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| My theme for #23 Round of ABC Wednesday: Signs & Such of San Benito County, California |
The mascot for San Benito High School, also known as Hollister High School, is the Baler. The mascot is not the machine that turns loose hay into compacted bales. Uh uh. It's the farmer who once upon a time cultivated hay by hand.
When I was in school, nearly 50 years ago, we were formally known as the Haybalers. I have no idea when the name was shortened to Baler. What I do know is this: Once a Baler, always a Baler.
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| 2010 San Benito Saddle Horse Show & Rodeo Parade |
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ReplyDeleteHappy Day to you,
A ShutterBug Explores,
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Love your comment, Carol. Thank you.
DeleteThe high school has two names? Interesting mascot. We were the Saxons.
ReplyDeleteSaxons is a unique mascot in my book.
DeleteSan Benito High School is the formal name. Hollister High is what most of us oldsters say. Oldsters from the days when the high school was called San Benito Joint Union High School when it was the only high school in the county. Too much of a mouthful.
I know what a baler is. They just got done putting up the hay around here.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on
Rural folks we are. :-)
DeleteWould never take my school as a reference ! I hated school ! lol !
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DeleteMine was a English swordsman called a cavalier
ReplyDeletemy middle and elem school used the wildcat mascot
We used to live next to a street named Navellier. Whenever we drove on it, I'd try to make up a rhyme about The Cavalier on Navellier.
DeleteWHat a lovely story...sweet memories Always do well don't they
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Yes, they do. :-)
DeleteYou gotta love the way language evolves. :)
ReplyDeleteTotally!
DeleteAh, the good old days?
ReplyDeleteRecently I've discovered that the rally club skills from long ago do translate well while participating in a protest. :-0
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