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Identity Crisis
August 24th, 2005 / #highschool
Because Palm Harbor University High School was opened only 10 years ago, it is essentially devoid of any tradition or culture. In an attempt to change that, I approached Dr. Brown yesterday about the possibility of investing in a mascot that could be present at our school’s sporting events and the like. He met the idea with little opposition and said that, pending approval from the football coach and the administrator in charge of athletics, the school would probably be able to drop $4,000.00 towards the creation of a professional mascot outfit.
That was the easy part.
Our school is the home of the Hurricanes. Now tell me, what kind of mascot could one wear to represent a hurricane? The University of Miami has “Sebastian”:http://umsis.miami.edu/~rlangel/Traditions.htm, the Ibis; The Carolina Hurricanes have “Stormy”:http://www.carolinahurricanes.com/canesworld/stormy.asp, the Ice Hog; it seems that to make a costume an actual round hurricane would be impractical and really, really lame.
So, I’ve been asking around and here are some suggestions:
* A pirate (The school’s original mascot was going to be Captain Storm, until the administration nixed the idea.)
* A bird of some sort (UM folklore states that the Ibis is the last bird to leave before a hurricane and the first to return.)
* Poseidon (This fellow, while not the Greek god of storms – that’s Zeus’ domain – is the god of the ocean, which could apply readily to the whole hurricane theme.)
* A palm tree (This was Egle’s contribution, and Doug drew a gnarly schematic during our math class yesterday. I liked it until I got a general reaction from a few students who said it would be stupid.)
I have no more ideas.
So, please, throw out some wisdom, lest you get stuck with Tempest the Tree all season:
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The Surfer by Tony Kamel
One vote for Poseidon.
Two.
I say we make all 4 and have them fight to the death…
I like the tree
POSEIDON SUCKS! IM A POSEUR!
PALM TREE PLEASE !
i like the palm tree.
the whole poseidon thing is a good idea…but not everyone would get it..i didnt know who that was until you explained it…the palm tree is pretty self-explanatory and i think its really cool! and its really creative…my vote is for the palm tree
I vote for the pissed off looking palm tree.
I’m pretty sure Poseidon would destroy the palm tree in a fight to the death…
tree please!! and i sit right in front of you in math how come i wasnt included in this first vote hmmm???
Girls can’t vote. It’s in the Constitution.
who the hell doesn’t know who poseidon is?
Going in a different direction: How about a scorpion? Y’know, “rock you like a hurricane ? (God, I feel old.)
And I’m sure a scorpion costume wouldn’t be a nightmare to design…
How about, part tree, part God of water, part scorpion, part homosexual pirate, and part bird. Now just what to name it…Leon the PoScorPiraTree