLIP 4585 TIME 9:22:03 "GOOD MORNING."> and four legs. But make no mistake <CLIP 4587 TIME 9:22:36 "I NEED TO GET ATTENDANCE TAKEN."> this furry friend fits right in. <CLIP 4643 TIME 10:27:36 "THEY HAVE THEIR OWN STAFF BADGES AND TOOK THEIR PICTURES FOR THE YEARBOOK."> Kona is a therapy dog at Perry schools. Working five days a week alongside Angie Beaudet. <CLIP 4643 TIME 10:16:33 "I TEACH SIXTH GRADE SCIENCE."> <CLIP 4588 TIME 9:23:37 "SO TODAY WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON OUR EVIDENCE."> Kona has free reign in the classroom. She uses her off-the-leash privilege to check in on students. <CLIP 4643 TIME 10:21:08 "IF SHE SENSES THAT SOMEBODY IS HAVING, LIKE, A BAD DAY, YOU'LL SEE HER SPEND A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME THERE OR PASS BY THEM MORE FREQUENTLY."> <CLIP 4630 TIME 9:51:19 "SHE'S JUST REALLY FUN TO HAVE AROUND AND WHEN SHE ROAMS IT'S JUST NICE TO SEE HER."> Sophia Diaz- Cardenas sees Kona as a classmate. And a reason --- to show up. <CLIP 4630 TIME 9:51:27 " HONESTLY, IT'S JUST KIND OF MADE EVERYONE WANT TO COME TO CLASS AND WANT TO COME TO THIS CLASS BECAUSE WE HAVE KONA."> This is only Kona's second semester of school. But she's already proving to be "top dog." <CLIP 4643 TIME 10:25:48 " SHE IS DOING HER JOB AND IT'S REALLY COOL TO SEE HER DO HER JOB."> We first met Kona when she was training for the job over the summer. She was just a puppy --- <PREVIOUS STORY TIME 1:12 "WHAT DID YOU GET IN YOUR MOUTH HONEY?"> prepping to pass her Canine Good Citizen test. <PREVIOUS STORY TIME 0:36 "PLACE YES! PLACE!"> And at just seven months old --- she passed. <CLIP 4643 TIME 10:18:36 " SHE WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE YOUNGEST DOGS THAT OUR FACILITY HAD PASSED."> That certification is what allows her to be at school. Where she can now <CLIP 4634 TIME 10:00:14 "DOWN...YES. STAY."> show off her skills. <CLIP 4643 TIME 10:23:20 "THE TRAINING DEFINITELY IS WORKING. I SEE DIFFERENCES IN HER WEEKLY, JUST MATURING AND JUST GROWING AND BEING MORE CALM."> Kona isn't the only one with a blue vest on. <CLIP 4645 TIME 10:38:56 "SHIMMER HAS GROWN A TON."> Shimmer also passed her CGC test with Kona. The two dogs were with each other every step of the way. <CLIP 4645 TIME 10:46:30 "THE KIDS NEED SHIMMER JUST AS MUCH AS SHIMMER NEEDS ME AND THE KIDS."> Shimmer works with Codi Allen just down the hall in her special education class. <CLIP 4645 TIME 10:40:15 "SOMETIMES WHEN THEY'RE HIGHLY ESCALATED, IT'S NICE FOR SHIMMER TO COME UP AND SNIFF THEM AND BE RIGHT THERE, GET SOME PETS AND GET SOME LOVE."> She says Shimmer has helped her students in more ways than one. <CLIP 4645 TIME 10:43:17 "MY KIDS CAN READ TO HER, AND, THAT BRINGS UP THEIR READING SCORE AS MUCH AS IT PUTS HER TO SLEEP."> The two pups get to see each other often. <CLIP 4646 TIME 10:51:23 "LET'S GO FIND KONA. SHE'S OVER HERE!"> After all --- everyone needs a little break in their day. <CLIP 4646 TIME 10:52:55 GRUMBLING NOISES PLAYING WITH DOGS.> <CLIP 4645 TIME 10:41:56 " EVEN SEEING THEM PLAY MAKES PEOPLE LAUGH. AND IT'S SO IT'S LIKE THE LITTLEST THING, RIGHT? LIKE THEY'RE OUTSIDE PLAYING WITH THE BALL TOGETHER."> <CLIP 4651 TIME 10:56:45 SQUEAKING OF TOY> And when it's time to put the toys away --- <CLIP 4648 TIME 10:54:00 "GOOD GIRLS."> the dogs know --- it's back to business. <CLIP 4645 TIME 10:44:11 "WHEN KIDS ARE HAVING EMOTIONAL CRISIS, THE TEACHERS KNOW THEY CAN CALL ME AND I CAN COME DOWN."> <CLIP 4586 TIME 9:22:15 SCHOOL BELL RINGING> Kona and Shimmer roam all around the district. During lunch --- <QUICK NAT SEQUENCE OF KIDS GETTING FOOD AT THE CAFETERIA> they're on all four paws --- going table to table. <CLIP 4645 TIME 10:40:57 "SHE'S JUST REALLY GOOD BABIES AREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE BORN AT 28 WEEKS. <I SAID THAT IS ONE SMALL BABY> BUT CLARA'S NEXT CHAPTER IS WORTH A PARTY! < DO DO YOU REMEMBER?> WE'RE REUNITING WITH THE CREW WHO SAVED THE DAY AS THE BIRTHDAY GIRL MOVES ON TO HER NEXT CHAPTER. THIS IS IOWA. <SOMETIMES THE