The Defenders mascot goes beyond a name; it is a powerful symbol of strength, who we are, and who we are becoming.” ...

The Youngstown Board of Education has selected the name of a new mascot that a single district high and middle school will ...

Big changes were officially revealed for Youngstown City School, including a new mascot, school names, and logo set to take effect in 2026. Malia Brown spoke with the superintendent about how students ...

Superintendent Jeremy Batchelor tells 21 News the district has decided on the nickname 'Defenders' for its sports teams.

Many of the unique high school mascots in Michigan come from World War I and II references or are automobile-themed. Some school mascots have been recognized by organizations like ESPN for the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Members of the Killingly High School community gathered in the school’s cafeteria Tuesday night to say their goodbyes. This was not a goodbye to a distinguished teacher or a coach, but their mascot ...

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.