Pep Rally Skits
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Pep rally skits have a way of livening up any rally. Cheerleaders can use these skits to communicate a message or simply get a good laugh. Your squad can even sponsor a "funniest skit competition" between the classes to help foster some good fun.
Pep Rally Skits Tips
When your squad is planning a skit for a pep rally, you have to plan well in order to pull it off. You need to be heard, and this generally requires the use of a microphone. Follow these tips for presenting some great skits.
Leave Impromptu to the Professionals
If the squad is sponsoring a pep rally that includes skits but is not performing them, make sure that someone approves the proposed skit first. It's important that skits are appropriate for the situation and will not offend anyone. Good jokes are only good if everyone thinks they are funny.
Serious Skits Should Stay Serious
If you are thinking about using a serious skit to demonstrate or communicate a message, don't try to add levity. It will detract from the message and could potentially become offensive by taking a serious topic and making light of it.
In Good Taste
It's important to make sure that all skits are done are in good taste. That not only means steering clear of jokes that are crude, but also resisting the urge to make fun of people. (Sometimes people are willing to be the butt of their own jokes, and that can be great fun as long as they're in on the jokes.)
The Lighter Side of Things: Funny Pep Rally Skit Ideas
Looking for some ideas for skits? Here are a few that are sure to get people laughing!
The Spartan Cheerleaders
The Spartan cheerleaders were a well known Saturday Night Live skit. This pair originally didn't make the official squad so they made up their own "squad" and cheered at unusual places like the chess tournament. Their antics are sure to get a crowd rolling.
Highlights of the Season
Is there a moment that was particularly notable this season? A "Highlights of the Season" skit could honor excellent athletes at the school and even make light of some of the more embarrassing moments of the school's recent sports history.
Powder Puff Skits
Do a twist on the traditional powder puff homecoming game or use the skit as a way to advertise for a powder puff game. Guys are dressed as cheerleaders, and the cheerleaders are dressed as football players. Skits can include some clean "trash talking" on the field or a cheer or two from the football players. Imagine a big football player doing the herkie!
Serious Skits
Not every rally that a school has must be about fun and games. As cheerleaders, you and your squad carry leadership responsibilities in the school. If there is a serious issue to be addressed, a skit can be a good way to address it. You never want to make light of a serious issue. However, you can use skits to tactfully point out a serious message to the school body. Here are a few ideas.
SADD
Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) can make a powerful impact on other students. Consider a SADD sponsored skit that includes vignettes of discussing a crash or some of the other serious consequences of drunk driving. Use the skit as a means to discuss students' plans for after the big game.
Narrating Scenes
You and your squad can set up various scenes pertaining to any issue: suicide, drugs and alcohol, depression or any number of things. The actors in the skit have brief lines, but the narrator, off stage, sets the tone with a pre-written description of what is going on. One advantage to this is that a pre-written script can be read beforehand by a school administrator or faculty member who may have ideas on presenting the topic at hand.
Cheer Leaders
In all areas of a pep rally, the cheerleading squad, really is the leading force behind what is going on. Since cheerleaders are always front and center, it's important that your squad remains mindful of their leadership responsibilities whether the skits you use are for fun or for serious purposes.
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