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. jJHb mm . and pats his stomach. If a player is down or injured, he drops reverently to one knee. When he wants to pep up the crowd. Boko launches himself into the stands where he body surfs on a sea of upstretched hands. "What I love most is seeing the look on little kids’ faces," Maloukis says. “I feel like a celebrity, but more than that, I feel like a hero.” Go Criminals, Kicking Mules and Homed Toads Adored in hometowns across Amer ica, school mascots are a menagerie of furred, feathered and fanciful critters and characters that provide a symbol for college and high school sports teams and their fans to rally ’round. “Many times the mascot is derived from the school or town name, the school name sake, the dominant industry of the area, or a landmark or feature of the area,” says Marc Sheehan of Federal Way, Wash., who main tains a website devoted to mascots. While Bears, Bulldogs, Cougars, Eagles, Hawks, Lions, Patriots and Vikings are the most common team names, sports fans also cheer for the Appleknockers, Banana Slugs, Beetdiggers, Claim Jumpers, Cottonpickers, (Continued on page 10) www.americanprofile.com H ~ ‘ " "^T S ' v - \ Iff J«ff iff i** k Page 9 Fruitrition, Flavor and Fun! On©! This family favorite has half the sugar of 100% juice, three delicious flavors and Fruitrition, a select blend of vitamins found in fruit juice, All this in a small, easy-to-store package that makes 2 gallons Whether it's Orange, Tangerine Strawberry or Wild Berry - send your ' kids off the right way every morning with Tang!