named after special needs students’
therapy dog, Skye, who is sponsored
by Main Street Vet in Madison.
“It is the beginning of what will
hopefully become a line of dog toys,
bandanas and treats,” says Dennard.
“The possibilities are endless.”
Morgan County High School student,
Alexis Mobley, who is in Katie
Harris’s marketing class, designed a
logo for Skytastic.
“The teachers at MCHS hope that
Skytastic can become an opportunity
for those students to grow and
expand,” says Dennard.
According to Dennard, the new
business was born out of a one-time
Project Based Learning activity with
Brianna Stoop’s Animal Science class.
“The high school tennis team donated
old tennis balls and faculty brought
in old T-shirts. Then the special needs
students worked with Stoop’s students
to create dog toys,” explains Dennard.
“The first batch of dog toys are now
for sale at Over Yonder Outpost.
Some of the students have already
started cutting small, medium, and
large bandannas to sell soon as well.
They have made several batches of
treats for Skye to test.”
MCHS teachers are hoping this opportunity
helps their students better
navigate the future.
“The students in their classrooms
participate in Community-Based
Instruction every day. This allows
them to go out to job sites in our
community and develop entry level
job skills such as washing tables,
sweeping floors, and folding laundry,”
explains Dennard. “They also complete
job sites while at school and
develop independent skills when in
the classroom. However, when the
students graduate there are little or
no options.”
Over Yonder Outpost will use most
of the profits from Skytatic items to
invest back into the students’ business.
“Eighty percent of sales go right back
to helping the students to provide
other cool toys,” explains Buzbee.
“Y’all come on Over Yonder and purchase
these amazing dog toys. Your
pups will not be disappointed.”
Inspired by
their therapy
dog, Skye, local
special needs
students have
created their own
‘small business,’
Skytastic, a line
of dog toys,
bandanas, and
treats that are now
being sold at Over
Yonder Outpost
in downtown
Rutledge.
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