As our mascot proceeded to rip his shirt off and yell at the head of his lungs, the bunch replied with strange enthusiasm. My ears pounded from all the cheering. I had just moved to this small town, but it would never give up surprising me. I was from a large town and had never seen high school mascots get so enthused for a game. Fri. night at our school's football game was surely the place to be. High school spirit was going at full speed and we all wanted part of it.I quickly handed the concession employee two bucks and took a deep scent of my steaming cup of hot chocolate. You couldn't get a better hot chocolate than at the soccer gamea reason for coming all on its own. There were secrets this town held that I was discovering each day. Between highschool hot chocolate and the town's drive through soda- shop, I was set. The night air was crisp and autumn had definitely claimed its arrival to this farming community. I zipped my newly acquired jean jacket up and headed bac k to the stands. As cold as it was, the weather did nothing to moisten the spirits of our school. Even our soccer team who was on a loosing streak for the last 5 games could not lessen our spirits. I learned that anything a school has going against it, highschool mascots could make up for it without trouble. Picking the right person to represent your school is essential! The senior boy they'd picked was the right mixture of personality, looks, and craziness. The girls were smitten, and they fellows all had his back. Other high school mascots had zip on him. Our school had done a superb job with his mascot costume, and he wore it with pride. Being a newcomer, I asked a chum how he was selected for his position. She claimed it seemed to be a combined effort of student and teacher voting. I noiselessly wondered how any highschool mascots could ever measure up. I watched as he interacted with the scholars and fans that night, and wondered where he got the giant amounts of energy he displayed! It baffled me that such a little city high school could have such huge spirit. There really wasn't a lot to be pumped up about on the field, but it did not matter one bit.During faculty the week after next I kept a loose eye on our mascot. Between classes, during lunch, and after school he was at work! It seemed to be his personal job/mission to excite the scholars about being in this institution. It wasn't just a costume he put on each weekend, but a full time perspective he wore daily. Were other high school mascots on their game as much as he was? The halls were a little brighter and activities a ton livelier when he was around. I knew I would always pay closer attention to other highschool mascots from this point on. They definitely deserve the recognition, working so diligently to make high school a fun experience for the rest of us.
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