B-Rich Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Just for starters: Hollywood High School Sheiks Beverly Hills High School Normans Culver City High School Centaurs John Marshall High School Barristers Can't say I've heard those used ANYWHERE else.... any others? It is what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 5 minutes ago, B-Rich said: Just for starters: Hollywood High School Sheiks Beverly Hills High School Normans Culver City High School Centaurs John Marshall High School Barristers Can't say I've heard those used ANYWHERE else.... any others? But wait, there's more: Mayfair High Monsoons Sultana High Sultans Coachella Valley High Arabs | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 I've always been partial to the Culver City High School Centaurs, Venice High School Gondoliers, and Manual Arts High School Toilers amongst unique Greater Los Angeles high school sports nicknames.Some others that have caught my eye while paging through the Los Angeles Times sports section over the years:Bellarmine-Jefferson High School Guards Canoga Park High School Hunters Cathedral High School Phantoms Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy Tologs Glendale High School Nitros Immaculate Heart High School Pandas Los Angeles High School Romans Maywood Academy Nighthawks Notre Dame Academy Royal Gryphons Paraclete High School Spirits Ribét Academy Fighting Frogs St. Bonaventure High School Seraphs St. Joseph High School JestersSt. Paul the Apostle High School Swordsmen (as well as the Lady Swordsmen)St. Genevieve High School ValiantsThomas Jefferson High School Democrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 4 minutes ago, Brian in Boston said: Thomas Jefferson High School Democrats Pretty ironic, that one. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Let's add to this LA madness. Torrance High School Tartars North (Torrance) High School Saxons Inglewood High School Sentinels Cornelia Connelly High School Koalas (my wife's alma mater) Compton High School Tarbabes (due to Compton Community College being the Tartars) California (Whittier) High School Condors Chatsworth High School Chancellors Diamond Bar High School Brahmas Palos Verdes High School Sea Kings Glendora High School Tartans Leuzinger High School Olympians Los Altos High School Conquerors Nogales High School Nobles El Modena High School Vanguards Garden Grove High School Argonauts Irvine High School Vaqueros Laguna Beach High School Breakers Newport Harbor High School Sailors Tustin High School Tillers Whittier Christian High School Heralds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goaztecs Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Still MIGHTY said: But wait, there's more: Mayfair High Monsoons Sultana High Sultans Coachella Valley High Arabs Technically not in the LA Area, but the Coachella Valley is home to the CV Arabs and their rival Indio High School Rajahs. This is because of the dates that are grown here. A couple of years ago there was someone on the east coast who was offended by the CV mascot and as a compromise they changed their name to the "Mighty Arabs" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest23 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 14 minutes ago, LMU said: Let's add to this LA madness. Torrance High School Tartars North (Torrance) High School Saxons Inglewood High School Sentinels Cornelia Connelly High School Koalas (my wife's alma mater) Compton High School Tarbabes (due to Compton Community College being the Tartars) California (Whittier) High School Condors Chatsworth High School Chancellors Diamond Bar High School Brahmas Palos Verdes High School Sea Kings Glendora High School Tartans Leuzinger High School Olympians Los Altos High School Conquerors Nogales High School Nobles El Modena High School Vanguards Garden Grove High School Argonauts Irvine High School Vaqueros Laguna Beach High School Breakers Newport Harbor High School Sailors Tustin High School Tillers Whittier Christian High School Heralds Laguna Beach High Breakers Artists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaumatrope Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 53 minutes ago, Gothamite said: Pretty ironic, that one. Not really. Getting into the weeds a bit here, but Jefferson is credited as a founding father of the Democratic party via his role in the creation of the Democratic-Republican Party. Prior to the middle of the 20th century the Democratic Party was the party of small government and states rights. The JFK and LBJ administrations effectively marked the end of the Democratic Party as the "Party of the South" (and by extension the party of "state's rights"). It's a gross oversimplification, but by the end of the 20th century the two parties had effectively switched places in terms of geography and attitudes towards central government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadmanLA Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Brian in Boston said: I've always been partial to the Culver City High School Centaurs, Venice High School Gondoliers, and Manual Arts High School Toilers amongst unique Greater Los Angeles high school sports nicknames.Some others that have caught my eye while paging through the Los Angeles Times sports section over the years:Bellarmine-Jefferson High School Guards Canoga Park High School Hunters Cathedral High School Phantoms Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy Tologs Glendale High School Nitros Immaculate Heart High School Pandas Los Angeles High School Romans Maywood Academy Nighthawks Notre Dame Academy Royal Gryphons Paraclete High School Spirits Ribét Academy Fighting Frogs St. Bonaventure High School Seraphs St. Joseph High School JestersSt. Paul the Apostle High School Swordsmen (as well as the Lady Swordsmen)St. Genevieve High School ValiantsThomas Jefferson High School Democrats Although I grew up just blocks away from Crenshaw High School (Cougars), I attended Los Angeles High only for my freshman year, and went to Palisades Charter HS my final three years of high school. Palisades' mascot is the Dolphins; as far as I know, they may be the only high school in greater Los Angeles that uses that particular mascot. Helen Bernstein High School in Hollywood, which was built on the old site of Metromedia Square/Fox Television Center (and former longtime home of KTTV Fox 11), has the Dragons as their mascot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 2 hours ago, Thaumatrope said: Not really. Getting into the weeds a bit here, but Jefferson is credited as a founding father of the Democratic party via his role in the creation of the Democratic-Republican Party. Prior to the middle of the 20th century the Democratic Party was the party of small government and states rights. The JFK and LBJ administrations effectively marked the end of the Democratic Party as the "Party of the South" (and by extension the party of "state's rights"). It's a gross oversimplification, but by the end of the 20th century the two parties had effectively switched places in terms of geography and attitudes towards central government. Yes, although in point of fact Jefferson’s party was called the “Republican Party”. The whole “Democratic-Republican” thing is a modern invention designed to make it easier to tell the original party apart from the modern party of the same name. Continuing the over-simplification, the modern Republican Party does share much with Jefferson’s Republican Party. Yes, the two contemporary parties have traded places over the last century, but that has brought the two Republican Parties into something resembling historical alignment. I know Jefferson is commonly credited as the father of the Democratic Party, but that still doesn’t mean it has make much sense. The Democratic Party wanted to tie itself to the spirit of Jefferson, so they claimed a connection. They’re the Charlotte Hornets of the 19th Century. ? Jefferson stood for almost everything the Democratic Party opposes today; white supremacy, a landed elite, agrarian society favored over urban, a weak federal government subordinate to the states. But then again, the Federalist Society is exactly 180 degrees from everything the Federalist Party of Hamilton and Washington believed in, and they’d be pretty horrified to see what’s happened to their name. So its not like we don’t hold on to all manner of inaccurate if historical names. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest23 Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 46 minutes ago, Gothamite said: Yes, although in point of fact Jefferson’s party was called the “Republican Party”. The whole “Democratic-Republican” thing is a modern invention designed to make it easier to tell the original party apart from the modern party of the same name. Continuing the over-simplification, the modern Republican Party does share much with Jefferson’s Republican Party. Yes, the two parties have traded places, but that has brought the two Republican Parties into something resembling historical alignment. I know Jefferson is commonly credited as the father of the Democratic Party, but that still doesn’t mean it has make much sense. The Democratic Party wanted to tie itself to the spirit of Jefferson, so they claimed a connection. They’re the Charlotte Hornets of the 19th Century. ? Jefferson stood for almost everything the Democratic Party opposes today; white supremacy, a landed elite, agrarian society favored over urban, a weak federal government subordinate to the states. But then again, the Federalist Society is exactly 180 degrees from everything the Federalist Party of Hamilton and Washington believed in, and they’d be pretty horrified to see what’s happened to their name. So its not like we don’t hold on to all manner of inaccurate if historical names. "I Still Call it the Whig" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uuh70 Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 There's also the Grover Cleveland Charter High School Cavaliers (est 1959) Granada Hills Charter High School Highlanders Reseda High School Regents William Howard Taft Charter High School Toreadors El Camino Real Charter High School Conquistadores Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sykotyk Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Cleveland, Ohio Area: Cleveland Collingwood Railroaders Cleveland East Technical Scarabs Cleveland Glenville Tarblooders Cleveland John Marshall Lawyers Lyndhurst Brush Arcs Westlake Demons Solon Comets Parma Heights Holy Name Green Wave (though more commonly called the Namers) Akron East Orientals Barberton Magics Norwalk Truckers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewharrington Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 10 hours ago, Sykotyk said: Cleveland, Ohio Area: Cleveland Collingwood Railroaders Cleveland East Technical Scarabs Cleveland Glenville Tarblooders Cleveland John Marshall Lawyers Lyndhurst Brush Arcs Westlake Demons Solon Comets Parma Heights Holy Name Green Wave (though more commonly called the Namers) Akron East Orientals Barberton Magics Norwalk Truckers Wow. Lots of great LA area names. Here are more Ohio ones: Hudson Explorers Medina Battling Bees Midpark Meteors Normandy Invaders Avon Lake Shoremen Centerville Elks Midview Middies Crooksville Ceramics Alliance Aviators Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies New Philadelphia Quakers Groveport-Madison Cruisers Antwerp Archers Oyler Madhatters Africentric Nubians Oakwood Lumberjacks Fredericktown Freddies Philo Electrics Garfield G-Men Huntington Huntsmen University School Preppers Marion Harding Presidents Mifflin Punchers Rootstown Rovers Dover Tornadoes East Liverpool Potters Shenandoah Zeps Trimble Tomcats Urbana Hillclimbers I still don't have a website, but I have a dribbble now! http://dribbble.com/andyharry [The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent the position, strategy or opinions of adidas and/or its brands.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 When I was in high school in Milwaukee, I had a friend who went to Pius XI High School. Home of the “Popes”. Which meant that their girls teams were the “Lady Popes”. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinsUp1214 Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Utah’s pretty generic with their names, but they do have a few unique names sprinkled here and there: - Monticello Buckaroos - Jordan Beetdiggers - Granger Farmers (closed in 2009) - Manti Templars - Spanish Fork Dons - American Fork Cavemen - Escalante Moquis - Salem Hills Skyhawks EDIT: Just remembered the Carbon Dinos and the Rowland Hall Winged Lions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedawg22 Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 5 hours ago, Gothamite said: When I was in high school in Milwaukee, I had a friend who went to Pius XI High School. Home of the “Popes”. Which meant that their girls teams were the “Lady Popes”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Joan Best passage: Quote Her sex was revealed when she gave birth during a procession, and she died shortly after, either through murder or natural causes. The accounts state that later church processions avoided this spot, and that the Vatican removed the female pope from its official lists and crafted a ritual to ensure that future popes were male. oh ,my god ,i strong recommend you to have a visit on the website ,or if i'm the president ,i would have an barceque with the anthor of the articel . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Cesarano Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 5 hours ago, Gothamite said: When I was in high school in Milwaukee, I had a friend who went to Pius XI High School. Home of the “Popes”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC in Da House w/o a Doubt Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 somewhat barely related. I've always appreciated the number of unique names in the Big 10 Nittany Lions Buckeyes Hawkeyes Fighting Illini Boilermakers Hoosiers Golden Gophers and recently added: Cornhuskers Terrapins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 18 minutes ago, Ferdinand Cesarano said: Catherine O'Hara is a ing genius. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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