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students also dined on guacamole, salsa and chips.

The highlight of one class gala was when Naser and junior Noel Johns sang a Mole Day rap called Mole Madness that can be found on the official National Mole Day website,

“Noel and Naser rapping, it was hilarious,” Herbert joked.

Rappahannock has its traditions associated with Mole Day. The first time that Naser held the celebration, a few of his students made a movie about a killer mole. Not Oscarwinning material, but guaranteed to make everyone laugh. There have been sequels - the mole kidnapped people, then people hunted down the mole.

Mole Olympics were popular during the Olympic years. Instead of bowling, the students were “mowling” in class. Former student Anna Kreyling designed a Mole Jeopardy game. Another former student, Ruthann Oyster, did an interpretative dance.

Last year, Rocio Loya made a beautiful, mole-shaped chocolate cake. It was such a work of art that no one wanted to eat it. Another student, Amanda Bowen, sewed mole-shaped beanbags for a game.

As many as 100 students and faculty members have attended just one block’s celebration. Eighth grade science teacher Karen Sanborn always attends and paints her face to look like a mole. Spanish teacher Pamela Chovnick is a regular. So is guidance counselor Jason Gochenour. Mary Arthur’s culinary classes have made

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