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The Cheerleaders Suck |
After
seeing close to four years worth of pep rallies, I have decided that
rallies are old and they need to be done away with.
Gone are the days where the football star dates the captain of the
cheerleading squad while they ride around together in the homecoming
parade as king and queen. No
longer does the band play a school song to which the student body knows
the words. In short, what
purpose do these rallies serve? I personally do not want to waste my time watching the
cheerleaders make fools out of themselves, nor do I care about the
football team. And after the
last rally before Homecoming I truly would rather have been in class than
watch the spirit team roll around in the dirt like swine.
During the rally, I looked around the stands to see the majority of
the spectators laughing. Not
only do the pep rallies not pep up the students, the pep rallies actually
negatively impact school spirit. Students
watch in delight as baton twirlers drop their batons, as cheerleaders mess
up their routines, as the football team loses once again.
The administration says, “Pep rallies are tradition.” So was slavery. Just
because something is a tradition doesn’t mean that it is a good idea.
My opinion on this subject is widespread.
Senior Jon Dragone said, “I would rather watch a porno
starring Oprah Winfrey than watch the cheerleaders at a PEP Rally.”
Senior Alex Evers says, “Put me out there and I’ll do
better.” Obviously the poor
quality of the cheerleading routines is beginning to become the norm.
A cheerleader who requested not to be identified said, “The
audience hates us; I don’t know why we’re even out there.”
More evidence proving the indifference of students towards stale
traditions such as Coronation is the election of Jose Perez
Sophomore year because he was mistakenly put on the girls’ side of the
ballot. This year, John Diaz was elected to Senior Class
Prince by people who didn’t want to elect someone who only represents a
small, elite group of people otherwise known as the “cool group”. I would like to personally say that it was one of the
highlights of my high school experience thus far watching John Diaz accept
his award wearing an eye patch.