In September we announced that we would be seeking a name for the PDS Sports teams. We asked for names and received well over 100 different name ideas from students, teachers, alumni, trustees and parents. We posted it on the PDS Facebook page and gathered some additional suggestions from fans. The list was wild – everything from the PDS Garden Gnomes to the PDS Stephen T. Colberts and everything in between.
Athletic Director Joan Matheis and I met with the captains of the varsity teams. Our task was to come up with a shortlist of possible names all of which were acceptable to the whole group. We wanted a name that honors and respects our team athletes, represents the school well and is not prmarily associated with a major league team. That eliminated many great names.
The team captains winnowed names down to a short list, all of which they felt met the critera and all of which were acceptable to all of them were it to be chosen.
So – here – in alphabetical order – are the final four:
The PDS Coyotes
The PDS Dragons
The PDS Eclipse
The PDS Navigators
Great choices.
And with great potential for slogans and mascots.
The students prek-12th grade - will make the final decison in a vote this week. But – if you would like to “vote” and join the debate go the PDS Facebook page and join in the fun.
The students’ decision will be announced on Friday.
My vote shouldn’t count for too much, but, of the four, the PDS Navigators is the one that seems to best fit PDS’s logo (the compass), and the “many minds, one world” message. PDS students are well positioned, after all, to become navigators in the world at large: goodness knows, we are going to need good navigators in the years ahead, so why not start right now with the sports team title!