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October 23rd, 2019
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Hillsdale’s Annual Welcome Rally
Madeline Dixon and Andi Taylor Staff Writers
To start the school year off with a bang, this year’s first rally was held on the second Friday of the school year, and it was quite the show. The Leadership class really outdid themselves with the Welcome Back Rally, decorating the entire gym in colorful red and blue signs customized to cheer on each grade level. The rally began with a comedic video made by the Leadership class centered around the hardships of back to school shopping, making the audience roar with laughter. Freshman Caroline Lim commented that she “wished she could sit towards the middle” during Rally A, as the Welcome Back video projection was difficult to see, as many freshmen and sophomores have noted. Over the course of the rally two screaming contests took place, both of which the new teachers were asked to judge. Each class was accompanied by cheerleaders to support them as they took turns rising to their feet and erupting in ear-piercing cries, shrieks, and howls. Though all grade levels proved to be deafeningly loud, the juniors stole the show in both rally A and B. The freshmen
gave it a good try, but unfortunately came in last place nearly every time. The crowd was delighted to watch performances by both the varsity and junior
whole routine more even more entertaining. This season kick off was also thoroughly enjoyable for the cheer squad. Freshman junior varsity cheerleader, Alyssa Jules Abad, exclaimed, “The rally was fun and entertaining! The spirit really shows throughout the grades! Performing was so much fun and to hear your school cheer you on back, made it more magical!” Throughout the r a l l y, s e v e r a l c l a s s competitions took place such as an obstaclecourse-type relay race involving potato sacks with mermaid tails and shark mouths. Another Hillsdale’s cheer and dance team poses after rally competition involved Photo Credit: Sabrina Braccini one representative from each class varsity cheerleading squads. Both teams catching tennis balls with laundry baskets “wowed the crowd” with their incredible while being pushed on a skateboard by stunts and tricks, dancing to popular songs another representative. This proved to such as “7 Rings” by Ariana Grande and be a rather difficult endeavor, with many “Sweet but Psycho” by Ava Max. During representatives falling off their skateboards Rally A, onlookers were stunned to see and losing tennis balls along the way. the varsity team nearly drop a flyer, but thankfully she was caught just milliseconds ( C o n t i n u e d o n p a g e 5 ) before she hit the ground, making the
Penny Wars Raises Record Amount
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Effect, explains, “Penny Wars is usually a “A thing our club thinks about a lot is Shristi Keni huge team effort among the whole Hillsdale how to balance what makes our event Staff Writer Once again Hillsdale students were Effect club. This year, because Penny Wars really fun, but also what makes our event seen running around looking for loose change, was a whole month earlier than usual, it meaningful, and to try to include both of and battling with the advisory next door. was spearheaded by a very dedicated group those things in our publicity. [We try] to Penny Wars is a-week-and-a-half-long of experienced Hillsdale Effect members, send the message that the event is fun and fundraiser organized by the Hillsdale Effect called the Steering Committee… [We also] the competition is fun but the money that to raise money for microloans and business have all of Hillsdale Effect club members, we raise really matters… Logistically the education for women in Guatemala. Coins as well as friends, and other peripheral challenge of putting on a rally for the whole are positive points, and bills are negative members who come to help count coins, school that is completely student-planned, points. Every advisory gets a jug for which is massive endeavor [within itself.] student-led, and student-produced in a very This year, leadership was really instrumental short amount of time.. is a challenge every advisors and students to fill with year… I’m so so proud of how the coins. Anyone can sabotage other rally went this year, Press explains.”. advisories by putting bills in their When asked what she likes best about jugs. In the end, the advisory that the experience, Press says, “There’s has the most points, and the house this moment at the end of every day of that has the most money raised wins. counting where you see all of the coins But where does this money go? over the tables, and people are dumping All of the money goes to Namaste them into jugs, and you hear the clickDirect, an organization that gives click-click of coins, and everything women microloans and business kind of wraps up and we enter the advisors. This helps women run last numbers into the spreadsheet and their businesses more effectively, there’s that moment where everyday leading them to have a stable it’s like ‘OK Where are we now?’ income. They can then afford their And adding up the total column on basic necessities, and to send their the spreadsheet and being like, okay, kids to school. It’s an amazing cause. what’s the total now, and looking at that L a s t y e a r, H i l l s d a l e E ff e c t The Hillsdale Effect celebrates a sucessful rally number grow, and thinking okay, if we raised $4,034.65! The most that Photo Credit: Sarah Press have that much money how many loans Hillsdale Effect had ever made is that? That’s a really exciting place.” in helping us make our publicity posters. was $8,090 in 2017. That is, until this year. Congratulations to the Hillsdale To get to team up with them was really an This year, the money from Penny Effect for breaking their record this year! honor, and they were incredibly helpful.” Wars raised a grand total of $8,674.32! Now, we wait another year for Penny Wars to A c c o r d i n g t o P r e s s t h e That’s the Hillsdale Effect’s highest come again. Until then, be sure to save your biggest challenge of Penny Wars is record of all time. They were able to coins and participate next year. We can clearly how “to keep it fresh year to year and raise microloans for 12 women!! Ms. Press, the advisor for Hillsdale keep people motivated and involved.” see that a penny is worth more than one cent.