{"id":265026,"date":"2022-12-16T18:18:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T18:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.varsity.com\/usa\/?page_id=265026"},"modified":"2022-12-22T18:52:52","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T18:52:52","slug":"mascot-camps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.varsity.com\/usa\/mascot-camps\/","title":{"rendered":"Mascot Camps"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]<style>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.vc_row.wrap-banner-three-fourths .banner-three-fourths {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbackground-position: center center;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t@media (min-width: 768px) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.vc_row.wrap-banner-three-fourths .banner-three-fourths {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbackground-position: center center;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t@media (min-width: 992px) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.vc_row.wrap-banner-three-fourths .banner-three-fourths {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbackground-position: center center;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/style><div class='wrap-banner-three-fourths vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid  vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex vc_row-no-padding    ' id='element_id' ><div class='banner-three-fourths wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-md-9 vc_col-has-fill b-lazy '    data-src='https:\/\/www.varsity.com\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Mascot2-copy-1536x825.jpg'><div class='vc_column-inner'><div class='wpb_wrapper'><div class='wpb_text_column wpb_content_element '><div class='wpb_wrapper'><h1>Mascot Camps<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='banner-cta wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-md-3'><div class='vc_column-inner'><a  href='https:\/\/www.myvarsity.com\/CampSearch?teamType=HS&#038;brand=USA&#038;utm_source=website&#038;utm_medium=brandsite&#038;utm_campaign=usa-nyrcamp-23&#038;searchRadius=500+mi&#038;MC_Job_ID__c=1300000' title='Register for Camp' target='_self' rel='' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/www.varsity.com\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/camps-search-and-register.png)''><span>Register for Camp<\/span><\/a>    <a  href='https:\/\/varsityspirit.formstack.com\/forms\/camp_lead?source=website&#038;brand=USAmascot' title='Contact my Camp Specialist' target='_self' rel='' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/www.varsity.com\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/camp-contact-specialist.jpg)''><span>Contact my Camp Specialist<\/span><\/a>    <\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class='wrap-image-text-content vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex ' id=''><div class='image-content wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-md-6'><div class='vc_column-inner '><div class='wpb_wrapper'><div class='wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center'><figure class='wpb_wrapper vc_figure'><img width=\"1000\" height=\"720\" class=\"img-responsive b-lazy\" alt=\"Mascot Madness\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.varsity.com\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MascotWebsite-1000x720.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.varsity.com\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MascotWebsite-500x360.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.varsity.com\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MascotWebsite-1000x720.jpg\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='text-content wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-md-6'><div class='vc_column-inner '><div class='wpb_wrapper'><div class='wpb_text_column wpb_content_element '><div class='wpb_wrapper'><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">At nearly every high school sporting event they are there.\u00a0 And often they go unappreciated, until now!\u00a0 They are the Mascots!\u00a0 Their job is always active, sometimes silly and actually incredibly important.\u00a0 It\u2019s a bigger than life representation of the school and how the school wants to be represented.\u00a0 Filling these suits is not an easy task.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The purpose of a mascot is to symbolize school and community spirit used to enhance the tradition and emotions of its audience through exaggeration, characterization, and entertainment.\u00a0 Just as it takes a certain kind of person to be the captain of a cheerleading squad or the starting point guard on a basketball team, it takes a certain person to be a mascot.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class='wrap-text-image-content vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex ' id=''><div class='image-content wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-md-6'><div class='vc_column-inner '><div class='wpb_wrapper'><div class='wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center'><figure class='wpb_wrapper vc_figure'><img width=\"1000\" height=\"720\" class=\"img-responsive b-lazy\" alt=\"mascot camps\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.varsity.com\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_3245-1-1000x720.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.varsity.com\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_3245-1-500x360.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.varsity.com\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_3245-1-1000x720.jpg\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='text-content wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-md-6'><div class='vc_column-inner '><div class='wpb_wrapper'><div class='wpb_text_column wpb_content_element '><div class='wpb_wrapper'><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn All This &amp; More!<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li>Mascot Role\/Conduct<\/li>\n<li>Character Development<\/li>\n<li>Costume Care<\/li>\n<li>Game Day Training<\/li>\n<li>Music Improvisation<\/li>\n<li>Props &amp; Sideline Gags<\/li>\n<li>Animation<\/li>\n<li>Crowd Involvement<\/li>\n<li>Building &amp; Maintaining Campus Traditions<\/li>\n<li>Working with Other School Groups<\/li>\n<li>Halftime\/Rally Routine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class='wrap-image-text-content vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex ' id=''><div class='image-content wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-md-6'><div class='vc_column-inner '><div class='wpb_wrapper'><div class='wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center'><figure class='wpb_wrapper vc_figure'><img width=\"1000\" height=\"720\" class=\"img-responsive b-lazy\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.varsity.com\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/KnottsMascots_1000x720-1000x720.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.varsity.com\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/KnottsMascots_1000x720-500x360.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.varsity.com\/usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/KnottsMascots_1000x720-1000x720.jpg\" 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