pep rally
School enthusiasm gathering
A pep rally is a gathering, typically at a school, meant to build enthusiasm before an athletic event or competition.
Cheerleaders, marching bands, and coaches lead the crowd in cheers and fight songs.
The term extends to any event designed to generate excitement or boost morale: The sales conference felt like a corporate pep rally.
Athletic event spirit rousers
- mascotGroup's symbolic figure
- bleachersOpen-air spectator benches
- gymnasiumIndoor athletic facility
- assemblyConstructing from components
homecoming · spirit week · drumline · band · football · halftime · banners · principal
Intense eager enjoyment
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- cheerJoyfulness or encouragement
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
- hypeExaggerated promotional fanfare
exuberance · liveliness · fervor · zeal · vigor · roar · uproar · frenzy
Group emotional well-being
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- team spiritShared enthusiasm among members
- unityWholeness through cohesion
pride · confidence · determination · support · boost · psych up · send-off · victory
cheerleaders
Athletic event spirit rousers
assembly · homecoming · spirit week · drumline · band · football · halftime · banners · principal · students
enthusiasm
Intense eager enjoyment
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- cheerJoyfulness or encouragement
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
hype · exuberance · liveliness · fervor · zeal · vigor · roar · uproar · frenzy · electricity
morale
Group emotional well-being
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- team spiritShared enthusiasm among members
unity · pride · confidence · determination · support · boost · psych up · send-off · victory · winning
- high schoolhigh school, teachers, classroom, classrooms, principal
- festivitiesparty, parades, celebration, carnivals, festival
- adolescencepuberty, teenager, coming-of-age, growing up, teen
- K-12 Schoolselementary school, middle school, high school, student, classroom
- campus eventsorientation week, open days, freshers week, campus tours, freshman week
- concertsconcert, live show, gig, concert venue, arena
pep rallyfuneral
Service honoring the dead
wake · memorial service · mourning · vigil · moment of silence
pep rallydisciplinary hearing
Proceeding examining alleged misconduct
concession speech · exit interview · eulogy · downer · buzzkill
rally, pep, peppy, rallying, rallied, rallies, peps, pepped, pepping