Pep rallies can and are usually seen as a very important event in high school, especially when it’s your first year and you don’t know anything school spirit wise about your school.
“I’m excited, I had a freshman pep rally the day before everyone came, but it was underwhelming, so I would say that this would be my first official pep rally,” Paige Stoll (‘29) said.
With new faces showing up as the school itself, the first week or two really want to live up to their expectations and show how spirited and involved they are with the students and each other.
As well as being involved student section wise and cheering, the school also finds it more engaging to get the students to participate in events that go on during the pep rally.
“I’d be nervous if I was in a big one with all the grades, but I already participated in the freshman pep rally,” Stoll said.
Being nervous is a world wide feeling especially when everyone is watching, but what if this isn’t your first rodeo in the world of high school pep rallies.
“I thought they were kind of embarrassing a little bit, I always felt so weird, being loud and stuff. But now as a senior and being in my fourth year, I’m very excited and they’re always so fun,” Jasmine Williams (‘26) said.
From freshman year to senior year and opinions changing, what doesn’t change is your involvement
“ I love dressing up in spirit, I like wearing ties, face paint on my face and one year I did a polka dot mustache. I like to try to avoid standing in the back, I try to stand towards the bottom of the bleachers because that’s where the spirit happens the most,” Williams said
This being the graduating class and probably being your best memories, wanting to still live with this much spirit and involvement is not crazy.
“I really would participate in pep rallies or football games in college. Wearing the theme colors and showing spirit, because it’s just fun that way,” Williams said
A lot goes behind coordinating and getting the students involved with such big events.
“I’ve contributed towards the Pep Valley by picking out the games and also the people who are doing the games, because we choose people who we think we’re going to have the most fun and get the crowd hyped and engaged,” Liz Smith, Class Officer, (‘27 ) said.
Though coordinating can be a serious and time consuming job, how does one form it to pay off?
“I love being in the Pep rally, as well as being in the center of the action. You get a completely different view than from the bleachers, you could just see all these people that are getting so excited and cheering on their friends because they see them in the games,” Smith said
Pep rallies are an annual event and the coordinators learn from each other every single year in hopes to make the next one bigger and better.
“Yeah, I believe that this year we’ve actually done a pretty good job of filling in the roles of our now graduated seniors, and the gaps from last year and I know our senior class officers, especially, they’re super psyched to be like green wall leaders now because they have a lot of ideas in plans to make green wall better and bring it back to its prime. I think that it’ll definitely have a positive impact because everybody in the class office is just so excited to bring forge back to its peak, ” Smith said.
