And, yes, they do refer to themselves as the Stoners.
Where the heck did Sandstoners come from though? And what the heck does it mean?
Well, if you guessed Potsdam is known for their sandstone, you’d be right. Turns out it’s a pink-orange variety that’s particularly good for construction.
The most famous recipient of that sandstone is probably some of Canada’s parliament buildings. Seeing as Potsdam’s pretty close to the Canadian border, this actually makes a lot of sense.
The city of almost 15,000 is also known for two colleges, SUNY Potsdam and Clarkson. In fact, when those schools are in session, the town’s population goes up by over 50%.
SUNY-P (Are those bricks?!?)
I actually have heard of a couple of the native sons and daughters, In particular, I’m familiar with Peggy Fleming (skater), Wes Craven (director), and Frank B. Kellogg (secretary of state).
Wes is the one in the middle
The high school has about 380 students. Oddly couldn’t really find out that much about it. Its Wikipedia page talks primarily about winning a local quiz bowl and a $10,000 grant from KFC to the school’s Positivity Club.
I do know that it’s at least as old as this pretty ancient postcard
That article also mentions it has 14 sports (but no additional info). It does appear, though, that the hockey team’s pretty good.
Their mascot is this pretty weird-looking dude:
And he’s represented on the ice (and the court and the field) by this much more prepossessing fellow:
I wonder though … Couldn’t they have just been something like the Miners, or the Diggers, or the Quarrymen?
Dang, that last one’s already taken
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