Here at South we have a new club in the making, Pep Club! The goal of this club is to raise school spirit and encourage student involvement. The pep club makes signs for sporting events, makes up South High’s student section, and participates in school festivities (Including spirit week, pep rallies, etc.). To get a little more insight on what this club offers for students and for South, we interviewed a few members of the club!
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Emma Crow, 11th grade, (Involved in Cheer, Theater, and AVID)
Why did you join?
“I joined pep club to help build a better student section and have more support for our teams.”
What do you do?
“I help make the signs and painting them.”
What is your favorite part?
“My favorite part is seeing how many people continue to show up.”
Describe the club in one word.
“Supportive… They always show up and support… even if it’s just a few people.”
What is one thing you like to change/ see happen for the club?
“I’d like to see the club grow bigger and hopefully be like one of them big student sections [Northwest] got.”
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Jane Nguyen, 11th Grade, (Involved in STUCO and Theater)
Why did you join?
“I was in it when it first started… my freshman year… I heard it was starting back up again… We spread some pep in school spirit.“
What do you do?
“I make posters… and like the drawing stuff… I’m like a STUCO ambassador.”
What is your favorite part?
“I think it’s cool that we’re spreading a lot of like awareness on the social media accounts and stuff… how we’re spreading the events and the spirit around.”
Describe the club in one word.
“Important… I think it’s important. to spread school spirit… It’s funner that way. Everyone can participate and stuff and it would it be as boring.“
What is one thing you like to change/ see happen for the club?
“I think we need to spread the word around about getting people to join and stuff, because there’s barely any people to be honest... Post more infographics about it on social media accounts. I think that’s the most important because people like are usually on social media and stuff…. And put it on the announcements, that would be cool.”
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Britney Mai, 12th Grade, (Involved in band, NHS, AVID)
Why did you join?
“I joined pep club because the teacher I TA for is a sponsor for the club.“
What do you do?
“I usually outline or sketch the posters we use at sporting events like football games and tennis matches!“
What is your favorite part?
“My favorite part is that beforehand I didn’t have much involvement with things inside of school… since joining Pep club I feel responsible and I get a sense of pride from contributing.“
Describe the club in one word.
“Foundation… The pep club is the building block/foundation of the school’s spirit… I have felt an increase in school pride since. Players need to know there are people supporting them all the time!”
What is one thing you like to change/ see happen for the club?
“Personally, I think with any club there needs to be structure. I think we should all have some sort of system or structure to ensure efficiency instead of making things feel last minute. Overall, I believe pep club is doing an amazing job for South High.“
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Ayden Wohlgemuth, 12th Grade, (Involved in wrestling, baseball, and yearbook)
Why did you join?
“I joined to bring more school spirit to our sports and activity’s.”
What do you do?
“I make signs, set up student section, and try to get people to come to games.”
What is your favorite part?
“My favorite part is seeing more people come to games and come together.”
Describe the club in one word.
“Exciting… you never know what is going to come up during the games.”
What is one thing you like to change/ see happen for the club?
“More people getting involved in chants and making signs and not just showing up to the game“
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Kenyon Shelton, 12th grade, (Involved in tennis)
Why did you join?
“I joined pep club, because I love to show support, and it gives me something to do after school or even at school.“
What do you do?
“Right now in our club I don’t really do much… I do show the most support at games though.”
What is your favorite part?
“My favorite part about it, is being able to go to games and showing support.“
Describe the club in one word.
“Support, because we just show up and try to show out.“
What is one thing you like to change/ see happen for the club?
“One thing I think I could change is the amount of people we have that show up to the games, and how big our student section is, I wish we had more people.“
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Do you like cheering your peers on? Showing off your artistic abilities and letting your creative side shine through poster or infographic making? Do you enjoy being apart of a supportive community? Try Pep Club out! Pep Club meets every Friday in C16. If you may be interested in joining reach out to these students or Mrs. Rodgers (C16) and Mrs. Haney (D9) for passes or more information. Pep club is an amazing way to get involved and showcase our sports, clubs, arts, etc.
