The gym came to life as students cheered at the Welcome Back Rally on Friday, Aug. 29. The rally was the climax of ASB’s “The Classics” spirit week, kicking off the school year with an exhilarating morning.
Students revisited the classics of their childhood through the different themes during the rally. The freshmen were under the sea with SpongeBob Squarepants, the sophomores fought alongside the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the juniors banded together with the Teen Titans and the seniors joined the Autobots from the “Transformers” series.
The rally kicked off with the varsity cheerleaders lifting each other into the air in dynamic stunts. Team performances from water polo, volleyball, golf and cross country followed. A dance from the Valkyries and games like musical chairs engaged the students. During the rally, Vicky the Viking, Viktor the Viking’s partner, made her debut.
“We’ve been planning this for a long time now, and finally seeing it all come together is amazing,” junior and ASB Recognition Commissioner Owen Huang said. “We planned this for countless hours, and we finally made it successful, which is just an amazing feeling.”
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Photos and reporting by Akash Anand and David Dai.
