Southmoore Sabercats

[chrisok]

I know this may be old news to some, but if you didn't know the name of the high school in Moore will be Southmoore Sabercats. What do you think about it? I think it has a nice ring to it, and I guess it makes sense to call it Southmoore since the other one is Westmoore. I also guess it makes sense to stick with the "cat" themed mascot.

[Martin]

well, it doesn't really matter... westmoore will always be the 'best' moore. heh. sorry, that's my alma mater. moore definitely needed to keep with the cat theme and i'm glad they stuck with it. with a third highschool, i wonder how that'll change the whole politics of moore war... -M

[soonerliberal]

well, it doesn't really matter... westmoore will always be the 'best' moore.

ROCK ON!!!

But yeah, I think Moore got one right with the naming this time.

[OklaCity_75]

The heartland term needs to be retired. It as about as worn out as Barry Switzer endorsements, the Macarena and spandex.

[chrisok]

well, it doesn't really matter... westmoore will always be the 'best' moore. heh. sorry, that's my alma mater. moore definitely needed to keep with the cat theme and i'm glad they stuck with it. with a third highschool, i wonder how that'll change the whole politics of moore war... -M

I'm a Moore alum and always thought they should have named Westmoore..Worstmoore. haha

I heard they were close to going with the Bengals as a mascot. Santa Fe was okay, but there's already an Edmond Santa Fe. I also heard that Centennial was also thrown around as a name. Would have been kind of fitting being that it would have opened during our state's centennial. Heartland would have been horrible.

[Keith]

I'm a Moore alum and always thought they should have named Westmoore..Worstmoore. haha

I heard they were close to going with the Bengals as a mascot. Santa Fe was okay, but there's already an Edmond Santa Fe. I also heard that Centennial was also thrown around as a name. Would have been kind of fitting being that it would have opened during our state's centennial. Heartland would have been horrible.

I'm a Moore Alumni myself (1979). WestMoore is "ok," but Moore High School is THE high school in Moore. I even still know the school fight song.

Moore, Moore, school we all adore, M O O R E,
Red, royal blue, faithful, always true,
we'll be together whatever the weather, lions and lionettes too,
oh, Moore high, for you we'll always try and may we bring honor to our school,
we're going to fight, fight, fight, for victory,
for MHS we'll do or die.........FIGHT!

The main reason I remember this song is because I was in the band, and we played it constantly.

[kellekokid]

I'm a Moore Alumni myself (1979). WestMoore is "ok," but Moore High School is THE high school in Moore. I even still know the school fight song.

Moore, Moore, school we all adore, M O O R E,
Red, royal blue, faithful, always true,
we'll be together whatever the weather, lions and lionettes too,
oh, Moore high, for you we'll always try and may we bring honor to our school,
we're going to fight, fight, fight, for victory,
for MHS we'll do or die.........FIGHT!

The main reason I remember this song is because I was in the band, and we played it constantly.

Keith this post could have been written by me!! I also graduated from Moore in '79 and was in the band! One of my fondest memories of the band was at home games where we would enter in to the stadium with just the drum line playing the cadence as we would march in, going under the stadium seats. The feel of that reverberating through me always gave me a goosebumps.

I like the name SaberCats, though I wll always be partial to our Lions!

[floater]

Okay, another Westmoore Jaguar (early 90's and in the band as well) here. I was a member of the first full graduating class (iow, to go all three grades) and a cool thing about that was having the opportunity to vote for the mascot and colors.

I think it was dry to call the school Southmoore. It's great to have a cat mascot, but the direction naming is so boring. Still, I'm sure the name will make its own identity as the name Westmoore did. Southmoore Sabercats has that nice alliterative sound too.

It is Westmoore that rules the district although Southmoore will probably better us both.

BTW, I loved that cadence through the stadium too. OBA was the best, though.

[ETL]

Yes! I was on a committee to help decide the name, mascot, and colors about three months ago. The colors will be Navy, Red, and Vegas Gold (basically white gold), but I forgot the order of them. I am particularly pleased because everything that I pushed went through. Just be glad that it was not the SantaFe Wildcats or the Heartland Pumas. Those were stupid. lol :spin:

[Martin]

grrr... them's fightin' words. at least you didn't say we were the 'rich kids'... i always hated that one.

as for 'santa fe' moore already has an elementary school named that. and i totally agree, heartland would've just been goofy. honestly, for the last several years the only name i've heard tossed around was southmoore and i think that was the best fit. as for the mascot, all things considered, sabercats sounds like it was the best name that was being thrown around.

[ETL]

Centennial is the name of a new high school in OKC.

[mranderson]

Centennial is the name of a new high school in OKC.

I have not heard of Centennial High School in Oklahoma City. Where is it?

[windowphobe]

"Centennial" replaces "Eisenhower" as the name of the high school east of both old and new versions of John Marshall.

[Intrepid]

Another Jaguar here as well. Class of 1990. The second graduating class.

[Spartan]

Those that call us Poor Moore have not been east of Bryant.

[Centerback]

Centennial is also a new elementary school in Edmond.

[mikejones]

I think its ok to be called the Soutmoore Sabercats and all, but I definately disagree with the colors. The gold is an alright idea, but the Moore Public School system consists of too much red and blue. I think we should take the color red and blue, fuse them together to get purple, and add black and white resulting in a color pattern of Purple, Black and White. Just imagine the football uniforms looking like the Baltimore Ravens! That is tight!

[John]

They went with red as one of the colors b/c that is the common color within the two current schools.

Same with gray in the Edmond schools and black in the Norman schools.

[SoonerDave]

A few interesting tidbits come to mind (oh, and by the way, I'm a Moore '82 grad myself).

* Now the sports folks get to figure out how to schedule THREE different teams into ONE stadium (or will Southmoore get its own?)

* Will Southmoore's districting hurt Westmoore's or Moore's athletic teams more? My trick knee says Moore.

* How many Moore Wars will we have now? Three?

* Moore Classic vs Westmoore
* Moore Classic vs Southmoore
* Westmoore vs Southmoore

* and which will be the REAL Moore War?



-SoonerDave

[Ginkasa]

New Moore grad: '06.

I think Southmoore will have its own stadium, along with a new auditorium with the stage and everything.

I personally expect that MHS vs. WHS will still be "the" Moore War for a few years. The tradition is far too strong for a new school to change it so quickly.

Does anyone know when this school is supposed to open?

[Clegg]

New Moore grad: '06.

I think Southmoore will have its own stadium, along with a new auditorium with the stage and everything.

I personally expect that MHS vs. WHS will still be "the" Moore War for a few years. The tradition is far too strong for a new school to change it so quickly.

Does anyone know when this school is supposed to open?

'Allo, new here. Westmoore grad of '07, but I have always lived, literally, across the street from Moore. Odd, eh?

Anyhoo, according to the Southmoore website, they are opening in August of 2008.

[SOONER8693]

I teach at Westmoore, have since day 1. Been in the Moore system for 30 years. Southmoore is scheduled to open in the fall of 2008. It will NOT have it's own stadium. It will have an auditorium and gym. The gym at Westmoore is a disgrace. The administration that accepted those plans when WHS was built, should have their butts kicked everyday for the rest of their lives. The principal for Soutmoore has not yet been named, at least as of July 1, nor has the work begun on the new faculty.

[Oh GAWD the Smell!]

I teach at Westmoore, have since day 1. Been in the Moore system for 30 years. Southmoore is scheduled to open in the fall of 2008. It will NOT have it's own stadium. It will have an auditorium and gym. The gym at Westmoore is a disgrace. The administration that accepted those plans when WHS was built, should have their butts kicked everyday for the rest of their lives. The principal for Soutmoore has not yet been named, at least as of July 1, nor has the work begun on the new faculty.

Yeah...They gym may suck...But how about those overhead coiling shutters and grills?

My dad and I installed them when Westmoore was being built

Put the big grills in Moore City Hall too.

[Intrepid]

I teach at Westmoore, have since day 1. Been in the Moore system for 30 years. Southmoore is scheduled to open in the fall of 2008. It will NOT have it's own stadium. It will have an auditorium and gym. The gym at Westmoore is a disgrace. The administration that accepted those plans when WHS was built, should have their butts kicked everyday for the rest of their lives. The principal for Soutmoore has not yet been named, at least as of July 1, nor has the work begun on the new faculty.

I attended Westmoore when it first opened (was the second graduating class in 1990)

What do you teach?

[metro]

A few interesting tidbits come to mind (oh, and by the way, I'm a Moore '82 grad myself).

* Now the sports folks get to figure out how to schedule THREE different teams into ONE stadium (or will Southmoore get its own?)

* Will Southmoore's districting hurt Westmoore's or Moore's athletic teams more? My trick knee says Moore.

* How many Moore Wars will we have now? Three?

* Moore Classic vs Westmoore
* Moore Classic vs Southmoore
* Westmoore vs Southmoore

* and which will be the REAL Moore War?



-SoonerDave

The Putnam City District has been pulling this off for years, don't know why Moore can't?