I've seen the word "Kerberos" on lots of KIPP things. Sweatshirts, emails and signs are all adorned with this Latin word, and until yesterday, I had no clue what it meant, or why it was such a big deal at KHHS.
Turns out, Kerberos is the name of our mascot. Kerberos is the Latin name for Cerberos, or the three-headed dog that guards the gates of Hell. I'm not kidding. That is our mascot. And that is BAD ASS. Why is this our mascot? Well, the mascot of the middle school is the Big Dog, and a three-headed, gates of Hell guarding dog is the next logical step, right? OF COURSE!
But here is where things get really funny. Because we are a small charter school, we mostly play the other small, private, CHRISTIAN schools in sports. These small, private, CHRISTIAN schools don't look so kindly on our mascot, and really don't want their little darlings going up against the monster that guards the gates of Hades. So, when we play these schools, our mascot becomes either the Wolves, or the Kippsters (lame).
So for all of you who think your high school had the most bad-ass mascot, I dare you to try and up the KHHS Kerberos!
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