Students at Depew described “being a Wildcat” as belonging to a close, supportive community and working together to reach goals, according to brief remarks captured in the meeting transcript. "I think it means for everyone to be together since we're all so close to each other here. I feel like it just means everyone has each other's back," said Student (speaker 1), a student at Depew. Student (speaker 2), a student who spoke multiple times in the recording, said, "Being a Wildcat means you're just always gonna have a great support system. No matter if it's the students, friends, or staff, you're just gonna have be supported no matter what you wanna do." The student added that being a Wildcat connotes "community and opportunity," and discussed teamwork learned through sports: "What it means to be a Wildcat to me is working together to complete a goal, come together and do things together as a team and just strive for greatness." In other brief remarks attributed to the same speaker, the student emphasized meeting new people and showing school pride: "What it means to be a Wildcat for me is community and making new friends and, like, meeting new teachers... just show that we all have pride." The recording ends with a short expression of affection for the mascot: "Wildcat's beautiful to love it." The remarks together lasted roughly 79 seconds and were limited to personal reflections on school identity; no policy proposals, budget items or formal actions were recorded in the transcript. These comments offer a window into student perceptions of school culture and peer support at Depew.
