Perry Week

This week was Perry Week! Although it was by far one of the most eventful games of this year, the streaks did not bring home that brown jug. But the cheerleaders had a lot to say on the subject. They told me about how the game started out with many nerves but lots of excitement. They got to meet the other cheerleaders and share some laughs. Some of our girls even knew a few of the opponents cheerleaders.
 As the game started they continued their peppy cheers and positive spirits. Junior, Maddie Pekar, stated “ We all knew this was our best chance at beating our rival so we all had high anxiety because we really wanted to see these boys succeed and accomplish something they’ve been working toward for so long”. Many of the girls agreed with her statement saying they overall enjoyed the whole first half because of how well our offense was doing.
After the first half went by, Perry’s announcer came over the speaker to let everyone know that a dangerous storm was coming that way. The cheerleaders and band all filed into the school and waited out the storm for almost 2 hours. Some would think that the thought of having to sit in that school for that long would be boring. But the lady streaks made the most of it.
Junior Emma Wade stated to me, “We explored the school, played games, and messed around with the band. We really tried to make it all as fun as possible. Especially because some of our best friends are the senior cheerleaders and we knew it was their last rivalry experience, so we wanted to make it the best.”
The game was eventually rescheduled to finish the final half that Saturday at 2pm. The cheerleaders were not required to cheer, but still came to cheer them on as much as possible from the stands. Senior Tiffany Hammond stated to me, “The game did not end in our favor but the boys still put up one of the biggest fights we’ve ever seen against those pirates. I can’t even remember the last night we got almost 40 points on Perry. We are all so unbelievably proud of them. Based on the hard work, determination, and fight they expressed, they’ve truly won in our hearts”.

By: Abbey Schultz