Tarbabes? Meet
Tarblooders.
Glenville, population 22,500, is a suburb in the northeast
part of Cleveland. It dates back to 1870, and was originally a small village,
then a resort community. Later, it became the center of Cleveland’s Jewish population.
Finally, it became a victim of white flight, and is now 90% African American.
The high school dates back to 1892, and currently has 400 students.
Alumni include Steve Harvey and the creators of Superman, Jerry Siegel &
Joe Shuster.
The school is well-known for its athletics, especially football
and track. As for the latter, they hold no less than 18 state titles.
There are a couple of possibilities for the mascot, including
from a:
- School cheer, indicating that they would whack the "tar" and "blood" out of their opponents
- Person who installed (tar-soaked) railroad ties, working so hard they were said to sweat "blood" and "tar"
- Person who used to haul tar from the tarpits to the railroad tracks
Fittingly, the school's colors are red & black.
Oddly, though, their mascot is some robot-y kind of thing.
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