Unusual High School Nicknames?

alabama mike1 · Jan 5, 2017

With the recent thread about the complaint of the school mascot name at a high school in Lexington, KY., I thought it would be interesting to list unusual mascot names of high schools in the United States. I had this on here several years ago but could not find it to bring it back to the top, so I am starting a new thread. Please do not make up names.

I'll start with 2 schools near me that are different:

1. Poca, W.V. mascot The Dots

2. South Webster, OH. mascot the Jeeps (from the cartoon Popeye not the automobile)

seebell · Jan 5, 2017

Freeburg Illinois Midgets.

http://nypost.com/2015/07/10/high-school-resists-pressure-to-chance-midget-mascot/

Though town lore traces the mascot’s origin to a local reporter who was impressed by the school’s short basketball team beating larger opponents nearly a century ago,

Tidewater · Jan 5, 2017

Waynesboro (Va.) Little Giants? Does that qualify as weird?

Bodhisattva · Jan 5, 2017

A buddy of mine went to high school in Rhode Island, and his high school's nickname was the "Wyverns," which I thought was cool. He said the PTBs later changed the name because no one seemed to know what a wyvern is. (It's a type of dragon.) So, now they are the "Hawks," just like hundreds or thousands of other school mascots. Boring!

alabama mike1 · Jan 5, 2017

Philo, Oh. Mascot name is Electrics.

Zorak · Jan 6, 2017

Sol C. Johnson High School (Savannah) Atom Smashers.

bamachile · Jan 6, 2017

Watersmeet, MI. Mascot is Nimrods.

MattinBama · Jan 6, 2017

Bodhisattva said:
He said the PTBs later changed the name because no one seemed to know what a wyvern is.

Heaven forbid a school mascot name encourage people to learn something they didn't know.

mikes12 · Jan 6, 2017

bamachile said:
Watersmeet, MI. Mascot is Nimrods.

Fun fact: Nimrod was a great hunter in the Bible. In an episode of Looney Tunes, Bugs Bunny referred to Elmer Fudd as "Nimrod" sarcastically, as prior to this the name was associated with great hunters. After this, "Nimrod" became synonymous with 'inept moron'.

PA Tide Fan · Jan 6, 2017

Here in my state of Pennsylvania we have:

Elefantman · Jan 6, 2017

Devon Prep school just outside of Philly call themselves:

BamaInMo1 · Jan 7, 2017

Columbia, MO - Hickman High school - The Kewpies - the mascot is a Kewpie (looks like a baby) :biggrin2:

RedStar · Jan 9, 2017

My favorite nickname of all time has gotta be the Rosedale Sons of Kong out of the community of Rosedale, AL that eventually became a part of Homewood. The school shutdown nearly 60 years ago but the name is something I'll never forget.

http://www.ahsfhs.org/teams2/teampage.asp?Team=Rosedale

alabama mike1 · Jan 9, 2017

Just south of Florala heading toward Crestview, Fl.

Laurel Hill Hoboes

MattinBama · Jan 9, 2017

alabama mike1 said:
Just south of Florala heading toward Crestview, Fl.

Laurel Hill Hoboes

Home of the yearly Hobo Festival.

NationalTitles18 · Jan 9, 2017

The Poca Dots have a winning name.

MattinBama · Jan 13, 2017

Just saw this one in the Netflix documentary Audrie & Daisy.

Crimson1967 · Jan 14, 2017

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20111218/Sports/605317730

Here is an article about high schools nicknamed Crimson Tide.

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Tidewater · Jan 14, 2017

I just remembered one that I find odd: The Chinook, Montana Sugar Beeters.
I guess they grow a lot of beets in that neck of the woods.

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