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DHS’ Favorite Animal is Coming to The Wellness Center

Current Events: Shorts!
Katie Cavolo, Journalist
December 6, 2023

The Darien Nature Center is coming to the Wellness Center during lunch tomorrow. There will be chinchillas, bunnies, and reptiles!

A violet chinchilla resting their tiny paw in a human's hand.
A violet chinchilla, named for the purple hue of their fur, from Cameron’s Chinchillas, reported by My Modern Met.

Mackenzie Maier, senior, says “chinchillas were my favorite animal when I was in elementary school. I’m so excited to see one in real life!”

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Katie Cavolo
Katie Cavolo, Journalist and Newscaster
Katie Cavolo is a senior at Darien High School who began writing for Neirad in 2022. You can find her dancing ballet as a member of the Darien Arts Center Senior Company, leading DHS's Current Literary Magazine as Co Editor in Chief, or hanging out with her friends and family. Katie loves writing, reading, watching movies, and listening to music. Her favorite bands are The Beatles and Pink Floyd. Her favorite childhood movies are The Parent Trap and Ella Enchanted.