Fight Song Writing Contest
Date: December 11, 2021
Time: 6-11:59 p.m.
Location: Online
- Palo Alto College, Faculty & Staff, Students
Deadline extended to Dec. 11, 2021.
Two $500 scholarships will be awarded
We are in search of lyrics for the first-ever Palo Alto College Fight Song. Any current PAC student or alumnus is encouraged to submit an entry for the Fight Song Writing Contest. The lyrics should be about 8-20 lines with the mention of our school’s name and mascot.
Submit your entry on AlamoExperience by clicking the “Forms” tab and typing “PAC Fight Song" search box. PAC Student Life is also accepting submissions by email at pac-studentlife@alamo.edu.
Fight Song Criteria
Length/Form
• 8-20 lines
• Structure (suggested): organize lyrics in stanzas of 4 or 8 lines
Rhyme Scheme (encouraged)The most well-known fight songs contain a rhyme scheme (pattern of rhyme in each stanza.)
• Notre Dame, “Victory March”
- 18 lines grouped in 2 stanzas
- Rhyme scheme: aabbaabccb / aaddeefg
• University of Oklahoma’s “Boomer Sooner”
- 12 lines grouped into three stanzas
- Rhyme scheme: aaab / cccb / ddcb
• UT Austin “Texas Fight”
Keywords to consider (based on campus surveys)
• Palominos
• Family or Familia
Title
• The PAC Song must have a title.
Need assistance with your composition?
Contact the Writing Assistance Center at 210-486-3257.
DISCLAIMER: Writers who submit an entry must be aware that lyrics are subject to change/editing once a melody (music) is attributed.
For more information about the Fight Song Writing Contest, contact:
Student Life
210-486-3125
pac-studentlife@alamo.edu