Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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Acting out the first part of the skit victory soup, cheerleaders Marla Walbeck and Allison Butterfield act out the parts of beet plants for the basket ball game at the Jordon vs. Alta pep rally Basketballs grasped under their arms. the varsity basketball team huddles ta gether for a victory yell. Despite the wild spirits at both the assembly and the game the varsity lost at the hands of the surprising beet diggers. Eyes intently on the actions out on the middle of the field house floor, a row of girls bunched together enjoy the antics of one of the many pep assemblies Pep rallies attempt to get the students fired up with everything from smashing beets, to victory soups and the usual inter class cheering contests. Relaxing in their favorite p.j.'s Mr. Far- rer. Bindie Roberts, and Chet Linton listen to a bedtime story, which was interrupted a few times by various things like Mr. Farrer wanting to go to the bathroom. This pep rally for state helped carry the varsity over the semi- finals at the Cl . Pep Assemblies • 27

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Rowdy Assemblies “That’s Pep!” The crowd yelled and screamed as the cheerleaders led them on through cheers, chants, and other activities; the common goal—to get into a hyped-up mood to help in sup- porting our teams, leading them on to victory with the competitiveness of sports. It couldn’t have been, and there- fore wasn’t all cheers. There were also skits, competitions, and awards ceremonies for teams and individual athletes. But remember how the dif- ferent classes used to compete in trying to yell a pre-chosen cheer the loudest and with the most spirit? This not only kept everyone awake, but also helped in getting the individual classes united because of work- ing together as a group. Some of the better skits pre- sented were ‘‘Night Time Sto- ry, in which a few selected members of the faculty and students came into the assem- bly dressed in night clothes, sucking their thumbs, and car- rying dolls, teddy bears, and other toys. Smash the Beet” was an exceptionally good ex- ample of what Alta very logical- ly should have done to Jordan, and will do next year. Other ex- citing pep events during the year were the homecoming pep rally, the Alta vs. Jordan bas- ketball pep rally, and the BIG ONE—the State Football Semi- Finals pep assembly. In case one wonders just who the masterminds of these ac- tivities were, try looking at the spirit leaders—cheerleaders, songleaders and student gov- ernment officers. The planning, writing and much of the per forming was done by these groups. Although pep assem- blies were fewer this year, the success of many of the athletic teams made them more excit- ing and livelier than ever. Bound and tied. Rob Gibbons and Todd Handley and the rest of the class presi- dents wait nervously before they are covered deliciously with whipcream at the hands of the student body officers during the night pep rally. As the ominous notes pound through the field house blaring from the band's horns, a barefoot executioner prepares to blast the beet at the pep assembly before the Jordan football game which was lost by the varsity 13-6. 26 • Pep Assemblies

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What Are These Little Blue Cards On Monday morning strange little blue cards were handed out to the student body. What were these? What did they want of us? What a relief; these cards were 'spirit cards. Dur- ing the week students were en- couraged to participate in school activities. For every ex- tracurricular activity the stu- dent attended, the card was stamped. Every activity was worth 5 or 10 points on the cards. After attending 30 points worth the student was eligible for a continental breakfast, and if the spirited student accumu- lated 40 points he also received a ticket to the MORP dance. Like the blue spirit cards, Hat and Glasses Day proved a big success. The students knowing it would be the only day to legally wear hats and sunglasses in the school came in multitudes. On I Wanna Be Day students came dressed as prospective futures: cowboys, nuns, nerds, and pregnant Spirited students with a total of 30 points were rewarded with a continen tal breakfast at the end of Spirit Week. Sweetrolls and juice were served to 480 hungry students. women. A free show was given by Steve Barney who showed the studentbody the true mean- ing of the word cowboy by giv- ing a superb roping demonstra tion. Spirit week was a mix of ath- letic wins and losses. The tradi- tional wrestling match with Bingham for the HAMMER tro- phy was won by Alta for the third consecutive year. The varsity basketball team defeat- ed last year’s state champions Hillcrest, but on Friday night a loss to Bingham ended the week on a down note. Spirit week came to an end with the traditional color day. With the seniors in gray, juniors in red, sophs in black, and the frosh in white, all showed their true colors! The sophomore class came out on top in the week's spirit competition as the most spirited class! 0attc c 4i