Ideas for a Pep Assembly

Pep assemblies, also referred to as pep rallies, are fun for students and build a sense of team spirit and group cohesiveness. Those responsible for planning and coordinating pep assemblies are often under stress to ensure a successful event. There are many good resources available on the internet to help reduce the stress of planning.

  1. Guess Who Contest

    • A fun activity is to host a "Guess Who" baby picture contest the week of the pep assembly. Ask the teachers in school to bring an old baby picture and number each picture. Display the pictures in a contest display case. Near the case have answer sheets with numbered spaces for students to write the name of the teacher for each baby picture. Place a box with a slit in the top near the case for collecting answer sheets. Review the sheets prior to the pep assembly and announce the winners, along with the correct teacher names for each baby picture, at the assembly. Give a gift to each of the winners.

    A Chorus Line

    • Everyone loves to watch boy athletes during pep assemblies. A fun activity is to teach boys a dance routine. Selection of the boys needs to take place a few weeks before the pep assembly, to ensure the athletes know the dance routine. Some dance songs to consider are "Girls" by the Beastie Boys and "Girls Just want to have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper. Ask the boys to ham it up and dress crazy for their performance.

    Making Up is Hard to Do

    • The idea behind this activity is to have an equal number of girl athletes and boy athletes provide a fun pep assembly experience. Have the boy athletes sit in chairs in front of the assembly. Put blindfolds on the girl athletes and assign each girl a boy to spend 10 minutes putting make-up on. It is fun to feature the senior athletes in the school. Each girl athlete is paired with a cheerleader who does some helping. When the make-up is applied, let the crowd pick the best make-up job by applause.

    Pie in the Eye

    • No academic year should go by without one pep assembly featuring someone getting a pie in the eye (face). This activity can be done by blowing up balloons that have notes in them. The players can be teachers or students or a combination of both. Each player pops a balloon and has to do what the note inside the balloon says, such as sing a song or run around like a chicken with its head cut off. Include one or two balloons with notes that say throw a pie in the eye of a teacher or athlete. Have pie tins filled with whip cream ready for the pie in the eye experience.