Why High School Rallies Don't Work For Me (another ranty argument)

I just joined a journalism class (relevantly enough), and being a social creature, I've taken to talking to my peers, and a lot of the kids in the class are part of my school's student leadership programs. Talking to them, they talked a bit about the upcoming rally, and I expressed that I don't like the rallies so much. A couple of them were just awestruck, like I had just suggested that The Real Housewives was a show about patriarchy being good. One of them, however, understood and suggested that rallies were more fun for people participating in the cheery dances and flamboyant chants that compose the rallies, and this brought up a concern that I feel should be brought up more often in school settings, and that is the ineffectiveness of rallies in arousing school spirit in terms of "recruiting". 

The rallies at my school are all basically themed performances by various clubs, mostly dances, and they all wrap themselves around the theme of the dances or sports they advertise. The issue with that is it really only brings about any form of school pride from those who already have it, which makes it seem like the school isn't even trying to convert the skeptics and unite the school under the elitist flag it flies. As dissatisfied as I am, I understand why they do this, and my issue isn't as much with this focus on the zealous as much as my issue is with those who want rallies to be about the skeptics. What I mean by that is that these student leadership kids were concerned that I didn't have the school pride prerequisite that I need to enjoy the rally, and I find that this is a very common problem, where there are kids without school pride, and the kids who want everyone to have it. While it isn't necessarily that simple of a division, it does manifest itself in school. I ended up explaining that division by using myself as an example of someone without school pride. I moved to California in my sophomore year, and before that I was in a chartered liberal arts school, meaning I didn't get a freshman orientation to the public school I attend, nor did I know any of the 3500 kids attending at the time. The friends I gained and the familiarity with the area I gained thus wasn't associated with the school, because I didn't grow up there, and I had no particular attachment, as my figurative heart stays in my Arizona home to this day. So, a series of dances and announcements just isn't sufficient enough to bring me onto the school bandwagon. 

I rant about this because I know firsthand I'm not the only one who feels this sense of detachment from a school I spend so much time at, and I know that that isn't necessarily the only reason to be detached. My hope is that kids with this sense of pride will read this and have an understanding of why school pride isn't universal, and thus there won't be any form of animosity or exclusionary feelings between groups coming on a major dance or sporting event. To end on a personal note, now you may have an idea of why I have no school pride, but I don't bitch and moan about others having that sense of attachment to their alma mater. I try to be understanding about it, but I accept that rallies and other sort of motivating demonstrations just aren't my cup of tea.