No matter what age.
When dad's duty calls in the form or a new job opportunity... sometimes it involves a big change.
A new town... a new school... new friends.
Starting over.
And when your father is asked to lead a school as it's principal, sometimes it can happen more than once.
So when you're from the Show Me State... and totally comfortable being a die-hard Missouri Tiger... a member of Cardinal Nation and also a fan of what was the Greatest Show on Turf with the St. Louis Rams, moving to Iowa probably wasn't high on the list of things to do or want for young Colson Frakes, back in the day.
But moving time it was... not once (Blemond-Klemme) but twice... (South Tama County) for Team Frakes. The latter of the two moves came when Colson was entering seventh grade... and he's been a Trojan ever since. And while being the Principal's kid no doubt has had its challenges, he seems to have flourished in Tama County's Twin Cities.
A lefty ace on the baseball team... a safety/wideout on what will be a state contender in Class 2A football starting next month... a young man with a finance plan at UNI or Iowa next fall (and did I mention a cute-as-a-button girlfriend from the school that has adored him for about a year now?). Life is pretty good for Mr. Colson... and it was my job to chronicle that Friday morning.
Sure, we battled some intense heat (Mama Tami and Colson got to see photographer flat out drenched in sweat), but a little Missouri-like heat wasn't gonna slow down this Hawkeye State operation. Oh no.
A trip around Tama ended at the football and baseball fields where Colson's passion lies. Number 7 on the diamond, and number 8 on the gridiron... the trio of mother/son/photographer were all over the facilities trying to beat the heat before the 100-degree heat indices kicked in. While they hadn't quite reached that point when we finished at 11 a.m.-ish... it was close... and the sweat soaking through my khaki shorts will vouch for that.
Nevertheless... it was another "challenge accepted" to capture killer images for one of South Tama's very best. We've already had an amazing slate of seniors from STC thus far... and there's several more coming. Pair that with a major announcement that will drop in the next week or so, I've been feeling really blue lately... Columbia Blue that is. For those of you that are fans of our photography in Trojan country... you're about to see a lot more of it very soon. Stay tuned. :)
I did my best to make sure I didn't wear down Colson too much on this day, because I knew he was getting the start on the mound just a few hours later as his Trojans took the field against Vinton-Shellsburg over in Benton. My man and his teammates left it all out on the field, but it wasn't quite enough on this night as the Vikings rallied in the final two frames. Like any pitcher worth his salt, Colson didn't want to be taken down for a reliever late in the contest even with the oppressive heat and his pitch count rising.
That's the type of determination that will serve him well whether it's inside the chalked lines along Harding Street, or playing for Coach Hoskey's talented Trojans this fall. The kid has shown his ability to adapt and succeed over and over in his young life thus far... and I have no doubt that will continue through his senior year and as he moves on to college next year.
Thanks for choosing Stewart Photography, Team Frakes!
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