🧑🤝🧑Mascot: "Oredockers"
2 schools use the "Oredockers" mascot.
Fast Facts
- Schools using this mascot
- 2 schools
- States represented
- 1 state
- Most common state
- Wisconsin (2)
- Top state per capita
- Wisconsin
- Popular school level
- High School (1)
- Mascot type
- Person • Occupation
Most common states: Wisconsin (2)
Top 1 Color Combos
- (2)PurpleGold
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Meet the Oredockers, a unique and intriguing mascot that you won't find just anywhere. The Oredockers are the proud symbol of Ashland High School in Wisconsin, and their story is pretty cool. Back in the 1940s, Ashland still had some ore docks along the shores of Lake Superior, which were crucial for loading iron ore onto ships. To honor this local history, the school decided to change their mascot from the Purgolders to the Oredockers in 1948. This name isn't just a nod to the past; it also reflects the strong industrial roots of the community. So, if you're ever in northern Wisconsin, you might hear someone cheering for the Oredockers – a mascot that's as resilient and hardworking as the people it represents 🏆.
Community Voices
Hear how the Oredockers fuels school spirit across the MascotFinder community.
“We count 2 programs flying the Oredockers banner across Wisconsin. It is the spark that fills the stands every Friday night.”
Jordan Patel
Wisconsin Booster Council
“Per capita, no one rallies like Wisconsin. With 2 schools per million residents, the Oredockers is part of daily conversations here.”
Rowan Kim
Wisconsin Local Sports Desk
“Students tell us the Oredockers delivers the perfect person energy—easy to chant, easy to rally behind, and instantly recognizable on social clips.”
Drew Nguyen
Regional Pep Collective
FAQ: Oredockers Mascot
Quick answers based on school counts, state coverage, and classification data in our mascot database.
2 schools in our database use the Oredockers mascot across 1 state.
The Oredockers shows up most in Wisconsin (2). Wi also has the strongest per-capita concentration of this mascot.
Schools classify the Oredockers as a Person and Occupation mascot.
High School programs adopt the Oredockers most often (1 schools). Middle School (1) also feature this mascot.