By now, you may have noticed Boar Pen’s influence on the Choate campus, whether you have followed their lead in “Whose house? C-House!” chants, or you heard them at school meeting, encouraging fans to watch that week’s football game.
According to co-president Emilia Furlo ’17, Boar Pen is making an effort this year to encourage all classes to get involved with school spirit. The members of Boar Pen hope to increase student turnout at sponsored games and prove that each individual is an integral part of Choate’s school spirit. Boar Pen is encouraging underclassmen, in particular, to motivate their friends to attend games.
In addition to increasing fan turnout, the club hopes to boost the energy that supporters bring to games. Looking ahead, Boar Pen will energize the community by holding spirit competitions, which include giving out prizes to the winners. They will also continue the club’s practice of selling T-shirts for certain games.
Furlo hopes to revive a previous Boar Pen tradition: trash can drumming. The club used to take trash cans, spray them blue and yellow, and beat them with drumsticks as a way to make noise at games. This activity has been absent from campus in recent years.
The heads of Boar Pen know that they are responsible for promoting school spirit, but they also emphasize that the success of the organization depends on other members of the Choate community. Their advice: Join Boar Pen at sports events, and bring your crazy energy in support of the Blue and Gold!
