Madeline Petrick
Celebrating the win against Crete on Saturday, head coach Wade Coulter cheers with the student section.
*UPDATE Feb. 29, 2024: Unlike previously reported, the student section for today’s GEHS state basketball game is section 101, under the North hoop. We apologize for our error and any confusion.
Tomorrow the girl’s basketball team will make the trek down to the Pinnacle Bank Area to take on the Waverly Vikings in the Class B State Championship quarterfinals at 3:15 p.m. The girls look to be the first team to win a game at State if they take down the Vikings. Looking for all the help they can get, they hope fans can make their way down to Lincoln.
As for the rest of the student body, they will be allowed to leave school at 1:30 p.m., or after sixth period, if they meet the requirements that administration put out for students to be eligible to be marked “School Activity” in attendance rather than unexcused absence.
Those requirements are: students must not have any incomplete or missing assignments, and they must have a parent or guardian call the office to grant permission for them to go.
Administrators and arena officials have also announced that fans may not bring signs, banners nor balloons. Also, there will be a clear bag policy.
Knowing these rules will be enforced, students have organized another way to cheer on the Griffins. They decided to make the game a black-out theme. Students should sit in section 101, or behind the north side basketball hoop, unlike the game against volleyball. This is a change from prior years when the Dragons qualified for the tournament. According to Athletic Director Ryan Garder, Griffin fans will also be expected to only cheer for the Griffins and not against their opponents.
“It’s not about getting in the other teams head,” Garder said. “It’s about cheering your team on. Just being as rowdy as you can be without making it personal and without attacking the performance of the opponent.”