One in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. But there’s hope. There are courageous women who win the fight every day. And every October, school groups celebrate survivors and honor victims at Pink Out games and the Pink Out Pep Rally.  The stands, usually filled with purple and gold, are instead covered in pink.

 This year the cheerleaders invited parent and substitute teacher Olivia Wyatt to share her story at the pep rally. She talked about how she was told she had breast cancer sixteen years ago and went into treatment as soon as she found out. She also said she is proud of being able to fight it and be here today. 

 “I am proud of my mom because she was strong and very brave,” senior Morgan Sellers said. “She fought a battle that not many people make it through.” 

The pep rally game was musical chairs – with a twist. Contestants had to locate hidden items before they could find a seat. Sophomore Emily Dominguez was chosen for the sophomore class to play.  

“I was nervous to play musical chairs at first but seeing how the whole class helped in getting the objects to me relieved me a little bit,” Dominguez said. “It was a very good idea to change it up a little bit instead and was a lot of fun.” 

 The pep rally wrapped up with spirit competitions. Sophomore class President Kaylen Sanchez said she felt proud of our class spirit. 

 “Although we didn’t have as many noise makers as the other classes, we were able to keep our spirits up with our voices,” Sanchez said. “Everyone on the court was already super pumped and helped encourage everyone in the stands. It was a really good pep rally.”