Royal Tradition

Following  a 45-year tradition of carrying a torch from the school of our homecoming opponent to Assumption High School, Carter and 17 other seniors began taking turns at 1 a.m. running with a torch to cover the distance of 118 miles.

In one day. Good thing they got to take turns. The cross country runners, who have a meet tomorrow, were limited to a total of 8 miles for the day so they wouldn't be too worn out or tired for competition! After rotating through the runners continuously, the Torch Run concluded at the high school to launch the 7 p.m. Pep Rally.

Here is a video of them entering the gymnasium: https://www.facebook.com/robyn.austin.39/videos/10153223605877569/

Pretty cool for them all.

After that it was performances by the Pep Band, introduction of  fall sports teams, games between classes and a special dance by 10 or so senior boys, including Carter, who I dare say got his moves from me. Ha. That means they were GOOD. Right.

The gym was dark so I didn't get any really good pictures, but take my word for it, they did awesome.

From Justin Timberlake's Suit and Tie to some Whip Nae-Nae, they had quite the choreography. Nice job.

At the conclusion, the Torch Run team lit the A and there was a brief bonfire.

Then it was home to watch the Channel 7 news to see Carter give insight about the neat bonding experience and tradition surrounding the Torch Run. He sounded so grown up. That was pretty cool.

Now it's bedtime for all since the Royal festivities continue another 3 days!