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What is a Stingaree?
The original mascot for Wolvin High School in Texas City was the "Wolverines". It is thought that this mascot stems from the fact that it closely matches the name of the school. However, prior to 1920, Swede Sandberg petitioned that the schools mascot be changed to the "Stingarees" siting that there are more Stingarees in the area than wolverines. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary a stingaree is "any of numerous rays with one or more large sharp barbed dorsal spines near the base of the whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds." The official mascot of Texas City High School is "Big Vic", "Vic" being shortened from "Victory" and the on field mascot is "TC Ray".