The low ranking for Purdue Pete stems from the head. It's highly offputting and eliminates all of the visually appealing ...

Dreadnaughts, Dexter High School in Dexter A dreadnought (spelled differently than the mascot, for a reason that is not apparent) is a type of battleship, according to Brittanica. Dexter's school ...

High School On SI's annual NCAA Tournament-style bracket to determine the best high school mascot in America is a marathon, not a sprint. The Center Point-Urban ...

A school mascot is more than just a fun character; it serves as a powerful symbol of school spirit and community pride. This school year, Taft High School introduced its new mascot, Rowdy.

The new Alta Loma High School mascot, a lion, runs out of a tunnel surprising students in Rancho Cucamonga on Thursday, March 13, 2025. The school replaced its former mascot, the Braves, to comply ...

Freeburg High School has resisted calls to change its mascot in the past. The Little People of America organization told the school board 10 years ago that it found “Midgets” to be derogatory ...

Central Unified administrators said that the decision to rename Central East High’s mascot as the Kodiak was based on results from a student survey. The Central East survey results showed that ...

A sign outside of Freeburg Community High School reads “home of the mighty Midgets.” The school’s mascot has been a source of controversy and media attention for years. Joshua Carter ...

But last year, when Mackenzie, who is 15, became the mascot for her high school in Lancaster, Ohio, the job of making people cheer took on a new twist. Now, people are yelling her name.

The school band uses the bobcat mascot, while the all-girls cheer team calls itself the Derks—an effort to squish the words “deer” and “bobcats” into a portmanteau, according to Garza.

Here are High School on SI's top 10 high school mascots in Georgia (vote in the poll below to pick your favorite): The poll will close at 11:59 p.m. ET Thursday, Sept. 26.

Frenship ISD middle school students vote on the future mascot and school colors for Memorial High School this week. The new school is set to open in 2025.