Most of you know that I graduated from Elkton High, proud home of the grammatically incorrect Elkton Elks. I have to say, though, at least our mascot isn't a tree! (Sorry, Upper Darby High. The only place there are fighting trees is in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.) Nonetheless, EHS and UDHS do have one thing in common...our school colors. Here is a quote from a teen book I read recently on that topic:
"Our school colors are actually purple and gold--colors which go together--but the athletic uniforms, the flag, and just about all other school memorabilia come in purple and yellow. Yellow is not the same color as gold, but whoever orders stuff for our school apparently thinks we won't notice the difference. This is probably the reason our teams always lose. I mean, how can you psych out the other team when you're dressed as if Barney the dinosaur and Big Bird got together to create your uniform?"
--From Fame, Glory, and Other Things on My To Do List by Jeanette Rallison
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