This isn't just a black bear. It's a Great Smoky Mountains black bear, inspiration for Sevier County High School's mascot. / Michael Patrick, Knoxville News Sentinel Bears are all over the high ...

Before moving on, Killingly threw a retirement celebration for the high school’s mascot ... of Dudley, Massachusetts, said. Five years ago, the Redmen mascot was dropped amid concerns it ...

and it isn't revealed until that student graduates that they were the mascot. Few schools utilize a mascot that the student can't hide their identity. One of the most iconic college athletics ...