Today was the kick off of "Pack the Place" week. Designed to encourage school spirit, this event has a pep rally, dress-up days, games, contests, activities, and silliness. I hate these things, and I love them for their light hearted hokiness. Our students work very, very hard. It is good to be able to blow off some steam.
The pep rally today, I think, is my last pep rally. Think of 3000 people jammed into a gym that is slightly too small. Imagine noise, frenetic activity, and organized chaos. The seniors won the loudest class contest, the sophomores won the "fist bump" dance contest, even the freshmen won something--there was too much noise to tell what it was, however.
The school I went to never had such focused, massive events. (I think they were afraid to get that many kids together at that period in history--much too much unrest in the country. When I started to teach here, and saw my first pep rally, I was amazed. The cheerleaders, the pommers, the drag cheerleaders (thankfully that tradition has fallen by the wayside), the athletes--and and very serious traditions.
Of course the focus here (and not at my school) could explain why my high school has never won a state championship, but this school has won a jillion of them!
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