The Alien vs. Cowboys Pep Rally took place Sept. 12 in preparation for the football game between Bryant and Parkview. The planning that led up to the pep rally took weeks of effort from student senate, the cheer team, dance team, step team and legacy band in order to make the event a success.
The squad lifts flyer Journey Wells high above the court as students cheer. The squad came up with and practiced their routine weeks prior for the pep rally. (Arianna Shaw)
”As the cheer team, we usually take a week to prepare our routine and come up with it. Normally the captains come up with the stunt, the dance, and if we’re going to do tumbling or jumps, then we pick out the song,” senior cheer captain Lainey Wallace said.
Colin McArthur shows school spirit as students leave the pep rally. McArthur showed his school spirit and how much he cherished being on the squad. (Arianna Shaw)The step team swayed to the beats of the song being played, attempting to hype up the students with their performance. The tryouts for the step team were just a few days beforehand, this welcomed newcomers just in time for the pep rally. (Arianna Shaw)The step team does their thoroughly practiced routine. Showing the students their performance that took weeks to prepare for the pep rally. (Arianna Shaw)
Alma Mater, the speech said at each pep rally was recited soon after the band had played one of their many songs. The cheer team displayed their stunts, holding the flyers over their heads. Code Blue performed fast-paced dances to viral songs. The new additions that joined the step team, accompanied Code Blue during the routine. The cheer team showcased their stunt sequence, holding a flyer above each of the base’s heads.
Band student’ screams of excitement echo across the court in an attempt to win the Spirit Stick at the end of the pep rally. (Arianna Shaw)
”I like when band members participate in the games and we get to cheer them on,” sophomore band student Gabriella Cates.
Baron Stiefvater announces the school’s annual peanut butter drive to encourage students to make contributions. Last year, the school had only contributed a small amount of jars, this year staff hopes to see more brought in. (Arianna Shaw)The band students’ cheers die down as the pep rally comes to an end. Band’s previous war cries could be heard throughout the gymnasium as students left. (Arianna Shaw)
Meet Arianna Shaw! Arianna is a sophomore, and this is her first year in newspaper. Outside of newspaper, she is involved in EdRising and enjoys all things art: drawing, sculpting, painting, photography, fashion, dressing up to try and match things she sees on Pinterest or on runways and writing short stories and scripts. Arianna hopes to write a feature story on a football player or cheerleader, cover something to do with art and to design a unique page layout.
