Mackenzi Hall's winning design is shown above.

April 2, 2009 - Fifth-grader Mackenzie Hall's drawing of a mustang will be the basis for Maplewood Elementary School's new mascot design.

Earlier this year, students and faculty voted to accept the mustang as school's new mascot. At the end of February, fifteen students submitted drawings of how they thought the design should look. All of the students did a great job of  capturing the essence of the mustang. Faculty members carefully reviewed each of the drawings and eventually voted in favor of Mackenzi's submission, which incorporated the school's current maple leaf symbol as a birth mark on the horse.

Mackenzi's design was unveiled to students, faculty and staff on Thursday, March 26. Congratulations Mackenzi!