MLSD unveils new middle school mascots

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District unveiled the new mascots and logos for both Columbia Middle School — the Red Hawks — and Frontier Middle School — the Spartans.

According to a pair of MLSD press releases, the mascots and logos were selected by the district’s 15-member Mascot Committee, which consisted of students, parents, staff and district residents, and approved by the Moses Lake School Board.

“Together, they weighed hundreds of ideas and submissions from a public survey,” the release said.

The Red Hawks logos use Columbia Middle School’s — formerly Chief Moses Middle School — red and black color scheme, and were selected after considering the history and geography of Moses Lake by a majority vote of the school’s students, the release said. Frontier’s new Spartans logo was selected after a poll of students, the final designs being approved by the school board and Frontier’s students, according to the release.

The release also noted that the new Frontier Middle School logo — the letters “FMS” done up in the shape of a stylized Greek war helmet — replaces navy blue with a lighter royal blue, an homage to Frontier’s past.