Madi McClure Blog 2

Have you ever heard of the iconic movie Grease, and wondered if that movie was based of an actual school?  The truth is that movie is based off of my alma mater  Radnor High School.  The director Randall Kleiser, a Radnor alumni,  included a lot of elements about our famous Lower Merion (LM) pep rally.  This pep rally is met to get the football team amped up for our game against our rival school Lower Merion. This rivalry between Radnor and Lower Merion happens to be the oldest rivalry in the country for high school football. The pep rally is almost if not more important to the students of Radnor. Each year the senior organize dances and acts that go on during the pep rally. As underclassmen you are envious of the seniors and the performances they put on. 

As I  arrive at my first day of high school I hear from all my peers about how excited they all are for our first experience at the  LM pep rally.  This gigantic celebration only happens once each fall at our school. All the students eagerly await for that one week in october to come around. when that one week comes around you see the halls decorated completely in posters with funny raunchy slogans having to do with the theme of that week. You also see people dressed to the nines in outfits that match each day of the weeks dress up themes. Of course the last day is the pep rally, everyone wears a theme matching t-shirt with either your last name or funny nickname on the back, also peoples faces and bodies are completely designed in black light paint.  the whole week truly is magical!