Writing Using the information below, write a short feature story. Statements may be treated as direct quotations or paraphrases. Choose a tone that fits the story.Be creative, but be careful not to overdo it. Background Your school is Blue Mound High School in Blue Mound, Kentucky. The mascot and team name for your school is the Mustangs . While talking with your great uncle, George Albright, you discover that when he graduated from your school in 1959, the mascot was a mule .You search back issues of your school yearbook and local newspa- per and discover that in 1962 the team name and mascot was changed from the Mighty Mules to the Mighty Mustangs. That same year, the school newspaper was officially renamed from the Miner to the Lasso, and the yearbook was renamed from the Pick Axe to the Stallion. In 1982 the word Mighty was unofficially deleted from the mascot and team name. The town of Blue Mound grew up around the local coal-mining industry. In the early 1900s, mules were used as draft animals by coal miners as well as by area farmers. Statements George Albright Mules are intelligent, hard -working beasts of burden They have as much stamina and strength as any mustang. Nina Wallace, sophomore I think it's pretty funny that we had a stubborn old mule for a mascot. We think we're such hot shots with our beautiful mustang. The mule fits this school better. We should change back to the mule. James Dunlap, junior We're the mustangs now,and that's that. I can't imagine yelling, "Go Mules!" Extra Information A mule is a hybrid of a horse and a donkey (usually a male donkey and a mare). Mules are generally sterile. Mules bray like donkeys. Mules are still regarded primarily as working animals.

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Writing Using the information below, write a short feature story. Statements may be treated as direct quotations or paraphrases. Choose a tone that fits the story.Be creative, but be careful not to overdo it. Background Your school is Blue Mound High School in Blue Mound, Kentucky. The mascot and team name for your school is the Mustangs . While talking with your great uncle, George Albright, you discover that when he graduated from your school in 1959, the mascot was a mule .You search back issues of your school yearbook and local newspa- per and discover that in 1962 the team name and mascot was changed from the Mighty Mules to the Mighty Mustangs. That same year, the school newspaper was officially renamed from the Miner to the Lasso, and the yearbook was renamed from the Pick Axe to the Stallion. In 1982 the word Mighty was unofficially deleted from the mascot and team name. The town of Blue Mound grew up around the local coal-mining industry. In the early 1900s, mules were used as draft animals by coal miners as well as by area farmers. Statements George Albright Mules are intelligent, hard -working beasts of burden They have as much stamina and strength as any mustang. Nina Wallace, sophomore I think it's pretty funny that we had a stubborn old mule for a mascot. We think we're such hot shots with our beautiful mustang. The mule fits this school better. We should change back to the mule. James Dunlap, junior We're the mustangs now,and that's that. I can't imagine yelling, "Go Mules!" Extra Information A mule is a hybrid of a horse and a donkey (usually a male donkey and a mare). Mules are generally sterile. Mules bray like donkeys. Mules are still regarded primarily as working animals.

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From Mighty Mule to Mustang: A Blue Mound High School Identity Crisis?Blue Mound High School sophomore Nina Wallace thinks her school’s mascot should be a mule. “I think it’s pretty funny that we had a stubborn old mule for a mascot,” she says. “We think we’re such hot shots with our beautiful mustang. The mule fits this school better. We should change back to the mule.”Wallace’s unusual opinion stems from a recent discovery about the school’s history. Until 1962, the Blue Mound High School mascot *was* a mule. The school, located in Blue Mound, Kentucky, a town built on coal mining, originally embraced the mule as a symbol of the hard-working miners and farmers who relied on these sturdy animals in the early 20th century.This historical tidbit was unearthed by a current student who, while talking with his great uncle, George Albright, a 1959 Blue Mound graduate, learned of the school’s original mascot. Albright, who clearly holds the mule in high regard, commented, “Mules are intelligent, hard-working beasts of burden. They have as much stamina and strength as any mustang.” Further research in old yearbooks and newspapers confirmed the switch, revealing that not only did the mascot change from the Mighty Mules to the Mighty Mustangs in 1962, but the school newspaper and yearbook followed suit, transitioning from the *Miner* to the *Lasso* and the *Pick Axe* to the *Stallion*, respectively. By 1982, even the “Mighty” was dropped, leaving the school with the Mustangs they know today.This revelation has sparked a debate among the student body. While Wallace champions a return to the mule, others, like junior James Dunlap, are firmly rooted in the present. “We’re the mustangs now, and that’s that,” Dunlap states. “I can’t imagine yelling, ‘Go Mules!’”The question remains: does the mustang truly represent Blue Mound High School? Or does the unassuming mule, a symbol of the town’s gritty, hard-working past, deserve a second look? Perhaps somewhere in the archives, a dusty mule mascot costume is waiting to be rediscovered, ready to once again represent the students of Blue Mound High.

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