pep rally
noun
US
: an event before a school sports event that is meant to get students and fans excited and to encourage the team to win
also
: a similar event in which speakers try to get a group of people excited and enthusiastic about something
The mayor gave an inspiring speech at the party's pep rally.
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The whole event was a pep rally designed to get Angie psyched up for battle and to show how many people in her circle care about her.
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Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024
Weekend events have varied over the years but have included a coach’s luncheon, a pageant coronation, a prayer and praise worship service, a parade, a pep rally, musical performances, a battle of the bands event, an education day and the football game.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Sep. 2024
What's next: The Mariachi Juvenil de Bryant Webster will perform Friday afternoon at Northfield High School for a Hispanic Heritage Month pep rally.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
Providence Day, the private school off Sardis Road in south Charlotte, hosted a pep rally inside its gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2024
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Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024
Weekend events have varied over the years but have included a coach’s luncheon, a pageant coronation, a prayer and praise worship service, a parade, a pep rally, musical performances, a battle of the bands event, an education day and the football game.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Sep. 2024
What's next: The Mariachi Juvenil de Bryant Webster will perform Friday afternoon at Northfield High School for a Hispanic Heritage Month pep rally.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
Providence Day, the private school off Sardis Road in south Charlotte, hosted a pep rally inside its gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2024
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