A successful kickoff to an amazing football season & school year
By Sebastian Lausell
Imagine this: It is 7 pm on a Friday at the Timber Creek stadium, and you are standing in the Purple People sections cheering on our Wolves with the most energetic students out there. Now imagine this scenario amplified to the maximum, and even that would not even be an accurate description of what it was like to be at the Pep Rally. But, this was no ordinary Pep Rally, this one was televised, and our entire pride was riding on whether we could show more school spirit than East River. While this Pep Rally did not include the whole student body, it did include students from some of the largest student organizations on campus such as SGA, Hispanic Club, and Ebony Club. These clubs valiantly showed their spirit and pride for their school when FOX 35 correspondents came and recorded the live Pep Rally.
For the student body, this was a unique experience as we had freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors laughing, cheering, and emitting as much school spirit as possible. Even for new students like the freshmen, this was an exciting experience because of the fun activities, performances, and chants that allowed the students to grow fond of our school even without being here for too long. On the other end of the spectrum, for not-so-new students like juniors and seniors, this was still refreshing as something of this momentum has never happened on campus before. Maybe this was just the right amount of energy we needed to bring some excitement and energy back into the school. Hopefully, this momentum and energy will continue to serve us throughout the entire school year. This event perfectly encapsulated the feeling of being somewhere in between the energy of the crowd, dancing, singing, and hoping we win this game, and somewhere in between the energy of yourself, hoping this moment where you can freely chant and be with your friends will last forever. This hype and excitement encapsulated the entire gym. At least that is what senior Sa’Mya Parkes described the atmosphere as. Parkes said, “The atmosphere at the pep rally was very exciting, everyone was extremely hyped, loud, and connected with everyone. They all showed out with their club and it was really fun.” For the Ebony Club member, witnessing this type of energy was unmatched in previous school events. The atmosphere of this event was unlike any other because the circumstances were like any other, but even in the face of adversity Timber Creek still showed out for their school and their football team. Similarly, for the students individually, this event was different on a personal level as well.
For students, they were able to represent themselves, their spirit, and their commitment to their club and school. It is not every day that we have a pep rally with a news crew coming, and besides the Homecoming Parade students do not usually have an opportunity to represent their clubs outside of school. While this event was still on school grounds, it was different in the way that it reached thousands of people in our community; someone’s child, boss, or neighbor could have been watching that broadcast and could have seen the excitement, energy, and power that you hold when you are out there cheering on your school. Also, it shines a light on all the unique, diverse, and different people we have at TC and helps to paint a representative image of what our school looks like outside of statistics and yearbook pictures. This view is also expressed by junior Zariah Moxey. “It was exciting to see my friends and I on the news. It gave us a chance to represent us and show the community more of us. It brought light to the way we represent Timber Creek and I liked it,” Moxey stated.
In all, this pep rally not only allowed students to represent their school but allowed them to represent themselves. Students showed off different, hidden attributes of our school while showing our school spirit at maximum capacity. A new experience like this put us somewhere in between the eyes of the public and the eyes of the school and allowed us to show our greatness to both audiences.
