After a live broadcast here at Clayton State by Hot-107.9’s “A-Team Morning Show,” the Pep Rally started off with a special performance by the Clayton State Cheerleading Squad, and the introduction of participating athletes from the fall season. T.O. Totty, head coach of the women’s soccer team, did the honors. He named the players that were present and spoke about the type of season the women’s team has had. The Lady Lakers were 9-5-1 overall and 4-4 in the Peach Belt Conference. Pete Petersen, head coach of the men’s soccer team, was unable to attend the pep rally on Friday, but was concluding a wonderful season. The Lakers placed first in the Peach Belt Conference which leads to their fourth overall season victory within the last few years. The Lakers were 12-3-2 overall and 4-1-1 in the conference.

After soccer introductions were complete, Mike Mead, head coach of the cross country team, introduced his runners and what their season had been like. The women’s cross country team placed 9th in the Peach Belt Conference Championships while the men placed 2nd. This was Clayton State’s 13th appearance at the Peach Belt Conference Championship meet. These athletes have been hard at work making a name for our diverse campus as a force to be reckoned with.

Once all athletic introductions had been made, Candace Henry, a recent graduate of Clayton State’s Music Department, made her debut as Lady Loch. She sang the lyrics of our new fight song, “The Mighty Fighting Lakers.” During her performance, the cheerleaders presented the fight song dance and members of the audience clapped to the beat. “The Mighty Fighting Lakers” was made possible by members of the Fight Song Committee and composer Stacey Houghton, band leader for our Bleau Water Pep Band who can be seen during many home basketball games. Members of the song committee were as follows: Bobby Asher, Angela Avery-Jones, Dolores Cox, Elaina Chance, Jeff Jacobs, and Mike Mead.

This pep rally seemed to be full of firsts. It was the first time a pep rally was held in the gym and not outside, the fight song was released, and the attendance was the highest yet. Overall it was a huge success that sparked a new tradition for this campus.

The Mighty Fighting Lakers

Chorus:

We are the mighty fighting Lakers

Fighting for dear old orange and blue

Faithful and brave, crashing like waves

Conquering with a healthy wealth of pride and spirit

We proudly stand for Clayton’s glory

Drowning our rivals in defeat

We cheer, “Go Clayton State, fight Clayton State”

And we will not be beat

Bridge:

It’s Loch the Laker, they can’t escape his bite

Our green tail shaker, who wants a win tonight

So we’ll serve him a helping of Laker bait!

[Repeat Chorus]

Disclaimer: Pep Rally hosted by the author of this article.

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