Tivy High School Pep Rallies in Downtown Kerrville

Though to some it may seem like ancient history, there was a time when there was a pep rally in downtown Kerrville for every home football game.  These were held at the intersection of Earl Garrett and Water Streets, where the "Heritage Star" is today.  The reason: there was a time when visiting teams stayed at the Blue Bonnet Hotel.  When I was a student at Tivy High School, these pep rallies still occurred before each home football game; the parade would assemble at Tivy Stadium, march down Sidney Baker Street, turn left on Water Street, and proceed to the intersection by the Blue Bonnet Hotel.  Here are some images of pep rallies (before my time!) from my collection of historic Kerr County photographs.

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Tivy Marching Band, in the 700 Block of Water

Tivy Band surrounding Tivy Cheerleaders, mid-1950s

Tivy Cheerleaders at a Downtown Pep Rally, even though
this was a different year than the image above,
the time on the Schreiner Bank clock is about the same

Tivy Pep Rally taken from the Schreiner Company building;
note the Blue Bonnet Hotel in background

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