Say “Hello” to Yorkie Bear, the mascot for Yorkshire Elementary School.
The Yorkshire Elementary School logo with Yorkie Bear.
The logo for the school was designed by parent-volunteer Barbara Butz after it was decided that a bear would be the school mascot.
Dr. Kim Stoltz, Principal of Yorkshire, explains the bear mascot is to remain consistent with the Valley View Elementary School mascot, Ready Teddy. “Two-thirds of the students (at Yorkshire) were here last year” when it was Valley View at Yorkshire, she said.
She noted the mascot transition took place at the end of last year when Ready Teddy met Yorkie Bear for the first time. And, even though they would be in separate schools, they would be friends.
The Yorkshire PTO purchased the Yorkie Bear mascot outfit.