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Wednesday, May 23, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
The second annual Daddy
Daughter Dance was held on
Saturday, May 12, in the com-
mons at Sisters High School,
and drew rave reviews from
the participants for the second
year in a row.
One hundred and eighty
dads, grandpas, uncles, broth-
ers, friends, moms and young
ladies attended the event
and were met at the door by
Outlaw football players and
parent volunteers Sue Wessel
and Lisa King. The football
players greeted everyone as
they entered with a hand-
shake, eye contact, and a
smile on their face.
Head Football Coach Neil
Fendall said, “It’s good prac-
tice for these boys to look
another person eye-to-eye,
and shake hands like a gentle-
man. It’s something we want
to emphasize as a contrast to
their heads down and eyes
buried in their phones.”
After guests checked in,
they were encouraged to get
their picture taken by volun-
teer photographer Craig May,
and photos were uploaded to
a website for a free download.
Last year the event
included dessert, but this year
they ramped it up; the dance
nearly doubled in participants,
and included a catered pasta
dinner by Bowtie Catering
Company. A full dessert table
was also included, as well as
the highly anticipated choco-
late fountain.
Girls were eager to dance,
and barely gave their dates
time to finish their dinner.
Dads and daughters soon
were dancing, and enjoyed
a beautiful evening together,
filled with smiles and laugh-
ter, and memories that will
last a lifetime.
When asked how the sec-
ond year compared to the
first, high school teacher
Dan O’Neill said, “It’s better
in every way ... our favorite
night of the year.”
Ava, O’Neill’s daughter
said, “I’ll be back every year,
even when I’m in college.”
Alumni Pat Burke brought
his daughter Emma, who
alternated dancing with
games of chase around the
commons.
Burke stated, “It was a
great turnout. The girls all
looked like they were having
fun.”
Wyatt Hernandez provided
his volunteer DJ services, and
took requests from the crowd.
At the close of the eve-
ning, many of the young
dancers were completely
worn out and were carried out
the door in the arms of their
chivalrous dates. Then, the
football team huddled up and
were given instructions for
cleanup and breakdown.
Fendall reiterated the
additional purpose of the
event, other than being a fun
night for the girls: “We want
to teach our players how to
respect and honor women.
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sports culture when it comes
down to men and women. We
want to make sure our boys
don’t behave likes some of
the guys you see on the news.
What better example of how
to treat a lady than the way a
dad treats his daughter?”
Fendall made sure he
deflected any credit and
thanks for hosting the event.
“I’m just the guy you see
on the microphone,” said
Fendall. “The one deserving
of thanks is Lynne (Fendall)
and the other moms that
helped her out.”
Lynne shared with The
Nugget that the whole con-
cept of a Daddy Daughter
Dance came about shortly
after Neil was hired as the
head football coach in 2016.
“We were trying to find a
unique fundraising opportu-
nity that also gave something
back to the community,” said
Lynne. “We were in the car
brain-storming, when I saw
a sign for a father daugh-
ter dance, and I said to Neil,
‘Why don’t we do that?’”
The whole idea came to
fruition, and the first Daddy
Daughter Dance was held in
May of 2017, but was for pre-
school through middle school
age girls only.
It was quickly determined
that girls of all ages wanted to
attend, so this year there were
no age-limit restrictions.
Lynne said, “The biggest
thing was that we wanted to
make sure it was all-inclusive.
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“It’s a special event for
our community,” added
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