tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323509168424811736.post3395149318208959624..comments2023-10-14T07:00:54.797-04:00Comments on Behind the Three Point Line: Big Adventure Saturday.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02458563540880804732noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323509168424811736.post-77827690774634790662013-05-22T12:38:40.349-04:002013-05-22T12:38:40.349-04:00Hi! I was trying desperately to find a CHS logo fo...Hi! I was trying desperately to find a CHS logo for a project and I came across this blog. Here's the really quick story of the Syrupmaker mascot (of which we are VERY proud of, btw, and if it is every changes, expect snow from down Hell's way). Cairo was the world's top producer of cane syrup many years ago, thanks to the farms and Roddenbery's, a local packaging operation. The school's mascot was previously the Tiger. Roddenbery's company was located next door to the football field. During a rainy game, the owner of the company passed out poncho-type jackets to the football players sitting on the bench. The back of the coats said "syrup maker" to identify employees on the work floor. The opposing team started calling us the "syrupmakers" and the name stuck. Sports Illustrated has listed our mascot as the #1 most unusual high school mascot many times. Our field mascot is not nearly as cool as Chief Osceola (who I grew up watching at every FSU home game from age 8-18!), but instead a cute, glittery cheerleader wearing, yes, a syrup pitcher costume. We "pour it on!" at every game and most fans carry corn-kernel-filled syrup bottles to shake (wow...I am really making us sound like a hick school). Also, just to further your incredulity (which doesn't offend me, I promise. I get a lot of flack for the mascot), we pronounce the city's name Kay-ro and the mascot name surup-maker instead of sirup-maker...like the rest of the normal world. Now you know!<br />By the way, your triplets are darling! Jennanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323509168424811736.post-46787444367128200192010-03-09T07:45:32.012-05:002010-03-09T07:45:32.012-05:00Hahahahah hilarious! It's so cool that you gu...Hahahahah hilarious! It's so cool that you guys didn't get mad when the place wasn't what you thought. What a weird mascot. Unless there's a costume for it, it's probably not a good idea :)--franAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323509168424811736.post-22495580846688409472010-03-02T21:37:24.076-05:002010-03-02T21:37:24.076-05:00Used to be J.B.'s BBQ and it was great. I gues...Used to be J.B.'s BBQ and it was great. I guess the new place doesn't stack up. A friend of mine left Tally and moved to Cairo in high school. We used to jokingly say, "Syrupmakers, syrupmakers, rah, rah, rah". There's just something not right about that. They should change the name.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04334387253625512303noreply@blogger.com