Last week was this year’s first pep rally, and our West Boca students didn’t fail to show their Bull Pride! We were graced with the presence of not only Elphaba and Glinda, but also our Italian exchange students! This year’s spirit week theme was New York, and each grade represented a different Hit Broadway musical. Seniors were defying gravity with Wicked, Juniors were Mamma Mia’s dancing queens, while the underclassmen represented Chicago and Hamilton.
The Student Government Association (SGA) decorated the gym with each section’s assigned themes, and everyone was dressed up in their colors (Seniors: green & pink; Juniors: white and blue; Sophomores: red and Black, and Freshmen: yellow, which represented the musicals. Our West Boca Band never fails to impress us, as the pep rally began, and they lit up the room with their rhythms.
West Boca’s cheerleaders showcased their dance moves and flips to open up the Pep Rally, which was later followed by the announcement of our school’s sports team. Starring our last year’s state champion football team, then our girls’ volleyball team, swimming, golf, and bowling teams presented themselves.
Our Dance team was next! It was hard to top our Mr. and Mrs. Bulls’ dance, especially being dressed up as Glinda and Elphaba… but the dance team never disappoints. They showed us their best moves, leaving us in awe. Our famous Powderpuff Boys were next! They blew us away with their dance moves, flips, all while rocking their green and pink tutus.
This year’s pep rally had very special guests all the way from Italy! 20 Foreign exchange students are joining us for a week here at West Boca, they are taking part in our Italian teacher, Dr. De Tollis’s, Sister School Exchange Program. They were also brought up to the middle of the gym to introduce themselves to our school as they danced to “Dancing Queen.” After, they participated and won in our first “Dress to Impress” game, where the participants had to give us their best outfit out of a pack of costumes.
All in all, West Boca’s bull spirit is off to a great start this year, and we can’t wait to see what else they have in store for us!
