September 15, 2023: North Tama band director (and volleyball coach) Channing Halstead leads the band at Homecoming. North Tama beat BCLUW, 36-6.
Who ya’ rootin’ for? N-T-H!
Little louder now! N-T-H!
Part of Iowa high school sporting tradition is passing the cheers down through the years. North Tama High, unlike lots of schools in Iowa, hasn’t changed its makeup in decades. That means that if you attend enough games, you know all the cheers and can chant right along with the cheerleaders.
Unless there aren’t cheerleaders.
Lack of cheerleaders might be attributed to a lack of students at the smallest schools, or it might be a Generation Z lack of interest. Union High School, much larger than North Tama, had a one-girl squad two years ago.
Due to the complete soaking that a large portion of Iowa got last week, especially in counties along the US 30 corridor, North Tama’s game last week was postponed. The Redhawks will host the North Mahaska Warhawks tonight in a non-playoff game. (I’m sorry, but it’s just wrong to end the season in mid-October, and the 32-team bracket is stupid.)
Someone needs to keep the cheers alive, even if it’s only from the stands.
Let’s go NTH, NTH go! [clapclapclap]