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(Continued from page 10) wa ’ wMfwjp' ' *|y * jjh. jp ■ wJgttfi * •" a iftJ|Bk ?*r I H I» V il^ii^lHmS Erin Blank, the owner of Keystone Mascots, has worked as a professional mascot, trainer and costume designer since 1979. to use ordinary objects in ways that they were never intended to be used.” With music booming, the mascots get cracking with creativity in a room with a mirrored wall so they can see their silliness. Soon, the Toucan is sitting on a red ball as if its an egg and checking to see if it hatched, the Baron is using a baton tor a Q-tip and the Cedar Tree is wearing a head scarf as a blindfold. Come football and basketball season, these spirited school ambassadors will parade into stadiums and gymnasiums— some dressed in decades of town history and team tradition— to cavort, cheer and create as much hoopla as possible to support the home team. Go, Mascots! Click on this story at americanprofile.com to comment or to view more photos. flSnt * jkH Mascots perfect their on-field antics with training exercises. tfML r ■: Klflß W. mfcj Mascots from A to z American high schools and colleges have some unique—and unusual—sports team names and icons. Here is a partial list from Marc Sheehan’s mascot website. For a comprehensive list, visit www.halcyon.com/marcs/mascot.html. —Anteaters, University of California, Irvine —Appleknockers, Cobden (III.) High School —Artichokes, Scottsdale (Ariz.) Community College —Atoms, Annandale (Va.) High School —Auctioneers, Mullins (S.C.) High School —Banana Slugs, University of California, Santa Cruz —Beetdiggers, Jordan High School, Sandy, Utah —Bellringers, East Hampton (Conn.) High School —Big Trains, Silver Grove (Ky.) High School —Billygoats, Pateros (Wash.) High School —Briar jumpers, Somerset (Ky.) High School —Camels, Campbell University, Buies Creek, N.C. —Cheesemakers, Tillamook (Ore.) High School —Claim Jumpers, Columbia College, Sonora, Calif. —Conchs, Key West (Fla.) High School —Cossacks, Sioux Valley High School, Volga, S.D. —Cottonpickers, Robstown (Texas) High School —Crabbers, Crisfield (Md.) High School —Donkeys, Bray-Doyle High School, Bray, Okla. —Doughboys, John J. Pershing High School, Detroit —Dynamiters, Glendale (Calif.) High School —Earwigs, Dunn High School, Los Olivos, Calif. —Eels, Clay City (Ind.) High School —Emeralds, Manistique (Mich.) High School —Fire Ants, University of South Carolina, Sumter —Flaming Hearts, Effingham (III.) High School —Friars, Providence (R. 1.) College —Galloping Ghosts, Abington (Pa.) High School —Gila Monsters, Eastern Arizona College, Thatcher —Gorillas, Davenport (Wash.) High School —Grape Pickers, North East (Pa.) High School —Gremlins, Kams City (Pa.) High School —Halfbreeds, Aniak (Alaska) High School —Haymakers, Cozad (Neb.) High School —Hippos, Hutto (Texas) High School —Hoboes, Laurel Hill (Fla.) High School —Hot Dogs, Frankfort (Ind.) High School —lchabods, Washburn University, Topeka, Kan. —lronheads, Eufaula (Okla.) High School —lrrigators, Newell (S.D.) High School —Jackrabbits, Quincy (Wash.) High School —Jug Rox, Shoals (Ind.) High School —Kangaroos, Lake Washington High School, Kirkland, Wash. —Kavemen, Kuna (Idaho) High School —Killer Whales, Kingikmiut High School, Wales, Alaska —Lawyers, John Marshall High School, Cleveland —Little Giants, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind. —Logrollers, Wabeno (Wis.) High School —Maniacs, Orofino (Idaho) High School —Martians, Goodrich (Mich.) High School —Mean Moose, Alamosa (Colo.) High School —Millionaires, Williamsport (Pa.) High School —Nimrods, Watersmeet (Mich.) High School —Orediggers, Colorado School of Mines, Golden —Orphans, Centralia (III.) High School —Outlaws, Rawlins (Wyo.) High School —Parrots, Polytechnic High School, Sun Valley, Calif. —Peglegs, Stuyvesant High School, New York —Planets, Mars (Pa.) High School —Plowboys, Roscoe (Texas) High School —Pretzels, Freeport (III.) High School —Quarriers, Dell Rapids (S.D.) High School —Quips, Aliquippa (Pa.) High School —Railroaders, Sparks (Nev.) High School —Ricebirds, Stuttgart (Ark.) High School —Ringnecks, Hill City (Kan.) High School —Russets, Shelley (Idaho) High School —Shipbuilders, Morse High School, Bath, Maine —Skipjacks, Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, Md. —Skyrockets, Wellington (Texas) High School —Sparkplugs, Speedway (Ind.) High School —Spongers, Tarpon Springs (Fla.) High School —Sycamores, Indiana State University, Terre Haute —Teddies, Roosevelt High School, Minneapolis —Trolls, Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, 111. —Truckers, Clintonville (Wis.) High School —Unicorns, New Braunfels (Texas) High School —Vandals, University of Idaho, Moscow —Vaqueros, Femley (Nev.) High School —Vulcans, University of Hawaii, Hilo —Wasps, Emory & Henry College, Emory, Va. —Watchdogs, Beresford (S.D.) High School —White Buffaloes, Madras (Ore.) High School —Witches, Salem (Mass.) High School —Wooden Shoes, Teutopolis (III.) High School —Yachtsmen, Falmouth (Maine) High School —Yellowhammers, Rotan (Texas) High School —Zebras, Wayne (Mich.) Memorial High School —Zizzers, West Rains (Mo.) High School Page 12 www.am ericanprofi le.com