Editors Note: Joey Treviño, Sofia Scott and Jasmyn Mitchner are a part of the Knight Writers staff.
Every year before homecoming, a pep rally is held to announce the homecoming court before the King and Queen are coronated at the football game. On Friday, Oct. 6, students and teachers gathered together in the gymnasium for the Barbie-themed Homecoming pep rally. The stands were filled with all shades of pink from students showing school spirit in preparation for the Homecoming football game later that night against the Freedom Patriots.
To get students on their feet and filled with spirit, Robinson’s very own Spirit Boys came out and put on a Barbie-themed performance in stylish Barbie attire. Their routine consisted of choreographed dances and stunts.
Tyler Curry (’24) enjoys his ability as a Spirit Boy to get the crowd hype and have fun with friends.
“[A Spirit Boy] is someone that is able to hype up the pep rallies and being positive energy to the school,” Curry said. “[Being a Spirit Boy] means being a part of a fun group of guys to work towards a shared goal and doing my best to make school a more fun environment.”
Though it was difficult to follow, Robinson’s cheerleaders came and put on a great Barbie themed performance, but unlike the boys, included a whole new routine of stunting and dancing. They danced alone to “Barbie World” by Nicki Minaj, “Barbie Girl” by Aqua and “Dance the Night Away” by Dua Lipa.
To follow along with the Barbie theme, the Kultural Dance club danced alongside teachers including Journalism Teacher Nancy Webster, Chef Mitchell Smithey, IB Biology Teacher Tiffany Oliver, Spanish Teacher Siara Espejo and Theater Teacher Maureen Pelamati. They had amusing choreography and got students off their feet to cheer their favorite teachers on.
The first student participating activity was the inflatable hamster balls. Two students of opposing classes were to gear up in their blown up ball and run at each other until one knocks the other down to the ground. This got the crowd going and resulted in Tyrone Carlton (’27) as the winner.
Additional games consisted of a balloon pop relay between two students from each grade, where they had to pop two balloons while taking turns sitting on the balloon in each others lap and the classic Red Light, Green Light.
“All my friends mentally and physically pushed me to go and participate so I did,” said Ayan Nallamshetty (’25), winner of Red-Light, Green Light. “I really enjoyed it when I won because is was able to represent the Junior class and have fun at the same time.”
To conclude the afternoon, Student Government Association (SGA) Junior Class President, Nate Clement (’25) commenced the announcement of the 2023 Homecoming court winners in a luxurious beard and trench coat.
Freshmen Count and Countess are Jala Hymes and Amir Hosni.
Sophomore Dutch and Duchess are Liam Dobbins, Jazmine Rodriguez and Jasmyn Mitchner.
Junior Prince and Princess are Joey Treviño and Sofia Scott.
“I ran for [Homecoming Court] this year because I had a good feeling that I could win and it left me with a lot of room to get creative on my campaigning,” Treviño said.
The pep rally ended with the traditional class chant, which is lead by IB Math Teacher and RHS Basketball Coach Steven Smith, only this time it ended with a twist. While there was a tie between Juniors and Seniors, for once, the juniors reigned victorious.
Anticipation built as the pep rally came to a close, with the announcement of Homecoming King and Queen being held later that night during halftime at the football game with school spirit at an all time high.
