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A group of students at their high school pep assembly. A pep rally, pep assembly or pep session is a gathering of people, typically students of middle school, high school, and college age, before a school sporting event. The purpose of such a gathering is to encourage school spirit and to support members of the team. This is often done by ...
Some of the school traditions date to the 1890s, shortly after the opening of the school, while others have been introduced more recently. These traditions encourage current students and alumni (Aggies) to cultivate the Aggie Spirit, a sense of loyalty and respect for the school, and dictate many aspects of student life, including how to greet ...
Spirit rally at the Harker School in San Jose, California. School spirit is the sense of identity and community shared by members of an educational institution. [1] Members of a school can manifest school spirit by wearing school colors, attending athletic events, or verbally in the form of chants or songs.
The Bobcat has been the mascot of Texas State University since 1921, when the university adopted the name from the recommendation of a committee formed to raise school spirit. Though considerably smaller than mountain lions, bobcats are known for their stubborn fierceness and great courage.
The mark of the society can be found on the sidewalks of the campus, where their symbol (a simple geometric version of Ruffner Hall) is painted in blue. Students, faculty, and staff do not step on these symbols as a means of paying respect to the society, the Longwood spirit, and the preservation of said spirit.
Pep flags, also known as flaggies, short flags, small flags, or twirl flags, is the performing art of twirling one or two flag(s) as part of a choreographed routine. In the early 21st century, some school flag squads have implemented a third or even fourth flag in routines. This performing art is mainly prominent in Southern California high ...
The result was the signing of a Spirit Charter with the Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes to retain the name while agreeing to avoid any derogatory or disrespectful Native American references. [157] Elko High School, Elko, Nevada - A resolution by the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada allows the school to retain its mascot. [158]
A member of the UNT Talons, a school spirit group, fires Boomer the Cannon behind the south end zone. DATCU Stadium occupies 426,300 square feet (39,600 m 2) on 46 acres (19 ha) of land. [3] [65] Stands on the north, east, and west sides of the stadium seat 30,100 and form a horseshoe shape around a standard American football field.