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Fraught with Danger

Officials allowed students to name the mascot of a new high school opening soon in Farmington, Utah. They came up with Phoenix, after the mythical indestructible bird which arose from the ashes. Parent Kyle Fraughton says it would be “grammatically incorrect” to call the team “Phoenix” because there is more than one on the team, and thus the name calls for a plural. While it’s unclear which form of the plural might be used for team members, he isn’t sure the name is good after considering how students might cheer for their team. “We were horrified to hear that the phonetics of the word Phoenices are far too close to the word penises,” Fraughton complained in a petition to change the name. “I kind of left with an impression like I have to show these guys there is support for changing the mascot for this reason, otherwise this is just going to stay the same,” he says. A school district official says he believes the plural would be “Phoenix,” and that’s what many other schools with the same mascot use, but Fraughton’s petition gained 2,600 signatures in the first three days. But because it’s online, it’s unclear if any of the signers other than Fraughton himself is in the district. (RC/KSL Salt Lake) ...Well, let’s just see what rises out of this heap of ashes.