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LIGHT LUNCH: Student's service dog gets own headshot in class yearbook Stafford High School junior AJ Schalk, who has type 1 diabetes, walks through the school's hallways with his service dog Alpha in Stafford, VA on Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Alpha can tell when Schalk's blood sugar is askew by scent and gives Schalk a paw to warn Schalk. THE FREE LANCE-STAR VIA AP Friday May 26, 2017 at 9:00 AM Andrew Schalk has Type 1 diabetes and uses his dog, Alpha, to alert him when his blood sugar levels are off. The Associated Press FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — A Virginia high school student who attends school with a service dog found himself side-by-side with his canine in the school's yearbook photos.   Andrew Schalk has Type 1 diabetes and uses his dog, Alpha, to alert him when his blood sugar levels are off. The black Labrador Retriever gives the 16-year-old his paw when his levels are too high or too low.   they put his service dog in the yearbook i'm CRYING pic.twitter.com/yU47kpKnwA — diana bloom (@nycstheplacetob) May 18, 2017   Alpha was there when Schalk had his picture taken for the Stafford High School yearbook and the dog ended up getting his own headshot. The yearbook staff came across the picture and decided to include Alpha in the photos of the junior class. Staffer Grace Fuller tells fredericksburg.com Alpha "is a part of this school now."   Schalk says Alpha has turned his diabetes "into a positive experience."