They say you canโt teach an old dog new tricks, but apparently, that doesnโt stand for cats. Especially, Bubba. Bubba LOVES to learn new things.
Thatโs why heโs always at school.
Bubba is actually an official โstudentโ at Leland High School and has the I.D. to prove it.
The curious kitty is often seen roaming the schoolโs halls, sitting in on a class, watching a sporting event, or cashing in on the affection of his fellow students.
Bubbaโs humans are the Marienthals. The Marienthals tried to make Bubba an indoor cat but Bubba wasnโt having it.
He would loudly protest until his family started letting him out in the mornings.
Bubba would immediately head to his go-to spots Leland High School and Bret Harte Middle School where he spends his entire day.
โHe waits for school to start, and he doesnโt come home until all the sports are done,โ Bubbaโs mom, Amber Marienthal, told The Mercury News. โAs long as heโs alive, I think heโll hang out at the school.โ
Bubba has been going to school every day since he was adopted in 2009 at age 2. In 2016, he was finally given his own school card and got to graduate in his cap and gown in June.
โI officially graduated high school yesterday, along with 436 awesome kids (many of whom adore me),โ Bubba wrote on his Facebook page.
For the most part, Bubba stays out of the way and doesnโt cause too much of a disturbance at the schoolโฆ aside from his begging for treats and head rubs.
โOne teacher made the mistake of buying treats for him,โ Marienthal said. โBubba would meow for treats. [The teacher] got sick of the noise.โ
Bubba has become quite the public figure, even outside of school.
His Facebook page has more than 60,000 fans and he was recently featured in a four-page spread in National Geographicโs book Cat Tales.
Heโs constantly getting letters and treats from his beloved fans and is always in the school yearbook.
โBubba you are so precious to us and especially to my sister who adores you,โ one of his fans wrote on Facebook. โSo funny to know that you bring her and her husband presents all the time [mice emojis here] Stay well!โ
Sometimes all of the attention kind of goes to his head.
But we donโt hold it against him. Anyone who is so devoted to education is A-OK in our book.
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