Head of Rhetoric School Mr. Rob Shelton leads students in the famous rollercoaster cheer to boost the energy in the student section.
Sophomore varsity basketball player Joel Calderon explained what it was like being at one of Champion High School’s football games. “The stands were full. Everyone was yelling. Even though I didn’t go to that school, just standing there and being at the game was so fun,” said Calderon.
ALTHOUGH OUR STUDENT SECTION MAY BE LACKING CURRENTLY, ONE THING FOR US TO BE PROUD OF IS OUR CULTURE.
Of course, Champion is much bigger than Geneva and we are still young and growing; with this growing process comes a lot of learning. “We are still a young school. People are still learning how to behave at games and such. Now, that’s not an excuse, because JPII is the exact same age as us. They have seemed to tap into something where there is a little more school pride,” said Shelton. However, although our student section may be lacking currently, one thing for us to be proud of is our culture. Geneva students can be proud to know that our attitude during games is not only
something that the administration is proud of but also something that athletes on the court take pride in. “It’s very rare that I have to tell kids to knock it off. Our students rarely cross over the line during sporting events,” said Shelton. Although overall participation has been down, there are some students who try their best to bring the spirit. I think this comes without a shock to say that Jack Cupit and Anson Eggerss have been named “Fan MVPs.” At every game, they are dancing, yelling and going crazy in the stands. “If my voice isn’t hoarse by the end of the night I count it as a loss,” said Cupit. Both boys constantly try to get others involved to make sure the players know that we are there supporting them. Cupit believes that “people feed off your hype-ness so as long as you are hype, everyone else will be hype.” The next game you are at make sure to take some notes from Cupit and Eggerss and in the words of Eggerss himself, “Get hype, turnt, lit and pumped.” Now while the thought of a student section full of Jack Cupits and Anson Eggerss all wearing neon colors and simultaneously dabbing sounds awesome, it would be nice to have a student section full of kids from every grade who are at the game to support their peers. “What I always say is that unless you have a wedding, a funeral or a plane ticket there is no reason to not be at the game cheering, having fun and supporting your friends and fellow classmates,” said Cupit.|
Sutton Houser (‘17) and others get overly excited about scoring a point at a JPII volleyball game. G | 36