High School Mascots

[bookslover]

Here's a question, just for fun.

Did your high school have a mascot? What was it?

My high school (Long Beach Polytechnic Senior High School in Long Beach, California) had a jackrabbit as it's mascot! That's right - a jackrabbit, of all things. Not particularly macho or threatening (to sports opponents) as a mascot.

(On the other hand, my high school has, over the decades, sent more football players to the NFL than any other high school in the country - including all those rabid football schools in Texas and Oklahoma.)

So, what was your high school's mascot?

PS: The question is inspired by watching an episode of the sitcom "The Middle," where the local high school's mascot is the Thundering Hens. Heh.

 

[Weston Stoler]

The Austin High Black Bears GRRRRRRRRR!

 

[Stargazer65]

Nighthawks.

Come out at dusk. Characterized by an erratic and jerky flight. Eat bugs. Bat wannabees, lol.

 

[Backwoods Presbyterian]

I attended 3 High Schools (two because of consolidation and one because of moving.)

Washington Irving Hilltoppers View attachment 2385

Robert C. Byrd (yes, that guy) High School Flying Eagles

Pocahontas County High School Warriors

 

[Steve Curtis]

Oak Ridge Pioneers - the mascot, Willie, is a coonskin-clad 'pioneer':
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[Pergamum]

bulldogs.

 

[Tripel]

Eagles

 

[Romans922]

Tigers

 

[puritanpilgrim]

Texans. Yosemite Sam was our mascot

 

[Scottish Lass]

Central Gwinnett Black Knights

 

[Andres]

I graduated from Abilene Cooper High School in 1998. We were the Cougars!!!

When I went to Cooper this was our logo.
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Unfortunately a few years ago, the school was forced to change the logo because it was too similar to Washington State's. Here is the new logo, which I still am not a big fan of.

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My junior year we lost in the Class 5A state championship game. The quarterback that beat us was Drew Brees. I also played with Dominic Rhodes. My senior year we lost in the state quarterfinals. It still stings...

 

[Unoriginalname]

Central High Lancers (which generally was portrayed by a teen in the kiddie armor you see at the dollar store)

 

[Tim]

All the mascots of my schools from high school to my universities to my present employment at a university:

Panthers
Tigers
Vikes (Vikings)
Crimson Tide (but, really it is an elephant, isn't it?)
Tigers (different)
Eagles

 

[toddpedlar]

My list including post-graduation employment

Wolves (Coupeville, WA, to 9th grade)
Wildcats (Oak Harbor, WA, rest of HS)
Fighting Missionaries (yes,that's right! Whitman College, undergrad)
Wildcats (Northwestern, grad school)
Buckeyes (OSU, 1st post-doc employer)
Big Red (Cornell, 2nd post-doc employer)
Norse (current - and the local HS is the Vikings)

 

[MLCOPE2]

Mine were the McCutcheon Mavericks.

 

[jwithnell]

Tigers. I saw a bumper sticker today for the Salamanders. Huh? We will, we will slime you!

 

[GulfCoast Presbyterian]

The W.P. Daniel High School Bulldogs

 

[JML]

Wildcats

 

[MLCOPE2]

Tigers. I saw a bumper sticker today for the Salamanders. Huh? We will, we will slime you!

That reminded me that we have a town about thirty miles from my house that's school and mascot is the Frankfurt Hotdogs! Not the most intimidating.

 

[PuritanCovenanter]

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Speedway Sparkplugs. I think we were voted one of the worst mascots in the nation. But hey, we are the racing capital of the world.

 

[LawrenceU]

Harding Academy Wildcats: Searcy, Arkansas
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[PuritanCovenanter]

Tigers. I saw a bumper sticker today for the Salamanders. Huh? We will, we will slime you!

That reminded me that we have a town about thirty miles from my house that's school and mascot is the Frankfurt Hotdogs! Not the most intimidating.

Daniel and I were talking about that when we went by Frankfort on the way back from hearing Dr. Strange at MVDM's Church. The Frankfort Hotdogs. LOL
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[Rufus]

Hillsboro Hillcats!

 

[Edward]

Blue Devils. Baptist preacher didn't have any problem with that, but he did when the class a few years ahead of me chose a Beetles song for graduation.

Next town over from where I live now had to change the mascot and re-paint the water tower when they were overrun with newcomers. Seems like some folks who weren't from around those parts were offended by the Frisco Coons.

 

[Scottish Lass]

Edward, I'm amazed my school has still hung on to "Black Knights," given today's climate.

 

[Herald]

The Kearny Kardinals. Our mascot was, you guessed it, a cardinal.

 

[Frosty]

Black Hawks. Story is the AD went to the Art Department back in the day and asked them to create a Blackhawk (Indian) logo- similar to Chicago Blackhawks. The Art people created a Black Hawk.View attachment 2398

Although I did not go there I think my favorite is the North East High School Grapepickers (Erie, PA)
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[toddpedlar]

The mascot helps with the unexpected pronunciation of Kearny... something i learned the hard way in Kearny at a restaurant while driving out west

 

[Jack K]

Shiprock Chieftains. When 98% of the student body is Native American, your mascot can be an Indian chieftain and no one complains you're being insensitive.

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Then there's my graduate school. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons. It used to be just "Deacons" but someone decided that sounded too tame, so they came up with "Demon Deacons." Huh?

 

[Backwoods Presbyterian]

The best mascot ever?

Both in West Virginia...

The Man High School Hillbillies and the Poca Dots.