Pep Rally 2024

Written by Fernando Neto, Class of 2026

The Pep Rally of Medfield High School in 2024 is the most celebrated event at the school (other than major holidays), bringing together all the students for one major event. It all starts with a video that leads to a theme and a big celebration on the field with the whole school. This year, the school's newspaper decided to interview some of the people involved and who watched the Pep Rally to see the different perspectives and views on the event. 

When asked what she thought about the Pep Rally, Emma Catalano, student-athlete, said, “The Pep Rally video was very intriguing. I thought I knew the people better (than in the ones before), which made it way more interesting!” She said that she “thought it was really funny that they had the masked singer competition during the event.” She said, “I think it was better than last year,” and  “The Hunger Games theme was really intriguing and interesting. I had a lot of fun.”

Student council rep and one of the Pep Rally planners, Mia Macropoulos, said, “When I witnessed the Pep Rally, I saw all of the hard work that the E-board put into it and I saw how happy the senior class was when watching such a school-unifying event.” She also talked about her role on the student council and what that meant for her responsibilities regarding the Pep Rally. She stated, “As someone on the Student Council my role in the Pep Rally is always the same. Participating in this one or a previous one is no different. The roles of the Student Council people are to make sure that the participants have all the supplies needed to participate, set up, and take down each segment, and decorate the whole school for Spirit Week, so with that said helping out with each Pep Rally is equally as fun.” When I asked her what her ideal Pep Rally would be she said she would want one that was “utilizing the teachers more. Whether it’s allowing them to have their own teachers segment or nominating teachers to participate in different events. The students get so close to them over their four years at Medfield High School that it’d be a cool concept to witness at the Pep Rally.” 

Lastly, Shane Unger, Student Council Executive Board member  and the editor of the video, called it a “massive team effort" and said that the “entire executive board helped conceptualize it and write it over at the end of the summer and fall.” He then continued to say, “The whole board was necessary to get a good final product.” When asked his opinions on the Pep Rally throughout the years, he stated, “I liked ours more, but they’re all great. I can’t think of anything that really went wrong.” He said, “My ideal Pep Rally is the one we had this year! I think we had a good balance of students and teachers participating in the event, and the fire truck entrance was pretty awesome. Maybe in the future, someone will get a helicopter to fly down.” 

Overall, everyone felt this year's Pep Rally was amazing! Whether it was regular student-athletes, members of the student council, or members of the E-board, it’s pretty clear that everyone had something nice to say!