As the end of the school year approaches, ASB organizes the annual Clash of Classes pep rally to recognize each grade level. In the days leading up to the rally, Aliso has a spirit week equipped with lunchtime activities held by the ASB students and different spirit wear days.
To kick off the rally, the drum line comes out to perform, and the choir follows after with their rendition of the national anthem. The hosts for this year’s Clash of Classes pep rally were Luke Avery (12), Harris Yusuf (11), Cooper Kennedy (10) and Brayden Trayer (9).
The pep rally featured games like tug of war, a pool noodle game, a game with hula hoops, boxes, buckets and Friendly Feud. These games allowed the different classes to compete against each other to see which class could get the most points and win a class trophy and a popsicle party.
The rally also recognized the winter sports champions and introduced the spring sports, which included: baseball, softball, girls swim, boys swim, boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, boys golf, boys volleyball, girls track, boys track, boys tennis and unified cheer. Aliso also saw performances from the dance team, song and DA’s all-male team.
The rally couldn’t be complete without the class videos, in which each grade makes a song parody accompanied by a video. These are often set at the beach, at a party, or in a car. The classes get the opportunity to be creative and make a fun and memorable video for their class.
The ASB staff worked tirelessly to put together the final pep rally of the school year.
Becca Yong (10), one of ASB’s pep committee, says, “We outline the pep rally with all the dialogue, and we have to get hosts. There’s this thing called a call-out list that we have to manage to make sure that all the participants in the rally don’t get in trouble for missing their classes. We have to think of games and order all the decorations.”
She goes on to say that it takes months of preparation, especially for the Clash of Classes rally, as it is the one that requires the most planning.
Students who don’t get a behind-the-scenes look into how much work the ASB members put into preparing these events simply overlook the hard work and dedication it takes to manage and plan every little detail. From the decorations to the words spoken by the class hosts, they plan every bit of it and it takes time.
Ansh Sharma (12), one of ASB’s commissioners of cultural relations, says, “We started preparing in the first semester. They started telling us, ‘You have to make your posters,’ ‘you have to make your posters.’ Second semester, we had to make 15 posters a week starting from March onwards, so it was very time-consuming and difficult for us.”
Sharma goes on to say, “The day before the pep rally is the worst. We start right after school ends at 3:30, putting up posters and we don’t finish until 10 or 11 p.m. On the day of the pep rally, our call time is 7 a.m. and we don’t get out until partway into fifth period. It’s pretty intense but really rewarding.”
This pep rally is truly a way for the grades to immerse themselves in the culture of the school, and engage in the rally because everyone wants their grade to be the one to win. At the 2026 Clash of Classes pep rally, the winning class was the seniors once again.
