Julia Thompson wrote: > > Sometime earlier this year, I'd stumbled across a webpage that listed > all the mascots used by Texas high schools, giving the number of schools > having each mascot. At the very bottom of the page was the list of > unique mascots. "Hippo" was on that list. > > Someone told my mom that Hutto is the *only* high school in the entire > US with the Hippo as their mascot. > > Can anyone refute this? I'd be interested in knowing if it's true.
I found a page *supporting* the statement; it may be the source for the person who told my mother about the uniqueness: http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/6472388.htm There is some discussion of the legend of why the hippo was adopted as the mascot. And the article mentions Nolan Ryan, if anyone cares about *that* detail. (He's a major owner in the minor league team that plays a few miles west of the high school, but that's not why he's mentioned.) Julia _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
