Molly Risley, Charger Staff
As I stood to cheer at last month’s basketball pep rally, I was sorely
disappointed to see that less than a third of the senior class -my fellow classmates-
were standing.
For those of you who aren’t math majors, that leaves two-thirds of the
senior class seated and either talking to the people around them or staring
blankly into space.
It might have been one of the worst pep rallies I have ever attended. I am
not famous for my overflowing sense of school spirit, nor am I a huge sports
fan.
I could honestly count on one hand the number of basketball games that I have
seen this year, but all of that is beside the point.
As seniors, this is our last semester together. At the very least we should
be supportive of each other.
The basketball teams worked hard and deserved to be recognized, and our cheerleaders,
dance team, band, teachers and administrators also put a great deal of hard
work into the pep rally.
Even if you don’t want to cheer, at least do it for the sake of your own
personal pride.
Apparently the seniors could care less about losing the spirit competition,
and maybe it is a little silly, but it’s all in fun.
We should not be wishing our high school days away and pretending to be too
good or too old for spirit contests. Instead, we should be celebrating the fact
that we have the opportunity to stand and cheer together with classmates and
friends a few more times before graduation.
Aside from the spirit competition itself lies the principle of the matter:
do we as seniors want to be out-shouted by a bunch of underclassmen?
At one point a group of juniors started shaking keys and stomping their feet,
and I wanted to be a part of their group.
The poor freshmen did not even have their bleachers unfolded when they arrived,
and they still out-cheered us. At the next pep rally, I expect to see a big
change in the senior class because if they aren’t cheering, I’ll just
have to assume that they are a lazy, prideless, disrespectful, unsupportive
group of people.
Remember that second semester is not a time for laziness but for excitement.
I appreciate those of you who did cheer, especially those of you who stood
and cheered.
Also, thanks to the cheerleaders, the band, the dance team, and my personal
favorites, the math teachers , for keeping us entertained.
My hope is that the seniors pep up or we will be having the most lackluster Project Graduation in the history of CHS.