A school-wide student protest broke out after the homecoming pep rally was cancelled due to rain.
Soon after the cancellation, during fourth block, students from all classes and grades stood up and left their classrooms en masse. The mob of students walked throughout the school, yelling protests against the cancellation.
Freshman Masha Timina witnessed the beginning of the event. Following the cancellation, Timina noticed some of her classmates seemed to be organizing some sort of protest.
“I guess they were organizing something over Twitter, like a riot,” Timina said. “My friends and I, we just decided to go with them and see what was going to happen.”
Several staff members attempted to break up the protest by following the crowd and making announcements on the PA speaker, but the movement continued. Eventually, the mob slowly broke up and students returned to their classroom.
“I guess it just shows how much spirit Marshall has and how fond everyone is of the school events,” Timina said.
The administration held a make-up pep rally on Nov. 7 for the varsity football team’s final game against Madison.