Inspired by all of the other HS and Uni threads around here, I figure this is the next logical progression.
What are the mascots of your High School and University/College?
L’Anse Creuse High School - North Crusaders
Western Michigan University Broncos
Before being the Broncos, WMU was known as the Hilltoppers. If you ever think of Michigan as a flat state, come to Kalamazoo and find out why that name fits.
High school - Trojans. Booooring. But I made up for that in college when I went to UC Santa Cruz, home of the Banana Slugs.
Highschool: Hawks
Junior College (CEGEP): Cavaliers
University: Martlets (mythical footless birds) for the girls and Redmen for the boys
By the way, in case you’re curious about what a school can do with merchandising when its mascot is, well, a slug, I have this sweatshirt and get comments on it almost every time I wear it. Mostly “what the heck is that on your sweatshirt?” kind of thing.
Gah, I swear I’m not trying to drive up my post count, I just can’t edit. I meant to add, but mostly people just want to know what the cute little figure is, and is it from Dr. Seuss somewhere?
High School: Scorpions
College: Terrapins
High School: Centaurs
College: Highlanders
Grad school: Trojans
High school: Knights. The women’s teams were the Maidens. And the marching band was the Marching Knights. Barf.
University: Cowboys.
Elementary School: Eagles
Middle and High School: Blue Raiders
My high school did not have a mascot. I don’t think it’s a very common practice among Australian schools. I’m pretty sure my university didn’t have one either.
High school: Eagles…most overused team name ever.
College: Waves. Well, that’s the name anyway. I haven’t actually seen a real mascot yet, but the emblem has a Poseidon-like character on it.
Highlands High School - Bluebirds
University of Cincinnati - Bearcats
The Twin Rivers Royals. Mascot: A knight. Unfortunately, the closest thing we got to a knight costume was some kind of silver cloth with a red plume on the head. A friend of mine remarked “He looks like a chromed-down chicken!”
HS: a Trail Blazer, in fact, Daniel Boone himself. I’m saddened to report that his trusty rifle has long since disappeared in a fit of PC BS.
College: The Nittany Lion
South Summit Wildcats
Antioch Panthers
University of La Verne Leopards
I can’t escape the felines, it seems.
Twin (Elementary) Tigers
Allen (Elementary) Mustangs
Smith (Jr High) Raiders
Chillicothe (High) Cavaliers
Wittenberg (Univ) Tigers
…so, full circle, tigers chasing their tails.
High school: Farmers (this was a farming town… 100 years ago.)
College: Bears
High School: Blue Devils
Junior High: Red Devils
Yes, it was just that creative.
College: Flyers, I guess, although I’m not sure I knew that when I was there.
High school - The Spartans. Kind of amusing when I tell people here, since the word “Spartan” is used in Japan to mean “a stern, humorless upbringing, usually involving lots of violence.” They probably think I went to some kind of prison reformatory.
College - The Crimson. That’s it, just a color. Kinda dull.
HIgh school- The Chargers
University- The Ichabods