Assuming the persona of the mascot, senior Tasha Frazier has rallied the fans for games as the Colt for the past three years.
“It was my sophomore year and me and another student were thinking about doing it so we asked Mr. Mike Roth and we told him our plan of switching off being the mascot, and that’s basically how it all started,” Frazier said. “Ever since then I have been the mascot.”
While being the mascot can be fun, it can also be a hefty responsibility to tackle.
“Even when I would be having a bad day, I sort of had to forget everything as soon as I put on the suit,” Frazier said. “I couldn’t be bouncing around and happy if I was worried about a math test or some project I hadn’t started yet.”
Once Frazier struck a balance of responsibility and craziness, everything else followed suit.
“My favorite part about being the mascot is getting the people in the stands pumped up for the game — and, of course, getting in to events for free,” Frazier said.
Frazier’s track coach Mr. Ryan Banta has worked with her for four years, seeing her grow up in the process.
“She is such a unique person who over the years has grown to be such a valuable character to this school,” Banta said.“She has a way of using her funny, wild side to brighten everyone’s days around her, and that’s not something you can learn, it’s something she was born with.”
Track teammate Marylin Monroe has ran with Frazier for three years now.
“Tasha is one of the track team captains and I think we would be so lost without her leadership,” Monroe Said.
With Frazier being a senior and graduating, she must pass the mascot responsibility to the next in line.
“I can’t even imagine what high school would have been like if I didn’t take the chance of being the mascot,” Frazier said, “I’ve had so many good memories and experiences that I will never forget.”