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Tiger Times VO L U M E X LV I I
October 2015
ISSUE 3
TT O N L . O RG
ROAR, TIGERS! TSC hosts first ever pep rally
Ashley Sohn (11) and Sarah Hahn (12) prepare to face the varsity tennis teams in the impending tug-of-war match on Oct. 21 during Tiger Sports Council’s first pep rally.
In another attempt to encourage school spirit, Tiger Sports Council (TSC) hosted the first pep rally ever on Oct. 21, celebrating the accomplishments of fall season athletes. According to Eunie Jang (12), TSC president, the originality of this event led to its success, because people were motivated to attend simply because such an event had never been hosted before. The pep rally started at 2:30 p.m., beginning with player introductions and leading into two tug-of-war games between the fall season teams. The tennis team proved to be the strongest, beating both the cross-country and volleyball athletes. After the challenge, TSC encouraged many of the students to stay and cheer for the varsity volleyball teams during their last home game. “When I first stepped into the gym, it was
Photo by Daniel Shin
a bit surprising because the event was larger than any middle school event I had ever been to,” said Hailey Ahn (10), attendee. “But as Eunie hyped up the crowd with her enthusiastic voice by introducing the fall season players, I think that the student body was able to cheer and have fun together. The event also made me want to stay for the home game, so I think it was very successful overall.” Even before the pep rally, TSC created a buzz with their morning announcements and posters advertising the event. One reason for the pep rally’s success was the novelty factor, as no such event had ever been hosted before. “The event gathered a large crowd and created lots of school spirit because students were dismissed from their classes 30 minutes early to attend,” Jihoon Yang (12) said. “The game of tug-of-war was fun to watch and
grabbed everyone’s attention. But I think that because it ended too quickly, the crowd needed something else to keep them pumped up. Nonetheless, a lot more people stayed after to cheer for the volleyball teams than usual, and I think this was a huge first step in raising school spirit.” According to Eunie, the process of organizing the pep rally required TSC to overcome various obstacles. For instance, the executives had to ask James Gerhard, high school principal, for approval to dismiss students early. There were also concerns that the club was rushing the preparations on a tight schedule, according to Ivan Atanaskovic, TSC adviser. However, with hours spent outside of school organizing the event, the club was able to pull through in the end. “When we organize something that
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involves the whole school, we need to plan it carefully and well in advance because people need to know about it beforehand, especially teachers who need time to plan around it,” Mr. Atanaskovic said. “The TSC members wanted to hold a pep rally right after coming back from Chuseok break, so I was worried, but I think the event went well. It’s important for the school to recognize athletes because they sacrifice a lot to represent our school. Being a school athlete isn’t easy because it requires a lot of commitment, but students do it because they have the passion. I think TSC was able to help the school appreciate this, and I am glad to see that they are doing much better than their first year as a club.” By Soomin Lee Sophomore, Staff Writer
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