{"id":6819,"date":"2023-03-29T18:37:24","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T18:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/?p=6819"},"modified":"2024-09-04T15:28:36","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T15:28:36","slug":"west-iron-county-wykon-mascot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/our-projects\/west-iron-county-wykon-mascot\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story of the West Iron Wykon"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6819\" class=\"elementor elementor-6819\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e8d6a2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e8d6a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58819fd\" data-id=\"58819fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71b7684 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71b7684\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1836\" height=\"1074\" src=\"https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/Banner-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6824\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/Banner-2.jpg 1836w, https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/Banner-2-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/Banner-2-1024x599.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/Banner-2-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/Banner-2-1536x899.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1836px) 100vw, 1836px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37cabb9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37cabb9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f9c16d\" data-id=\"2f9c16d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d842578\" data-id=\"d842578\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-21cdb3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21cdb3b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3844dd\" data-id=\"c3844dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b984cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b984cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Legend of the Iron County Wykon<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6763dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6763dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Why a Wykon?<\/h3>\n<p>On the border between Wisconsin and Michigan sits Iron County, Michigan. Iron County is home to miles of snow mobile trails, a tight-knit community, and a vast amount of Iron ore. This is the norm for most of Michigan\u2019s Upper peninsula. However, Iron County is the only county where you\u2019ll find a Wykon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cWhat the heck is a Wykon?\u201d you may ask yourself, and we don\u2019t blame you. Before this project, nobody on our staff had heard of such a thing. A Wykon is a three-legged mythological creature made over 50 years ago by Floyd Carlson, Donald MacDonald, and Brandon Giovanelli. All were members of the West Iron County faculty, and at the time, the county was being consolidated. Bates Township School, Iron River Public School, and Stambaugh Township schools were being combined under the West Iron County Public Schools system. As a result of this merger, a new mascot was needed. Giovanelli, an art teacher at the then Stambaugh High School, used his experience to create what we\u2019re left with today.<\/p>\n<h6>According to legend, the \u201cS\u201d made by the tail stands for Stambaugh, while the main body and upper leg represent \u201cIR\u201d, a reference to Iron River. Although, Giovanelli admits this was merely a coincidence.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7830feb\" data-id=\"7830feb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-897a980 e-transform e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"897a980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;0.7&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"699\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/large-wykon-1-699x1024-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6825\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/large-wykon-1-699x1024-1.png 699w, https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/large-wykon-1-699x1024-1-205x300.png 205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2633aee\" data-id=\"2633aee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a117f79 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a117f79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-317591b\" data-id=\"317591b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ff4cbb\" data-id=\"4ff4cbb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-504b3e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"504b3e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-align-center\">The Old Mascot Costume&#8217;s Retirement<\/h3><p>In the 1980\u2019s this drawing was brought to life in the form of a mascot costume. West Iron County definitely got the max life expectancy out of it, as this mascot costume was used for over 40 years. However, towards the tail end of those years, the mascot costume was deteriorating to the point where it was rarely used. It finally met its end in 2022, when the mascot costume attended a parade celebrating hometown hero, Nick Baumgartner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-089c295 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"089c295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=yXYlhKKDNHw&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1887a5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1887a5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Iron County local, Nick Baumgartner, earned a gold medal in snowboarding for the USA in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics!<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f25869 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7f25869\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44a4dda\" data-id=\"44a4dda\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-999dee2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"999dee2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-737e8eb\" data-id=\"737e8eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e91be00\" data-id=\"e91be00\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3329528 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3329528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-align-center\">Taking on A New Challenge<\/h3><p>The original mascot costume served the community well for many decades, but now it was time to retire it. Enter Kevin Schmutzler, Superintendent of West Iron Public Schools. Kevin headed up the project of getting his district a new mascot costume. Soon after taking on this project, he found our company. The process had officially begun!<\/p><p>Kevin explained to us the significance behind the Wykon, and why his county deserved to have a mascot that honored their history. Like many schools, he needed something that could be used all year round, and that children would be excited to interact with. However, the West Iron Wykon was unlike anything else that had been designed before. It looked like mythological cross between a lion and a dragon. Something that we had yet to come across in our over 45+ years of mascot making experience.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d26ca17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d26ca17\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0055e17\" data-id=\"0055e17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-828b46c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"828b46c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nevertheless, we started sketching up some ideas. In the meantime, Kevin started to work on fundraising. Like many schools, funding for projects outside the typical new books or new art supplies is hard to come by. Kevin knew that some of the money for this new Wykon mascot was going to have to come from somewhere outside the school district\u2019s budget. After reviewing all of his options, 2 different sources of outside funding emerged.<\/p><ol><li>The School\u2019s Athletic Booster club.<\/li><li>A CD (Certificate of Deposit) owned by the school district which was made up of money collected via the school\u2019s vending machines.<\/li><\/ol><p>West Iron County\u2019s Athletic booster club was able to finance half of the cost of the mascot. This investment meant that the booster club was now engaged in the project. Their reputation and reach in the school district would prove extremely valuable when it came to rallying support for a new mascot.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0005f90\" data-id=\"0005f90\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b1ec2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b1ec2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/308674940_599095028667955_4969204399179293385_n.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6837\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/308674940_599095028667955_4969204399179293385_n.png 960w, https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/308674940_599095028667955_4969204399179293385_n-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/308674940_599095028667955_4969204399179293385_n-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/308674940_599095028667955_4969204399179293385_n-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e58ef23 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e58ef23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1ac0dc elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"c1ac0dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\u201cWe\u2019re a small rural district up here in the upper peninsula. The best shows in town should be Friday night football and Friday night basketball games. It should be the thing to do, and one way we can make it better is by bringing this mascot, the history and tradition behind it, to a 3D feature.\u201d <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"984\" height=\"984\" src=\"https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/1200x0-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6839\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/1200x0-1.jpg 984w, https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/1200x0-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/1200x0-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/1200x0-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 984px) 100vw, 984px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Kevin Schmutzler<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Superintendent - West Iron Public Schools<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fddcb79 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fddcb79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43ce6ea\" data-id=\"43ce6ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4869b02 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4869b02\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-271728e\" data-id=\"271728e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec55550\" data-id=\"ec55550\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6b7289 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6b7289\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Building Up Hype<\/h3><p>At this point, Kevin had the design, the funding, and the support behind making the school\u2019s mascot dream come true. Now all that was needed to do was decide how they were going to reveal the new mascot. It just so happened that their new Wykon mascot would be finished in time for West Iron\u2019s homecoming women\u2019s basketball game against the school\u2019s neighbor and biggest rival, Forest Park. If West Iron could pair a hard-fought victory with the reveal of their new mascot, they would be sure to make headlines.<\/p><p>With the date decided on, arrangements for the actual event itself needed to be made. They immediately got the school\u2019s art teacher, Mrs. Porier, involved. She would be responsible for making the banner the Wykon would run through. Lights in the gym would be off, creating complete darkness. A spotlight would be setup to direct the crowd\u2019s attention to the banner. A Lion\u2019s roar would be played at peak of a hype up song. Then the Wykon would burst through the banner with the basketball team running onto the court shortly after.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a72f3af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a72f3af\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ea1843\" data-id=\"7ea1843\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2950d43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2950d43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=1R_dSNwjkDw&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed19072 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed19072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>This video was shown in every classroom in the school and was played on the TV\u2019s in the school\u2019s hallways.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ef2ee8\" data-id=\"4ef2ee8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b32479 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b32479\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now that the reveal\u2019s details were ironed out, it was time to get the community hyped up. The best way to do this was to get them involved. A competition to decide the official name of the Wykon was started. Students were given one week to come up with ideas and whichever got the most votes would win. The student who suggested the winning name would receive access to \u201cThe best seats in the house\u201d for the homecoming game and a gift certificate for the school store. These seats were built by the school\u2019s building\/trade class and consisted of 2 recliners on platform built on top of the bleachers.<\/p><p>To promote maximum attendance, the school also announced that any kids dressed in the school\u2019s blue and white colors would get in the game for free. They also held an audition for students to be the mascot performer. Students that applied were shown our handy dandy \u201cHow to Perform as a Mascot\u201d video to give them some pointers. Finally, they had their video productions class put together a highlight reel that focused on the history behind the Wykon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18f6d3f\" data-id=\"18f6d3f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76219f8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76219f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c4a3bb\" data-id=\"1c4a3bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d185d09\" data-id=\"d185d09\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91cf154 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91cf154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The Reveal<\/h3><p>Eventually, the time came to reveal the mascot. The student mascot performers were selected, the mascot costume was ready to go, and the bleachers were PACKED. All the community\u2019s hard work was about to pay off. Ladies and Gentlemen, we\u2019d like to introduce you to \u201cWesty\u201d the Wykon:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fa65fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"9fa65fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/NzG2_fY6Y3w&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20268ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20268ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Shoutout to West Iron County Senior, Dale Kemppainen, for recording and producing this video!<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e17d61\" data-id=\"8e17d61\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64e0c90 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64e0c90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ec29d2\" data-id=\"5ec29d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7344289\" data-id=\"7344289\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-29a44fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29a44fa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d74365\" data-id=\"3d74365\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0b19bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0b19bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>A Huge Success!<\/h3><p>Success! Everything went according to plan! The mascot looked fantastic, the presentation was sublime, and the community was ecstatic. As a little cherry on top, West Iron County proceeded to DOMINATE the court against their rival.<\/p><p>In conclusion, we\u2019d like how much we appreciate the uniqueness of Westy Wykon and the community that surrounds him. It\u2019s not every day we get to learn the background and see the behind the scenes of one of our mascots. It\u2019s always a pleasure to work with our neighbors up North, but working with Kevin and West Iron County Schools was an extremely rewarding experience for us. If you\u2019re ever up in there neck of the woods, we recommend stopping by the school for a game or two. You may just see the legendary Wykon in the wild!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcd654e\" data-id=\"fcd654e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29a5c16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"29a5c16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=rjcSYbIpTbQ&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-506b2de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"506b2de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>If you skip ahead to 0:03:30, you\u2019ll witness the mascot reveal from the fan\u2019s Point of View. At 1:11:00 you\u2019ll see the Westy in the halftime show. Listen to the roar of the crowd!<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ebbc13\" data-id=\"9ebbc13\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d70d835 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d70d835\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d82470e\" data-id=\"d82470e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb8c956\" data-id=\"bb8c956\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3133c9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"3133c9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;1:1&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:4,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/pic-2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3133c9f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"pic 2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njg0MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL29seW1wdXNtYXNjb3RzLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzJcLzIwMjNcLzAzXC9waWMtMi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIzMTMzYzlmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/pic-2.jpg\" data-width=\"1086\" data-height=\"724\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/pic-3.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3133c9f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"pic 3\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njg0MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL29seW1wdXNtYXNjb3RzLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzJcLzIwMjNcLzAzXC9waWMtMy5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIzMTMzYzlmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/pic-3.jpg\" data-width=\"1086\" data-height=\"724\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/pic-4.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3133c9f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"pic 4\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njg0MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL29seW1wdXNtYXNjb3RzLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzJcLzIwMjNcLzAzXC9waWMtNC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIzMTMzYzlmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/pic-4.jpg\" data-width=\"724\" data-height=\"1086\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/pic-5-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3133c9f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"pic 5\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njg0NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL29seW1wdXNtYXNjb3RzLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzJcLzIwMjNcLzAzXC9waWMtNS0xLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjMxMzNjOWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/pic-5-1.jpg\" data-width=\"1560\" data-height=\"1040\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/pic-7-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3133c9f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"pic 7\" 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data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njg0NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL29seW1wdXNtYXNjb3RzLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzJcLzIwMjNcLzAzXC9waWMtMTAuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMzEzM2M5ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/pic-10.jpg\" data-width=\"659\" data-height=\"616\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/pic-13-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3133c9f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"pic 13\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njg0OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL29seW1wdXNtYXNjb3RzLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzJcLzIwMjNcLzAzXC9waWMtMTMtc2NhbGVkLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjMxMzNjOWYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/pic-13-scaled.jpg\" data-width=\"1707\" data-height=\"2560\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220dd85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"220dd85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Congratulations to Haiden for winning <em>The Best Seats in the House<\/em>, for her suggestion of &#8220;Westy&#8221;!<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1002ca\" data-id=\"e1002ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db6eb08 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db6eb08\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-298915c\" data-id=\"298915c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fda039\" data-id=\"3fda039\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07d93e2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"07d93e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c7214c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c7214c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Key Takeaways:<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc73d9c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc73d9c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-311d27a\" data-id=\"311d27a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7849ade elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7849ade\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><h3>Tip 1<\/h3><p>Engage and involve the entire school &amp; the community.\u00a0 Get creative and be collaborative.\u00a0 It&#8217;s really for them anyway.<\/p><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b492abf\" data-id=\"b492abf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cad714 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cad714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Tip 2<\/h3><p>Find the right people to be in the suit, and spend time training them how to perform as the mascot.\u00a0 Getting the suit is just the beginning.\u00a0 It&#8217;s really about how it gets seen and used for years to come.\u00a0 \u00a0Start with small performances, and let the people in the suit get comfortable and creative for longer and more frequent performances.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6afe636\" data-id=\"6afe636\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15e09c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15e09c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Tip 3<\/h3><p>You get what you pay for.\u00a0 Find a reputable company that offers a solid history\u00a0of quality material and craftsmanship.\u00a0 Create a mascot design that is fun &amp; inviting, and not scary or creepy to children.\u00a0 Something that everyone can support and enjoy, comfortable and creative for longer and more frequent performances.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b31eb99 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b31eb99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column 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