{"id":3674,"date":"2025-01-29T17:50:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T17:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wasatch.edu\/deercreek\/?p=3674"},"modified":"2025-01-29T17:54:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T17:54:47","slug":"final-results-of-new-high-school-name-mascot-voting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wasatch.edu\/deercreek\/2025\/01\/29\/final-results-of-new-high-school-name-mascot-voting\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Results of New High School Name &amp; Mascot Voting"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3674\" class=\"elementor elementor-3674\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb3bc57 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb3bc57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1be4e86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1be4e86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">We are thrilled to officially announce that our new high school will be named\u00a0<b>Deer Creek High School<\/b>\u00a0and the mascot will be the\u00a0<b>Riverhawks<\/b>!\u00a0<\/div><div aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div><div>Both the name and mascot were chosen through an inclusive voting process that engaged our staff, students, parents, and community members. The school colors\u2014<b>Navy, Silver, and White<\/b>\u2014reflect the strength and unity of our new school, while the Riverhawks showcase the Osprey&#8217;s presence in Wasatch County; this symbol embodies ambition, strength, and precision. Known for their prowess as fearless hunters, these remarkable birds of prey thrive along the Provo River and Deer Creek Reservoir, where their grace and power inspire all who witness them.<\/div><div aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div><div><b>Celebrating Community Collaboration<\/b><\/div><div aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div><div>This announcement marks the completion of a transparent two-phase process:<\/div><ul><li>High School Name:\u00a0Selected through a ranked-choice vote finalized January 19.<\/li><li>Mascot Decision:\u00a0Selected through a ranked-choice vote from January 21-27.<\/li><\/ul><div>We are deeply grateful for the active participation of our community in shaping the future of Deer Creek High School. This collaboration exemplifies the pride, unity, and shared vision that make our district so special.<\/div><div aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div><div><b>Next Steps<\/b><\/div><div aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div><div>As we continue preparing for the opening of Deer Creek High School, we look forward to sharing construction updates and other milestones along the way.<\/div><div aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div><div>Thank you for your partnership and dedication to Wasatch!<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are thrilled to officially announce that our new high school will be named\u00a0Deer Creek High School\u00a0and the mascot will be the\u00a0Riverhawks!\u00a0\u00a0Both the name and mascot were chosen through an inclusive voting process that engaged our staff, students, parents, and community members. The school colors\u2014Navy, Silver, and White\u2014reflect the strength and unity of our new [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":3673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wasatch.edu\/deercreek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wasatch.edu\/deercreek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wasatch.edu\/deercreek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wasatch.edu\/deercreek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wasatch.edu\/deercreek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wasatch.edu\/deercreek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3674\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wasatch.edu\/deercreek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wasatch.edu\/deercreek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wasatch.edu\/deercreek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wasatch.edu\/deercreek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}