When someone was feeling bad, she offered consolation: the high school mourns the loss of school dog Mia. Flowers and candles decorate the school tables, which are arranged in a circle.

Many students look at the photos and write touching words in the condolence book, and some people fight back tears. “Mia lives on in people’s hearts,” says school principal Doris Hübler. To show this, Sabine Arnold wants to go barefoot for a year.