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Get the AnswersWho: senior Jason Chastain
What: dances hat dance with mom
When: final pep rally
Where: commons area
Why: tradition, honor
How: selected by teammates “I barely remember shoving my way through the crowd to where my mom was waiting for me at the ‘W’. I just remember thinking that I couldn’t look at her or I would start crying. She danced the dance with me—that moment I will never ever forget.”
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Jason Chastain
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Senior Jason Chastain | senior football captain
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Senior Jason Chastain| senior football caption dancing pep rally hat dance
SummarySummary
DANCE DANCE MACHINESMACHINESAmid a frenzied
crowd of fans, senior Jason
Chastain joins his mother to perform the traditional hat
dance as the finale to the state
championship football playoff
game rally.
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DANCE DANCE MACHINESMACHINES
Amid a frenzied crowd of fans, senior Jason
Chastain joins his mother to perform the
traditional hat dance as the finale to the
state championship football playoff game rally. The Chaps won
the game 21-20 posting its first state championship in the
history of the school.
QuoteQuote
DANCE DANCE MACHINESMACHINES“I barely remember
shoving my way through the crowd to
where my mom was waiting for me at the ‘W’. I just remember
thinking that I couldn’t look at her or I would
start crying. She danced the dance with me—that moment I will
never ever forget.” - Jason Chastain,
senior caption of the week
CollectiveCollective
PUT YOUR HANDSPUT YOUR HANDSHIGH IN THE AIRHIGH IN THE AIR
LEADER OF THE PACK. In the rain, senior Orlando
Cutsinger encourages fans in the slogan that led
the football team through state playoffs.
OUTREACH. With his eyes on the prize, junior Marty
Villanova concentrates on catching the game-
winning pass. BETWEEN BIRDS.
Sandwiched between the twin Chap mascots,
senior Samantha Evans finishes off a cheer
with the sign of victory.
Group
FRESHMAN KEY CLUB RAISES $3,452 FOR CHARITIESFront (Bottom) Row: John Cutsinger, Shannon Williams, Rick Klecka… Row 2: Cody Cleavelin, Mitch Lorenz, Mike Hill, Kurt Idler, Bruce Nyman… Row 3: Alex Brunner, Rinn Cleavelin, Herb Stokes, Jimmy Browning… Back (Top) Row: Mark Herron, Steve Wirrig, Jack Wilson, Kevin Grandpre…
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Freshman Molly Stanfield gets hit in the face with a cream pie.
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