Secrets of the Football Team

Unbeknowst to most of the Hanover High student populace, one of the most recent and popular traditions of the football team is singing. Each Thursday or Friday, (depending on if the game is Friday or Saturday) groups of people sing a song of their choice to the rest of the team after the dinner. The groups usually consist of mentors and mentees, which is a special program unique to the football team. A mentor is an upperclassmen who is assigned to an underclassmen or two, and is there to become a role model, whether it be by helping them out in school or on the field. Mentors and their mentees are generally required to sit together at team dinners for the first half, and can help their mentees out by doing everything from giving life advice about high school to giving tips on blocking techniques. So, to bring them together for a little performance, the guys sing a song. The most popular choices are songs by Taylor Swift, anything country, and female artists in general. It provides a little entertainment and is a good way to bring grades and the team together if everyone knows the song. Just because we like to hit people doesn't mean we can't sing Beyonce's "Single Ladies."