Who rocks the house? The Raiders rock the house! On Friday, August 6th, the first pep assembly took place in the football field. Being the first assembly of the school year, different class and raider pride shirts were seen around campus.
The assembly took place during second period and began with a welcome speech by our ASB president, Azael Rodriquez, followed by our principal, Dr. Armstrong. Next, the ladies cheered loud for Luis “El Aventurero” as he gave his unforgettable performance with the mariachi. Then, Southwest High’s Band and Color Guard led by Mrs. Clark played various tunes for the audience. During the ASB activity, a hilarious relay race, the class of 2011 took victory. Last, all the classes faced each other for the spirit yell. Competition was tight between the sophomores and seniors, but seniors ended up taking victory again. Finally, the whole school got together to sing the Alma Matter with pride!
With all the fun activities and great performances, you will assume that the assembly turned out to be a total success. Or did it? Unfortunately, some raiders took advantage of the fact that the assembly was outdoors on the football field and decided to act inappropriately. Mr. Wahib, the new assistant principal, warned everyone that that there was a fight, which we won't tolerate at our school. The ASB also had a hard time trying to get everyone settled down, after working very hard for weeks to get this assembly to be perfect. The spirit yell was when mostly everything got out of control; the seniors were jumping on chairs and on other people’s shoulders even after they told them multiple times to stop. This bizarre behavior had some people scared of going up with their class during the spirit yell and show pride.
Always remember, Raiders, assemblies are privileges. Do we really think our staff and ASB will keep having these assemblies for us if we can’t act appropriately? Probably not. The next assembly is the Fall Sports Assembly on September 17. This time, let’s show the administration that we’re thankful for having assemblies and let's behave appropriately.
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