Mindy meets Mindy!

Former Walt Disney principal Dr. Mindy Higginson visited Mrs. Taber’s 1st grade class today to meet the class pet named in her honor, “Mindy the Guinea Pig!” Mrs. Taber’s students were just kindergartners last year, but clearly Dr. Higginson made an impact on her students. They were so happy to see her today. Dr. Higginson is now Penn-Harris-Madison’s Director of Professional Development; she was promoted in July 2025. 

 

 

 

For those of you who remember Dr. Higginson, you probably remember she LOVES the color pink (as you can tell!). So it was only appropriate that Mindy the Guinea Pig’s home is completely decked out in, you guessed it … pink!

 

Dr. Higginson was so pleased to meet her new friend she gave her a big hug and kiss!

This wasn’t the first time that Dr. Higginson has kissed an animal at the bequest of her students. Back in December 2023 when she was principal, the students dared her to kiss a calf if the all the students met their reading goal for the month. Well, the school met their goal and Dr. Higginson had to pucker up!

Dr. Higginson brought some treats and toys for Mindy the Guinea Pig. For her former students, she read the story “A Week with Waffles,” which of course is about a guinea pig!

 

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