“I've missed the opening rituals of a morning pep rally. Darn this school and its constant onslaught of organized student gatherings! I mean, I wouldn't immediately land on "peppy" as an adjective for myself, so how am I supposed to conjure it for a group of people who are only being celebrated because they happen to show a slight advantage in athleticism? So you can take an air-filled shape and put it through another shape--so what? Didn't we get applause for that sort of thing as toddlers? Is this really something we have to cheer for?” High SchoolAthleticsPep RallyHigh School SportsPrep Rally Book:The Best Kind of Magic Source: The Best Kind of Magic
“I cheer when Barnstorm is introduced. I’ve never known anybody on a team before. He waves a crutch in our direction, and a few of the other kids clap too. Then Rahim falls asleep. His head slumps over and conks the girl sitting next to him. We get kicked out” SupportStudentsGymSchool LifePep RallyDummy ClassLol Kicked Out Book:The Unteachables Source: The Unteachables
“Drop out of school before your mind rots from exposure to our mediocre educational system. Forget about the Senior Prom and go to the library and educate yourself if you've got any guts. Some of you like Pep rallies and plastic robots who tell you what to read.” IfsMindMotivationalSchoolForgetLearningLibraryEducationalGutsEducatePlasticSeniorMediocreRobotsExposureSelf EducationEducational SystemPromUnschoolingPepEducating YourselfPep RallySenior Prom Author:Frank Zappa
“You know, small children take it as a matter of course that things will change every day and grown-ups understand that things change sooner or later and their job is to keep them from changing as long as possible. It’s only kids in high school who are convinced they’re never going to change. There’s always going to be a pep rally and there’s always going to be a spectator bus, somewhere out there in their future.” KnowsChildrenLongMatterKidsSchoolJobsCoursesHigh SchoolConvincedTeenagerBusSooner Or LaterThings ChangeSpectatorsSmall ChildPepSomewhere Out TherePep Rally Book:Bare bones: conversations on terror with Stephen King Source: Bare bones: conversations on terror with Stephen King
“And," Amber said, practically drooling as she ogled him, "it's tradition for new arrivals to help with the pep rally." Brooklyn quirked her lips in doubt. "Tradition?" "It's a new tradition," Amber shot back. "Clearly the deeper meaning of the word has escaped you.” SaidHelpingDoubtShotsTraditionLipsDeeperBrooklynArrivalsAmberDeeper MeaningPepDroolingNew ArrivalsPep Rally Author:Darynda Jones
“Pay attention to the voice within. . . . Sometimes the voice of your conscience gets drowned out by crowd noise or by the pep rally of temptations. And your mind may put some selfish spin on the ball, rationalizing that it's okay to veer away from the ethical route. When we run into conflicts between ethical "shoulds" and our selfish "wants," we all argure out ways to con our conscience. But take pains to listen, because it has your best interests at heart.” WayWantMindHeartMaySometimesRunningPainVoiceInterestPayAttentionListeningConflictConscienceOkayBallsCrowdsSelfishNoiseTemptationPay AttentionEthicalRoutesPepBest Interests At HeartPep Rally Author:Price Pritchett
“My friend and I sang an a cappella rendition of Extreme's "More Than Words" at one of our football pep rallies in a desperate attempt to look cool. For a while, I wore pink Converse All Stars because I thought it made me seem daring and irreverent.” LooksMadeSeemsStarsFootballMy FriendsExtremesDesperateDaringConversesAll StarsIrreverentPepPep Rally Author:Ed Helms