Thursday, July 13, 2006

Anna Coyotes

80 miles, and 90 minutes, from Pate Rehab to the house. What does one think about during such a drive...?

I'm pleased that Anna High School's mascot is the Coyotes. It's always a missed opportunity when a high school ignores wordplay, or local symbolism, and selects a generic mascot such as bulldogs, tigers, or pirates. Coyotes is appropriate for the geographic area.

Still, Anna High School had opportunities for mascot greatness, yet could not steel themselves to take the leap. Consider:

Anna Bananas
Anna Kareninas
Anna Grams
Anna Hilators
Anna Nymouses
Anna Sthesiologists
Anna Gels
Anna Mals
Anna Oakleys
Anna Versaries
Anna Molies
Anna Tagonists
Anna Cedents
Anna Ticipation
Anna Dotes
Anna Archists
Anna Tipathy
Anna Condas
Anna Chronism
Anna Erobics
Anna Glyphs

Coyotes is perfectly appropriate - and yet, "Anna" is mascot gold. Sigh...

See below for my absolute favorite - a mascot which works on several levels, offers poster and cheer flexibility, and would've been a memorable part of mascot history:





Anna Cins


Forgive me.