New Berlin Elementary rocked the school with a pep rally right before FCAT began. In addition to a performance and cheers from the Oceanway Middle School band and the Oceanway Middle School cheerleaders, New Berlin Elementary received a special surprise visit from Jaguars' cheerleader Jordan and New Berlin's own Cheer Girl, Principal Wanda Reese.
Third-grade teachers got into the spirit with a special song, while fourth-grade teachers led the students in the Chicken Dance. Not to be outdone, the fifth-grade teachers led the group in a cheer that brought down the house. Resource teachers also chanted this year's pep rally theme: "Score High, Beat the FCAT!"
The whole cafetorium was decorated with banners and signs made and signed by the kindergarten through second-grade classes. After the pep rally, Cheer Girl led the third- through fifth-grade students in a parade down the halls, while the younger students shook pom-poms to wish them good luck. The students were very excited about all of this attention given to them before the annual test.
To view pictures from the pep rally, visit the
DCPS' Flickr photostream.
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