When students walk into the gym for a pep rally, every section is full. Every section, that is, except the senior section.
Senior Jordan Aldaco gets out of school after her 6th period JV Tennis class and usually doesn’t come back unless her friends “really want her to.”
“I went to the very first one we had and skipped the second one,” Aldaco said. “I don’t feel like I’m missing out on too much. There’s school spirit still, but it doesn’t seem to take over the crowd like it used to.”
Instead of going to the pep rallies, Aldaco just stays home.
“I watch TV, let my dog outside when he needs to, and just chill basically,” Aldaco said.
Senior Bianca Rodriguez gets out of school after 6th period but always makes it a priority to return for pep rallies.
“I think its important because it’s senior year,” Rodriguez said. “The last year I will be able to attend pep rallies and show some school spirit.”
Rodriguez’s favorite parts about the pep rallies are the Ooh-ah’s and the class yells
“They’re just something small that is actually a big part of the pep rallies themselves,” Rodriguez said.
Even though she’s not planning on attending many other pep rallies, Aldaco said she will definitely go to the last one.
“It’ll be the last rally of my high school career,”Aldaco said.
Some students don’t have the option of staying around for the pep rallies.
“I get out after 5th period,” senior Ayesha Waseem said. “But I go to work right after I get out.”
If Rodriguez could tell the seniors one thing, she would tell them that “they should really come back [to the pep rallies.]”
“It’s our last year,” Rodriguez said. “We’ve waited four years to get here, show some pride and school spirit that we’ve made it this far!”