Was Clarkton settled by people from Lapland? Is there some
connection with Santa Claus? Is Clarkton sited on tundra?
Clarkton is actually in the little boot heel of Missouri (no tundra there, as far as I know). It dates back to 1876, and currently has a population of 1,000. They’ve got two famous people, both athletes I’ve never heard of.
Hard to believe, but the school has less than 90 students. It’s officially in a “distant rural setting,” so I guess that makes some sense.
Yup, tornado country too
Somehow or other, they manage to support basketball, baseball, softball, and volleyball teams (plus a cheer squad).
So, whence the name? Well, according to Facebook (hey, it’s
gotta be true, right?):
“Originally called the Stags but people associated that with
adult films so they changed it to the fawns. Everyone thought that sounded to
feminine and other schools already had the name Deer so it became the Reindeer.”
Okay, so why purple reindeer then? Sorry, haven’t a clue.
Wrong color!
No mascot per se, but a Google Image search did find plenty of non-mascoty things like this:
Hey, a little purple die, and you’re set.
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