Lake Mary Pep Rally

Photo provided by: Faith Shimick
Principal Brian Blasewitz subjects himself to an ice cream bath during the Rivalry Week lunch pepe rally on Sept. 10.”Our victory over Lake Mary is going to be sweet tonight,” Blasewitz said.

Makayla Martindale, Sports Editor

Rivalry Week is an annual spirit week that prepares the students for the football game against Lake Mary High School. Following tradition, the Leadership class set up a lunch pep rally on Friday, Sept. 10 to build enthusiasm and school pride. To accomplish this, the lunch pep rally included activities such as face painting, a performance from the cheerleaders and drumline, cornhole, and the opportunity to pour ice cream toppings on Principal Brian Blasewitz. “They came to me and they said ‘do you want to do a Blasewitz sundae?’ and I said ‘sure, why not?’,” Blasewitz said. “The ice cream was cold and it was sticky, but it was fun.”

Band Director Brad Wharton plays cornhole while the Lake Brantley drum line performs at the Beat Lake Mary Pep Rally. Faculty and staff attended the pep rally and participated in dancing, games and cheering. (Photo provided by: Katie Turkelson)
Junior Kylie Johnson and fellow cheerleaders show off their school spirit during the lunch pep rally on September 10th. (Photo provided by: Brooke Holland)
Cheerleaders, football players and various students assemble in the courtyard to celebrate the upcoming Lake Mary football game. Cheering and dancing occurs to inspire support for the football team from the student body. (Photo provided by: Annaliese Long)
The Brantley Boys made their first appearance of the school year during the lunch pep rally on September 10th. In true Brantley fashion, the life size ram figurine is being carried away to its doom of being kicked, mauled, and hit with water balloons. (Photo provided by: Brooke Holland)
Just outside Patriot Pointe, senior varsity football player Josh Wiles carries a fiber-glass ram over his shoulders. The figure was decked out in Patriot attire in spirit of the big football game against Lake Mary High School, whose mascot is a ram, that happened that night. (Photo provided by: Katie Turkelson)
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The day of the game Lake Brantley hosted a pep rally during both lunches. The rally was filled with excitement and eagerness to beat the Lake Mary Lambs. (Photo provided by: Anina-Jeannette Williams)
As football season opens, the Brantley Boys have made their comeback for the first time since the 2019-2020 school year. These masked members of the student body work to excite students for upcoming games. At the Lake Mary pep rally, this group rode around on a golf cart, spreading school spirit through waving and chanting alongside the student body. (Photo provided by: Julia Hubbell)
Face Painting
During the Lake Mary pep rally, senior Jenna Sipos helped people show off their school colors. As the spirit day theme was “Freedom Friday,” students lined up for red, white and blue face painting and hair coloring led by SGA. “It really helps people get in to the school spirit when they have the school colors on,” Sipos said. (Photo provided by: Julia Hubbell)
Cheerleaders bend backwards during the pep rally on September 10 before the game against Lake Mary. (Photo provided by: Marcela Maya)
Principal Brian Blasewitz subjects himself to an ice cream bath during the Rivalry Week lunch pep rally on Sept. 10. “Our victory over Lake Mary is going to be sweet tonight,” Blasewitz said. (Photo provided by: Faith Shimick)
Senior Andrew Lester and sophomore Colin Ashworth row their boats violently down the stream of energy they received in response to their fantastic playing. (Photo provided by: Katie Turkelson)
Early Childhood teacher Britney Lecarte participates in a band chant and dance with senior Bradley Robinson on Friday, September 10. Members of the Marching Patriots were dancing with the drum line at the Beat Lake Mary Pep Rally. (Photo provided by: Katie Turkelson)
Newspaper editors juniors Makayla Martindale and Julia Hubbell and senior Faith Shimick interview Principal Brian Blasewitz at the Beat Lake Mary Pep Rally on Friday, September 10. Blasewitz was turned into a Blasewitz Sundae where students and staff were able to pour ice cream, chocolate syrup, sprinkles and a cherry on his head to help lead to a sweet victory. (Photo provided by: Katie Turkelson)
Lake Brantley band members scream and shout along to a drum cadence at the Rivalry Week pep rally on Sept. 10. Even after the drum circle that morning and the pep rally, they still had plenty of energy at the game that night. (Photo provided by: Katie Turkelson)