After being postponed an hour, the 2009 Homecoming pep rally began with the highest attendance that it has seen in many years.
Around 8:30 p.m., student body President Mo Mahoney made an announcement that the pep rally would wait to start until after the service with Mark Zweifel and Sam Johnson, thereby allowing more people to participate in the altar service. The student body and the alumni present for the 60th anniversary totaled approximately 500 participants.