Community-wide pep rally for Mineola Yellowjackets set for Wednesday evening
The Mineola Yellowjackets are heading to Jerry World this Thursday to compete in the Class 3A-Division 1 Championship Game and the Mineola faithful are ready to send them on their way to football …
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Community-wide pep rally for Mineola Yellowjackets set for Wednesday evening
The Mineola Yellowjackets are heading to Jerry World this Thursday to compete in the Class 3A-Division 1 Championship Game and the Mineola faithful are ready to send them on their way to football glory.
There is a community-wide pep rally scheduled for Wednesday beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the gazebo downtown. CNB will cook hot dogs along with other refreshments and food available from local businesses.
The schedule for the rally includes:
5:30 p.m. Food will be served with holiday music to entertain
6:00 p.m. The football team will arrive on fire trucks
6:05 p.m. A welcome by Mayor Rodney Watkins, Mineola Superintendent Kim Tunnell and high school Principal David Sauer
6:10 p.m. Recognition of former Mineola players, band members and alumni
6:15 p.m. Coach Drennon and players will speak followed by the school fight song performed by the Mineola “Sound of the Swarm” Marching Band and
6:30 p.m. A community prayer for the team led by Kendall Banks.
A district-wide pep rally will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in the high school gym. There will be an early release for students following the pep rally. The team send-off begins at 3:30 p.m. at Meredith Memorial Stadium. Leaving Meredith Stadium at 3:30 p.m. The team will travel north on the loop to 69, through downtown and west on Highway 80.
The game will be shown at Select Theater for free. Doors open at 7 p.m. with the game scheduled for 8 p.m. No outside food or drink will be allowed but the concession stand will be open.
If you’re attending the game, Superintendent Tunnell is calling for an Orange-Out so be sure to dress in Mineola Orange attire.
FOX Sports Southwest will provide live webcasts of the 2016 UIL Texas High School football state championships from AT&T Stadium in Arlington Dec. 15-17.
The wall-to-wall television coverage will feature live game telecasts plus shows between games and a wrap-up highlight program after the final contest of the postseason.
Viewers can watch the live internet broadcasts on FoxSportsSouthwest.com by clicking on the UIL championship banner located on the home page on Wednesday. FOX Sports GO, the free app that provides live streaming video of FOX Sports content at home or on-the-go, also will live stream the games to customers of participating TV providers.
