Submit Your Idea For The Beverly Middle School Mascot

BEVERLY, MA – A new school needs a new logo, and Beverly wants it to come from the students.

"We've tried to be as inclusive as possible throughout all phases of this project," said Briscoe Middle School Prinicpal Matthew Poska. "As we got into this part of it, we realized there's still one group of stakeholders who we haven't included as much as we've liked."

Poska said students will have the opportunity to submit their own logo design. But for a new logo, the school needs a new mascot. Current and former Beverly residents are invited to submit their ideas for a new mascot by Oct. 28, using this online form.

The middle school will take the top ideas from the survey, and students in grades four through eight will vote on which idea is best on Nov. 7, said Poska.

He said the colors will still be black and orange, but Briscoe's current mascot – a cougar – will be replaced. Grades one through 12 will have the opportunity to submit their logo design incorporating the new mascot. The Beverly Guild of Artists and Montserrat College of Art will lend a hand during that process.

Poska said hopefully the school will have a new design and logo by the middle of December.

Use this form to submit your ideas for a new Beverly Middle Mascot.

The Massachusetts Building Authority recently voted to fund a new Beverly Middle School, which is expected to cost $109.2 million. Beverly City Council voted last month to appropriate the money for the new school.

Image courtesy of the Beverly School District