Our Mascot
The Class of 1974 had the task of selecting many of the traditions that are now a part of Lake Catholic. On September 18, 1970, “Cougars” was announced as the overwhelming winner of the school's mascot.
Other mascots up for consideration were: Trojans, Cobras, Gladiators, Crusaders, Silver Streaks, Marauders, Lakemen, Warhawks, and Colts.
In 2018, the student body voted to name the Cougar mascot Carlos. Shortly thereafter, a female mascot started appearing with Carlos. In 2022, the female Cougar was named Elsie (LC).
2025 Redesign Overview
Through the redesign process we wanted to make sure we represented the physical characteristics of a cougar while maintaining a dynamic logo mark. To do this we chose some of the primary features of cougars and stylized them in a way that simplifies those features. Our mission was also to take note of how the old logo could be improved, without losing the spirit and energy of the brand. To do this we shifted the cougars position and brought it into leaping action to better represent the extraordinary athletics programs at Lake Catholic.
However, perhaps our greatest challenge was creating a logo that could used in a multitude of diverse brand needs thought the academic programs. Our biggest solve was enabling the use of the head only, essentially giving us two versatile highly recognizable logos while maintaining continuity between the two, while also allowing both to be locked up with text and script logos. You'll also notice by turning the cougar into a 3/4 profile view, we're able to use the silhouette within the school seal.
Listed in the bullets are specific elements we wanted to highlight to both features of the cougar, and the signature elements of the Lake Catholic mascot.
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