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What is a Wykon?

A Wykon is a three-legged mythological creature that represents West Iron County Public Schools as its mascot. The Wykon was originally created by three members of the West Iron County faculty: Floyd Carlson, a school counselor; Donald MacDonald, a football coach; and Brandon Giovanelli, an art teacher. Counselor Carlson and Coach MacDonald coined the word Wykon, which was originally Wicon, but it was determined that this might be confused with Wisconsin, so the spelling was changed. On February 8, 1968, Brandon Giovanelli, art teacher at the then Stambaugh High School, was given five minutes

Source: www.westiron.org

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