Friday, July 06, 2018

high school mascots with a vehicle theme


Norwalk truckers! (thanks Marc!)
Speedway Sparkplugs




(in Washington state) the Richland Bombers (mural on their gym)


Richland, as part of the Manhattan project, was as important as Los Alamos and Oakridge to our nuclear strategy. It produced the plutonium for "Fat Man" -- the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki. After World War II, it continued to produce much of the fissible materials for the US nuclear weapons. Further, it was and is the dumping ground for much of the United States' nuclear waste.


Their motto is "proud of the cloud"


the above, is a Hesston Swather. So is the below, to give some idea of WTF this is all about


The Hesston Swathers take their name from the farm implement that's still made in their central Kansas town. A swather is sort of like a combine, but different. Here's what the Merriam-Webster dictionary has to say: "A swather is a harvesting machine that cuts and windrows grain and seed crops; also: a mower attachment that windrows the swath."


and after more than nine decades as the Kingsford Flivvers, Breitung Township schools finally have once they get to call their own. http://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/news/local-news/2017/10/proud-to-be-a-flivver/
 Clyde Fliers, St Paul Flyers, and Lake Flyers (thanks Marc!)

6 comments:

  1. Anonymous3:57 PM

    They're imaginative and fun, so many of the mascots give one the impression the decision was made according to what was least likely to get the school district sued and how to keep the school board meeting short. 'Wildcats?' Okay with me, meeting adjourned.

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  2. In our area, we have the Norwalk, Ohio Truckers, the Norwalk St. Paul Flyers and the Clyde Fliers. I guess they couldn't agree on the spelling. According to Wikipedia, Willow Run Michigan had the Flyers, before they merged with Ypsilanti schools. That makes sense because of the bomber plant there.

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    1. the truckers and the flyers? ! Sweet! I need to look up the imagery that goes with those! Thanks!

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  3. https://www.google.com/search?q=norwalk+truckers&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiHm8fqz7rcAhWC_YMKHapXA3MQ_AUICigB&biw=1680&bih=917#imgrc=1_98pNfvgcD8dM:

    The history of Norwalk has some interesting facts. My inlaws lived in the next town, Milan, and I didn't know some of these things -
    Fisher Body was started as a carriage company in Norwalk.
    Walt Disney's mother was born there.
    Paul Brown, famous football coach and team owner was born there.
    Norwalk Truck Line was once the largest privately-owned trucking company in the world.

    http://www.norwalkoh.com/Miscellaneous%20Pages/history.html

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  4. The Haverford High School Fords have a Model A for their mascot!

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haverford_High_School

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