Shelly is probably the highest quality deer head that has ever been found in a high school industrial technology department dumpster. This summer, a head of a buck was thrown out by the board office secretaries of Buckeye High School in Medina county. When asked why they would throw out such a high-quality deer head, they responded that it creeped them out and made them uncomfortable; although, it is evident that many feel otherwise. Benjamin Lutman, Buckeye Industrial Arts teacher talks about his thoughts upon first seeing Shelly, “Why are they throwing out such a quality stuffed deer. Shelly, as you named her, was such a nice thing.” Mr. Lutman describes Shelly, “Um... well she is not a she, Shelly is a he and has antlers and is a very
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Lutman illustrates the discovery of Shelly, “Well you and Sam found her and you wanted a place to put her, so we put her in the closet, but the board office secretary said we couldn’t keep Shelly. Then you moved Shelly to Samantha Ponomarenko’s mother’s vehicle.” The woman at the board office said that there was no way that Shelly could be kept on school property; she did not want the man who shot and gave them Shelly to know that Shelly was no longer in the board office. The woman seemed to think that the man would be very upset to learn that the deer was no longer residing inside of the board office. This woman believed that it was better for Shelly to be hidden in the dumpster and thrown away than to allow Shelly to live and be seen elsewhere on school property. In response to this, Shelly was then brought along with Ceanna and Sam to the Aldi’s and a cemetery before coming to stay at her temporary home of Ceanna’s …show more content…
Lutman owns. This man also has a second, sadder deer, named Nelly, who is mounted above the door of his office at Buckeye High School. Nelly is, “a deer that was found in a crack house, an abandoned crack house, in this basement, and mold was growing all over Nelly and Nelly is a terrible example of a taxidermist’s work,” Mr. Lutman states.
“There is no real comparison. Nelly is the worst of the worst and Shelly is the best of the best”, Mr. Lutman compares. Nelly has the quality of something that one expects to find in the trash. Nelly is much a much smaller deer than Shelly and is in a much more deteriorated state. Nelly’s fur is molted and the leather of her nose has cracked and fallen apart. There is also a thick layer of dust coating the entirety of Nelly. Overall, from the small sample size of deer heads that have been found in the trash and that currently reside at Buckeye High School, Shelly is obviously the more high-quality deer.
Currently, Shelly lives in the dirty, dusty loft of the Industrial Arts classroom. After her stay in the family room, Shelly was then snuck into this classroom under a blanket in order to prevent the nearby board office secretaries from seeing her. While this space does provide Shelly with a permanent home, it is questionable if this is this best place for
Lutman illustrates the discovery of Shelly, “Well you and Sam found her and you wanted a place to put her, so we put her in the closet, but the board office secretary said we couldn’t keep Shelly. Then you moved Shelly to Samantha Ponomarenko’s mother’s vehicle.” The woman at the board office said that there was no way that Shelly could be kept on school property; she did not want the man who shot and gave them Shelly to know that Shelly was no longer in the board office. The woman seemed to think that the man would be very upset to learn that the deer was no longer residing inside of the board office. This woman believed that it was better for Shelly to be hidden in the dumpster and thrown away than to allow Shelly to live and be seen elsewhere on school property. In response to this, Shelly was then brought along with Ceanna and Sam to the Aldi’s and a cemetery before coming to stay at her temporary home of Ceanna’s …show more content…
Lutman owns. This man also has a second, sadder deer, named Nelly, who is mounted above the door of his office at Buckeye High School. Nelly is, “a deer that was found in a crack house, an abandoned crack house, in this basement, and mold was growing all over Nelly and Nelly is a terrible example of a taxidermist’s work,” Mr. Lutman states.
“There is no real comparison. Nelly is the worst of the worst and Shelly is the best of the best”, Mr. Lutman compares. Nelly has the quality of something that one expects to find in the trash. Nelly is much a much smaller deer than Shelly and is in a much more deteriorated state. Nelly’s fur is molted and the leather of her nose has cracked and fallen apart. There is also a thick layer of dust coating the entirety of Nelly. Overall, from the small sample size of deer heads that have been found in the trash and that currently reside at Buckeye High School, Shelly is obviously the more high-quality deer.
Currently, Shelly lives in the dirty, dusty loft of the Industrial Arts classroom. After her stay in the family room, Shelly was then snuck into this classroom under a blanket in order to prevent the nearby board office secretaries from seeing her. While this space does provide Shelly with a permanent home, it is questionable if this is this best place for