pep rally

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Dancers bounced to the sound of BTS on an avenue in Mexico City, clapping and screaming at a pep rally kicking off a string of concerts by the South Korean superstars.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

This month, Junipero Serra High School in Gardena had a pep rally to celebrate the achievements of what might be its least conventional team: its cutting-edge space squad.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2024

Garlock said she only briefly attended one virtual training on Zoom, which she described as largely a pep rally.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2024

But they were responding to something that many of us hadn’t yet grasped: Despite the pep rally, ESPN’s future was guaranteed to be much less auspicious and much less ambitious than its glittery past.

From Slate • Dec. 3, 2023

Going to a pep rally was rather like being thrown in with the lions to see how long we could survive.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals