Exciting Stunts To Raise School Spirit

Sometimes the spirit of a school can do withyelling together and the Freshmen and Juniors yell
some lifting. Any of the stunts below will do justtogether.
that!Siesta
Have a competition in "RAISING THE SCHOOLHave a "Siesta" after lunch. The old Mexican
SPIRIT" by using two or three "Balloons",Custom could be labeled "Football Siesta." Then
"Thermometers" or "Rubber Plants." (Even aeach day for approximately 30 minutes
person under a sheet, or in a large box, carton,immediately after lunch a special bell could ring and
etc., or a small boy may come out of a box orall students would wander through the halls, on
barrel which is labeled "School Spirit"). Place one ofthe campus, in the gym, etc. talking nothing but
these items on one side of the cheering sectionfootball. Various team members could be placed in
or auditorium and one on the other and perhaps,all parts of the campus so the students could talk
if possible, one in the middle.to them and cheer them.
Then the cheerleaders could take section byThe Ironman
section . . . raising the balloon, thermometer, etc.At Jackson High, Ohio, a student was dressed as
higher and higher depending on the volume madea robot to represent the school mascot,
by the section, and thus creating audience"Ironman." The game to be played was against
competition. However in this manner the balloonsthe Wellston "Goldenrockets," so a rocket (can be
go only about three-fourths of the way up. Thenmade out of tin or aluminum foil) was made to
the cheerleaders could show how solid teamworkrepresent their team. With a great deal of
and cooperation by all, in one gigantic cheer,ceremony, the "Ironman" came on the stage and
smashes the balloon, thermometer, etc. to bits.crushed the "Rocket."
Could This Be You?Poetry
Arrange several rows of chairs to represent theAt Piqua High, Ohio, poems were made about the
stadium seats at a game. Then have the pep clubteam members. The poems, or short worded
members imitate the way a typical crowd acts atdescriptions, would be read by a narrator and the
a game. A narrator could comment "Could Thisstudents would be asked to guess them.
Be You?"The $64,000 Question
Then mimic the crowd doing such things as: haveThe $64,000 Question T.V. program makes
someone standing all the time blocking view ofexcellent background for a stunt. "Hal March," a
those behind; someone eating peanuts or popfew cheerleaders and an "isolation booth," could be
corn continually, another walking back and forthset up easily. The various contestants of course
thru the aisle to get a drink, hot dog, etc.; awould always wind up winning the $64,000 check
couple of lovers interested in only themselves; aif they guessed the winner of the game
couple of girls chewing bubble gum as hard astomorrow.
possible lunch and sitting there doing nothing butMock Basketball Game
eat. There is no end to the mimicking you canMock basketball game amuses the students. The
demonstrate. The narrator could conclude bygirls could represent the players and clown up the
saying DON'T LET THIS BE YOU. When you go togame. Coaches and referees could wear
the game cheer for your team.outlandish costumes. One team could bribe the
Little Girl Actreferee; the other perhaps stretch chicken wire
Put on a "Little Girl Act." The cheerleaders couldover the basket. Quarters could be two minutes
dress as "Little Girls" in gingham dress and beand the cheerleaders could ginger up the
eating giant lollipops and lead a yell.excitement.
Yell CompetitionOf course many other stunts could be tried to
Have a competition in yelling by arranging theachieve the same result. However, these would all
students so that the Seniors and Sophomores arebe a good start!