Pep Rallies

The Black and Gold 1975

No. 1 Pep Squad Leads Fervent Tigers

 Exalting the fervent Tiger spirit that all of McKinley was proud of were the lunchtime pep rallies held every Friday during the football season. McKinley's number one pep squad led the Tigers through the many cheers that filled the gymnasium with unified noise. Students and teachers cheered and laughed along with the pep squad as a lively band set the pace and mood for yelling.

 Class squads, clad in cute uniforms with their class colors, performed special routines at their designated pep rally prior to their class game. Competition "two bits" yells exemplified true class spirit that was evident in each class.

 Homecoming saw two grand pep rallies that appealed to McKinleyites, one the night before the Homecoming game. The day pep rally featured song leaders, cheerleaders and a couple of pep coordinators from previous years along with an exclusive Homecoming cheer by the 1974-75 varsity pep squadders. The highlight of the night pep rally was the announcing of the float winners--which made a crowd of seniors "super happy and satisfied" (the seniors took first place.)

 Accompanying various pep rallies were surprises such as the long-to-be-remembered seniorettes (all boys), the football team "pep squad" imitators, a teacher's "pep squad" and a visit by Kikaida and his enemies (made up of juniors). A specialty of the pep squad that had everyone rocking from side to side, forwards and backwards was the "Kikaida" theme song, zealously played by the band and stirring the souls of all.

McKinley High School Class of 1977

40th Reunion Summer 2017