The recent winter pep rally did not disappoint this year with “roughly 200 students at the end of the night,” according to Mr. Moran.

Since Mr. Moran started at Pingree, there had never been a winter pep rally. Alongside different student body groups, Mr. Moran decided to introduce one to continue the school spirit. He wanted to “allow people to have an opportunity to get together and cheer each other on.” Seeing how well the turnout and spirit for the fall pep rally was, he was eager to create a new tradition that would help students feel “excited about being a part of Pingree.” 

In early December he started having conversations with the co-presidents, Jack Abramson and Julia Nagle, about what the event would look like and what times might work. From there, he consulted with the green and blue house leaders, winter sports captains, Highlander Nation, student body presidents, and other student leadership groups. The process ran smoothly; however, one struggle was picking the “best time” and day so that people would be able to attend because there were so many teams with different schedules. As Mr. Moran noted, “it wasn’t super challenging once we got the date and time sorted out.” 

Campbell Pitt, a freshman at Pingree, enjoyed the pep rally because of “how the sports captains ran it” because it “made it feel more personal.” However, in the future she would prefer if the pep rally were earlier because there was a lot of time between when her practice ended and the pep rally. Freshman Sadie Mierz noted how she “loved watching the house colors compete in competitive battles which demonstrates their determination which captures the Pingree spirit.” Freshman Amelia Borkland noted how she had “so much fun” and the gym felt “electric.”

Thanks to all of the chaperones and organizers, the pep rally was a big success, bringing extra school spirit.