I saw this interesting tidbit over at Fort Mill Times. Apparently a contest was held in which local high school students were encouraged to draw their interpretations of the new elementary school mascots (Pleasant Knoll Panthers and Sugar Creek Sharks). They were given two weeks to come up with logos for each school. [...]

Pleasant Knoll Elementary School, which opens in the fall, has announced it’s winning mascot/color combination. While our daughter had hoped the result would be the Pleasant Knoll Penguins, the new school’s mascot will be the Pleasant Knoll Panthers, with black and blue as the school colors.

The Panther option received 34% of the vote (Penguin tied with Knights for second place, with 22% of the votes each).

Sugar Creek Elementary School, on the other hand, had a tighter race, with the winning result of

This week will be a busy one for the new Pleasant Knoll and Sugar Creek elementary schools which hope to open their doors this fall. All entries to help decide the school mascots and team colors are due in tomorrow (Monday, February 9, 2009) at the current school of all prospective PKES and SCES [...]