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District presents Juan M. Alvarado Elementary mascot survey; students favor gold and big-cat mascots
Summary
SOUTHWEST ISD presented results of a student survey for Juan M. Alvarado Elementary's mascot and colors; students favored gold and big-cat mascots, and staff will draft original logos for subcommittee review and a future student vote.
SOUTHWEST ISD staff presented survey results on mascot and color choices for the planned Juan M. Alvarado Elementary School and outlined the next steps for logo drafts and student voting.
Roger (district staff) said the district surveyed projected third- and fourth-grade students from Sky Harbor and Spicewood Park and received 122 responses. Staff presented color preferences and mascot suggestions: gold was the most popular main color choice (about 21% of responses) followed closely by blue; gold also scored highly as a secondary color, with white and black near the top of secondary choices. Staff noted that some color selections overlap with existing district schools (for example, several schools already use shades of blue and Legacy uses gold), and that staff would recommend color combinations that provide sufficient contrast (e.g., gold with black rather than gold and white) and would present refined options to the subcommittee.
On mascots, students most often suggested big cats (tiger, lion, cheetah); other popular picks included eagle, dog and fox. Staff noted duplicate uses across the district (for example, another campus uses “Tigers” and another uses “Eagles”) and suggested alternate but related options such as hawks instead of eagles to avoid duplication. Staff said 60% of respondents preferred a real animal over a mythical creature and listed desired mascot traits such as “fun,” “strength,” and “wisdom.”
Next steps described by staff: produce original logo drafts (black-and-white mockups first), present several color variants and three mascot options with three color sets (nine final combinations) for a student vote; the winning mascot and color combination will be brought back to the board for final reveal. Board members discussed color palette choices and requested subcommittee review and additional color samples before final selection. Staff said logo work will avoid stock artwork to prevent copyright issues and will aim to present kid-friendly mascot designs (for example, a cub rather than an adult lion). No selection was finalized at the meeting.
