💚💛 A little Hawk clarification! 💛💚
We’ve loved seeing the excitement, and the memories, shared about our Hawk mascot!
To clarify, Hay Springs did not get a new mascot. We are, and will continue to be, the Hay Springs Hawks! We simply received a new Hawk mascot suit, generously donated by Security First Bank. Our former Hawk suit isn’t disappearing either; it will be donated to our local museum, where this piece of Hay Springs history can be preserved and enjoyed for years to come.
When we announced the naming contest, the intent was simply to create a fun opportunity for our current students to have some ownership and excitement surrounding the new suit. It certainly wasn’t intended to erase or replace any Hay Springs traditions. And we’ve learned something through all of your comments: Henry clearly has a special place in Hawk history!
We appreciate our alumni and longtime community members sharing that history with those of us, and with some of our students, who may not have known it.
We’ll take that history into consideration as we move forward with the contest. After all, this is exactly what makes school traditions special: connecting generations of Hawks: past, present, and future.
In the famous words of our pledge-leader today, have a Hawk-mazing day!
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