South Hills students reflected on the 2025 Echo rally hosted on Sept. 11. This year’s theme was “Kings of the Jungle: Tame the Bulldogs” with performances from cheer, pom, dance, ASB, and featured appearances from fall sports, including the varsity football team, in honor of Kings of Cameron (KOC).
Zoe Del Muro (12), an ASB member, took on the role of Echo rally host and participated on the moxie team, a group dedicated to energizing students for the rivalry game. She shared her perspective on the preparations for Echo.
“It took almost a week to do everything, setting up the stage was horrible, us moxies, had to remember a whole thick packet of a script– we wanted it to be a lot more hyped,” Del Muro said.
As the rally continued, Alex Rasmussen (12), an ASB member, participated in a dance routine that teased rival school West Covina. He shared his feelings on the overall performance.
“One of the moves we had most difficulty was throwing someone up but other than that it went smooth, it turned out way better then I thought. This was my favorite Echo especially because it was my last,” Rasmussen said.
Camila Moran, a sophomore on the South Hills’ varsity cheer team, reflected on her Echo rally experience and her performance on stage.
“I enjoyed it, especially being on stage and performing for everyone. It was such a good feeling because it was my first time [performing at Echo]. The whole time you just felt the energy and it just pumped you up and made the performance so much better,” Moran said.
Fabian Marez (11), varsity football player, explained how the crowd’s energy was a good contributor to hyping up the football team before Kings of Cameron.
“It affects the team a lot, and it shows that we have a lot of support behind us and how much the school really cares for our team,” Marez said.
Jacobo Cortez (11) said that although this Echo didn’t measure up to previous ones, he enjoyed the onstage performances.
“I feel that the dance team and the cheer team were very coordinated and the performances were well planned out,” Cortez said.
Eduardo Gonzalez (11) shared that he enjoyed the dance performances and that he was fully engaged in the event, which made his experience even better.
“It was fun and I was in the middle of the crowd, and I even lost my shoe, which made it more memorable,” Gonzalez said.
