Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Our Alma Mater

Back in the day, back when I wore leather helmets in 1979, the Spirit of 76 Patrick Henry Marching Band would always play the Alma Mater after every game. Win or lose. (We didn't lose much) The Alma Mater is our anthem to our school.
All the players and the Cheerleaders would assemble in front of the band and sing the Alma Mater along with the band, all the while, pointing our index fingers to the sky to signify we were #1. Fans, students, parents, players and cheerleaders would sing along. It was a unifying moment for all and has always been the tradition of Patriot football.
Here I am 31 years later and we have gotten away from that tradition. A tradition of being unified as a team, student body and as a school. The Alma Mater after every game was a badge of pride in our school and I feel we need to re-introduce that sense of pride to Patrick Henry High School.
For the last week, I have been working with the Freshman Team to sing the Alma Mater. From this point on, win or lose, as long as I am the Head Coach of the Freshmen team at Patrick Henry, we will always sing the Alma Mater in front of our crowd before we do our victory jumping jacks.
I have attached the words to our Alma Mater:
PATRICK HENRY PATRIOTS HIGH SCHOOL
ALMA MATER
On our city’s eastern border
midst the hills and the sky
home of our most valiant Patriots
Patrick Henry High.
In our many halls of learning
on our fields of play
goals of excellence and honor
always lead the way.
As we march along together
let’s be brave and bold
all hail to Patrick Henry High School
hail to the green and gold.

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