# @macjournalism on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DJxMsVYS0es
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/30680783-macjournalism-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-05-17T20:50:56.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** McCallum Journalism (@macjournalism) — https://gondola.cc/macjournalism

## Caption

MARTY THE MASCOT: On March 13, 2018, Marty, a Bichon-Poodle mix, lies on the shoulder of Mr. Winter in room 134, his home away from home. Not too long after Winter took the job advising the newspaper and the yearbook at Mac in 2015, Marty became an integral part of the campus community for staffers and non-staffers alike. 

“Marty was basically our unofficial mascot,” said Sophie Ryland, 2017-2018 editor-in-chief of the Shield. “I could tell Winter was happy that we all adored Marty so much, just like he did. My family currently has a poodle mix, which I believe Marty was, and they are incredibly smart and affectionate dogs, so it’s no surprise to me that Marty was such a meaningful companion to Mr. Winter, his family, and our MacJournalism family as a whole.”

Marty’s legacy had a lasting impact on students, even after they exited McCallum’s doors, especially Ryland. 

“I’ll never forget chasing Marty down the school hallways at 6 p.m. on a random Wednesday, or the times when we would coax him with a treat to cooperate while taking staff photos, or us all competing for his affections on those lucky mornings when we were graced with Marty’s presence,” Ryland said. 

Marty crossed the rainbow bridge in June of 2024, but his story lives on. You can find it on page 23 of the latest issue of the Shield or on our website, The Shield Online.

To access the full online version of Lillian Gray and Wren Vanderford’s profile of the fluffer that captivated a lot of Shield and Knight hearts over the years, please click the link in our bio or click on the People tab on our main menu at macshieldonline.com.

Caption by Wren Vanderford. Photo by Gregory James.

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