WGN-TV comes to see St. Viator School Rally for the Bears in the Super Bowl

The school day started early for St. Viator students on February 2. The WGN Morning News broadcast live from the St. Viator Rec Center from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., capturing the St. Viator Super Bowl Pep Rally. Cheers, songs, and

posters created by the students were aired to Chicagoland TV viewers. The broadcast wrapped up with a rousing rendition of The Bears Fight Song. To paraphrase the song, "We're the pride and joy of Illinois, St. Viator, bear down!"

St. Viator's Pre-kindergarten kids join in the fun of rooting for the Bears.

Cheerleaders from the fifth-grade class lead the pep rally in a favorite cheer: St. Viator Says: Go Bears!

The eighth graders show their Bears spirit.

Gym teacher Greg Zajac tracks the scores for some of the seventh-graders participating in the rally's Pass & Punt competition.

WGN's cameraman gets a good close-up on the primary kids' special helpers during the pep rally.

WGN News’ Around Town correspondent Ana Belaval chats with the younger kids during one of six different reports she broadcast from St. Viator’s pep rally

Ana helps lead the kids in the special song they learned to sing in the Bears rally.

WGN showed its appreciation to St. Viator with a special on-air thank-you card.

The faculty (and principal, far right) leads the entire school in singing the St. Viator Super Bowl Shuffle, written for the occasion.

Ana cues Mr. Mike on the keyboards to begin the rally's big finale: a rendition of Bear down, Chicago Bears!