She's a teacher at Moore High School and a mother of a fifth grader who survived the storm at Plaza Towers Elementary where seven fellow students were killed.

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When Moore made his high school football team, Mama, a housewife, and Daddy, a carpenter and World War II veteran, showed up for every game.

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On Saturday, high school seniors in Moore, Oklahoma, will have time to celebrate their graduation.

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"Mama didn't have furniture in the living room and dining room till after high school, " Moore says.

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In 2006, the Nashville-based band released its self-titled debut on Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace label when its members were still in high school.

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