When you live in a university town, such as Bryan and College Station (B-CS), everyone notices when school is about to start, even if you don't have kids. U-Hauls, pick-up trucks with filled with household belongings, and increasing traffic are hard to miss signs that the students are coming back for the start of a new school year. In the last 24 hours, I've lost count of the number of U-Hauls that I've seen. A bunch.
Along with the new school year, comes FOOTBALL season! Here in B-CS, we have Texas A&M football.
We also currently have two public high school football teams: the Bryan Vikings and the A&M Consolidated Tigers. The private schools also have football teams, as well as the schools in the surrounding counties. That is a lot of football.
Now, many of us girls are not really that much into football for the football game. That is unless, we know and really like someone that is playing. However, we do enjoy the camaraderie and the various things associated with school pride, spirit, and the traditions that can be found at football games.
Football... School Pride....School Spirit.
School pride and spirit seem to be glue that binds everyone together. The greater the spirit; the stronger the pride. The greater the pride; the stronger the glue that binds the students AND the former students. The Aggies are a perfect example. If you get the opportunity, ask an Aggie why they love Texas A&M. I promise that you will hear about the Aggie spirit and traditions.
If you think about it, pride and spirit is the glue that binds people together in all sorts of "organizations." Think about your real estate company. Think about your city or town. Think about other businesses. Think about churches.
Have you ever thought about how people communicate their pride and spirit? They find something that symbolizes it.
Consider this statute located at the front entrance to Bryan High School.
What does the Viking symbolize?
"Viking Spirit" was created by Lynn Haste and presented as gift to the school by the Class of 2001.
For more information about Lynn Haste and her other works please visit: http://www.lynnhaste.com/
This viking:
He looks so strong. So Proud. Ready for battle. Is he a leader? Who is he calling?
The sculptor, Lynn Haste, lives in Bryan. She has two other works on display in the Historic Down Town Bryan.
I'll share pictures of those in a future post.
They can also be viewed on her website:
Photographed,
written and posted by
Sondra Meyer CPA/Real Estate Broker
United Country Brazos Valley Realty
1275 Flying Ace Ranch Circle
College Station TX 77845
979-575-2700
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