Paquette said the new scot needs to embody the traits and characteristics that the school and the community endeavor to uphold. We are loyal, proud, connected, decisive, strong, compassionate, protective, skilled, brave, resilient, and impressive, to name a few, he said. These mascot choices embody these traits and characteristics.
The final mascot must also be able to appeal, and support, all the students in the Hanover school system, from kindergarteners to high school seniors. Our mascot must possess a clear and identifiable beauty, one that’s easily communicated and displayed, he said. There’s beauty in the grace of a Hawk, for example, beauty in the strength of a Husky, and beauty in the loyalty of being United.