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Clover board narrows Roosevelt and Lake Wylie logo options; staff to return refined images
Summary
At a Clover School District work session, trustees reviewed new logo options for Roosevelt Middle School and Lake Wylie High School. The board favored a full-tiger image with varsity-style lettering for Roosevelt and a cleaner arched lightning mark for Lake Wylie; staff will return revised art for final selection at the March business meeting.
The Clover School District Board of Trustees discussed and narrowed logo options for two schools at its work session, asking staff to return final refinements ahead of a March vote.
The board reviewed revised art for Roosevelt Middle School and Lake Wylie High School after receiving public-information feedback and prior board input. Stephanie Knott, the district's public information officer, said the presentation showed images that had performed well previously followed by new variations based on the board's earlier comments. "Again, as doctor Quinn said, we are going to continue in listening and feedback mode this evening," Knott told trustees.
Board members repeatedly expressed a preference for a version of the Roosevelt mark that shows the tiger on the rock with varsity-style blue lettering. Several trustees said they preferred that the full tiger remain visible and that the lettering use a block "R" on the rock rather than the initials "RMS." A number of trustees voiced support for what they described as option 5 or option 8 from the presentation; several said option 5 would allow room to place a block R on the rock.
On Lake Wylie High School, trustees discussed whether to use an arced lightning motif or a diagonal/vertical bolt. Multiple board members favored a cleaner arched lightning mark (identified in the presentation as option 3) or using the wording layout from option 2 with one of the bolt designs placed on top of the letters. One trustee said the arched option "is a nice, like, a little more clean version of that." Another trustee said they did not want the design shown in option 7.
Dr. Quinn and Knott summarized the next steps: the district will return two refined choices for each school (for Roosevelt, a version of option 5 with a block R on the rock and a spaced version of option 8; for Lake Wylie, two combos of option 2 and option 3/4 with alternate bolt placements). Knott confirmed staff can deliver the two refined options within the board's two-week timeframe so the trustees can vote on the preferred designs at the March business meeting.
The trustees also discussed that secondary marks (for jerseys, helmets and small-format uses) will be provided by the graphics team after the board approves the primary marks. Knott reminded the board that student input had been used earlier in the process — including a focus group that inspired the tiger-on-rock motif for Roosevelt — but said the board is nearing a point for final selection.
Trustees did not take a formal vote on the designs at the work session. The district will present revised files at the March business meeting, where the board plans to make final selections and then commission a vendor to complete Liberty Hill Elementary's branding at a later date.
Details and context: the presentation showed multiple variants for each school that differed in the presence of the rock, banner placement, varsity lettering, color fills (blue with gold outline), and lightning orientation. Several board members noted practical considerations — for example, how logos reproduce on jerseys or helmets where smaller marks may be used in isolation from the full banner.
The board's remarks and the staff direction at the meeting indicate a near-term decision is expected; Knott said staff will bring the refined options back in time for the March business meeting vote.
