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Monroe OTers: Did Neville HS ever have a live tiger mascot?
Posted on 11/23/14 at 9:54 pm
Posted on 11/23/14 at 9:54 pm
The reason I ask is a Neville cheerleader from back in the day (no pics) claimed they did. This would have been around the early to mid nineties. I suspect BS, but I will defer to the oracle of the OT for confirmation.
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Posted on 11/23/14 at 9:56 pm to Jim Rockford
Not in the 90s, no they didnt. I've never heard of Neville having a Tiger. Had friends go there, buddy's mom taught there, etc.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 9:57 pm to Honest Tune
That's what I thought. 
Posted on 11/23/14 at 9:57 pm to Jim Rockford
Do you know of any High a School in America that has a live mascot on campus other then a bulldog or a bird? ....shite I don't know any
Posted on 11/23/14 at 10:00 pm to Jim Rockford
They claimed the Tiger at the zoo as their mascot...
Posted on 11/23/14 at 10:01 pm to Jim Rockford
Yes. His name was Shasta and he was housed at Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo but they brought him to games with the cheerleaders on top throwing footballs at halftime.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 10:01 pm to Jim Rockford
Yes and Ouachita had a real lion and Ruston had a real bearcat and Wossman had a real wildcat and West Monroe had a real rebal and Bastrop had a real ram and Sterlington had a real panther and OCS had a real eagle.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 10:03 pm to Curdoglsu
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Yes. His name was Shasta and he was housed at Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo but they brought him to games with the cheerleaders on top throwing footballs at halftime.
Well shite, now there are conflicting reports.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 10:04 pm to Curdoglsu
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Yes. His name was Shasta and he was housed at Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo but they brought him to games with the cheerleaders on top throwing footballs at halftime.
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Not sure when they stopped bringing it
This post was edited on 11/23/14 at 10:06 pm
Posted on 11/23/14 at 10:06 pm to Jim Rockford
Yeah, and Baker had a buffalo
Posted on 11/23/14 at 10:07 pm to heypaul
Yes, his name was Shasta and he was kept at the zoo. I think Neville was responsible for the cost of his upkeep there. He was brought to Neville for games and pep rallies.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 10:07 pm to Curdoglsu
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Yes. His name was Shasta and he was housed at Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo but they brought him to games with the cheerleaders on top throwing footballs at halftime.
This. Neville grad here. He was in a pull behind cage hooked to a truck that they did in fact put the cheerleaders on top of and would toss footballs from. He was known to pizz on you if you got to close.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 10:07 pm to LSUtiger17
yeah they had one at a soccer tournament circa 1995. maybe 1994?
but there was a live tiger no doubt
but there was a live tiger no doubt
Posted on 11/23/14 at 10:07 pm to heypaul
Did Leesville have a real wampus cat???
This post was edited on 11/23/14 at 10:09 pm
Posted on 11/23/14 at 10:08 pm to Honest Tune
Yes they had a tiger. I graduated from Neville in the 90s.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 10:09 pm to crimsonsaint
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I graduated from Neville in the 90s.
What year in the 90's?
Posted on 11/23/14 at 10:10 pm to Jim Rockford
Shasta II mentioned in this article: LINK
Posted on 11/23/14 at 10:19 pm to heypaul
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and Bastrop had a real ram
Sam the Ram of the 80s lived with my Strop cousins.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 10:31 pm to Jim Rockford
Yeah but it was a bit before the '90's when they stopped bringing. He took a swipe at a cheerleader and that ended it.
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